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Show p Public Meeting Scheduled On i'r edenoffd TtevM MARJORIE Kaiparowits PHONE 529-339- 0 ot tne proposed Kaiparowits Project on Southern Utahns will be the topic of tour which took them accompanied her husband on the four-dato much of Northern Utah on the first two days, and the second two days visiting 13 cities in Southern Utah. Jake Garn, Republican candidate for United States Senator, made a prop stop at the Airport last Friday evening. He was greeted by about 75 people and spent nearly an hour answering questions from the group. Mrs. Gam y Salina-Gunniso- n Mr. and Mrs. Owen Jensen and her brother, Bill Bachelor, visited relatives here Monday. public meetings being sponClifford Seely, of Salt Lake, sored by participating utilities in spent Saturday and Sunday with five counties October his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. I . The meetings will be held in Leslie Seelv. Visiting the Leslie Seeks Panguitch. Richfield. Cedar Citv. Kanab and St. George. through the week have been Mr. Questions to be answered by the and Mrs. Melvin Johnson, of power company officials in- Hunter; Mr. and Mrs. Aaron cludeSeely and family. Bountiful; and Will the Kaiparowits Project Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Blackham, be a good thing for Southern Salt Lake. The Aaron Seely s also visited Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Utah? Will it meet government Christensen. Mrs. Nola Larsen went to Salt environmental standards? What exactly w ill it do for our Lake Sunday to spend the week schools, our workers, our tourist and to keep a medical appointtrade, our cities, towns and ment. Visiting Mrs. Vontess Jensen taxpayers'' have been Mr. and Mrs. Steven S. include Robert Speakers' Clime. Kaiparowits project Jensen, Mrs. Velma Winters managei and F.lton Buell. Vice President of Resources Corn-paA question and answer period will follow the presentan Public Health in Utah In a previous article, we talked about what public health is, and the broad coverage of its programs. We saw something of its history in early colonial days and the movement west. The history of public health in Utah, as far as its Mormon citizens are concerned really began in Nauvoo, Illinois. In the early 1840's, a Board of Health was organized by the Prophet Joseph Smith and was one of the first to function as such in this country. Brigham Young, an active participant in the meetings, was instrumental in encouraging a like organization after the arriver of the pioneers in the Sail Lake Valley. This was accomplished under a title, "The Society of Health, which met initially in the wagon of Dr. Willard Richards. The name was soon changed to the "Council of Health. It is not easy to get a picture of the general health of the population in early Utah. The movement w'est had successfully weeded out the weaker individuals and those most susceptible to disease. In the rather unpolluted, uncrowdcd environment of the western frontier, epidemics apparently did not rear their ugly heads until the Saints became more established. Medical care, as such, was left largely in the hands of the Thompsonian by Dr. Wh;' to do, he wo ui doctoring, and so we did, and he joined the Council of Health, and proved of great benefit to us, being a man of much experience and intelligence. I learned a great deal from him by helping him dissect the dead." The Council of Health made serious attempts at spreading practical information on health, but was limited because of the lack of knowledge of disease and trained teachers. Nevertheless, the health lectures were well attended and the interest of the people was high. The discussions as we have them, may appear elementary and many were erroneous by what we know today, but it was a sincere effort and the people participated with all seriousness. Also, from the pulpit, the church leadership principally Brigham Young, preached on health matters. It appears that many of the members were confused as to when to call a doctor and when to call the elders for administration. Brigham Youngs advice was seldom complimentary to the medical profession of his day. The Saints were advised to "let the doctors alone" and rely in the ministrations of the Priesthood. and from California, passing immigrant trains, gradual pollution of the canyon streams, and crowding began to take its effect. A measles epidemic in 1847 and 1848 created panic among the Indians who did not have the level of immunity of the pioneers. Diphtheria, smallpox, typhoid, cholera, and enteritis fluctuated in intensity for many years, generally rising until 1900. In 1880. the death rate from The primitive conditions, lack of medical knowledge and skill, defective obstetrical care, inadequate information on infant feeding, and lack of information on nutrition in general, made for high infant and adult death rates. Poor sanitation, lack of knowledge on water and diseases, and misunderstanding or misinformation of basic principles of hygiene all took their toll of children and adults alike. Entire families were wiped out and a spirit of food-born- e pessimism can be seen in some of the writings of the period. The editor of the Millenial Star commented on the complete inability to cope with epidemic diseases. Commenting on the powers of medical science and its failure to halt the progress of disease he wondered if pestilence. plague and famine were not a penalty for disobedience, not only to spiritual law, but also to physical laws. He significantly poised the question, ". . . can disease or suffering not be due to infringement of organic law?" Try Smiling tion "L t Hit companies participating ui the Kaiparowits Project aie conducting these meetings because we think the people of Southern Utah many directlv ullcctcd b establishment of the pown plant -- have a right to Hu ec t to whatever answeis questions lliev have regarding tile pi occ and what it means to them and their childien." ( in te said I i the words of the Public Company of Colorado, "Pollution created by the generation of electricity is insignificant compared with the pollution cleaned up by electrical power, according to . . . E.A. Hunter, president of Utah Power and Light Company, (who) says we need electric energy for recycling steel and other metals, for cleaning up our lakes and rivers, and for development of transportation, as well as for In Service solving other environmental Hunter noted that dealing with ideas were granted in a recent year. More than half of these, he said, required the use of electricity. His conclusion was that the solution to a better way of life for all Americans is not less energy, but moje." problems. 595 patents According to the Post Intelligencer of Paris, Tennessee, "From Quote magazine comes this little gem of wisdom on the value of a smile: Sometime ago a boy was struck by a broken end of a live wire which burned and paralyzed one side of his face. In court, the boys lawyer asked the little fellow to turn to the jury and smile. He tried. One side of his face smiled, but the injured side just puckered up in a painful contortion. It took the jury just 12 minutes to award the boy $20,000. The amount was thus certified as the legal value of a smile. If a smile is worth $20,000 after one loses it. it must be worth that much while one still has it. But the value of a smile is best measured in terms other than material. Psychiatrists sav that it takes less effort to smile than to frown, and that the results are far better all around. The person who smiles gets a therapy that eases tension and banishes worry. At the same time, the recipient of a smile also gets this benefit by direct transmission and response. They add that if more people smiled more often, there would not be such a big need for aspirins, tranquihzing pills, and other painkillers." and daughter, Mrs. Harold Barker, and children, Mr. and and Mrs. Henry Theissens family, and their son, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Theissens. Vontess sons, Lee, Paul, and Allan, shingled her house. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Jensen have had visiting with them this past week Mr. and Mrs. Calvert Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Royal Peterson. Mr. and Mrs. James OBrien, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Jensen. Ernel Christensen underwent surgery at the L.D.S. Hospital in Salt Lake last Friday. His wife has been staying with him during his illness. Mr. and Mrs. Junior Lund were in Salt Lake over the weekend to see Ernel Christensen. They report he is improv- Jensen. The baby son of Pauline and Charles Keenan was named Travis Charles by his grandfather, Dell Lewis. Here for the naming were: Mrs. Lila Sterling; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Edwards and Mr. and Mrs. Randy Edwards, of Centerfield; and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Lewis and baby, of Aurora Mr. and Mrs. Junior Christensen and family. Salt Lake, and Leon Christensen and children. Salt Lake, spent the weekend with parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vannoy Christensen. Leon was also visiting Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Ashman. Mrs. Richard Fullmer. Monroe, was spending Saturday with them. Scott Hansen and son. Chris, of Salt and a brother-in-law- , Lake, came over the weekend and visited his mother, Mrs. Lela Hansen. Mr. and Mrs. J. Wesley Christensen and daughter, Wit-bec- ing. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Riding, of Murray, were visiting their Mr. sister and brother-in-law- , and Mrs. Sidney Peterson Tuesday night. Mr. and Mrs. Buzz Keifer, Indio, California, were here all week staying in their home. Robert M. Jensen and son, Mark, South Jordan, Mrs. Allie Fairbourne and son, Lee Ray, a pilot instructor at the Air Force Base in Jacksonville. California, Mrs. Leo (Hope) Little, Sandy, and daughter, Mrs. Jack and bovs. of Hunter, and her sons. Kevin and Karl Jensen, and Mr. and Mrs. Craig Dalton, Salt Lake, have visited Mr. and Mrs. Ernel Jensen during the week. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Jensen and family, Heber City, came to spend the weekend with parents. Mr. and Mrs. Bvron Jensen and Mr. and Mrs Wallace Poulson. Michael McFarland, of Huntington Park, California, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Me Fat land, is staving with his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Poulson. and going to North Sevier High School, where he is a senior. We welcome him to our town and school. Mr. and Mrs. Myron Mickel sen and baby, and Glei Mickel sen. Salt Lake, spent the weekend with their patents. Mr. and Mis. Que Mickelsen. Mis. Mickelsen went with them home to spend a few davs with them Sheryll. logan. visited his father. J. Arthur, and Burton Christensen Sunday and Mon-da- v . Mr. and Mrs. Gerritt Peterand tannlv visited her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Blain Poulson and his mother. Elsie Peterson, over the weekend. Mr and Mrs. Farrel Anderson. Fphraim, spent the afternoon Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth, Hales. Mrs. Anderson was Macel Bnenholt, and she and her daughter are leaving for Europe November 13th. Ihev will meet a grandson. who has served a mission in Fngland and will tour Europe for a month together. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Newman and sons. John and Burke, and his girlfriend, Becky Quarn-berg- , and Mr. and Mrs. Don Hales and family were here for the weekend at the Kenneth Hales. Don and Iris visited her father. Hilton Nelson. son - 13 EXCELLENT REASONS - - S3 TOTE STRAIGHT REPUBLICAN WHY YOU SHOULD : A Mr 'em. If after that they choose to die, let's em. T'-'- The Thomsonians were popular with the people because they worked in the fields alongside The regular their patients. Qualified Candidate For I. EVERY OFFICE UP 1 Why. verily, east practitioners. These men, for a fee of $20 and a quicky course under Santual Thomson, the New Hampshire founder of the cult, became a "doctor" and "treated" the sick. While they claimed to use only "natural" methods of herbs and roots, in reality they chiefly depended upon lobelia, an emetic, and cayenne pepper (to warm the blood). The sum total of their approach to medical therapy could be capsuled in the following poem: When any sick to me apply, physics, bleeds and sweats 1 With the advance of medical knowledge, the more probing thinkers of the church, Orson Spencer, Brigham Young, and others, became less critical. The advice from the pulpit became modified and members became increasingly counselled to supplement their faith with treatment by the best medical authority. (The official position of the church today.) Before his death. President Young tolerated and encouraged the study of medicine to the point of financing entirely one mans medical training. The Relief also financed some Society women to study medicine. However, Utah could not long be spared from the ravages of disease elsewhere in the states. New converts arriving from the diphtheria alone was 525 per 100,000 persons, (extremely high by todays standards). The Millenial Star commenting on this said, "The average of human life is 33 years: one foprth die under seven years, and one half under 17. Streadbeck. Mr. and Mrs. LaMar Boss-harbecame grandparents of a granddaughter born October 18th. The little Miss weighed 6 lbs. 6 oz., and her parents are Concha and Terry Ahlquist, of Hunter. Mrs. Bosshardt went up and stayed a week with them. In Testimony Meeting, two babies were named. The baby daughter of Allen and Louise Jensen was named Jennifer Lyn by her father. With her were her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Christensen and Mrs. Vontess M1CKELSEN The Impact Gam Prop Stop Successful Ihe Salina Sun. October 31, 1974, Page 4 and Mr. and Mrs. Larry V ALL it' Proud To Call Themselves doctors, university trained, were mistrusted because they used bleeding, drugs (called poisons by some of the leaders), and, I suspect, because, for the most part, they were Priddy Meeks, one of the Thomsonians wrote: "The Thomsonian doctors made a contract with "Old Doctor Cannon, a poison doctor, and poison against the Mormons, too, (he! could get little to do among the sick, and if we would give him all the surgery PAMELA Friday, November 1st Showtime 12:00 Midnight REPUBLICANS JL Mayor of Salt Lake City E.J. 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