Yes, epidemics are a bad thing, as well as war. We have some modern miracle medicines now, but still don't have them for some of the really bad things.. -----Original Message----- From: can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of syrnick@mts.net Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 1:33 PM To: can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] lumber vs mining and then some Perhaps the greatest hazard to life and limb was war!. Each war, giant strides are made in medicine. More of our ancestors died in wars and from plague or flu than from anything else. Lauraine > > From: "MASmith" <momsmith@fnwusers.com> > Date: 2009/10/07 Wed AM 11:22:56 CDT > To: <can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] lumber vs mining and then some > > Indeed, you are so right! Plenty of our ancestors worked like no one > nowadays would DREAM of working.....with all kinds of terrible hazards and > hardships involved. And many of them lost eyes, arms, legs, and were > killed in the process thereof. > > Most of my ancestors came down from Quebec to work in the mills in the New > England states. There were some ghastly accidents in these shops, on the > rails, etc. before there were any safety standards put into force. And > they worked LONG and HARD hours, walking to and from their jobs in all kinds > of weather, as well. We nowadays have NO idea was hardship is!!! > > mas > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. To search the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION The information page is: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message