Note: Not everyone approved of these new inventions… What was Eugène l’Heureux protesting against?
Extract:
Frankly speaking, fresh air and the scent of woods can replace many hygiene products. In any case, we should hope that for the healthHealth is when you are free of injury, and physically and mentally well. Healthy eating means... of our urban populationPopulation comes from the Latin populus, meaning “the people.” We say population when we talk about a group..., that some of this fresh air is mixed into the deadly dust that rises from the petri dish for all the germs that envelope our cities and villages where there are automobilesAutomobiles - A vehicle that travels on land that has four wheels and carries 3 or....”
Source of extract: Free translation of Eugène L’Heureux, (Directeur, “Progrès du Saguenay”), 1927, Les problèmes des chantiers. Document qui se retrouve sur le site Les classiques des sciences sociales, http://classiques.uqac.ca/collection_histoire_SLSJ/lheureux_eugene/lheureux_eugene.html
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