The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-22
FAVOR NATL HEALTH BOARD
Splendid Paper By DR.. Martin On
Prevention Of Common Dis
eases and Maintenance Of
Health.

At it's meeting Monday night the
Civic club passed two resolutions
which bear directly on the good Of
the community. One was in favor
of a national board of health and
read as follows:
"Resolved, that it is the sense of
this club that we favor the creation
of a National Board of Health"
On motion it was ordered that
copies of this resolution be sent to
our senators and representative in
congress.
The other resolution was concern
ing the medical examination of
school children in Plymouth, and
favored this work for the good of
the community even If the school
board find it necessary to raise the
taxes to have it. After a state
ment by Supt. Mcdowell that all the
board were ready and willing to
establish medical examination of
our school cb ldren, but that the
necessary fluids was all that pre-
vented, this motion was passed:
Moved that the members of this
club are in favor of the medical
examination of school children in
Plymouth, even if it be necessary
to raise the school tax in order to
have it."
The cost Of examination by a
regularly appointed physician would
be from $3.50 to $500. The value to
the children and help to the teach
ers would be so great that this
small increase would hardly be
noticed by the tax payers.
The cause of these actions by the
club was the reading by city health
officer DIR. j. s. Martin of a most
excellent paper on "Some Common
diseases and how to prevent them"
This was one cf the best things
that has been presented to the club,
and at its conclusion hearty vote
of thanks was given to DIR. Martin
for his paper.
The club met at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. F. E. earn and an especial
ly large number were present. Mr..
and Mrs. Singrey, Miss Stark and
Miss Coddington assisted In enter
tanning and made a most delightful
time for those present. Congra-
tulations were voted to Mr.. q. g.
Manning Of South Bend on his ap-
pointment as secretary Of the South
Bend Chamber of Commerce. This
action was taken out of apprecia-
ton for the two lectures which Mr..
Manning has delivered before the
club.
A committee consisting of Mr..
Marks, II. E. Hess, DR.. Edison, Mrs.
Blain and Mrs. Underwood was ap-
pointed to confer with number of
other committees from other socie-
ties, lodges and churches of the city
in regard to holding a Chautauqua
here next summer. The comments
in the club were not particularly
favorable to the Chautauqua. Mrs.
Cook favored the club with an In
strumental solo, and Miss Violet
Singrey with a vocal solo, both of
which were much appreciated.
DR.. Martin in his address oppos-
ed the fashion according to which
ladies went with bare arms. He
said:
"The dress, or rather undress of
some of the ladies in the evening at
social gatherings. would seem de-
signed to leave uncovered and un-
protected, both front and back as
much as possible of the space which
contains the lungs. During the
severe cold weather Of this present
winter I have noticed ladies in pub
lie whose arms were bare above the
elbows. The great radial and
ulnar arteries and wins of the fore
arm come so near the surface that
the blood may become so chilled by
this unnatural exposure as to cause
serious congestion Of the lungs and
probable loss of life. Many in
stances Of grave disease have thus
originated"
The diseases listed by the state
board of health which are subject to
quarantine are smallpox, scarlet
fever. diphtheria, measles and
chickenpox. Cerebro-spinal fever and
pulmonary consumption are to be
reported only.
"Tbere are certain basic prin-
ciples in regard to contagious dis
eases that long ago should have been
accepted by the people as practical