Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-08
THE REST ROOM
Some Valuable Suggestions as to
the Good Done

One of the institutions of our
recent county fair that deserves
special mention was the Ladies
I Rest Room, unter the auspices OF
the Fresh Air Movement of the
| Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. This department is under
the leadership of Mrs. Dickey,
who has always proven a very eff
iicient superintendent. There, at
the Rest Room, many mothers and
tired children were made comfort
able through her and the loyal,
whole-hearted women who assisted
her.
Literature pertaining to the work
was distributed, and through this
medium is hoped a broader con-
ception of the aims and purposes
OF the union may be gained.
A new feature was added this
year. To the literature of the w.
10. T. u. was added that sent out
BY the State Board of Health, in
regard to methods and prevention
Of preventable diseases. The var
ious physicians of the county re-
sponded to the invitation of the
superintendent to address the
mothers each afternoon at the
Rest Room. The physicians were
heartily in sympathy with the
work, and the following responded:
On Tuesday DR. Shoulder, a
member of the State Board of
Health, gave a very instructive
lecture. One of the strong points
made was the needless spread of
tuberculosis, he made it plain how
easy the disease was carried BY
flies and by careless splitting; adj
ding that it was not a medical
problem, but a problem to be
solved by the people.
On Wednesday Dr. Horace Nc
Swain, of Paris, gave a talk on
anti-narcotics, making plain the
evils Of the use Of tobacco and
snuff. Saying God made women
to be sweet and pure and that the
tobacco and snuff user was not
only a slave to filthy habit, but
her system was filled with nicotine
poison, which always affected her
children, both mentally and physi-
cally, making them more succept-
able to all diseases, especially tu-
berculosis.
Thursday. DR.. Cox. our own
county health officer, gave a most
excellent talk. Having made a
study Of local conditions, lie knew
whereof he spoke. He urged pa
rents to give more serious and in
telligent thought to the sanitary
conditions of their homes and
school houses, saying if we had
flies and mosquitoes we may be
sure they were bred on our own
premises, they were both spread
ers Of disease; if we had chills and
fever, we surely had mosquitoes;
that every two days in the year as
many people die needless deaths,
as we're drowned by the sinking of
the Titantic. Another point made
by DR.. Cox was that wholesome
food, well cooked, saved many a
man not only from disease, but
from craving both tobacco and
whisky. A thought for every
wife and mother in Carroll county
to take home and ponder overl.
Friday DR.. Duncan, of Hollow
Rock, gave talk on infant NOR
tally, especially to mothers of
young children. He gave most
valuable instructions on care, diet
and clothing of babies, as the ba-
bies of today are the men and wo-
men of tomorrow. He made a
strong appeal in their behalf.
Every physician who spoke
urged that the w. G. L. II. take
up the study of the preventable
diseases and home economics, as
one of the lines of their work; also
urged the organizing of home &C.
onomic clubs in every country
neighborhood,
The women displayed much in
terest as was evidenced there by
their questions and discussions.
Since then there have come re-
quests from different parts of the
county for the health officer to ar
range to give lectures.
Everywhere at present there is
an awakening to the power that
lies in the home to prevent disease,
an agitation against ansanitary
conditions and an attitude against
the dope habit