The Washington times., 1914-10-30
New Dental Room at Woman's Clinic
Auxiliary.
Wage-Earning Girls and House.
wives To Be Taught Home
Nursing and Hygienic Living
in New Course.
A clinic for instruction in h,

A cllnlc t0T instruction in hy.
giene is an innovation.
But that function is to be under
taken BY the Woman's Clinic Aux
iliary, at ZIG Thirteenth street.
And, in addition to course of lec-
tures in keeping nell, the clinic
also will offer a course in home
nursing, especially for mothers.
This cinic, open only to white
girls, mas established especially to
meet the needs of wage-earning
women and housewives. 1t fills
an unoecupied place among similar
institutions of Washington. Other
plans to broaden its work, in addi-
tion to its lecture courses, are de.
scribed in this article.
By J. R. HILDEBRAND.
heretofore clinic has been a place
for the treatment of ailments and a
laboratory for the study of the dis
eased. Tho Woman's Clinic Auxili-
ary plans an innovation for this WIN
ter season with series of lectures
on keeping welr' for young women,
and another on home nursing for
wives and mothers.
The clinic will continue its work
In the field 1t occupies In Washing-
ton. Formed for white women only,
the clinic also arranges its hours
so that working girls may take ad-
vantage OF Its facilities without los
Ing any time at work. Its second ap-
peal Is to those housewives often un-
able to pay a physician's charges,
but who are unwilling to appeal to
any institution for free treatment.
These pay small fees, proportionate
to their means, and thus get the ad-
vantage of excellent medical treat
ment without loss OF their self-re-
spect by being pauperized.
But our work at the clinic has
convinced us more than ever that
much Of the illness among women,
especially that among younger wom-
en-, is due to a lack of knowledge Of
the laws of hygiene" said DR. Ell
nora c. Folkmar, superintendent of
tho clinic.
Therefore. we believe 1t is we'll
within the scope of the clinics work
to educate these young women in
these rules of health which will
make their appeals for medical aid
less frequent"
The Economic Value.
But there Is an economic, as we'll
course, DR.. Folkmar pointed out.
Fifty-four. per cent Of the adult
patients Of the clinic are wage earn
ers Another A per cent are house.
wives. Loss Of days from work
means a direct loss to the community
In the cases of these patients.
Glasses for each of the courses Will
be limited to Twenty-Five members.
The course in 'keeping welr' will be
given on Wednesday evenings and
repeated on Saturdays if there are
enough applicants. The revenue OBJ
tanned from small charge for these
lectures will be used In the estab-
lishment of a school Of hygiene and
practical nursing as a part or the
clinics work All lectures Will be
given by members of the clinical
staff.
Dr.. Folkmar will open the course
with talk on Health vs.. Disease.
and her other topics will be Air,
Sunshine. Water and Fire in the
Relation to Health Public Santa
ton and Prevention of Disease
Special Hygiene for Young Wom-
en-" and Social Hygiene. DR.. Cora
Smith will lecture on Hygiene Of
Eating and Drinking" and 'Hy-
giene Of Clothing" Or. Centennella
Smith will talk about Hygiene of
the Mouth" and the topic assigned
Dr. A. Frances Foye Is Hygiene OF
the Nose and Throat" Or. Rorick
Rennett will lecture on Hygiene OF
the Alimentary Tract" and Dr. Alice
Winans Downey will give talks on
Simple Treatments for Common
Ailments and Injuries, Their Pre-
vention and First Aid"
Tho course in "home nursing Is
not intended to be a preparation for
nursing as vocation. but is simply
a series Of lessons in facts every
mother should know concerning the
care Of the sick.
Care of Sick Room.
There are many times" said DR..
Folkmar. when a member OF the
family Is Ill but a few days or
hours and this patient should have
Intelligent care Of another mcm-
ber of the family. Every mother
ahould know how to care for the