Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-29

kitchen table for hours. and when she
nuts II in the ice chest she fails to see
that it is properly refrigerated. If her
child is an infant she very likely adds
TO her culpability by her carelessness in
feeding il. You can't pour milk down a
child's throat as you would ill the gas
oIine tank Of your automobile.
"Stiu they are blaming all of the
s,rnner intestinal diseases among chill
dren and infants 20 the milk supply IN
the face of the fact that Atlanta's sup
nlv on the whole, is very GOOD
aRight now we are making an effort
+o have the tuberculin test made on
every herd of cattle from which our
min, SUNNY comes. The state Is help-
ing US in this and in some cases the
test will be made on herds as far as ~
miles from Atlanta
In ike manner DIT Kennedy was III =
clined to place the blame for poorly
nrena red and improper food and tainted
r,aats upon the shoulders Of the moth-
ars All OF these, he said, had for their
grisly train the diseases winch stay
scores of children every year.
Home Surroundings Menace
Tnsanitarv home surroundings also
form a serious menace to the goon
health and proper growth of the young
.,o,eration in the opinion of DIT. Ken
0edv The dread white plague Win an
tba nublicitv that has been given Ihe
terrible extent of its raVages, IL mo- :
,revaIent among the school cnllaTen
tbap the majority of persons suspect
Deatbs whose causes are ascrloeo 70
+bfe disease or that disease, many tlHies'
In fact are the result or one OF me IN
sidjous forms of tuberculosis NtdLl
things may contribute 10 $50 1,.sis
this plague in the system % ~ ,,t
u 80 he imDure milk, injected uledC
t-,-l'o5irr,,, trarsui ssion. or incubation
- -. gscf remains. said Dr. Kennedy
~. - ie the uunygienic and insanlta '
.---,,.-,,,,,7ings of lle child, poor nourlSl p
49, - f;r-Ia fresh air and sunlight
- ,,-.,Irar the resistance ana FitaIlty
., -, .,.1,Ing ra0uIp and make them IN
"a HE of throwing of the lnfecl'oh-
s.Scot small share OF the responsl
hifft,- for the tuberculosis ana olHs
diseases that atflief chilGI IN OgioIiso -
ths CITY itself. declared u 49, - y,
~. y; l-;r,fra1 90 compel the niue Iolh
rs. coona5 I'D in poorly ventilated
$50 and s-ufv little rooms. NO won
5e- thar ~ are susceptible 10 pu,,lnl9}-
u -5-, Us Jjs ses of al descriptions. Colds
i asrs Mn into pneumonia are Of con
si5arabIe frequency among school c iiI-
Sra1 and pneumonia in communion
(,-;tb wboouinz cough. nearly away :
a. is combination. is by no means MS rare
IL ~, surprise some to learn tnat We
boys more deaths among cnlidren ln
sfIspta from wnooping cough an ana
. E.-s,je. rban W. have from diphtherisa
- - So rIet fever There also Is much
NOR typhoid fever in the city man i,,.,
-, ~ should b.. The crusade against
49,, ~oTonon drinking cup mas not oeeh
s.-rrlra Is no rard and fast rule Tor
.,,,, -.-svzrtior % all these aricuons
m, n are visited upon the children Of
, 49, a. concluded Dr. Kennedy. III
-rs rneY lust 10 what diseases q e chi.
had been exposed II might not De a .i-l!-
r,,ft 10 anticipate and prevent lhel-
r-ogress But rhe best preNentlVes arc
rla~fr of rlay and exercise. Eo'g SAM
-...i.r l- rt- home and s.E'". ana piei-
10. - -.nrsHr sad fresh air every
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