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September 1, 1911
Eagle River Review
Eagle River, Vilas County, Wisconsin
What is this article about?
Editorial notes that heat-related deaths in Greater New York, though numbering twenty recently, represent a tiny fraction of the population, and could be further reduced by personal care and adherence to health practices, emphasizing nature's provision of endurance.
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Some measure of comfort can be obtained in the intense heat spells which occur at intervals through the summer, by noting that even when the death toll is high, it is an exceedingly small percentage of any given total population.
For instance, the twenty who succumbed in Greater New York the other day made but an infinitesimal fraction of the millions forming the population. As a matter of fact, even this mortality which does exist could be reduced by more care of individuals for themselves and more prudent attention to heat conditions. It goes to prove that nature provides endurance for unusual exactions if people are observant enough of the ordinary laws of health to develop it.
For instance, the twenty who succumbed in Greater New York the other day made but an infinitesimal fraction of the millions forming the population. As a matter of fact, even this mortality which does exist could be reduced by more care of individuals for themselves and more prudent attention to heat conditions. It goes to prove that nature provides endurance for unusual exactions if people are observant enough of the ordinary laws of health to develop it.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Medical Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Heat Wave
Mortality Rate
Public Health
Self Care
Endurance
Where did it happen?
Greater New York
Story Details
Location
Greater New York
Event Date
The Other Day
Story Details
Twenty people died from heat in Greater New York, a small percentage of the population; mortality can be reduced by self-care and attention to health laws, as nature builds endurance when ordinary health rules are followed.