Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Volume 264; No. 266; No. 268; No. 270 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 Excerpt: ...of the road and to infect a certain class of human beings with a peculiar bacteria, inoculating them with an uncontrollable desire to burn up our city streets and wear out our newly laid country roads. This grave and well-nigh helpless con dition confronts every community. Much thought and deliberation have been given to devising some solution. New Taws and regulations were easily obtained when public opinion demanded, but no matter how excellent their form, their usefulness ceased the minute they were put on the statute books, because of the lack of education and the fact that the executive and police power has not kept apace with the new conditions. The subject of public and school safety in its field of operation is a vast one. It takes in that holy of holies, the home; it enters the sacred confines of the church; it flits along the aisles of the theater; its presence is felt in the workshop and on the street, re minding our people to conserve that which is most precious@their lives, their limbs, and their property@eliminating the chance taker, and reducing to the minimum the hazard from that dreaded element, fire. We Americans are by nature, inclination, and education the most reckless, the most careless, and the most extravagant people on the face of the earth. How often have we heard it stated that we waste more than would support a like number of people anywhere in conti nental Europe. Prosperity in America eliminates frugality. The great middle class of people, which constitutes such an important part of our population, is not a class of conservationists. The fast and furious age in which we live keeps us on ligh speed all the time, and this condition of living does not beget habits of carefulness. Let us turn for a moment to that phase of safety, t...