Show ACCIDENTS OF MENTAL ORIGIN ninety per cent ot of accidents are of mental origin according to dr harold S hulbert of the department mental and nervous diseases uni varsity of illinois in an addres before the national safety council dr hulbert explained that these accidents are the result not ot of insanity or mental incompetence but of thoughtless eness or carelessness this authority says that a person who Is comfortable in mind and body adjusted to his working and domestic life and Is not ill pr flexed dis discontented 0 or fatigued stands but a small chanso chanse of becoming the causative factor tn in an accident on the other hand anger fatigue surprise and other such factors are the causes of many accidents says dr hulbert we cannot of course cure emotional as anger and surprise nor can we offset fatigue but the public should understand these causes of accidents and guard against them A worker who grows tired should become more careful because of it an aut automobile amobile driver who ts is suffering from some slight illness should watch his driving moro more care full fully y than when he Is in good health once we manage to exert some control over the mental hazard our accident record will biln to crease |