The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-05-19
The Mother, The Home and
tuberculosis
BY Ethel. M. MCCORMICK
Secretary Rapids Society

an excellent article Michigan Board
published equally excellent monthly ah ounl
of the Grand Rapids ATTITUDE culoss sciy stated fol
lows; -.@ D.. .
Prevention the great word Tin
campaign The that tuberculosis Re prevented
and glorious discovery II has given such to the ant
losis crade that hardly city Of So 90 population in the
United States without its anti tuberculosis movement
small and rural communities beginning TO take
campsiGn.n .ste~ p .a..l ...r-' ..a I'll, jg.t.
Mis- Mccormick then foioweI WI an mus al addss on
tuberculosis in its relation the little children of the and
the responsibility The pre- eJts forth by lie
would mich the weldeveoTei Hawaiian tpbersuess
campaign hy followed here The a le is tpo long
pull saE R Int its poiats gvea below The
spbeesH aphase Of ercuo that docs much atten
Miss Mecofnck says. .. vi jranSl@e
80 long 9beISnos Iena,n. the great
the Zoe to human health ard appnes No aons VIII B.,
ss @ and the Of the
h disease which robs the mOthes Of the world Of out Of
.s... =, family
Mise s
the aid S Of the %ess or what would
mother woui yet isnOtancs
! 9Ss where N white
ton Only exposure to the disease is nces ary to in
feet child Babies i the Who
which has given rise the theory
Ro;; I'll t prevent ssyso&srt infection
rounding conditions freq from ali exec SEES
every home the life Sf the child from infancy sho be
sns ass.@ ei; ''n
scarlet fever heavy colds every
that is determined by the
child passes through his Wit measure an will
be handicap him through le preys upon
Many diseases sppernduce
less Measles whOopingc ugh and frsqre colds
pare the soil for tuberculosis s5ste =
Advertised awrys II every man
and child tSl would to p rough
"A chds clothing If disease is to be
full attention. Cleanliness especially VARIABLE
clothing though than of
underwear mothers shord be wiling
BY washing underelotpg daily rather than have their children
stockn"s should especially day
violently perpre freely This poisonous moisture
should mot lie placed next the skin the day
cldren srend nearly half Of their day in sleep and for this
reason their sleeping apartments should have arti ular
possible sleeping porch provided en-
air sleeping cannot be overaed Where sleeping porche
il ossible Mothers cn fight tube euo l. in
better than schools carry
open air idea at hone much possible ,1aas
its eao ubercucss Many athletes
great strain the body at frequent intervals and with lt rest
Moderation should be insisted upon this
activitis >sa t&t s#tts
''when tuberculosis the mother b, "
careful to guard her hdrn Separate sleeping apartments for the
children the patient essential The Ta should
apart from other mem Of the family almost entirely His cloth
washed separately from tire rest" '." 81 ~.
In conclusion the writer ssil; '..t". 10.
cit is often believed by the mother that
longer with especially traired in the dis
Tuberculosis Mothers who insist anatoum for
members Of ther families who may have tberen SIS are not only
doing the patient service but be acting the Of life
the other members Of the family Patients
uoss should be allowed to their duty others leaving the
private home for institution, - =. .. . ii,
~ ,s|. ... ...s..,' - y y - y
JOHN W. CALDWELL-What's the kick anyhowf When Hilo
lacked wharf where might up, had
kick eomag Now that there something to lie alongside there