The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-02-03


THE FAMOUS ROCHESTER, SURGEON
HOLDS DISEASE NOT NECESSARY
-GlvEs FIGURES IN WAR VERSUS
I. DISEASE As AGENT OF DEATH.
:. By CHARLES H. MAYO. NJ. D.
Editors Note: The nest famous sur
eeon in the world today is undoubted-
ly DR.. Charles Fl. Mayo of Rochester.
Aginu. TO him have come men and wo-
'men from every part of the world and
the Mayo hospital has becomea world
institution. His advice Is sought ny.
medical men in all parts OF the CIV
liked globe and he Is generally con-
siflered the last resort In surgery When
all other means have failed. His ar
tiie should be read with careful at
tentiCn.
Death, although inevitable to all
multicellular life, be it plant or AMI
raal, is eften untinaely. from disease.
the efficiency Of nations largely de-
ponds on a: full appreciation of disease
as a cause of sickness in all types OF
life: and. it's control CIR prevention.
. Germany doubled her population In
two generations and restored her 'wofn'.
:out..land by scientific care until lis
acrea ge,. production far exceeded our
own. 1t is generally conceded that dis-
ease is largely unnecessary. not only
contagious diseases. but also the COM
mon diseases which make 1nValias OF
so MANY persons. That diseases tof
plant. grains. trees. animals and per-
sons are due to m,crcbic action is be-
coming" generally known. A few pen
sons are mentally SO constituted that
I,niS, hp
agents cause diseases of people. 1t. is
fortunate indeed that there are more
helpful than harmful microbes. since
higher life could net exist without the
single-celled organisms. Many such or
ganisms are used in the; arts and sci
ences In the making of dyes and. fer
mcnted products. in the household in
the making Of bread through the ac-.
ton Of the yeast. The avoidance Of
them in the preservation CT fruit and
vegetables can well be compared with
the methods of-modern aseptic sul::s
gerry. In each cubic inch of soil there
are, ,niltfoals. of bacteria, acting as
chemical soil SOLVENTS for plant, roo.
nbsr rptjon. Soma-ynrieties fin the mis-
rosen of the ali; for the n ourlEhme ~
of plants, for example, alfalfa; Henry
Ford plans to obtain practically the
same results at MUSCLE Shoals by ele re-.
rrically fixing the nitrogen OF the a'f.
IN recognition .e /. ssa,e-. fact- That all
higher life is struggling against thS
destroying agents which have an equal
desire. to livs. we spray and fumisa;e
plants and orchards to dssstroy:insects.
mou,ds and destructive germs. or 20
:. maintain Il temperature for food. such
as:rhfik;,WhiEh prevents the growth 'f
defeterio,is microbes. The farme"
spravs his potato vines. cleans his seed
grain. and treats it to prevent mould.
rust and smut. as a f6sult!of research
worl. on .agricult uMe. SUCH studies have
also shown that wheat rust Is carrie
through the winter on: "a. barberry
shrub, that bctulism, deadly poison
andsspreduet of bacterial action, de-
'vve!cps in:badlS p,aserved olives as well
as in other foods. Such microbes Kill
il eaten, and cause the disease Timber
neck" in chickens. although they are
often carried in the intestine of hogs
without apparent HARM
Great &c. nOmic losses occur from
diseases OF domestic animals. such rs
contagious .pneumonia. hemorrha,;e
septicemia. and backlog. Vaccination
has proved very effective In eases %
blackleg and the use of vaccine ant
serum prevent hog cholera IT employed
before the disease supervenes.
tuberculosis is Il great destroyer o
cattle. hogs and chickens. and tn.
state agricultural departments are do
ing great deal to eradicate the dis;
ease. Infected milk is a frequent caua
of tuberculosis of the lymph glands q
the necks of children as we'll as Z
intestinal tuberculosis which leads 7
prolonged ill:health and handicap
them early in life. Our larger citle
compel the inspection of dairies any
the testing of cows for. tuberculosis. Q
the Discrimination of milk to protec
children against millk-borne disease
Many epidemics of contagious scr
threats and typhoid have been trace
to.eontaminated milk. Many IL subjet
IT, CHAMBERS conveyed from disease
horses and to actinomycosis. and car
tuncles from diseased cows. :. !
Within few decades the world IA
lceoeIri2ed .certain carriers OF diseas
such as the mosquito in disseminate
yellow fever and ,mal aria. The lac
. Of this knowledge led to failure by tn
French to build the Panama cana
sGeneral Gofgas gave the world gres
medical masterpiece of hygienic cor
troll by converting the pestilenttai c:
mai zone to one. of the healthiest place
in the world. !:
y The research Investigations mad
some years ago by Ricketts, and Wilde
In Mexico revealed that typhus few
IL carried by the body louise. Ricke
died Of typhus during the investig'
ton. We. new know that the disea!
is also carried by the Central Amer
can woodtick. and the common be-
bug, II such have access to indivi
nais with the disease. Spotted few
in man is due to the bite of the Rocl
Mountain tick. The cattle fever
Texas. carried by the, tick. Is overcon
hy dipping the animals and the sele
ten of certain breedings more iinmul
Ia the disease. An example OF disea
Of trees IL found In the chestnu
which have been killed througho
large areas OF our country by inju