| Show Health Department I J By Keith C. C 1 No one thing more clearly o j i- i dences the progress of the race than the changed attitude toward lOwald disease Its treatment and Its con con- Among what we choose to call rall primitive peoples sickness and disease are ordinarily thought of as produced by evil spirits or powers powers pow pow- ers era Inimical to man and his well welt eThe e- e Ing The remedy Is usually exorcism exor exor- cism or rites designed to the Influence of the objectionable spirit banish the enemy The preventive lve and method of control is s the use of amulets and ritual The sick are believed possessed possessed possessed pos pos- hence dangerous and to be avoided With the thee development of the God Idea and growing reverence for Him Himas as and Supreme this conception of the origin of disease loses place To ascribe such re remarkable remarkable remarkable re- re powers as those exhibited by disease ase to the evil spirits Is incompatible In Incompatible incompatible in- in compatible with the tho Idea of God as omnipotent Hence we usually find the explanation of disease as a consequence consequence consequence con con- sequence of Gods God's displeasure and and a visitation of ot his anger upon men for their sins superceding the tho original statement of its cause In Inthis Inthis Inthis this case the natural fur for disease Is sacrifice and the pr of the angered The hr proper method of control is the study of mans man's duty toward God Gol Goland and attention to dut duty that he ma majIn may maj In no way offend And the sick are re regarded as delinquent in th the they discharge dis charge of duty and out of favor Javo with God When men attain the conception of or God as the friend of man merciful merci merl ful forgiving and kind they y must formulate a new explanation At this stage disease Is frequently accepted accepted accepted ac ac- as sent of God as A lest of faith and a means of spiritual puri puri- puri The pious suffer sutter with out complaint sustained by the belief that suffering will purge them of ofu u u all an au that mat is vue vilo ana and leave them pure For disease In this Instance her no remedy other than prayer at atthe I Ithe the trial may be speedily ed ed There Is no prevent prevent t e Those afflicted are are now ent led ed d to assistance assis- assis tance nn and sympathy a men living the day of 1 nith fth the r gent ent of modern ili lSe ae e discovery overy of tire f r germ all three theories have J modified and accepted Science has excluded both God and evil spirits from participation in the of disease But the germ like the evil spirits of primitive man awaits but an opportunity to attack and overpower ove pow r the unwary Would we be protected we must I wear the armor armor of health and banish banish ban ban- ish disease by by tokens of a sound body Nature Nature has replaced ced the avenging God and promptly afflicts those unmindful of or her laws demanding demanding demanding de de- de- de manding retribution for wrong and atonement for sin And chance visits upon man many perfectly guiltless guiltless guiltless guilt guilt- less of or wrong the tho contagious diseases and Ills prevalent preval- preval feva- feva ent making them them If It they live sadder sadder sadder sad sad- der and wiser sensible of ot the need of Improved health conditions und and more diligent In their efforts orthe for or forthe rorI the control of contagion I Ignorance Is perhaps the strongest strong strong- est cst opponent of those who aim am ut the control and elimination of contagious contagious contagious con con- or Infectious s Jisi l people arc are ignorant of the earlier symptoms of the tho dreaded Jill Ills since sincee they ma may be confused with those of ailments of no Liar cance Then to to people are often but poorly Informed as to the exact manner In which many of or our d deases dip dip- eases are communicated This condition condition con ton can be largely 1 b proper instruction in th the schools and the educational efforts cf sanitary sani sanf tar tary and health boards It has developed that isolation and quarantine are the most effective effective tive methods for the control of on- on But authorities have 1 Learned earned Learn earn arned arn- arn ed that families afflicted for one or I several reasons frequently fall fail to invite quarantine and nd sometimes sometime ac actually actually actually ac- ac endeavor to evade It ft A certain certain certain tain stigma attaches to quarantine or 01 rather to possession of many dis drs- eases cases The public resents he the introduction Introduction introduction Intro intro- of an element of danger daiger r n to 71 the form of sickness into Its mid midst t tand and the family hesitates to invite if not not actually attempt to escape the public censure This at ude ma may r to Co an extent be changed by general recognition of the fact that the much of our sickness Is the fault of the individual contraction contraction contraction con con- traction of a contagious disease is rather the misfortune of the individual individual individual indi indi- vidual and the fault of so s society fety The individual would not contract the tho disease were he not expose exposed Financial consideration at times seems to compel evasion of quarantine quara quarantine tine laws Those upon whom the family are dependent can scarcely afford the loss of employment Incident incident incident inci Inci- dent to quarantine Quarantine of I I the home means quarantine of all tr mates consequently Um no no noto mention Is mm ei f R 1 to be contagious so 80 long as 08 the particular particular par par- case is not serious and those employed are able to work Likewise Likewise Likewise Like Like- wise the expense of medical attention attention attention atten atten- tion without cost to those but little able t to pay D But t the gr greatest obstacle to the enforcement of quarantine Une i la laws ig Ts S individual selfishness The individual Individual individual ual dislikes the Inconvenience of quarantine He lIe resents confinement confinement confinement confine confine- ment to his own premises and In Interference Interference interference In- In with his freedom his vocational vocational vo vo- vo- vo activity and his pleasure Would Would- we eliminate contagion the Individual must be brought to sense his duty to s 's society clety and nd to feel re responsible responsible responsible re- re for tor the well being of ot his fellows The aim must be at the elimination of that selfishness which demands the sacrifice of all else to individual interests of completed manhood or womanhood It is a laud land of hope sad and 1101 y for forthe forthe the the faded and enfeebled ph physically s and men mentally tall Lost n Beauty tut Returns Retains Let no woman mourn her loft lott beauty and aud no man his lost streu ih and weakening brain brain cs Sir Firs Ir i Arthur It all awaits alts them o once cemore e ce i imore more on the other side Nor Is any I deformity or bodily weakness there for all is normal and at its itS' best The I same applies to all birthmarks deformities deformities de de- i blindness and other im im- I perfections None of them Is per permanent manent and all will vanish In that per I happier life that awaits us In the new paradise men will beIn be beIn I In congenial and familiar surround surround- ings Every earthly thing has has' its equivalent Scoffers have gutta guffawed wed over ovel alcohol and tobacco but if Ir all things were reproduced It would be bea a flaw law If these were not reproduced also That they should be abused as they are here would indeed be I evil tidings Sir Arthur points out that the revelation abolishes the idea of a grotesque hell and of a fantastic heaven He answers the critic who wants to know why clairvoyants have visions where the aged father is seen clad in the old-fashioned old garments of another age or the grandmother with crinoline and chagnon are the of heaven Certainly not not replies Sir Arthur Arthur Arthur Ar Ar- thur to the critic or skeptic Such v visIons are not spirits but they ao ae picures ures which are built up before us or shot by spirits into our brains or those of or the seer for purposes of ur recognition Hence Bence the grey gre hair and ancient garb o 0 CA CAMPAIGN IP IGN AG AGAINST COYOTES IS PRODUCING RESULTS Coyotes and other predatory ani ani- animals mals long a menace to the wool in industry industry industry in- in in Utah are now well under control according to C. C B B. B Stewart president of the Utah stats stata live livestock livestock livestock stock board The past year h he said has been marked by rapid strides I in eliminating this menace Wool men In Utah have lun long t in ignorance of the o od d re results re suIts aces acco shed by y the tue state liv e I. I stock board in J with h t I the bureau of animal al industry industrY industrY- says Mr Stewart Through the efforts of these two bodies 1 has been made available or ar 1 carryIng carry- carry Ing rt the th ivor work vork t from June 11 I to 10 June 1920 During the past last few months between seventy five and men have been employed trapping trapping trapping trap trap- ping and poisoning coyotes with re results results results re- re especially gratifying Where Where- ever they have had the chance ch nce to operate there has been a noticeable decrease In the losses awon among the sheep All past efforts however declares declares declares de de- clares Mr Stewart will be outdone In 1920 More trappers will be placed In the field the latest devices to destroy them will be brought to play and every other effort nade inthe In Inthe Inthe I the war against greatest sheep menace Judging by results of the past few months June 1920 should find the coyote menace not only well under control but Iut nearly near near- n nearly arly ar- ar ly eliminated effecting an annual saving of nearly 0 o TO ATTEND MEET Gov Simon Bamberger his secretary secretary secre secre- tary ary Oliver J. J Grimes State Engineer Engineer Engineer Engi Engi- neer George F F. McGonagle and W. W It R Wallace will leave today for Washington D. D C. C to attend the first meeting of the executive committee committee committee com com- of tho the Sates maion association an organization recently formed In Salt Lake Eleven Elev Elev- en arid and land states are included o 0 oTO o TO ATTEND D BEE nEE MEETING F F. F B B. state bee In- In inspector will be bo among the dele- dele ga gares gaes es from Utah to attend tho the conference conference conference con con- ference of the National Beekeepers Beekeepers' ers ers' association to being held In Kansas City this thU wok |
