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Show rGOOD HEAL i H m HOW t HAVE AMERICANS JT. ARG GAINED IN HEALThZqTTT' AL WA5P$TlN35 " pain ? fSbF im r. Answer to Question No. 1 Yes. Today we are healthier than at any other time in our history. Life expectancy in the United States is now 19 years higher than it was in 1900 a gain of 39 per cent; and our death rate has dropped 43 per cent Infant deaths since 1900 have been reduced from 162.4 per 1000 to 31.3. Advances In medical science, increased use of medical facilities, control of communicable diseases and improved nutrition and sanitation have been the maior factors responsible for our gains in health. Answer to Question No: 2: Some wasp-stings may be very serious and, In rare cases, even - ' " i I fatal. Most bites cause severe" pain and nothing more. It is best to have a doctor look at the bite tince he can prevent serious complications and at the same time lessen the discomfort. Answer to Question No. 3: It is a pain an individual feels as coming from a limb or part of a limb which has been removed through an accident or by surgery. It can be cured by an operation on the spinal cord. In this operation, the sensory (paln-con-ductlng) nerves involved are severed, and as no sensation can then pass to the brain, the pain disappears, (Copyright 1932 by Health Inform- , tlon Foundation) i |