The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29
ISSUES A HEALTH WARNING
State Hygiene Board, in Recent BulIe-
tin, Urges a Physical Examina-
ton for School Children.

Physical examination of school
children was urged in bulletin just
issued by the Kansas state division
Of child hygiene. 1t was pointed out
that where systematic physical in
spection of American school children
has been carried out, the inspection
showed that 80 to As per cent Of all
children beyond the fifth grade were
suffering with curvature of the spine
in its preliminary stages; that 66 2-3
per cent had defective teeth ard one
in every fourteen poor eyesight and
enlarged tonsils.
The bulletin said further that one
child in every twenty was suffering
from obstruction of the nose OF throat,
anaemia or swollen glands and was
unfit to attend school. 1t was urged
that inspections should be held at the
beginning of each school year and
whenever possible in the term.
Children with poor health, handi-
capped by physical defects, frequently
make poor grades. 1t costs something
| between S25 and $50 year to pay
| for a child's schooling. Thus the
amount saved by enabling children to
| keep up with their classes will vir-
turally pay for competent physical in
| spection.
Loses Finger While Hunting-Joe
Nease, the 12-year-o1d son of NJ w.
Nease, residing ten miles northwest
of Olathe, was accidentally shot while
out hunting recently. He lost a fin
ger of his right hand. He was taken
to Bethany hospital, Kansas City, Kas.
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Drive Across Ice-For the first time
| in several years teams hauling heav-
lily loaded wagons are being driven
across the ice from the state prison
island in the Missouri river to the
mainland. Six teams are being worked
hauling timebr, cut on the island, to
be used as mine props.
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Two Men Found Frozen-Two men,
both bachelors, were frozen to death
within twenty-five miles of Atchison
the other night. Charles Coten, 20
years old, was found in his small
house near NortonYille. The body of
George Ewing was found in his cabin
four miles east of Valley Falls.
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MarysVilIe Dedicates School,
Marysville's new $4,000 high school
building was dedicated January IL T.
A McNeal of Topeka delivered the
dedicatcry address.
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Wealthy Farmer Dead-A. B. Low.
EFT, wealthy farmer, died at his home
near Larned the other night from apo
plexy. He was active in many farm
ers' cooperative enterprises in the
state.
Fell Under Train-E w. Brown. "a
years old, fell under a freight train
while waiting for the train to pass sc
[ he could cross the tracks. One arm
was so severely injured that it will
: be amputated. It is believed he viii
recover.
Dies Just After Ranquet-charle.
4 n. Seip, &c years cid, fell dead at his
: home in Atchison following his return
: from a banquet. Heart disease was
3 given as the cause OF death. Mr.
T Seip had lived in Atehison more thar
fifty-five years
No Gas, No SchooI-More than COZ
O Atchison school children remained a
q home the other day because the build
q ings. dependent upon gas for heat
9 were too cold for occupancy. The
:, school board hesitates to return Il
coal as the cost would approach 81, OOt
I yearly.
: Garnett Veteran Dead-Hugh Scott
II years old. is dead at Garrett. H,
came to Kansas in 1856. and serves
: in the Nineteenth Iowa infantry Il
J. the Civil war. He leaves a widow ans
one daughter.