Humm here is one possible take:
No antibiotics pre-40's - child birth was the number one killer of moms and children. Then of course thalidomide was all the rave as were the deformed babies. And without effective birth control most women were relegated to bearing and caring for children most of their active lives, the huge families are testament to that. Agricultural accidents were much more likley to be fatal or seriously debilitating in the absence of ROPS, saftey lock-out switches and the like. I would imagine anti-kickback saw chain was not available until the late 70's. Phone calls to family out of state or out of the country were out of the question due to cost. Vehicles lasted a maximum of 100 000 miles before wearing out and one could burn the undersides of your legs just sitting down on the hot vinyl seats in a car without any hope of air conditioning. Then of course they all used carburetors which had their own set of problems and heaven help you if you flooded the enging by over using the choke. What the hell did we do without microwaves - toiled all day in the kitchen. It's human instinct to remember the past fondly our memories often serve us badly. Modern times on average have increased the expected life span and by association suggest an easier way of life with higher standards. I sure as heck dont want to go back.

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