The Past

As times become more tough economically, we should keep things in perspective. This email reminds us that not long ago times were tougher. Our ancestors, some still alive today, experienced much of what is listed below.

We are of the same stock and could do so again if it became necessary. Hopefully we continue to progress and not regress. However, civilization is not a guarantee or a birthright. Nor is progress. Both can regress if not nurtured.

1910 Ford Model R

Show this to your friends, children and or grandchildren!

THE YEAR IS 1910

This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine!

One  hundred years ago.
What a difference a century makes!
Here are some statistics for the Year 1910:

• The average life expectancy for men was 47 years.
• Fuel for this car was sold in drug stores only.
• Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.
• Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.
• There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved   roads.
• The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
• The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower!
• The average US wage in 1910 was 22 cents per hour.
• The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per
• year.
• A competent Accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year,
• a Dentist $2,500 per year, a Veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a Mechanical Engineer about $5,000 per year.
• More than 95 percent of all births took place at HOME.
• Ninety percent of all Doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION!
• Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of   which were condemned in the press AND the government as   ‘substandard.’
• Sugar cost four cents a  pound.
• Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.
• Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.
• Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used Borax
• or egg yolks for shampoo.
•   Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people  from entering into
• their country for any reason.
• The Five leading causes of death  were: 1. Pneumonia and influenza, 2. Tuberculosis, 3. Diarrhea, 4. Heart disease and 5. Stroke
• The American flag had 45 stars.
• The population  of  Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30!
• Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn’t been invented
• There was no Mother’s Day or Father’s Day.
• Two out of every 10 adults couldn’t read or write and only 6 percent
• of all Americans had graduated from high school.
• Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the
• counter at the local corner drugstores.
• Back then pharmacists said, “Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of  health”! ( Shocking?  DUH!)
• Eighteen percent of households had at least one full-time servant or domestic help.
• There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A.  !

I am now going to forward this to someone else without typing it myself. From there, it will be sent to others all over the WORLD – all in a matter of   seconds! Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.

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