Show swallowing tablets will not remove harm done by violating health laws by DR JOHN N HURTY L ol of heald of of indiana it is 14 strange how intelligent and educated people lend their opposition to public health measures some of them cannot re resist cracking a little joke oko at t microbes mic robes and ignoring file failure of the people to co onerato in in disease prevention work put all ilia blame of failure on oil tho ilia hygienist ilow how can tho the hygienist succeed in preventing disease if the people will not operate cooperate co or if even a small part of them will not operate cooperate co where wo we employ anen an engineer gincer to build a bridge wo we let him build it wo we dont fight min him at every turn and tell him this material and the other mate material are too expensive and this cannot bo be afforded and that cannot bo be afforded wo we dont stand in liis ilia way but ou oil the contrary all operate cooperate co with him and tho bridga is built and it is a success ono one thing is sure ond md that is hygiene will never have its ita beneficent way in the prevention V I 1 of disease until tho the public point disease and curo is changed at present wo we think disease is an entity an essence n R tiling thing that may bo be driven out of tho ilia body with a tablet or a pill this absurd and foolish notion universally prevails this view must bo be abandoned and tho true ono one taken that disease from alio prevention standpoint I 1 is is the absence of health health must bo be looked on as positive and disease ease as negative I 1 it sains that the foremost and greatest work the hygienist can do to advance disease prevention is to devote himself entirely for a period to td disabuse the public mind of the belief that ilia laws of our well ivell being may jay bo be repeatedly violated and the harm dono done removed by swallowing medicine |