The Detroit times., 1914-01-20
Uncle Sam Warns Against Winter Ills


would throw them off. Everything
should be- done therefore. TO incroase
ones power of resistance. 10 nure
ones self 10 cold weather as some
people sometimes say. Automobile
riding serves we'll for this purpose.
but those who have not yet acquired
machines may have their power OF
resistance raised by walking in the
omen afr rs much As possible. aud. in
a way. this beats attomobihne. Ton
one gets hnC exercise at the same
Time
During these cold winter months
parents should take every precaution
and protect their children from dan.
gcrOus Diseases. n the child has
never been vaccinated then now is
the accepted time because smallpox
Infection IS most common during the
winter months. children should never
be- exposed 90 measles or any ol the
other so.called childrcns diseases,
which In some cases are more danger
Gus Than smallpox 10 should be re-
mem0ercd that many ot Tho diseases
" hich occur more frequently in win
ter are spread DIS mouth scCrttions.
aud lor mis- reason all persons should
guard against the use at tine common
drinking cup which Is a frequent ear
rlrr OF the germs of these diseases.
Keep The children away from parties
where they are likely 10 play postof
Ner or other kissing games children
are lhc most common sNappers ot
germs 10 the winter and in the school
tAe use OF lead pencils ana pcnholders
alch ARE often put m the mouth ire
Q0ent.y accounts for the spread ot
colds diphtheria, pneumonia and
othgv diseases. Promiscuiy of this
Kind should always he guarded against
caren..y.
lastly among All tine other winter
diseases watch out Tor thc common
cold Colds cause greater economic
loss I'm his country than most con
tagionS diseases. because OF The many
persons who are compelled TO lose
time from work ON account oi them
A seNere cold also lowers yitalit, and
power of resistance. and sometimes
acts as the fOrerunuer OF pneumonia.
tuberculosis or some other DANGEROUS
disease.
The work of spreading the gospel OF
good heaita TO the general public Is 10
Jay most as
Gospel Of much the concern
Good Health. of educators OF the
country as it is OF
public health officials AS an evidence
OF tRis interest the federal bureau 81
education has now ia preparation a re-
portion Methods and means OF health
Teaching ia the United states. written
by Fletcher b Dressler spe cial agent
OF the bureau ana "a member of the
FACULTY OF the Peabody College Tor
Teachers. DR. Dressler sets forth In a
general way the methods and means
employed by the many societies and
organizations working so educate the
people along various lines OF health
improvement for which each was or
ganized. such as The associations or
gained for he purpose o. helping 20
rid m ecountry OF tuberculosis. 10 edu-
cate the people In matters OF sex hy-
giene. 10 teach mothers and nurses the
proper care and treatment OF infants
AMI societies organlzed for other pul-
poses
The printed page according 10 Or
Dressler, continues TO be the principal
method OF educating the people on
health subjects Many books bulle
tins and pamphlets are ISSUED by the
tens OF thousands each year. and thee
help TO educate the people on the con
servation OF health. on the need OF
medical inspection OF schools, rural
sanitation. sex hygiene. municipal san.
itation. tuberculosis, disinfection
mouth hygiene, nome and school ny
giene infectious diseases, the care oil
children, and other interesting sub
jects
Or Dressler reports 10 Commission.
or. = b. Claxton, chief OF the bureau
OF education. that many of the publ.
cations issued 10 further the work OF
health teaching IN the United States
are models OF popular writing. but that
many OF them are weakened because
OF the fact tina tthey resort 10 the so
called don't" method.
Some organizations says Dr.
Dressler. have tried to protect people
by telling them VIVA. they should MOI
do Without doubt ther evil always
be need of warning people Of danger,
but all who have learned 10 teach sue
cessfully know that far more effective
training and much more purposeful ed
ucation viii come through a positive
statement OF facts and reasons than
the mere listing OF a series Of dont's.
Most people kno why experience that
the temptation TO do a thing often de-
velops because they have been forbid
den without knowing the reasons why
they should not do that thing
Throughout this campaigning for
good health, continues Or Dressler,
"the lecture methir is becoming a dom
inant factor With scarcely an eXcep-
ton, all OF the societies engaged in
any way with health tEdcTtng have
depended on public lectures and
talks to start the work and Kindle en-
thusiasm The illustrated lecture and
motion picture method are gradually
being more and more introduced.
When an audience can see the house
fly deposit its eggs In a mass OF rub