The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-12-17
Echoes Of Woman's Clubs
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tention which will prove OF practical
benefit to the sanatorium Il to issue
and circulate q leaflet stating the To-
cation and purpose, and asking that
each person donate one book to form
library for the institution. "A libr-
airy OF two thousand volumes was cas-
lily collected In this way for the Mas
sachusetts state. sanatOrium, and
through the appeal many persons
learned Of the Institution for the first
time.
4. Arouse cities and towns to the
need of providing hospitals for the in
durable cases.
5. Urge your state board Of health
to issue publications on the subject
iof tuberculosis, and assist In the dis
,tribution Of them.
s. Keep informed concerning the
existing city and town ordinances.
! Ask that ordinances be passed and en-
forced prohibiting expectoration on
the floors OF public buildings and cars
and on side walks, and requiring all
rooms In which a death occurs from
tuberculosis to be fumigated by the
board Of health.
/ Il. Having secured the co-Opera-
ton Of the local and state boards Of
health, physicians, labor and charita-
BILE organizations, religious societies
{ philanthropists, the press, etc, ar
range public meetings where there
shall be discussed ways and means q
reducing the death rate from tuber.
culosis In each city and town. Local
conditions will suggest many methods
u Of prevention, and q conference q
public spirited citizens has always re,
suited In improved conditions in every
community where 1t has been tried
s.. Ask the assistance Of lOcal
physicians In establishing free clinics
lfor the discovery Of the disease In its
i early and durable stage, In forming
Tuberculosis classes" In which pat.
tents are taught to keep a record q
i Temperature, nourishment, hours
spent in the air, and Of sleep, submit
ting the reports to the physician II
4 charge at stated intervals.
4 81 Organize visiting nursing asso
\ Citations, thus placing trained assist
ants at the disposal of your physician
4 Properly conducted, these organiza
7, tions very largely pay for themselves
and for small sum governed DJ
4 the time consumed in attendance) thu
invalid has the best OF care.
j 10. Urge employers to provide
healthful surroundings for employees
and the latter to cooperate in keep
ing them healthful.
i IL. Create a state tuberculosis ex
hibit, and circulate it throughout the
state as means Of educating the
public. Have public lectures which
will awaken an interest in health.
4 IL. Finally, secure the co-opera
| tion Of the press, the great medium
of public instruction Do something
that is worth doing, that will be Of
value to your own community, and
let your work be known through the
newspapers. Eliminate everything
/, which would tend toward sensation.
alism. This is an earnest work
worthy our best thought and effort.
/ Let the women's club take the in
itiative in every community; this is
a home problem. BY each individual
doing her best, there will be organi-
zed an army for civic betterment
which will eventually defeat this
i greatest Of enemies. While we are
taking part In this campaign of sup
|pression and prevention, let us not
4 forget to be tender and kind. Let
us remember that those already af-
fiicted are a menace to the public on