The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-02

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q ton IN the morning, where he has ac
cepted a position at the st. John Ho
Mr. Sweat has been with tn
eaaremont Hotel in this city for sew
eral months, and his many friends re
gret to see him leave.
Rut. McGee, manager Of tn
Carer ina Farmer and Stocknan, o
gColumbza was in the city on bushes
today
GoaBfJNITY MEETIN HELD.
War Savings and Public Health Meet
Ing at Statetarg Mo- 10 School
Much Interest i'm Public Health ani
COunty Health Survey by Member.
Horatio, Stateburg township Wa
4 Savings Club held well ATTENDED
meeting at the Stateburg No. Il
School House last Friday afternoon
AIR. w. H Freeman, president of the
club presided The interest manifest
"sed IN the w. S. S. work was crafty
ing The good work for War Saw
ings vii be kept up in this territory
beyond doubt.
The Eaembers of this W. S. S. cluL
decided TO make this "a combination
patriotic and public health meeting
and they succeeded well. judging BY
the interest and the attendance OF
the ladies and gentlemen, as well a:
the boys and girls Of that school dis
strict
Dr.. Sophia Brunson, and Miss Alic:
Martin were on the regular program
for public health discussions, but Or.
Brunson was unavoidably absent.
I having been called to- Columbia for
the day. The members unanimously
ainvited her to attend and address the
next meeting on matters pertaining
TO home and rural sanitation.
Miss Martin however very enter
stainingl and instructively discussed
baby Melfare features; Aand showed
nnusual knowledge Of the subject IN
deed. She showed in very compre-
hensive manner just how babies
should be dieted at certain ages, and
the care that should be generally ex-
ercised il their early stages of life.
told of the diet that mothers should
spartake of and also Of the diet that
mothers should avoid in their own
and their baby's welfare.
Miss Martin also touched upon san
gsafion IN the home and the method:
which modern sanitary science pre-.
scribes sar preventing communicable
ssas, and particularly enterlc sa's
eases among S2Roren, SA care s0 l2Sos
to avoid eontanf fnaen by q
bearing germs, necessitysSf g =
ness, ventilation, keeping QUIZ
mosquitoes, etc. A great dear ~ -
information she Disseminated vs.
very applicable to adult conservation
ssof Individual and public health.
BY request Mr.. E. I. Reardon ad-
dressed the meeting and explained the
offer of the International Health
Board and the South Carolina State
Board of Health to provide five
thousand lollars. a corps of sanitary
experts and inspectors, and a sanitary
srssa drainage. engineer, carpenters IL
] Iusxrated health lectures by sterop
srfcan slides, charts, instructions in
The public schools about how to aVolo
contracting communicable and othei
diseases of a preyentable kind, IN
speetion of premises of white ans
colored to show just what there nigh;
be present which causes diseases ane
unnecessary premature deaths, ETC.
Ar Of these things if the county o.
Sumter will just furnish two thon
sand and five hundred dollars, ant
the cooperation Of the peo.
Die in making the rural districts
more sanitary, and a bette: an'
more desirable place in whic,. to live
This health survey and educatioaa
campaign to last not less than TIVE
months, and longer if necessary t
cover the entire rural districts Of thl
count
Miss Martin advocates the count
health survey as an educational meas
nre, and from humane point Q
view to show people how to avon
contracting naalarial fever through
certain kinds of mosquitoes and ty
phcid and other fevers and commu
nicabie. diseases through flies
Mr.. C. ]. Jackson being called up
on said he advocated the count
& health survey and campaign OF ECU
cation, and thought they should b
s;pat on by all means.
sfateburg township is one Of tn
most patriotic and progressive sec
! tons Of South Carolina, its citizen:
White and colored being up-to-date i
their IDEAS of supporting the govern
nent, they stand for the best publ
4 schools obtainable, and for doin
Something to make the rural district
modern in sanitary requirement.
and in all other WAYS which wi
make their section more desirable
s which to live.
the Soldier Who Came Back
was produced in the Opera House la
night by capable cast and the lare
audience evidenced its approval an
appreciation Of the play and OF tt
work of the company by enthusiast
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