The Barnwell people-sentinel. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1925-current, September 20, 1934, Image 7
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SUICIDE CASES
UP TO “
DefaMwi Stir*
Healing Profession Called On
to Reduce Rate.
Whfit la a tree? Don’t be too sure
of jour answer, because oven the
foresters and botanists are. not
agreed on "it Everyone way \ be*
agreed that a mature elm Is a tree,
"but bow. about a sumac? Is that a
shrubt gome authorities place the
dividing line at IQ. feet—but does
that make a foot-high maple any
leas a tree? f
B. E. Ferno^ pioneer American
forestry teacher, places the empha
sis on seeds and branches, tie says:
“Trees are wpody plants, the seed of
whlch/bss Inherent capacity of pro
ducing naturally within their Umlta
one malp erect axis, .continuing to
grow for a number of years more
vigorously than the lateral axes, the
lower branches dying off entirely.”
Other authorities state that shrubs
have branches clear to the ground
and trees do not Usually trees In
tbe forest lose their lateral branches.
except for the crown, but many trees
Ilka the blue spruce growing in open
spaces will have brunches dear, to
the ground. _
The Ndw York State College of
Forestry st Syracuse university says:
**A tree Is n woody plant which at
maturity repches a height of at least
30 feet and normally possesses s
Very litOe is known about suicide,
In spite of the fact that the Impulse
of self-destruction claims about 23,-
000 lives in the United States each
year. The customary attitude Is to
attribute deaths from this ciuse to
the complexity of modern life and
assume that nothing can be done
about them.
Popular belief in a relationship
between economic conditions and
the number *oT“suicides ir t5" Some
extent upheld by the findings of
Frederick L. Huffman, consulting
statistician. The drop In the sui
cide-rate for 100 cities from 21.3 per
100,000 persons In 1932 to 19.1 In
1933, he says, reflects- Improved dr-
^ cumstances/“which has a direct
"Turing on a measurable proportion
of the suicides due to the unemploy
ment, business failures, general dis
couragement, etc.” '
Many other factors would have to
be considered, however, to obtain a
full understanding of the problem.
In the heyday of prosperity the sui
cide rate was only slightly lower
than It was last year. Excessive
t, rates In 1908, 1914-15, 1931-32 Indi
cate a direct relationship between
self-destruction and cataclysmic
events that tend to destroy social
stability. The prevalence of—sui-
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Determined to make a good Jib 10
It. the prophets of gloom art now re
viving the rumor that the buatla Ji
coming hack.—Springfield Union.
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cldes in post-war Austria and Ger
many confirms this point. But when
It is accepted much that is mysteri
ous remains.
The highest ratio*, of suicide to
population are not found In tie
large cities, where the strains oj
modern life are supposed to be most
severe. Davenport/ fowaT" in’ the
heart of our greatest.,
area, has a suicide rate nearly ten
times that of Troy, N. Y., an Indus
trial center. Washington residents
Indulge in twloo-as much self-mur
der (relatively, of course) as the
people of Chicago, Detroit and Phil
adelphia. Carrying the anomaly a
step further, Switzerland has a sul
clde rate of 25 per 100,000 persons,
while the Irish Free State maintains
a rate of about 3.4.
Perhaps ennui Is as much a cause
of self-obliteration as is economic
failure. On a basis of ratio, suicide
may Indeed be more prevalent In
Ore palaces of raltilanalres than te
Ahe hovels of the unemployed. It
seems to result from a state of mind
that may afflict individuals In all
strata of society. Heredity and dis
position are doubtless Important fac
tors. Suicide la often a result of
mental disease.
Medical science cannot be expect
ed to bring forth a remedy for a
cause of death that is so complicat
ed. But the suicide toll could be
greatly reduced by proper psycho-
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logical analysis and treatment. It
offers a formidable chsTTenge that
has not yet been fully accepted by
the medical profession.—Washing
ton Post.
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A good digestion and a clear con
science Is the recipe for a healthy
old age.—John D. Rockefeller.
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