| Show A art dreaton 1 there can be no question that tho 1 prevalence of certain diseases has increased during the last half century conspicuous among these are diabetes betes nod and insomnia both of which are largely duo due to the mental rue stress of border struggle for ex ii T the increased crease it consumption of alcohol and elio free uso use of narcotics tire are also cespon aible for runny many morbid conditions un ilia knonk tu to our hardler forbears but in comparing the present prevalence of diseases with that of the bo past there are several factors for which due nl al lowance is often not made one of these la Is that our forefathers ilia atod oa as a rulo rule at ft considerable younger age than their descendants descend anta it if not perish by the sword they were mowed down from time to time by the plague slid and other devastating epidemics in this voy ay they escaped many of the diseases dot act only of old age but of advanced middle life again it must not bo be forgotten forgot foti that each generation rep re resented seated to a much larger extent than Is now the case the survival of the at test moot of tho the wea weaklings klings died in childhood the triumphs of modern li Is that it has preserved a largo proportion of those these lives practitioner |
