The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-06
HEALTHCRUSADE
DAY WILL BE
ON TOMORROW
TO BE OBSERVED THROUGH
OUT COUNTRY IN LARGE
CITIES
Children Trained to do
Health Chores
Medical Examination Day Today
Great Fight Made on Tuber-
culosis by the Red Gross Organ
ization.

ization.
NEW YORK, Dec. 5-The children
of the country will come into their
own as public health workers on De-
cember T. This day, Friday, of Tuber-
culosis week, has been designated as
modern health crusade day. by the ma
tional association for the study and
prevention of tuberculosis. The day
will be observed in the schools all
over the country by the modern
health crusaders, the organization OF
children. now 100000 strong, which
was brought into being a year ago as
a part of the last Red Cross Christmas
seal campaign In this observance
the national association has secured
the cooperation of school superinten-
dents in cities of 10000 population and
over throughout the country.
The object of the organization is not
so much to secure money for the anti
tuberculosis movement as to give the
children definite tasks whereby they
can help the health campaign Each
child who becomes a modern health
rOllment for doing a series of "health
chores at least forty of which must
be performed each week The state
ment of chores, with checking space
opposite for each day in the week is
as follows:
l. / washed my hands before each
meal today.
g. / drank a glass of water before
IL
today.
g. / brushed my teeth in the morn
ing and in the evening today.
a. l took ten or more slow deep
breaths of fresh air today.
5. l played outdoors or with win
dows open more than thirty minutes
today.
g. I was in bed ten hours or more
last night and kept my window open
T. / tried today to sit up and stand
up straight, to eat slowly, and to at
tend to toilet and each need of my
body at its regular time.
8. l took a full bath on each day of
the week that is checked (x)
Modern health crusade day will be
devoted to interesting the children in
the anti-tuberculosis and public health
health plays, talks, composition con-
tests, motion pictures and other fea-
lures Louise F. Brands story, "Serv-
ing Uncle SAM" written for the oc-
casion, will be used in thousands of
schools as a feature of the program.
The children will also be enlisted
on this day to sell Red Cross seals.
| Special ranks and accompanying
| badCa mill ho oxua rIaI To oruca 4 ORC
who sell a given number of seals.
Sixty per cent of those called to the
new United States army have been
rejected by the army doctors for phys
cial unfitness according to the national
association for the study and preven-
ton of tuberculosis in designating De-
cember 9th as National medical ex-
animation day. OF the 1900 men,
women and children recently given a
general examination in Framingham,
Mass, 50 per cent were found to be
suffering from various disease con-
ditions. Most of these defects were
those which early discovery and treat
ment would prevent from becoming
a serious trouble or a cause of early
death.
These facts are urged by the nation
greater emphasis than ever on medical
examination day.
The national association, in coop
Grafton with other organizations, is
advocating an annual medical exami-
nation for every person, sick or well
and this date has been set aside as
one of the feature days of tubercu-
losis week, December to g. Anti
tuberculosis associations, state anC
local boards of health, women's clubs
and other societies are cooperating
to interest everyone possible in the
subject of at least one medical exam
ination year preferably on this spe-
cial day. Physicians will make spec
ial arrangements to devote December
to medical examinations, and clinics
and dispensaries will prepare to re
ceive those who cannot afford to pay
a physician.
The compulsory examination Of 10,
900, 900 of our citizens for army draf
purposes has given a new impetus t
the annual medical examination ide;
and particularly to the anti-tuberculo
sis phase of the movement. For tuber
culosis alone from l per cent to pc
cent of these men are being rejected
which means sharp revision upward
of previous expert estimates Of tn,
prevalence of the disease. On thi
basis at least 100000 of these mel
will be found to be tubercular Mos
of these cases, the experts declare
would never have developed had tn
preliminary symptoms been discover
cd and treated in time. These re
suits, it is pointed out, clearly indi
cate the wisdom of extending the per
iodic examination to all citizens.
The examination at birmingham
4 an intensive experiment in connectio
with the three year demonstration /
community tuberculosis control, be
ing carried on by the national assoc
alton. Among the 1900 persons e1
ainined there last spring, II previous