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Show OUIC NKKJIIBORS' HEALTH j i'Vvv people realize how medical progress, such as has been made in the United States during- the past generation, is being extended to the other American countries. Not only in com'merce, but in health must Noilh and South America be closely allied. The publications of the Pan-American union and the Pan-American Sanitary bureau indicate that certain problems prob-lems of the South American nations, which may be as much scientific as economic, demand the aid of their North American Ameri-can in i."hbors for ultimate solution. Good health is fundamental to human progress. The downlV'l of many a nation may be definitely related to malaria, ma-laria, plague, cholera or smallpox. Fortunately, the United States has been able to stamp out most of the great plagues which beset the rest of the world. Through philanthropic and other agencies, it is giving its help wherever possible to aid other nations in meeting these hazards. If we can help bring to other countries some of the blessings bless-ings that have fallen to this nation as the result of a tireless, independent, self sacrificing medical profession, we shall be greatly benefiting ourselves. To illustrate, plague that is prevalent in Ja: India and China, has been detected among rodents in the far west of the United States. It was carried here years ago on ships from the Far East. The mosquito that carries yellow fever has been found in airplanes flying into the United States from other countries. A progressive and watchful medical profession, and the constant interchange of information from the health officials offi-cials of all the Americas, is necessary for the salvation of all the American people. |