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Show WHY NOT? Why not try publicity as a euro for social dls- K easo? Is n question asked by the Rural Weekly. The suggestion comes from H physician vlf dlstressl.igly familiar with tho far reaching consequences conse-quences of such diseases and heir a'nrmlng prevalence. preva-lence. Ho is peculiarly distressed because ho knows of no way, under present conditions, of Insuring that his daughter will marry a man of clean hls- tory and clean blood. ,"', With diphtheria, smallpox, scarlet fever and all highly contagious or oven communicable dispenses, disp-enses, there is quarantine and tho greatest publicity public-ity through flaring quarantine cards and - closo quarantine regulations. Wo use publicity to warn peoplo away from -contact with tlieso diseases that aro incurred in-nocontly. in-nocontly. Why, asks the physician, should wo not glvo equal publicity to diseases which nro far- more disastrous and which aro incurred through deliberate vlco? Why not at least havo a health department record of reports which doctors shall bo forced to mako of cases Involving social dls-easo dls-easo and havo this record open to tho Inspection of perse us Interested in prospective matrimonial contracts. 1 There will probably never be special publicity or any such record becauso no body of law makers mak-ers would pass It. But as a feasible protection to the physical welfare of tlio race, why shouldn't it bo dono? ... 1 |