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CHAPTER XIII.. Poverty.

Insanity: Its Causes and Prevention · Henry Putnam Stearns — chapter 12 of 31 · ~68 words · public domain

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POVERTY.

Physical labor one of the largest promoters of health--Sudden increase of wealth often results most unfavorably--Too constant application to labor and household cares--A case illustrative-- In the contests of life the weaker go to the wall--They are often surrounded by most unfavorable sanitary surroundings, impure air, poor tenements--They become the psychological windfalls of society--Have been and will continue to be dependent when stricken down by disease 199

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