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where the real causes of death are re- 

 corded. I have seen by the records five 

 cases of Consumption and two of Cancer 

 were the average per page twenty years 

 ago. Today, it is five of Cancer and two of 

 Consumption. The reason is the cause and 

 treatment of the White Plague are bet- 

 ter known today than they were twenty 

 years ago. Cancer is one of the fruits of 

 the Black Plague and it is only lately that 

 we began to learn its cure; and, in fifty 

 years, Cancer will begin to die out if the 

 world will follow the advices of the ad- 

 vanced scientists. Cemetery records show 

 that what New York City needs most is a 

 hospital devoted solely to kidney and kin- 

 dred troubles. 



Dr. C. L. Eeed says : 



"Would I put marriage on a mechanical 

 basis and leave the affections out of the 

 question? Not at all. I would have knowl- 

 edge come before love. I would guard and 

 shield the creative force of love before the 

 sentiment is aroused. I would make it pos- 

 sible for noble women to really fulfill their 

 desires, — to have a happy home, and to 



