The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-27
AT FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Papers Are Given by DR.. Alfred Kinney
DR.. Fulton, and Others on Vital
Subjects-Great Interest
Shown.


the Clatsop County Medical Association
and the Teachers Institute occurred in
the First Methodist church, There was
a large attendance. and the program
| which was rendered was interesting and
instructive. All the physician, had care
fully prepared their subjects assigned
and presented them plainly and so that
the uninitiated could easily UNDER
stand.
! DR.. ]. A. Fulton presided, introducing
the speakers. The first number on the
! program was paper read by DR.. Alfred
! Kinney. on "The Real Defenses OF the
Body" The doctor went into detail and
explained the means that nature uses
to repel the attacks of disease. He ad-
vocated plain but nourishing food for the
! child and told what substances were best
The paper proved most instructive and
was listened to with the greatest OF at
! tention
DIR. r. C. Yenney, state health Off
Ger, spoke on "School Hygien,." with es-
! pecial reference of the duties Of school
teachers toward their pupils. He stat
| ed that every teacher should be inform
on the elementary principles at least
of hygiene, which he said were very
simple "A knowledge OF physiology.
and bacteriology i, as much duty of
the teacher" said he, "as of the legally
constituted health officer. Every tea
cher should in themselves be qualified
to judge upon the state OF health in
which pupil Is"
| The doctor emphasized the Importance
of personal cleanliness in the child. and
urged this as one of the prime essen
tials tending to make the child healthy
or other wise, according as to whether
he is clean or not.
| DR.. Fulton gave an address on the sub
iect of Exercise" Outdoor exercise he
said was the only beneficial exercise.
Exercise taken indoors where the air is
not free to circulate is practically of no
value. He advocated large Fairgrounds
for the school children, large airy gym
nasiums. and wherever possible swim
ming tanks. In closing the doctor said
that physical development in the child
was far more important than mental
development.
Dr. A. J. Smith Of PendIeton spoke !
on q" The Modern School Building" He
opened with comparison of tine average |
longevity of the human race Of today |
with that of thirty years ago "Thir-
ty years ago" said he "the average leng- |
tn of the human life was only thirty |
three years, but now thanks to the ef- !
forts Of the medical profession, and the
important discoveries made bearing on |
the health Of the race, the average has |
been raised to forty-one years at the
present time and before many years we
hone to be able to say the average age is |
fifty years. " In giving what might be
called model scnoo rooms descrip- |
ton, Sc stated that all window casing |
and shelves, or anything which would |
catch dust, would be absent. The |
walls will be plain. As to the amount
of light entering the room he said |
that the amount Of square feet of win
dow space should vary with the floor
space. in about the ration Of one to five.
He said that in his opinion hot air heat
ing was preferable to either steam
heat or hot water.
Dr. Henderson spoke briefly on the
"Care of the Eyes" lie styled his SUBJ |
isct as one of the most important to be
discussed. His remarks were very in
teresting and received the careful at
tention the Importance Of his subject |
merited.
Dr. Pilkington followed DR.. Hender.
son with an interesting paper on "Ade-
noids"
"Nervous School Children" and the i'm
portance Of caring for all elementary
diseases which cause nervousness, and
often lead to serious consequences if al
lowed to continue, were ably discussed
by DR.. Hagelstrom.
DR.. Andrew G. Smith delivered an adj
dress on "Workshop Children" which
proved far too short for the audience
who when he had concluded applauded
in vain for the doctor to continue. DR..
Smith showed the cruelties and inhum
antics practiced upon the young chill
dEen in the great manufactures both