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280 THE inKALTH BULLETIN RATS! A recent issue of the U, S. Public Health Press Service has this to say concerning the fecundity and the destructive character of rats: "We are prone to speak in disparaging terms of the rat, but the more one studies his manners and customs, the more he inspires us with respect, if for no other reason, on account of his versatility in promoting economic waste and distributing sickness, notably bu^onic pla^rue. He should be respected, if for no other reason, on account of the enormous amount of grain, merchandise, poultry, eggs, game, wild birds, fruits, vegetables, furniture, etc., etc., which he destroys every year, to say nothing of his incendiary qualifications. ''One authority estimates that the loss from rats in the United States is from ^35,000,000 to $50,000,000 a year. When one ccnsiders the possibilities of the rat population, and the fact that a definite amount of foodstuffs of some description must be provided to keep their bodies alive, it is not difficult to form a mental estimate of the general loss sustained by the nation through the rat. ''It is when one undertakes the work of exterminating rats that they realize the capabilities of Mr. and Mrs. Rat to produce children, grandchildren, ereat-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. The average Mr. and Mrs. Rat will contribute three litters a year, each litter consisting on an average of ten young. As a result it has been computed that IMr. and Mrs. Rat will in five years (provided all cpn live so long) increase by arithmetical progression to 940,369,969,152 rats." Of course, the above figures would not work out as presented in actual rat life; but they serve to give an impressive idea of how rapidly rats breed and multiply. Everyone knows that whenever left unmolested they soon exist in enormous swarms and become an intolerable pest. ^ """ TOO MUCH rREVEXTABLE BLI>D>ESS The Journal of the American Medical Association says that there are about 300,000 blind people in the United States. It costs about $15,000,-000 a year to support them. Probably 75 per cent of this blindness is due to two causes, namesy, sore eyes at birth and neglected eyes during early school life. To Live Well ahd Die without Fear BREATHE deeply EAT temperaiely DFIINK ^dei^copioud;^ BATHE frequcnH^ LAUGH heerlily <> ^ WORK planfully SERVE willingly PLAY some" READ much CHEW thoroughly " CLEAN teeth carcfully ELIMINATE finely <0> SLEEP regularly EXERCISE daily SPEAK kmdly THINK more Dare to be Yourself-Cheerful .Conscientious, Brave ^k^mH/r^ 0f rtn/tA Cut ^
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-04: The Health Bulletin [1914-1973] |
Document Title | The Health Bulletin [1914-1973] |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Contributor | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh, North Carolina State Board of Health. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1915-1916 |
Identifier | NCHH-04-030 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
Digital Collection | North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection |
Sponsor | The North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection is an open access publishing initiative of the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Financial support for the initiative was provided in part by a multi-year NC ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online) digitization grant, awarded by the State Library of North Carolina, and funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). |
Volume Number | 30 |
Health Discipline | Medicine |
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Fixed Title * | Page 280 (image) |
Document Title | The Health Bulletin [1914-1973] |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Contributor | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh, North Carolina State Board of Health. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1915-1916 |
Identifier | NCHH-04-030-0286 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Page Type | all; all images; illustration; report/review |
Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
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Digital Collection | North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection |
Sponsor | The North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection is an open access publishing initiative of the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Financial support for the initiative was provided in part by a multi-year NC ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online) digitization grant, awarded by the State Library of North Carolina, and funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). |
Volume Number | 30 |
Issue Number | 12 |
Page Number | 280 |
Health Discipline | Medicine |
Full Text | 280 THE inKALTH BULLETIN RATS! A recent issue of the U, S. Public Health Press Service has this to say concerning the fecundity and the destructive character of rats: "We are prone to speak in disparaging terms of the rat, but the more one studies his manners and customs, the more he inspires us with respect, if for no other reason, on account of his versatility in promoting economic waste and distributing sickness, notably bu^onic pla^rue. He should be respected, if for no other reason, on account of the enormous amount of grain, merchandise, poultry, eggs, game, wild birds, fruits, vegetables, furniture, etc., etc., which he destroys every year, to say nothing of his incendiary qualifications. ''One authority estimates that the loss from rats in the United States is from ^35,000,000 to $50,000,000 a year. When one ccnsiders the possibilities of the rat population, and the fact that a definite amount of foodstuffs of some description must be provided to keep their bodies alive, it is not difficult to form a mental estimate of the general loss sustained by the nation through the rat. ''It is when one undertakes the work of exterminating rats that they realize the capabilities of Mr. and Mrs. Rat to produce children, grandchildren, ereat-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. The average Mr. and Mrs. Rat will contribute three litters a year, each litter consisting on an average of ten young. As a result it has been computed that IMr. and Mrs. Rat will in five years (provided all cpn live so long) increase by arithmetical progression to 940,369,969,152 rats." Of course, the above figures would not work out as presented in actual rat life; but they serve to give an impressive idea of how rapidly rats breed and multiply. Everyone knows that whenever left unmolested they soon exist in enormous swarms and become an intolerable pest. ^ """ TOO MUCH rREVEXTABLE BLI>D>ESS The Journal of the American Medical Association says that there are about 300,000 blind people in the United States. It costs about $15,000,-000 a year to support them. Probably 75 per cent of this blindness is due to two causes, namesy, sore eyes at birth and neglected eyes during early school life. To Live Well ahd Die without Fear BREATHE deeply EAT temperaiely DFIINK ^dei^copioud;^ BATHE frequcnH^ LAUGH heerlily <> ^ WORK planfully SERVE willingly PLAY some" READ much CHEW thoroughly " CLEAN teeth carcfully ELIMINATE finely <0> SLEEP regularly EXERCISE daily SPEAK kmdly THINK more Dare to be Yourself-Cheerful .Conscientious, Brave ^k^mH/r^ 0f rtn/tA Cut ^ |
Digital Format | JPEG 2000 |
Print / Download PDF Version | http://archives.hsl.unc.edu/nchh/nchh-04/nchh-04-030.pdf |
Document Sort | all; group-b; nchh-04 |
Volume Link | http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/nchh/field/identi/searchterm/NCHH-04-030 |
Title Link | http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/nchh/field/documa/searchterm/NCHH-04 |
Catalog Record link | http://search.lib.unc.edu/search?R=UNCb1296443 |
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