Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-14

farmer will bear and the temper Of
the feminine purchaser will endure.
Oh yes, 1t costs money to live in
Washington.
Leading Baptists here, both clergy
and laymen, agree in their congrat-
ulatory reports concerning the large
number of Slaves coming to them in
many parts of the country, especial
ly in New England and the great
northwest. In accordance with the
desire of prominent Baptists, here
and elsewhere. who have considered
the Slavic situation, there is to be
founded Slavic training school for
the Baptist ministry, and II the funds
can be secured, there is to be named
a Baptist Slav secretary to head the
work in the United States. The found
ing OF Baptist college in st. Peters
burg for the training of candidates
for the ministry will take, it has been
discovered not the 100000 first
talked of. and of which English Bap-
fists promised $4,000, but $125,O00
a
it is said must, be given by the Bap-
lists of the United States, If given at
all. 1t will be remembered that the
Baptist World Alliance, at Philadel-
phia last year subscribed 100000
but to date it is found that only $14,-
900 of it has been paid.
An appeal is being made to Bap.
fist mission societies to give larger
and muchneeded emphasis to city
work, and attention is also being call
ed to the necessity for larger educa-
ton of Baptist needs in principal
American cities. A commission of
the northern Baptist convention
states that BAPTIST growth in cities
shows up poorly compared with the
growth of population. In Newark,
Baptists increased in number, 1900
to 1910, only 40 per cent, while pop
ulation increased Al per cent. The
Boston figures are and 10; the Prov
idence 90 and q; the New York,
81 and 80; and the Pittsburgh, 9 and
10 per cent. Only in Philadelphia
was the showing the other way. the
figures being IS to IS in favor of the
Baptists.
Our readers will be startled to
learn from DR.. Thomas D. Wood, pro-
lessor of physical education in the
Teachers College, Columbia Univers-
ity, New York, whose findings are
just now being brought to the atten.
ton of the people of the country by
the U. S. Bureau of Education, that
'of the 20,0OO,O0O school children in
this country, not less than Is per
cent need attention today for physi-
cal defects which are preudicial to
health, and which are partially or
remediable."
Careful study OF statistics and |
estimation of all conditions" he says,
lead to the following personal con-
;lusions:
From ~ to 2 per cent, or 4OO, 900
If these have organic heart disease.
Probably s per cent, Sleek, 600; at
east, have now or have had tubercu-
osis disease of the lungs.
About per cent have spinal
fiat foot, or some other
Moderate deformity, serious enough
% interfere to some degree with
health.
Over 5 per cent have defective
tearing.
about Is per cent, or 100000,
lave defective vision.
about Is per cent are suffering
rom mal.nutrition, in many cases due
n part to one or more of the other
lefects enumerated.
over 30 per cent or 100000, have
enlarged tonsils, adenoids, or enlarg.
ID cervical glands which need atten.
ion.
over so per cent lin some schools
IS high as SO per cent? have defect
We teeth which are interfering with
lnalth.
Several millions of the children
POSSESS, each, two or more Of the
defects.
about 100 cities in the United
states have as many different kinds
# organizations for the care of
lealth in the schools.
"The most important Of all our
lational resources is the health of
he people. The most valuable asset
n our capital of national vitality is
he health of the children. Public