The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-07
Better Health Measures Are
: Urged in Interesting Papers
By DIR. w. FL Narein Which Was Read Before
H:9e. County Medical Society. -sIasS #.

Iment from. the board will not ,bndge
| 1t one bit, though IL has been In this
position since last April. .er2t as
I'D. That the keeping of COWS on
lsmall, city, lots must be stopped, and
there is now In preparation some re-
commendations on this matter. W a
ID Having the city TO set the ex-
lample; 20 the people by removing their
lunsightly, unsanitary; fire traps at: the
rear OF the city hall. This Is q dis
tgrace TO have these buildings owned
Dy the city Fignt in 5the center "a TIC Ii q
town, for what can we expect others
to do five do not set the example.
(6.) Having an incfnerator for the
/ disposal of all garbage and night soil,
to be owned and operated by the city.
t01. having ali fruL anu yegata-
bles offered for sale protected from
contamination from dust and flfes.
You can do all. these things by hep
ing the board both publicly and pri-
vately by word and deed and the board
asks that you Will no longer sit idly
by and criticize their mistakes and
mot lift your voice when you think
they are on the right lines.
Now last but not by any means
least, there has been q slur cast on
four good nanle and reputation. Some
time ago when the examination OF all
children IN the public schools, one
member Of the school trustees said
that he, was opposed to the examina.
tion. but he Was willing that the board
be told that they could 20 ahead and
make any examination they saw Mt,
but there would be no funds iNaflabie
TO pay for such Services, and that as
|soon az 1t was known there wonid
be no axaminati0n Of the schools.
Now for one i am not willing that this
stand tel, ss1isi am viii
Ing To- DO nything ] can IN nay small
way 20 help out, and III think that
the following win make q start in the
right direc ti0n, though IL VIII not by
|any means be what Z t,aitik siecessnrv
or thourongh as It must be, the teach4
|efs IN the various grades can he
taught to discover the grossers <iefecfe
lot vision by the ,fBa c9 these cards
furnished by thu committee on cf,,,-
|sefyatscn Of vision OF the A.. n. Al
This little note at the bottom viii
tell then all that n nsceasary. Then
haze several dcetoys, as many, "A VIII
yosunte eef TO lock over as many erafias
lag be viii for CONTAGIOUS dfaeasfs,. s.f
q s.;... z g: $
isIlE Tor :ss:s;;ss sianfis in me neck
and elsewhere aa to general =.1tris
ton and oiher evidence 81 disease
apd II there IS nliapicsnii ot any S.
we're trouble to mako d nlose thor
|otlsh examination. and I assure that
oilt eollcagues Ia the dentai sasas5 asscs@ a5us
|sida VIII look after the t9sssss, If we
Will de our part ia this great work.
Is Now as ! said hetpre fkiz sSili not
be all that can be desired bRi only .
step "a the right direction. and may
be IN time there Gnu De 8 school phy-
sscan % do all this work as II should
boz done, md II VIII not be 50 .rf,iess
We are Willing % make some sacriflce
and DO our part no matter how email
Lot as make tbis New Year Resoln-
tipii and keep it. 10 do my paft to
help 10 all sfayp the fnrt kefanee 0f All
nsatters alnlnS to the health OF
the phblfc. s. 81;