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It shows tilt need for "case teiwrts" extending over years and not 

 merely over a few weeks or a few months. 



It shows w'hy many people need good advice rather than a "little 

 medicine." 



It shows the value of a seventh day of rest and of an occasional 

 vacation and an annual vacation in the country. 



It shows why hospitals should be located in the suburbs rather than 

 in the heart of large cities. 



It teaches why many of the common ills or symptoms are to be looked 

 upon as blessings in disguise — as warnings to be heeded. 



It puts a different interpretation on the old saying, A sound mind in 

 a sound body. 



It shows the need of full co-operation between patient and physician 

 and that free discussion is necessary to arrive at the truth. 



This list could be extended indefinitely. Perhaps needless to say it 

 takes time to go over accumulated data and digest facts and draw coti- 

 clusions. 



General sanitation is tlic duty of the comnnniity and of the State but 

 there will always be problems that are purely personal. Every one should 

 have sufficient education to properly choose a private medical adviser. 

 Tlie family physician still has a place in our civilization. He must "super- 

 vise health" and advise liis patients how to prevent ill health and diease. 

 In the case of actual disease he may be able to direct his patient to the 

 proper specialist, and he must constantly stand between his patient and 

 the operator. 



The theory of Coniosis allays the fears of specific diseases and on the 

 other hand it creates a pure air conscience. A sensible man does not 

 become an alarmist. 



The mere ability to live under bad air conditions, to tolerate, is not 

 synonymous with adjustment or adaptation. A "return to the simple life" 

 can scarcely be considered a remedy; few care to return to such a life 

 after having lived a complex city life. The proper remedy is to make the 

 city sanitary. 



Although sanitary science has markedly decreased the prevalence of 

 many specific diseases, the decrease of common ill health is less noticeable. 

 We must distingui.sh between individual and communal effort; soiqe coirj- 



