mi. OlAHLES
XliK li:.rii of tr. Charljns N. Haskell removes a useful
man. i. tie who with force and perseverance compelled
the community t thin!, f j 1 i i t. the condition- which promote
or hinder diseuse. Ir. lirmkell was among that group of young
nu n who rains intn practice just as the, discoveries of the great
'.islnur wore receiving practical application in many fields. It
was the fault of most of this .school that their enthusiasm gave
ton l.-irjre. a place to the theories of the master; it was their
virtue thai tliey made their fellow citizens think about health
prevention. If men like Pr. Haskell pave too much importance
to the tl;eiry of bart erinl cure if disease, the error was com
pensated the ouvnr. s with hioh laymen who came under
tlv-ir teach i tips hsrved instructions for the improvement of
eiiN'iroinu'Mil. People l"c!'ne cieanei'. They bathed with more
fre.iieti'-y. They had nimv cnr- for their surroundings. S".w-
a.ji'' wns hrouirbt into control,
Lije! wr.. - ; i ni 7. (! and made .intelligent. Kveryth'mg became,
sw-'-'Ier ii, li e noi-trils. l.rihb'r to the eyes and cleaner to the
sen-e, and better for the, body.
Prom tii" t actum.:' s ..f Pasteur the indirect benefits have
even In en preai'T than the direct, for, as Pr. Haskell knew,
(lie rtlteip,t to furnish for every disease its specific remedy,
have been b ? successful than lb ar!y disciples of Pasteur
h.-vi honed, i'here wtc some
the utmost i-;,u- of prevention -was discovered to be a relative
ly shoH i rioil.
