ies, which I have done nothing more than to touch upon.
However, I cannot close without giving further emphasis to my views by
offering in evidence the conditions, as to vitality, of the Jews. The
facts are that this race, from some cause or causes, presents an
endurance against disease that does not belong to any other portion of
the civilized communities amongst which its members dwell. We do not
have far to go to find many causes for this high vitality. The causes
are simply summed up in the term "soberness of life." The Jew drinks
less than the Christian; he takes, as a rule, better food; he marries
earlier; he rears the children he has brought into the world with
greater personal care; he tends the aged more thoughtfully; he takes
better care of the poor; he takes better care of himself; he does not
boast of to-morrow, but he provides for it; and he holds tenaciously
to all he gets. It may be true that he carries these virtues too far,
but I do most earnestly plead that if the colored people will only
emulate the Jew, they, like the Jew, will win, like him they will
become strong, and like him in scorning boisterous mirth and passion,
will become comparatively happy and healthy.

FOURTH PAPER.

WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF THE GREAT MORTALITY AMONG THE NEGROES IN THE
CITIES OF THE SOUTH, AND HOW IS THAT MORTALITY TO BE LESSENED?

BY JAMES RANDALL WILDER, M. D., PHAR. D.

[Illustration: Dr. J. R. Wilder]

JAMES RANDALL WILDER, M. D., PHAR. D.

James Randall Wilder was born at Columbia, S. C., and is the
son of Charles M. Wilder, who was postmaster at Columbia for
many years. His mother was Marla Coleman, also a native of
the Palmetto State.

Dr. Wilder is a man of spotless character, and enjoys a
striking appearance, a magnetic personality, and a brilliant
and versatile mind. His early training was received in the
public schools of his native city. He spent a season in the
classical department of Howard University, and from there he
went to Howard Medical College, from which he graduated in
the year 1888. Availing himself of the unrivalled
opportunities afforded by the Freedman's Hospital, he
rapidly acquired both theoretical and practical knowledge,
so that when he stepped into the world he possessed a
preparation seldom equaled by the young practitioner. He has
also the degree of Phar. D. from Howard.

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