Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-18
MEDICAL ASSN
. IS ADDRESSED
.BY.PRES|DENT
Coolidge Delivers PhilO-
sOphical Talk to Doctors
On Life.
RIGHT LIVING
Social Problems Would Dis
appear With Physi al
Well Being.

WASHINGTON May II. lP-Com
plimenting the medical profession on
it's contribution to human welfare,
President Coolidge declared tonight
that the world looked largely to its
members to bring about a physical,
mental and spiritual regeneration,
when not force, but reason, will
hold universal sway"
Somewhere in human nature there
is still structural weakness said
the president in an address at the
annual session of the American
Medical association 1--WE do not do
as well as we know We make many
constitutions, we enact many laws,
LAYING out a course of action and
providing method OF relationship
one with another which are theoretl-
cally above criticism, but they do not
come into full observance and eff
feet"
Society is still afflicted with
crime, and among the nations there
are still wars and rumors OF wars.
In spite of all our progress and all
our success, no one doubts that much
remains to be DONE"
Coolidge looked forward to an era
of right living and right thinking,
of good will and of peace, in ac-
cordance with the teaching OF the
Great Physician, and asserted that
''if humanity could be brought to
state of physical well-being, many OF
our social problems would disappear.
IF we could effectively rid our
systems of poison, he added, mot
only would our bodily vigor be
strengthened, but our vision would be
clearer, our judgment more accurate,
and our moral power Increase
Coolidge called attention to the
spread of cooperation and tolerance
in the profession, and gave assurance
that the government-na national, state
and municipal regarded the preser-
vation of health and the conservation
of life as in part public functions.
'The human race is by no means
young he said. "It has reached a
state of maturity. 1t is the inheritor
of very wide experience. 1t has To-
Gated great many fixed stars in the
| armament of truth.
mo doubt multitude OF others
await the revelations of a more ex-
! tended research. But because we re-
alize that we have not yet located
them all is no reason for doubling the
! existence of those already observed
or disregarding the record which re-
/ veal their position. To engage In
such course would lead to nothing
but disaster
! "One of the difficulties in the
world is not that we are lacking IN
sufficient knowledge, but that we are
unwilling to live in accordance with
the knowledge which we have.
Appreciation of the Ten Com
mandments is almost universal. The
principles which they declare are
sanctioned by the common consent
J of mankind. We do not lack in
knowledge of them. We lack in
ability to live by them"
President Coolidge spoke as fol-
lows:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
America has so many elements OF
greatness that it is difficult to decide
which is the most important 1t is
iprobable that a careful consideration
WOulQ reveal GIldG GA1C pAOSAC COO Va
civilization is SO much a matter OF
interdependence that we could not
dispense with any of them without
great sacrifice. But those who have
witnessed the general paralysis which
prevails when even moderate cpl
demic breaks out can not help but
realize that one of the most import
ant factors Of our everyday existence
is the public health, which has come
to be dependent upon sanitation and
the medical profession. We are con
stantly in receipt Of the beneficial
activities of these efforts in the dis
position of waste, the water we drink
the food we eat, and even in the all
we breathe. This great work is car
ried on partly through private in
itiative, partly through government
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