Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-08-27
SCHOOL OF HEALTH.
Chicago Institution to Save
Young Victims OF tuberculosis.
LIKE A TINY CITY OF TENTS
Fully Equipped For Fight on White
Piasue-Children viii Be Taught
How to Battle With the Disease.
Play ard Rest.


How to Battle With the Disease.
Play ard Rest.
The first school for tubercular chill
dreu maintained 10y II board of educa
tIun IN the United States was opeued
lew days ago un the grounds of the
Harvard school. at Seventy y-hflh street
aud \inccnnes avenue. in Chicago. II
ls a miniature tented city, fully equip,
ped for hight ON the plague. and in
rludcS iouu, teaching. medical services
and street ear transportation. Thirty
alert. enthusiastic. but tainted children
appeared for roll call. The novelty OF
the experiment proved attractive to
the lille ones.
Nv lille each child selected for the
new school is IN some degree infected
with tuberculosis" said Dr. \. A.
Gardner the disease has not pro.
trcSSrd IN any OF them far enough to
gIyc the Injection To others. There
has been some criticism on our selec
tiuu of the Harvard school yard for
cur school. There will he no danger
to any of the children of the Harvard
school. fake any school in the city
ana there Is not room III which there
is not one or more infected children.
Nothing Thought of It.
THE others are compelled 10 sit IN
the saline room with the ailiug child.
vet nothing is thought of it. This plan
is u great forward step in the cure aud
combat OF the disease. A careful rec.
ord OF each chid will be kept, aud
these records will be examined by Il
medical expert at least once a week
The records will show the condition OF
the heart. lungs, color eyes. teeth ten.
peratnre aud also the general physical
condition
"Oue Of the nurses of the Chicago
tuberculosis institute will he in at.
tendance part OF each day and see that
the physicians Instructions are car.
riod ont She will also visit the home
of each child and see that the good
work of the day is not offset 10y neg
parents in the care OF the child aud
try to get their cooperation in the
work Ut the school. The last incident
Of the school day will he a shower
bath for each pupil. This will come
after supper in the mess tent. aud then
the children will be placed on cars and
sent home"
This is the daily routine at the
school:
MORNING.
S.gh-Arrtve at school.
goo Breakfast.
9.5U-- Wash teeth.
Dlshwashtng.
lO.lo-- Play.
l0:a1- Gardening.
lO;io-Story telling.
n:u0-Llght gymnastics.
lib Breath exercise.
AFTERNOON.
1890 Noon meal
l:uu-tIcln teeth.
l.lo-RccliulnE chairs.
2l5-Seep an hour.
3:l5-Light gymnastics.
4l5-RcCreation.
6:UO-Supper
6.5U-ShOwer bath.
G:io- Return home.
The menu consists of cereal food
with cream aud sugar. soft boiled eggs
and milk for breakfast; boiled rice
boiled potatoes. whole wheat bread
SteWed pruneS. milk and peanut candy
for dinner; scrambled eggs, jam. bread
and butter, graham crackers and milk
for supper.
To Save One Life a DLy.
I'VE will save thirty lives in thirty
days, said Superintendent W. H.
Watt, who is in charge of the expert
ment. I'VE are planning for ten ad
dtional schools of this kind, and We
will keep the children out here in the
open until severe cold compels us tC
withdraw for the season.
I'VE will soon have all the infected
children segregated and will teach
them how to battle with the disease
We feel certain that almost all the
cases can be cured. OF course this
condition cannot be brought about at
once. This season we hope to strength
en- the children. harden them and In
crease their power of resistance. Early
in the spring they will return to tent
life again. and the work will continue
Thc children adapted themselves
quickly TO the routine of camp. The
little girls took up the work of wash
Ing dishes and scrubbing kitchen uten
silS in Il way which bespoke previous
experience at home. The boys assist
ed the girls with the heavier work
The parents are very enthusiastic.