MUNICIPAL HYGIENE— PART I. 
BY O. O. BATES. 
Allow me to say, by way of introduction, that it is pro- 
posed to make this the first of a series of papers on this 
subject, and for this reason its treatment, at this time, is 
from a general standpoint rather than a specific. 
In His plan of creation God gave to man the gift of 
health, and endovved him with faculties and surrounded 
him with agencies for its protection and preservation. 
Giving man this jewel and the means of guarding it. He 
laid down irrevocable laws for the punishment of the 
abuser of the privilege. Thus it is that misery, failure and 
unhappines are the wages of health laws transgressed; and 
joy, success and happiness the reward of him who obeys 
such laws. 
“Health, wealth and pursuit of happiness,” constitute 
the sum total of earthly ambitious. In the light of divine 
law and that of man, health stands paramount, for with- 
out it the latter condition can not exist, and the second 
were mere dross. Science, art, literature, the crafts and 
every bent of human endeavor and achievement contribute 
in some form or manner to the uplifting of the race, which 
has for its basic foundation —health. 
In recognition of this fact and by way of proof it is 
demonstrated that as the race becomes more and more 
enlightened, in just that proportion does the agitation and 
the effort to attain health increase. Witness it in sanitary 
legislation, hygienic methods, formation of “health clubs” 
and the universal conviction that an erect form, alert step 
and clean, bright eye are treasures worth more than the 
fabled wealth of Croesus. 
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