Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-06
FIFTY CHILDREN BEING TREATED
At PRESENT At STATE
EXPENSE.
PERKINS LAW HELPING
TOWARD SOUND BODIES
Specialists at University Now Recon-
struetins Many Defernsd Youngsters
and Accomplishing Great Rssu'ts-
Some Quickly Cured. Others Require
Year or More Of Time.
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Iowa City, Nov. 6.-Fifty children
suffering from deformities of the bones
are now being treated in the ortho-
pedic ward of the state university's
hospital, under the system provided by
the Perkins law passed by the last gem
eral assembly. Several more who need
medical treatment only are in the PEE
diatrics department, and a consider
able number have been treated in both
departments and discharged since the
law went into effect.
The Perkins law. called by the Chi
cago Tribune one of the most import
ant constructive measures recently en-
acted. makes it possible for deformed
and crippled children and those suffer-
ing from any malady which may prob
ably be remedied to be brought to the
university hospital and treated at the
expense Of the state.
Courts Administer law.
The law provides that any judge of
district or superior court. sitting az
a juvenile court, may, on his own mo-
ton or on information furnished by a
probation officer, an overseer of the
poor a regularly licensed physician. or
public school teacher. order hear
ing of the facts in the case OF child
under sixteen years of age suffering
with deformity or malady which may
probably be remedied, the parents and
the county attorney being notified.
The judge is empowered to appoint
local physician to examine the child
and report to him concerning it's con-
dition and whether in hts opinion there
is probability that it may be helped
by proper treatment. II 1t appears to
the court that such is the case. and the
parents give their consent, the child
may then be committed to the univer-
sity hospital at Iowa City for treat
ment and the actual expenses at the
hospital will be paid by the state.
Makes Bodies Good.
The value Of the law is now being
demonstrated. Take the case Of Lee
land, for instance. Leland is 10 years
old. Two months ago he had never
walked step on his feet. He had
crawied all his short life. Now he !.
able to walk slowly up and down the
hospital corridor. Later he will be able
to skip and play like other children.
His is one of the simple cases. Modern
marveis are being performed almost
daily by DR. Arthur Slender. the ex-
pert in orthopedic surgery. straighten-
ing crooked bones. cleaning UP dis
eased joints. substituting live nerves
for dead ones, and using in other ways
the most advanced methods Of science
to make good. healthy bodies out OF
poor. diseased structures.
Some cases can be cured in q month
or two: others will take a year or
more. But when the treatment Is
thru. self reliant, able boy or girl will
go out into the sunshine in place Of one
who might have been charge on So
ciety.
Service For All.
The pediatrics department. has been
organized In two months to look after
children's diseases and to devise meth
DDS OF feeding and care that WI as
sure the development OF healthy chill
dren. Under DR.. Albert n. Beifeld. a
man Of extensive preliminary prepa-