The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-21
Dean Of Women at A. c. Talks on
Training Of Girls for Lies Mission

: be dependent on their parents the,
) marry, and ask you is # right.
: surely woman should give her health
} her strength and youthful vigor to he,
J nome, her husband and her family
ratner than assuming her life work
} with weakened body and wrecked
nervous system.
Need for Improvement Over Parents
But we constantly hear such remarks
as Mary does not need to go to school
TO learn cooking, sewing and house-
Keeping, her mother Is a good cool,
lseamstress and housekeeper AS well
say that John does not need to studv
medicine because his father Is a. phvs-
lcian. Or that James will inherit his
knowledge of theology because his
rather is preacher. But you may saw
In the case Of the doctors son 'that
lis different because he has the life of
the patient In his hands. This Is true
but do you not think that a knowledge
OF preventable diseases, a knowledge az
body nutrition, of the care of the bodv.
house and the ability to keep a. family
well for 800 days in a year is more val
uaeIe than the occasional visit of a
physician who comes in once or twice a
Iyear? The training OF the housewife
TO Keep her family we'll is even more
important than the training to make
sick people well.
What Does Home Economic Embrace
The laity may ask just what does
home economics embrace? Home
economies is as broad and as varied as
the affairs Of the home and 1T has for
It's ultimate purpose the development of
Strong men and strong women for
good homes, for !. good nation.
TO have strong men and women we
must start right. AS the twigs bent
the trees inclined" Surely little
babe who is sturted in infancy has all
odds against him in developing physi-
cal strength and vigor. One of the time
honored customs is feeding the tiny
babe mashed potatoes and coffee. the
inevitable result is pain for the babe
and annoyance to the listeners.
Sanitary Drinking Cup.
Another error so common that we
| scarcely notice it's occurrence. The
child wants a drink as soon as n is
well settled on the train, its mother
goes with 1t to the drinking fountain.
both mother and child drink-touching
their lips to the same cup that has
been used by other passengers on the
train. Some may be followed eyed
consumptives perhaps others have con-
taslous or loathsome diseases. After
Few days If the child sickens and dies,
or is NAMED for life the mother is
all too apt to blame providence or
chance but natural result of intro
duclng the so-called disease germ"
into the mouth of the child. These
germs when surrounded by warmth
and moisture rapidly increase causing
the fatal result The death of the little
one was not caused by lack of love on
the mothers part but rather by Grim
lnal Ignorance. Just so long as tiny
babes are fed on unsuitable foods, at
irregular intervals and children are
permitted to drink from unclean c,lps
just so long will this awful mortality
among children exist. Statistics show
that in the United States 500 900 infants
annually die under two years of age
But this is not all, there are millions
of others who are wcaklings for life
because their mothers were ignorant of
the principles of nutrition and SAM
tation.
Did you ever notice large crowd of
men, farmers perchance? AS they ac-
cost each other with an inquiry as to |
their health? The customary answer
ts:-"Oh I'm pretty weIl,' or just toll |
cradle or Il haven't been feeling very
well recently" Why sickness in vary |
ing degrees is so common that the
man orr woman who answers Heartily |
Il am well' Is almost a curiosity |
How many well people do you know j? |
Are you one of that number?
Poor Cooking Cause of Divorce.
Our poor cooking and insufficient nu-
triton is not the only cause CT di-es-
tive disorders, but because of irrita- /
ted nerves resulting from malnutri-
ton or indigestion, we find men with /
bad tempers, who are irritable and
women lacking nourishment for the
same reason, who are scolds and also
irritable. AS result the home instead |
OF being haven of rest for the fam
lily is a place of contention and nag
ging, and the result is that America
heads the christian nations of the |
earth in the number of divorces Stand
ing next to heather Japan in the scale,
We VIM pAlu6 ourselves our Intel l.
ligence and superior civilization! III
sometimes think there is some truth
In the old saying, ''the way to mans
heart Is through his stomach" WHILE
there should be some modification it /
may not be the way to get there but
one thing is true, once there ii is a.
very good way to stay.
How to Have Strong and viriIe Race.
In order to have strong and virle
race health is essential. and unless one
has a clean wholesome and 4. sanitary
home and clean, wholesome sanitary
food In sufficient quantity and quality
one will find sickness prevailing and
weaklings resulting.
1t is truly surprising to note the diff
ference of the American people re-
garding the virility of the race. In
sharp contrast we note the efforts ON
The part of the nation and state to
eliminate various animal and plant dis
eases. Hundreds of thousands OF dollars
IRE expended on hog serums for hog
cholera, black leg In cattle, CHAMBERS
IN horses Millions of dollars have !
been spent to eliminate the plant dis
eases, to exterminate the elm tree bee
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