Canadian journal of public health . endent of Insurance, at Ottawa,for a copy of the latest blue book comparisons for oneself from thesworn statements of the companies there-in set forth. These books may also befound in the public and reference future of life insurance in Canadafrom the standpoint of the policyholderis brighter than ever it was. The investi-gation by a royal commission recently made by the Dominion Government, hasawakened an interest on the part of thepublic which augers well. It has alsotended to make the companies more eco-nomical in management, more c
Canadian journal of public health . endent of Insurance, at Ottawa,for a copy of the latest blue book comparisons for oneself from thesworn statements of the companies there-in set forth. These books may also befound in the public and reference future of life insurance in Canadafrom the standpoint of the policyholderis brighter than ever it was. The investi-gation by a royal commission recently made by the Dominion Government, hasawakened an interest on the part of thepublic which augers well. It has alsotended to make the companies more eco-nomical in management, more conserva-tive in the investment of their funds,which tends to increase dividends andthus lowers the cost of insurance to thepolicyholders. Those charged with themanagement of our life companies arerealizing more than ever before that theyare in positions of most sacred trusts, andthat the very semblance of self-interestsand mal-administration must be entirelyeliminated, otherwise their companieswill never be found in the first MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS By RENE BACHE The health authorities of the city ofNew York have declared in a recentlypublished report that deaths ofchildren in the metropolis are caused an-nually by the house fly. The report states that 7,000 Xew Yorkchildren die during the hot months ofeach year from intestinal complaints, andthat the mortality from such causeswould be reduced to 2,000 at most if pro-per precautions were taken to prevent thebreeding of flies! Unfortunately the same state of affairsexists in other cities, such as Chicago,Boston and Montreal. Multiply the num-ber of victims by fifteen (a minimum basisof estimate) and you have 75,000 littleboys and girls destroyed by the house flythrough intestinal troubles on this contin-ent annually. The estimate is by no means exagger-ated. Ask any intelligent physician andhe will tell you that it is rather under themark than over it. Summer complaint. Did you everhear of it? Why, of course. Who,
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