Insanity: Its Causes and Prevention
CHAPTER XIII.
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