The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-04-05

After the age of thirty, when the
death rate from tuberculosis begins to
decline then the death rate from
heart trouble starts to rise. Over two
per cent of persons examined by in
Surance companies are rejected be-
cause of organic heart disease.
These are statements from bulle-
tin issued by the Committee on Pub
lie Health Education Of the Mime
sofa State Medical Association today.
Three causes are named:
l. Acute and chronic infections di-
seaSes, particularly rheumatic fever.
2 Hardening of the arteries.
g. High blood pressure.
Bad personal hygiene and improper
methods of living, are among the con-
tributing factors to heart disease"
declares the report. The chief cause
Of heart disease in early life is acute
rheumatism. Although we do not
know definitely the causes Of rheuma-
tism, enough evidence is at hand to
make us quite certain that we are
dealing with a germ disease. It seems
likely that the germ Of rheumatic in
lection may gain entrance into the
system through diseased tonSilS, aden-
oids or decayed teeth
For the past few years, organic
heart disease has caused more deaths
than tuberculosis. The death rate
from organic heart disease has been
increasing gradually through a long
series of years. Its rise to first place
in the mortality statistics has been
accompanied by a fall in the death
rate from tuberculosis, diphtheria and
other infectious diseases.
eff present conditions continue, one
in every five Of population living at
age 10 will die of heart disease. Chill
dren of 10 are twice as likely to die
Of heart disease as of tuberculosis.
after the age of 80 the death rate
from tuberculosis gradually falls while
that from heart disease continues to
rise Between IS and "a years organic
heart disease causes more deaths than
all forms of pneumonia.
after 80 years, heart disease causes
more deaths than any other cause ex-
cept tuberculosis At As, heart disease
becomes the principal cause of death
AT IS, probability of dying from
heart disease is for males three times
and for females five times that for
tuberculosis
adults leading sedentary lives,
whose activities are chiefly mental,
who get but little outdoor exercise,
who eat too much and sleep too little,
frequently suffer from circulatory
changes. The exact effect of this mode
of life on the heart, as well as the
habitual use of alcohol, tobacco, tea
and coffee in Incorporate amounts
cannot be precisely stated. But mas
much as there is reason to suspect that
these factors may influence the de-
velopment or progress of hardening Of
the arteries and high blood pressure,
it is certainly the part of wisdom to
regulate ones life in accordance with
the fundamental principles of health
and to limit indulgence in alcohol, to-
bacco, tea and coffee to innocucous
amounts.
1.-The progress of an established
heart lesion can often become station
airy. Taken at an early stage in its
development, proper limitation of
the patients activities, a suitable
mode of life and, if necessary, well
selected medication, controlled by the
close observation and frequent exam
nations Of an intelligent physician,
will in the majority of instances keep
the heart efficient and equal to the
demands Of a life of reasonable
activity.
Peanut candy is often fatal to
babies.
Safety-pins have killed more babies
than have firearms.
Small toys are fraught with dam
ger TO small boys and to small girls
A button box Is a dangerous play
thing for children; so is string Of
beads
There is not a hospital in Mime
sofa that has not an exhibit, or cases
on record, illustrating the danger that
comes by allowing babies to play with
pins and toys" declares the educa-
tional committee of the Minnesota
State Medical Association in this
weeks bulletin. 1.-The frequency of
foreign body accidents Is much great
er than is realized.
Because of the increasing number
of cases arising from children swal-
lowing foreign objects a special warn
Ing 10 UlOLIleIS Is lSSueO Dy LIle Assn
citation Pictures have been gathered
by the Association showing that oper-
atoms upon children have been nee
essary because they have carelessly
swallowed safety pins, coins, toys.
bones, tacks, buttons, jewelry and
rings. The number of objects taken
from the lungs, air passages and
stomachs of children approximate
nearly one hundred
I'VE have dozens Of tacks that have
been taken out of lungs" declares the
bulletin. Most of them are of the
brassheaded type, which seems parti-
cularly attractive to children as a
plaything to put in their mouths.
Nails, screws, and other articles Of
hardware are also plentiful in our COL
lection. Obviously it is dangerous to
allow children to put such inedible
articles into their mouths.
But if baby under two years Of
age, and hence without molars, gets
piece of peanut into the mouth, he
cannot masticate it. There are only
three things he can do: spit it out: