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ROGUB RIVER CO' RiER, GRANTS PASS, OREGON, JULY 10, 1908. PROFESSIONAL cm kds dr. van dyke delivers a stir ring PAPER BEFORE STATE MEDICS Dc Findley is itlll in Europe bat ymlH be ia his office in September. He Give Three Potent Reasons Why Men Break Down King Alcohol One Cause Paper Creates a Sensation. ; LOUGHRIDGE, M. D. JPHYHICIAN AND KITWKON Kes. Phone 714 'Oby or emintrv calls attended night . ii fi 1...II.K.... ttiLr V V. F. Van D,ke of tU city. w,o W ia attend- CKt Pass . OkEUOn. Hni:e at ihe annual ui. Ming of ihu Okkdu State Medical 1 ' A HOUrttiuii, wliich convened Thorsdaj and Friday of la i M--k aiid who npieswnted tue Soutbein Oregon din rid association, created a sensation by the delivery of a pa t-r limn r tbe caption "Tuien Ittasoi-s Why Men Hrak Dj.iii." Tlie piper was of bo much iwpoitauce anil no iuui ii uut ol tliu lieati'u pntii ibut ttio ror.iaud lelegiaui iii.de extrusive eitiS'UH. It was also hearuiy approved by tin ni' Uiln is of the association. lint duutuis prot' ssmu.il friends and numerous otutr jirauiioueoi have nuked ior a copy ol Ins tieatiae of the ai, -k) riibjeot in such number iliat ih cour.er huiewitu rei ru.iiicus tbe paper vir baiim, since li e butijt.ee matter ig ttl.-o oi hieat iuiporiauco tJ iuu lajmau as vteii an 10 g neral plmliijieir. lUlli.K KK.X.SONS WIIV .MKN ItKKAK DOWN. Willi a .subject ot this magnitude, it is impossible, lo kk i'iio minute details, in Hie bpuce ol' time allotted to u paper, uelore thib august body; nor it la possible lo touch on Ui Is trinity of causes, In more than a rather supermini manner, lor il would be uu endless task, to la hi; up all phases of the subject. Therefore it seems better to limit this effort to the three principal factors, viz: narcotics, venereal diseases, and the slavish devotion to business, and speculation. Tliu victims of this insatiable Moloch, among the men or America, can never he really known, for they run up Into the tens of thousands, as every well Informed peisou knows. More or less associated as elements, they can not be treated separately, and distinct from each other, but rather must be viewed as a whole, for only by considering them eu-niusse, is it possible to arrive ut auy correct conclusion. "A book of Verses underneuth the Hough, A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of 1 1 read, and Thou ileslue me singing in (he Wilderness, (Jli, Wilderness were Paradise enow." Never hail tbe intoxication of wine, women, and song, been better, or more glowingly set forth, than In this Hotting quatrain. Martin Luther's couplet, bearing on the same sub ject, is commonplace in comparison. Unfortunately for humanity, neither poet, nor theologian, has raised a warning voice, as to the reverse of the picture. The heartaches, degradation, and remorse, that always fol low this indulgence can never be escaped. Gross drunk enness Is not so couiiiion as It was years ago. Every town has a fewer number of chronic drunks now than in the past, but while this aspect of the case has im proved, there has been a gradual Increase in the use of alcoholic drinks among the middle, and so-called upper clauses. Not to excess perhaps to start with, but with the majority of men who begin In moderation, the Im moderate use becomes the rule, and with this a de cline of mental, and physical power. The tremendous struln of an advanced civilization, a complex society, and tlie long weary hours given to business of all 6th St., north of Josephine Hotel, 'kinds, produce a disturbance of nerve equilibrium, and vjHAHTN I'ahh, - Ohkiion. uervous irritability, that culls for increasing amounts . j of alcohol to allay. The results of this method of life, are too well known to all of you, to need further elabora tion here.- Dr. T. D. Crothers, of Hartford, Conn., says, "that tliu moitullty from alcohol direct and Indirect, is from 10 lo 110 per cent, of all deaths, and at least 10 per cent ol all diseases are due to, or largely influenced, by this cause, also that from to 0 per cent of all mental diseases, and 50 per cent of Idiocy, pauperism, and other degencruttve conditions, had an alcoholic causation." Assuming that Ir. Crothers is correct, Is this not J)R. C. A. CAMPBELL O.ST K 1' A T HI C I' 1 1 Y .-1 L I A N Graduate American hi hool of ( t' ipathy, Kirknvillr, Mo. Carssie DlafBsfa and Iiiseaws of Women and Children a Bpe inlly CONHCI.TATION KlthK -3Uana 1. 2. 8, r irt National Hank illdg. Phones: Ollice.771, lien. 7!fl iiUAtnn Pass - Okkuon JJ F. DeVore, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND BURtJKON ' 2ity and Ooantrp culls promytly bu . werd. Office hours U to 13 a. m. and 2 to G p. ui. j. Ues. Phone, Main 473, Office, 041 Woomi I, 2, 3 Hballhoni Eld. 'Gkants Pass, - - OkK. JJ D- NORTON, ATTOKNKY-AT-LAW, PPraetloe In all Statu and Federal Courts. 'Oflloe io Opera House Hullding. -Ghauts Pahh, Okkoom .()LIV.ER S. BROWN, LAWYER. Office over Dixons Store Ok ants Pass, Okkgon JI..B. IIENDIUCKS COCN8ELLOH8-AT-LAW Otali and criminal matters attended to In all the courts. Ileal estate and Insurance. Office, 0 tit street, opposite Pontoffloe. IVILLIAM P WRIGHT, U. H. DKPCTY SURVEYOR M1N1NU KNlilNKKR AND DRAUGHTSMAN The Popular Barber Shop Oet your ton.sorial work done at IRA TOMPKINS On Sixth Sheet Three chair Hath Room In connection N. E. McGKUW. PIONEER TRUCK AND DEIIVERVl nwn" nrraiguineiu or the men or America: Furniture and Piano ' " ' ' " 1,10 ot'"'r band, a no less distinguished author Movlnif "y Prof- Junies, the eminent psycologist of llar GRANT8 PASS, OREGON. ! v,lr(l- niakcB this statement In the "American Mhkii- ' lne" for Nov., 1907: "There Is no doubt that to some men spritis, and excesses of almost any kind are medi cinal, temporarily at any rate, in spite of what moral ists and doctors say." A neurologist of some eminence, remarked to the writer once, that ho considered a "Jag" to bo n necessity to professional men who were hard worked, and tired, us it freshened them up, and was a sort of fafety valve. Such advice must bo harmful and pernicious to Immature, or ill balanced natures. Heller accept Prof. Osier's views, that It Is un necessary for auy business or professional man, to use alcoholic beverages to hold htm up, or keep him going. No doubt alcohol often brings a tluency of speech and pen. by temporarily supplying the missing link be tween thought and expression, but this Is more than compensated for, by th depressing reaction that fol lows and consequent thirst for more. Of narcotics, such ns opium, and cocaine, the uni versal testimony Is, that their use Is on the increase, and unfortunately this vice Is more nievalent union 'the educated, than the Ignorant. Prof. Ills, writing In tu. as Mans tiiih iikason ny Tin j Von Melirliigs' "Pracllco of Internal Medicine" says. that of all morphine users, one-third are physicians. TT rjl TJ" Tjl D TVT" Other estimates, made in this country, place the per J X 11 A-J XV AN Icenlage, at from 10 to 15 In the medical profession alone. Worry, weariness, and cure, are responsible for this the same as with alcohol. Since the Introduction of the hypodermic syringe, the habit has grown hy leaps and bounds. If all the good done by thLs Instrument were placed In one. scale-pan, and all the misery, and Fl'Olll (ir.llltS 1'USS, OTP. l,K''lllon In the other. It would be hard to tell, lo which side the balance would Incline. Cocaine seems to Increase the doHtructlve effects of opium, by tnnk AS IMI.I.OWS: Ing larger doses necessary, and thus more rapidly un H. ih w n to deriulnlng the nervous system. ttr "h , or venereal diseases as a cause of decav. ami uu Portland California ,toM mry 'V:'"': UuK" have "lv a Mnt tvjl le k"" n ,''lu','l',,11- " lw doubtful if more than 1 per cent 5ol.'Tf Jhoi.rttr of men. wlio are unmarrltHt at twenty-five; have kent S'2."() ,,1,,r v,l,i''. but to be on the safe side per cent Is L 2 W ROUND-TRIP l RATES EAST PACIFIC (MNi:s i ouiuioN) TO Chicago St. Louis St. l;iul Omaha 7U5 (kS.)5 M- i'onrMH'a. lonvinK t per cent who have paid court to ' 1 ' Villi liu I t I )i lu 7 n.ir nr lu,w.hlK.ld ..111 .i....... i ... (i. 'XI ino-iiillllil will -L ICI 1 II I IF- Kaus;i5(ity (IS.OS T1CKKTS Wll.l, Hit liN SM.K July (i, 7, '2'2. '2t August (i. 7, 21. '2'2 fnilfH" at pirnturt) within limlta. 7S.00 rhea sooner or later, to say nothing of syphilis. 7, ),()() I,r A. I.. Wolharst, of New York, states that of ins nisi iuu private gonorrnea patients, the average age nt the first attnek was 20 years and .' months. The youngest cases, were two boys of it years Prom 60 to SO per cent of men. exposed to venereal diseases, contract gonorrhea, and In New York City. 4 to 10 At M- return in :W day, with nlopoTrr nC I l " 0,',9S,!, .,r.u.. .i - ,, i,,i.: hav syphilis. Tnes figures. In the main rorri't win hntn t ii l,pm mm. 1 , 1 .1 a . nAH . 1 . 1- KenieniDer tee Dates, it, ,n m- n,,w vrtuM- Kora..,furU..rl.ifor..,.t1ocllon ' , Compiirmt!Hv f-w patlonfa are ever wholly cured of gonorrhea, owing largely to the popular belief, that at. H. MONTUUMICHY, l.m-al Arnt It Is not much wome thsn a cold In the head. etc. ornttt However pleasing this Idea Is to the laity, doctors WM McMl'KHAY know how sadly erroneous It Is. for what rsusea more T....erl iwngrr Agent. ."iilh nd MffwInB than gleet, strictures, cystitis, and . . 1:1 in inn - 11 .1 -i lit- -iiiii-t-v H of svp .follow ercry rnw n,ir-ha. PtHTI.AM. OKK. Then In due time, with neurasthenia established, in some form or other, comes the use of narcotics to bring relief to the tired, and worn sufferer, with the j usual result, that the last condition of that man is worse than the first. In this connection, It might be; well to mention, that as a cause of neurasthenia, and ; continual nervous Irritation, syphilophobla is not unim portant. To one who has had syphilis, no matter how well he may have been treated for It, every pimple, blotch, freckle, and eruption. Is Immediately magnified into something terrible, which of course, helps to break the health of the unhappy victim. Possibly at first blush, it may not be apparent to many. Just how modern business influences, and awakens the tendency to dis ease, particularly nerve ailments, and functional disor ders. Dut from what follows, It must be patent to every one, that the causative relationship between the I two factors, Is real and not fanciful. I During the last 15 or 20 years, the growth or commercial business, in this country, has been almost bevond belief. This, and the attendant prosperity, has I been a fruitful cause ot various disorders, principally nuroses. , "III fares the land, to hastening Ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay." That wealth has accumulated rapidly, no one can 'deny, and just ns the nobler qualities of men are developed, and brought out by sickness, narrisnip, ana, suffering, so do all the meaner, and more contemptible features, of human nature, show during times of wealth, and plenty. The history of every fallen nation proves that luxury, and riches, have been the cause of decay. Competition In trade, while the main spring of commercial development, has, under the modern sys tem, become such a mighty monster, that It Is rapidly strangling all the higher Ideals, and aspirations. Indeed so terrible has the pace become, that men seek to kill all lawful, and commendable striving for superiority, by means of combinations, and suppression of produc tion by outside parties. Men In the name of business are harder than adamant with each other. Money muklng has become our national f!od, so that the worship of the Nazarene Is rapidly being sup planted by something more tangible. Business men, If they pretend to religion at all, get it out Sunday morning, rub it up for show during the day, and then park It away Sunday night, and lay it aside, until railed for again; going out in the world Monday morning, and for the week treating their fel low men, worse than savages, and justifying It by say ing that "business Is business." The glorification of money making, unfortunately, permeates all classes. Seldom Indeed are our scientists, authors, philan thropists and composers, held up to the rising genera tion as successful men, but almost always, some man who has gotten wealth, honestly or otherwise and rarely has anything else to recommend him. Humanltarlanlsm, philanthropy, the love of God, and fellow-man: the desire to help, and uplift fallen brothers, are qualities that are going out of date rapidly in the mad rush for the yellow demon. Asylums, and sanitaria have multiplied all over the land, and the male Inmates, In most instances, are men who have fallen by the wayside, and gone to pieces In the wild pursuit of money, while still in the prime of life. How can It be otherwise, when man's every thought from morning until evening, runs in this single channel, to the exclusion of everything else? The av erage commercial man, Is as a rule, densely Ignorant of everything, aside from his business. To him the marbles of Praxltelles, the canvasses of Raphael, the harmonies of the Immortal Beethoven, and the sublime language of Shakespeare, are as naught. These immortal souls were fools that they did not get rich by cornering the marble supply, instead of cutting it. Writing the 5th and 9th symphonies for posterity, instead of turning out two Bteps, and rag times for beer halls, etc. And the worst feature of It Is, the wholesale contempt with which he looks on others, who may be interested in higher Ideals, such as science, literature and art. As the Indians look on an Insane man as one who has been touched by the Great Spirit, and made simple, so do our modern Indians of the money world, view all who do not share their Ideas, and engage In the same soul destroying, body wrecking, pastime. With the exception of the scientific, literary, and professional classes, the women of our country are much better educated, and smarter than the men. Does unyone doubt this? Let him Inquire who predom inates In all graduating classes, of the public, and high schools, about six girls to one boy. Hoys leave school, or are taken from It, at a too early age, and put Into business houses, or to different kinds of work, while the girls continue In school, and college. The natural relationship of the sexes, is being rapidly reversed, and women are assuming control of things, that should he long to men. Still, the masculine element, seems to be satisfied. Women organize, and manage the advance ment, Shakespeare, Town Improvement, Literary and Musical clubs. Our successful business men conduct clubs, where tobacco smoke, gossip, and drinks, are the chief Intellectual pleasures. If the women are to rule jthe destinies of our country, and rule them they will, ii urn present, condition or anairs continues, what will be the ultimate result? History records no Instance of a great nation, with Its women at the helm, and the males relegated to the rear, by their own Ignorance. It is a trite saying, that intelligence has always ruled the world. True there have been apparent lapses In places, but the rule holds true. Is there any reason to suppose that our dear America will prove the exception, and Its future be turned over to a lot of uneducated men, and the Intelligent women, sit Idly by? After business hours, and the wear and tear of the day Is over, how many men "turn themselves loose" In the hope of relaxation, through alcohol, opium, or visit to houses of ill repute. Bad as this Is, Il Is true, because our wretchedly false Ideals, have rendered them Incapable of any other enjoyment. The president of one of the largest manufacturing concerns on the Pacific coast, is an old man worth twelve million dollars. This man s life reading, has been limited to one book. All interest in everything, except ii'uMnrjtf, ivii mm years ago. Think of such a case. Worth twelve millions, and no more use for It. than a blind man would have for a ipliture gallery. But. It will be argued, this Is an isolated iase. Not so by any meaus. hut perhaps, an extreme one, which only too well, (.roves the tendency of the times. People In America have a strange, and unnat- Mlrnl fiti,ln.wu f.-.. nt,u-l ... . u . .. ...... , ......f, Uj, l(J lUt. 0nnK Q a pice, looking over, and so far in our historv, 0f turning back. Will they do it this time, or Is the greed for goiu too great to be overcome? Will the flesh pots of ' Kgypt prove too strong for them, or will thev wake up : ere It Is too late, to higher Ideals of civic virtue and' manhood? i Who can tell? The workings of the human mind are indeed mysterious. Through the debasing Influence i commercialism, aicoool. narcotics, and prostitution I we are fast becoming a nation of worse than savages for they make no pretentions to culture, nor humanity' while we are a sickly set of barbarians, with a thin veneer of civllltation. thrown around us. Even the ! medical profession. Is not wholly free from this na tional disease, for commercial doctors are constantly on the Increase. Men who are devoid of all professional j Instincts, and whose conduct. Is on a par, with so many business men. Practitioners, whose first thought is. that suffering juuumuu,, 13 iriciiy a commercial asset. VTho advise ana ao unnecessary operations, to whom every ant hill . ,.,.f . ...,.,p f rppnlt!on wh0 fake ovprT ' ' '" -'" -; :'" . v.'l humanity, to fill their Wait for It! Watch for It! Look for It! Grants Pass' 1st Big Monthly Horse Show and Automobile Parade COMBINED WITH A MERCHANTS GRAND BARGAIN DAY & CARNIVAL It's Ten Times Better Than a Circus WANTED! Any couple, young or old, matrimonially inclined, who will volunteer to be mar ried in public on Market Day. Enough presents will be gathered to Feather your Nest for years to come. $5 in Gold to the farmer bring ing in the largest bona fide family on Market Day. $5 in Gold to the most comi cally dressed "kid" in the Rag Muf fin Brigade, one of the features of the parade. $5 in Gold to the lady purchas ing the largest bill of goods from the different stores displaying Boost er Cards on Market Day. Don't Forg'et the Day and Date Bring in the family, all the kids, and the hired Girl. S ATURBAY 9 JULY 18,