No. 4. 



HEALTH ON THE FARM. 



85 



It is interesting to know whether or not the people who live 

 in rural districts are less or more subject to digestive troubles. 

 Theoretically the simple, plain food of the country should 

 produce a more favorable condition in regard to diseases of the 

 digestive system than the foods which are consumed in cities. 

 The data of the census will settle this point in the affirmative. 

 Country cooking, country food and country digestion are all 

 better than in the city. 



Diseases of the Digestive System. 



States. 



Death Rates per 100,000 of 

 Population fob 1913. 



Cities. 



Rural 

 Districts. 



California, .... 

 Colorado, . . . . , 

 Connecticut, . . . , 



Indiana 



Kentucky, 



Maine, 



Maryland 



Massachusetts, . . . . 



Michigan, 



Minnesota 



Missouri, 



Montana, 



New Hampshire, 



New Jersey, . . . . 



New York, 



North Carolina, . . . . 



Ohio 



Pennsylvania, . . . . 

 Rhode Island, . . . . 



Utah 



Vermont, 



Virginia, 



Washington, . . . . 

 Wisconsin, 



1 For 1912, 179.7, 



140.5 

 117.8 

 170.3 

 206.0 

 167.9 

 210.3 

 200.9 

 172.41 

 193.5 

 130.3 

 183.6 

 187.4 

 256.9 

 185.6 

 161.1 

 236.3 

 191.2 

 214.0 

 164.0 

 157.1 

 224.6 

 240.5 

 83.2 

 176.0 



129.1 

 111.0 

 141.5 

 137.6 

 137.5 

 137.1 

 167.0 

 137.72 

 145.9 

 103.7 

 122.4 

 105.4 

 164.7 

 138.3 

 141.9 

 211.9 

 130.0 

 187.7 

 145.3 

 115.4 

 131.2 

 203.2 

 67.2 

 108.7 



« For 1912, 126. 



