The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-02-17
multitude Of slaves. Mrs Mary l.
Wood graphically shows tina. as the

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fertile mind OF man invented iapoI-
saving devices, as machinery tooA tue
| manufacturing industries from ~
home, as the Civil war oFousn'
changed conditions, so women srauu-
| ally drifted into three classes. flrst-
those who followed the former nome
| industries into the factories anu
| marts Of trade, or the wage-earnlns
women; second. those whose IaniitS
wealth increased more rapidly thah
their sense Of Responsibility. VINO
knew not how to employ wisely the
ereat mount Of leisure, who gave
themselves up TO personal adornHfeEt,
the Identification of their homes, anu
to luxurious entertalning-aii MAJ
less, nay, indeed, beneficial IN tneir
true proportion, but most perniciouS
when INDUCED in TO excess; thlrd, d
great body Of earnest women remain,
ed who accepted their leisure ana
prosperity gratefully, but who reaiized
full well that for the use OF every
blessing God holds us strictly
ble.. These women began to ASK,
What can We do to improve our
selyes?" Resulting therefrom came
the formation Of study clubs TO supply
mental food to women longing Tor the
higher education then denied them
|, in academic halls. The civil war
, came and the exodus OF men TO the
battlefield threw new responsibilities
on women and developed latent tai
$ ents, in both public and private lie.
? After peace was declared and the
country began to recover from the
\ effects Of war, wOmen'S clubs, De-
came more numerous; into their HVes
entered a new element-that or serv-
2 ice to others, loyalty Of lips and hands
: to the highest civic ideal. Soon State
declarations Of clubs were organized
Z and 1SS9-1S90 marks the formation,
' under the lead OF the New York SorO-
IS sis, OF our General Federation, TO
which every State Federation belongs
and to which every individual club Is
eligible.
Write to Mrs. Willard G. Rogers,
v the untiring State Chairman OF the
. General Endowment, who will take
pleasure in explaining the work.
Health.
le When the publicity chairman ap-
IL preached Mrs. E. r. Michaux, chair
to man of health for a message to thu
lie clubs the respons was so generous
it SO practical and the points touched
re of such vital Importance to ever,
in citizen the same as every woman
he that we are glad Of the o~pportunit.
Of putting before the public through
1g the medium of this club page theS
id suggestions from the health depart
2. ment. The plan upon which tn
work of the health department o
by n. G. F. w. c.. is founded, is to car
lie for the affected, to prevent furthe
G. Infection, to educate and Great
IS. public sentiment and to co-operat
with loca! county and State Board G
Health. To call attention to some G
'ss the ways in which the club wome
re can work for the upbuilding c
or health in the home, the school, tn
'es community, and the State. the follow
In ing suggestions are made:
)ss l. Work for medical inspection {
zig | schools. Now tina tho anmn,11Snv
W attendance law, Statewide in it's al
~ pllcation. has been adopted the ne.
forward step is to have medical il
spection Of our schools, which NEAR
not only the examination Of pupils fl
physical defects and CONTAGIOUS di
ap- eases. but an investigation of tt
lof conditions> OF the school houses ar
surroundings. Statistics show tn
about 1917 Of all school children ha,
adenoids, enlarged ~tonsils, bad tee,
and unclean mouths, defects of sig
10 and hearing or some other physic
ne defect which not only makes a chi
ar backward and dull in his studies, b
90! effects the general health.
ee" NO line of health work offers
better opportunity than a moveme
Tor the betterment Of the schools
red today. All children must 60
school, what are the conditions md
which they go?
z. The approach Of spring sugge.
the necessity OF -enewed camnai
our against the fly and mosquito 4
diss W the fly" but "starve the fly"
the slogan today.
Join A careful estimate shows that :
ems fly is responsible for 1000 deaf
to 100000 days Of sickness and a moy
tary loss Of $4,000. 600 in North Ca
lima every year. 1t is worth while
lima destroy the fly? Let us screen :.
by stroy and prevent. There are s
ssor deaths from malaria in North Ca
Ina every year, and so. 600 cases
an" chlils and fever. Eradicate ma,a
'slty Dy destroying the breeding places
Dru- the mosquito.
1red Enlist the Boy Scouts IN tn,
in campaigns. N
3. Plan Children's Health Conf
ences or Better Babies Contests
49,. amen ann to show the physical c,
tory oltloh' and to point out any defe
Whlch II uncorrected might "a
ming lasting injury to the children =