Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-08
PHYSICIAN DISCUSSES PROB
LENS IN CONNECTION WITH
DELINQUENT WOMEN.
DIR. MEANEs SEES CHANGE
IN sociETYs ATTITUDE
Quarterly Conference Of Heads Of
State Institutions Held at Des
Moines-Mlnnesota Man Speaks in
Favor Of County Sanatoriums For
Tuberculosis Victims.
Special to Times-Repuolican.

SpSCldl 10 llNeS-fISpuDICdIi.
Des Moines, Sept. s--A plea for the
girl with a child born out Of wedlock
was made yesterday by Dr. Lenna /.
Meanes in a paper read at the quarter
" conference OF the executive heads
OF state institutions held in the Offices
OF the state hoard OF control The
subject of her paper was Problems
in Connection With the Delinquent
Woman"
Society has changed radically IN its
attitude toward this girl ii the last
ten years" declared DR.. Meanes. 1t
is an unusual thing today TO find her
without a chance to help her self Il she
so desires. These girls have justified
this attitude of society by majority
of cases becoming responsible citizens
of the community as we'll as good, in
telligent mothers.
There are very few Of US who do
not come in contact with the girl who
is working for SIS TO IS week and pay
ing from that amount SIS for the board
OF her child, besides clothing il and
caring for il in other ways. In many
cases the mother has made no attempt
to have the child's father assume his
share OF the responsibility. In many
cases where she has made che at
tempt we know the results-inability 10
prove her case. SO long as the per-
centase of these girls who make good
citizens is so great does Il not seem
worth while TO the state 70 conserve
her class and the children OF il by some
aid? Could there pc an office created
for which Investigation OF the cases
could be made and when the father s
responsibility is proved force him TO
share this financial responsibility just
as the legal father is compelled 70
support his family?
Minnesota Man Speaks.
DR.. H. G. Lampson, of the Mime
sofa state department OF health dis
cussed the subject Tuberculosis and
the State" TT is estimated that 1900
600 people die from this disease year
Iy-a number equal to that os the lives
lost during one year OF the European
war" he said. Il is known that there
are at least ten active cases for one
death that occurs from il and the
economic loss is almost incalculable.
The extensive study OF the disease
during the last twenty years has shown
that it can not be controlled by treat
ment alone but only by treatment and
preventive measures combined; that Il
Is spread more by close association OF
people who have the disease than by
any other means: that occasional con-
tact with tuberculosis patients IS bur
slightly dangerous but that intimate
association Is almost sure 10 lead 10
infection. Many people become in
fected who never develop the disease
but all who are infected are liable to
develop it. In practically all cases
where infection occurs the germs are
either swallowed or inhaled. The germs
are killed by few hours exposure TO
sunlight or so weakened in vfrulence
that it is doubtful If they are the source
Of much danger as they occur II street
dust. To prevent infection il is neces-
sary 20 know by what means It is
most commonly spread and this has
been shown 70 be by close association
in the household
The speaker recommended county
sanatoriurls maintained by groups OF
counties and the state should have one
or more large sanatoriums for incur
able diseases. Patients. he said. should
be isolated in these hospitals and then
they should De frequently examined
and advised as 10 how 10 live what
occupations 10 follow and If necessary
should be helped financially"
H c. wallace. associate editor o.
Wallace's Farmer, read a paper on the