THE NEWER EDUCATION
HOW TO LIVE LONGER.
Some interesting remarks upon the newer education and the present-day tendency towards luxury-living were made by Dr. W. J. Mayo, in addressing the members of the Rbtary Club yesterOne gained the impression '"' that though there was no great wealth in i\ew Zealand there was great general prosperity, which was much better. When one became possessed of more money, one desired more luxury. That was one of the great problems of to-day, and he went on to show how indulgence in luxury was affecting the span of life, and Getting down in indelible ink the deathrate of thousands of people. He then showed what the medical profession had done to prolong life, stamping out the worst diseases. He stressed the value of a good water supply. Every large town in the United States of America had its up-to-date water supply, and that was what brought about Prohibition. It unconsciously reduced the consumption of alcohol and fermented drinks by 40 per cont. No country could have Prohibition until it had a good water supply. Milk was now pasteurised, so that children could be-brought up safely, and New Zealand now had the smallest infant mortality in the world. Thns the newer education was teaching us how to live, how to live longer, and have less sickness, and how to get rid of disease.
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Evening Post, Volume 69, Issue 69, 21 March 1924, Page 10
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THE NEWER EDUCATION
Evening Post, Volume 69, Issue 69, 21 March 1924, Page 10
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