The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-02-10

hood. staying all night at Bob Rice's
place. Kenneth Bliss Jr. went with
them to Powder river during the clos
ing school days.
j. w. Hyde and family were recent
| visitors in the Kingsley neighborhood.
When receiving his mail he was in
! formed by the local land office at
| Miles City that in his final proof OF
which any nation should be interested.
such as it's manufactures. it's mines
\ and mining. it's quarries and quarry
ing. Its waterways and transportation
facilities; in fact, she has been ex-
pert and capable in assembling all the
things and materials from which we
have grown to our present position as
splendid nation Of ingenius people.
| We can reasonably claim right to
| the title of leader in many OF the ma
ttonal and international affairs and
from the progressive disposition OF
the past we might reasonably contem-
plate perpetufty as II people but with
ont some extra precaution. some spe-
c!al effort. instead of continuing n
strong and accomplishing race, we will
become go weakened in our physical
forces as to bring to ourselves the H.
l
cay.
To perpetuate the American nation
we must have special resistant g
lagainst the inroads Vt disease and the
liabilities of increasing limitations IN
our living Accommodations. Our COM
bat with Influenza showed how incapa-
Bile we are Of positive resistance. Were
this not true we would not have sac
l ~ VI -
through the mortality list of influenza
Ninety years ago the Hawaiian ISL
ands had a population of $4,000 ma
ttves. The race seemed capable Of
meeting all CT the exigencies of c,i-
mate and such affections as they had
to bear in all of the affairs Of their
life. with fair prospects reason
able longevity as a race. Today they
represent Il people numbered by o1OOH
pure Hawaiians and 10000 mixed. This
is due to the act that they became the
subjects OF tuberculosis. venereal dis.
ease. drug habits, imperfect and ur
favorable sanitation, and a total lack
of physical upkeep. Believing that
, the missionary was capable of carins
| for them they became Indifferent Il
the natural actions and practices o1
their people. They were spoiled by tn,
, extension to them of rights and priv
Il ges which they had never had ne
, fore, and because they took no pre-
, caution in the maintenance of thei'
Physical manhood. they have succumh
), ed to the inroads of disease and toda,
, are almost an cxterminated race.
America today is big and strong an,
, may well assume to itself the leader
4 ship and prCtectorate of the affairs q
| the world. hut unless we are able t
maintain a continued resistance. unles
;, we develop some national system q
4. physical maintenance by which we ca
!, improve our longevity and decreas
: our mortality, we will not be able I
continue the commanlership to whic
a we are Justly entitled. In fact we ma
II subject ourselves to the same disas
r trous consequences that came to Ha
" waits population.
,.l Men and women resist disease b
l.. the strength of their own physical ca
=. pacity. Without physical strength the
3 yield much more readily to disease al
# Aicticns. That is why today we a.
l. showing such large percentage I
y cases of tuberculosis. With all of .,
= experience and the observations "
q have taken. with all the rules and reg
II ulations of protection so far as inst
,e tuted. the percentage CT tubercul:
N subjects in the United States of Anne
lea continues about the same. Tn
,e would be very different We're we mo
Of powerful physically. For these re
t. sens and many others which might
20 enumerated. l wish to emphasize q
t. fact that il America is to remain
the vanguard of nations, then 1t
tn very important that we establish
Ne broadcast. universal plan of physic
IF improvements.
at Comparatively America holds tif
g.. place among the nations of the ear
rs in physical vigor. ana since SIS 2
Is. cent Of cur children do not go beyo
s. the fifth grade in our public schoo
H. 1t Is self-evident that il we are to
III in the vanguard Of nations. we nj,
e- adopt some general, systematized pl
,le Of physical development. and at
" same time bring about system
|cr education that win interest and
tract our young people until We Ia
elevated the standard Of mental a
~ productive competence far beyond
AZ. present status.
nd The department of welfare now
Of Ing arranged for by the present :
90 ministration has in mind the Great
he OF system that will provide the WI
&C end means to overcome our present
be hciencies. for 1t contemplates in
ca divisions Of education. health and
lie, cial service combination Ct influen
}. which win bring the American citi
pe. to different understanding. also
.ial more effective action In behalf Of b
ms. advanced measures as win guarau
de- Ito Americans the continued leaders
in Of the world.