Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-10-02
DR.. 0uAlN HAS AN ARTICLE
ON NATIONAL Health Congress

milk route. and from which the
health officer had found over eight
million bacteria in one grain OF sedi
mont acrapcd from the bottom OF the
dippcr. Numerous demonstrators
showed the dangers OF infected milk;
yet good, clean. fresh milk Is the
most wholesome OF foods.
The United States Bureau Of Ami
nal Industry had mn elaborate cyhl
bit. After n thorough study Of II, n
housewife could 60 to the butcher.
shop and tell almost at sight, what
meats were safe and what were dam
aged. Organs and tissues from all
ordinary cattle diseases were shown
beautifully. This bureau has done a
great work along these lines and is
ready to send any amount OF !nfor'
nation ana printed matter upon re-
quest.
The Women's Municipal League of
: Boston exhibited the good and the
bad grocery store. The one with
screens and glass covers pver all
Ioodstuffs. the premises clean and the
statesmen shining white; and the 9TH
or with eats, flies, and reaches in
joyous possession OF pies, cheese,
bread. and other food. EXCEPT when
disturbed by dirty hands. The lesson
was evident W"
Medical School InsDcction-or as
it is more appropriately called individ-
ual instruction in personal hygiene,
was demonstrated both In practice and
in results. In New York City half OF
the school children were found to
have physical defects. The majority
of these were abnormal conditions Of
rem we're given a card advising par
ents to consult the family physician
or dentist. Less than one per cent OF
the parents neglected, on refused, 10
follow tlc advice. And many who OBJ
jected at first became enthusiastic
when they understood the motive and
saw the benefit to the family. Tie
! attendance at school showed Il better
scholarship and less %absentees on &C.
count of sickness. But the immediate
benefit the child derives from these
physical examinations and treatments
is of small Importance compared with
the educational value, the benelicient
influence upon the child's whole life.
after being taught personal hygiene at
an early ago and In a proper manner.
The mental success and the physi.
cal benefit to be derived from open
air schools was proved by several OK,
hibits in which healthy looking boys
and girls sat in their classes dressed
in fur clothes and Overshoes to pro-.
tect them against the snow. To re
main well 1t is necessary to breathe
fresh air always, and to sleep Neal
the open window. "Bettcr be carried
away by a burglar than by an under
taker," was Il recommendation.
In many places throughout the
country, visiting nurses are engaged
to visit families whose deficient
knowledge Of sanitary laws is a con
slant invitation to disease and misery.
These nurses look after the sanitary
conditions generally and give instruc.
ton i'm matters of food, clothing,
cleanliness and the prevention Of d.
sease. That >he result of such prac-
tice to the people concerned is of
great benefit would hardly need men.
ton. A study Of several hundred
maternity cases in an eastern city
showed that where eXpectant mothers
had enjoyed the visits and instruction
from visiting nurses before contine.
ment. less than five per cent Of the
babies died. In the cases where the
mother was not seen by the nurse
until after confinement seventeen out
or every hundred babies died.
Pure water and the manner Of OBJ.
tanning 1t under various adverse local
conditions, was an extensive and in.