Charlotte, Feb. 4—“Insanity increases as disrespect for the law jazzes along with prohibition,” is the summary of life among youth as expressed last night by Dr. J.E.S. Davidson, speaking before the Charlotte medical society.
Dr. Davidson’s heme concerned the question: “Is the present generation deteriorating intellectually?”
“It is,” declared the physician. As a solution Dr. Davidson offered tolerance, the placing of religion above sect or denomination, consideration of the race question in all sections of the country, he institution of universal language, eugenics, and the establishment of a public health department as a government office. “Industrial organization is taking the place of spiritualism. We were crusaders in the war—we are reactionaries in peace.
“In this day of music by radio, medical advice through newspaper syndication, and other such devices, we have been bathed, shaved and manicured until we are becoming a soft-self-coddled race and it is now a thrilling experience to take a daily dozen by the music of a record or to walk around the corner for an ice cream soda.
“Our information comes in a flood of printed matter and our students have become a crew of banolined bespeckled rooters for semi-professional football teams. Our education is developing a race of 99 44-100 pure soap Americans.
While many aspects of the speech were questioned by members of the society during the ensuing discussion, all agreed that the syndication of medical advice and prescriptions through the daily papers is an evil.
From the front page of The Concord Daily Tribune, Friday, Feb. 5, 1926
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