The New Spirit . ill pay the price, not onlyfinancially but physically. And the sad thing is, that the very poor are the ones who,feeling that they are saving a doctors bill, are duped by quack remedies. These harmless treatments bring dollars to the proprietor,—not health to theconsumer. Practical reasoning on the part of the reader of such advertisements oughtto prove their absurdity. The idea of preparing one kind of medicine, and labeling it,Sure cure for everything. No two human mechanisms in the world are alike, and aperson who can make one medicine to Cure anything at one time should re
The New Spirit . ill pay the price, not onlyfinancially but physically. And the sad thing is, that the very poor are the ones who,feeling that they are saving a doctors bill, are duped by quack remedies. These harmless treatments bring dollars to the proprietor,—not health to theconsumer. Practical reasoning on the part of the reader of such advertisements oughtto prove their absurdity. The idea of preparing one kind of medicine, and labeling it,Sure cure for everything. No two human mechanisms in the world are alike, and aperson who can make one medicine to Cure anything at one time should retire frompracti2e just there at the climax of his career. Ignorance on the part of the people accounts for their being humbugged. Weneed an educational campaign against ignorance and superstition to awaken people tothe fact that they are being humbugged. Legislation more stringent than the PureFood and Drug Act should be made by individual states, looking to the eradication ofpatent medicine. LYDIA MAGRUDER. 28. BONNIE MARTIN Pike County (&}? lUlattnn of Ifnme Bmntt tni|j>altlj f{_J7 O M E Science is a direct application of ther~) principles involved in the abstract science;~* (chemistry, bacteriology and hygiene) to theurgent every day problems of home. To a great extent, the health of the familydepends on the cooking done in the home. Greasyand poor cooked food impairs ones digestion andthereby decreases his earning capacity. Few foodsare wholesome unless cooked in the proper way. Forexample: Pie crust, unless properly made and cook-ed is one of the most indigestible foods that can beeaten. The primary aim of home science is not toteach cooking alone, but to teach the care and cleanliness of food, home and alone cannot sustain life. The body must have oxygen. In order that thehome be filled with the abundance of fresh air the windows must be kept open. Thesun should shine into the home as much as possible, for sunshine is a disinfectant andwill destr
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