Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-09
Nutrition Class
To Be Conducted

making plans for organizing q "nu-
triton class. to be held at the Uni
versity Community house. This has
been thought advisable owing to the
baby clinics which were held here
during May and June. A report OF
the clinics shows the following re-
suits:
Number Of children examined, 27S,
Number of children with defects
146. or 53.S per cent.
Number of children underweight
ISL, or SIS per cent.
Number of children underweight
less than 5 pounds, IS, or Bill per
cent.
Number of children u~nderweight
from 5 to 80 pounds. sc, or 24.1 pei
cent.
OF this number, those who have de.
fects are being taken care Of as rap.
idly as possible. The majority OF
children who are u~nderweight are OF
school age. The nutrition" class will
be established flor the benefit of this
group. Lectures will be given and
tentative menus are being prepared
which will contain the proper nour-
ishment to bring these children up to
normal weight. Miss MCCULLOUGH
would be glad to have a number Of
volunteer workers assist her with
these meetings, and also visit the
menus should they wish for any as
sistance.
Miss MCCULLOUGH has written to DR..
W. r.. P. Emerson for information
regarding the work which he is con-
Quoting in the schools in New York
city. DR.. Emerson has been especially
successful in his treatment of NAL
nutrition cases. Quotations from one
of DR., Emerson's addresses follows in
part:
THE child 10 per cent under weight
is not we'll. To say hat he is sick
comes much nearer the ruth. Many
think that children outgrow such
trouble, but they do not. They grow
worse. The child 3 or 4 per CEN I'M
der weight at sever years. may be 10
per cent under weight at II years, and
if the trouble is not removed he
grows to maturity with lowered vital
ity.
The problem in the home is sell
dom poverty. The under-nourished
child often has brothers and sisters
who are plump and we'll, thriving on
the food the family "a afford.
Neither is it a question of cookery.
In the beginning, I thought that !
would have to teach the mothers to
Cooh' oul soou tnEe" away the coon
books and dismissed the dietitians
The children will do well enough on
the food the household usually pro.
vides. All that we have to do is to
be sure they are getting enough of it
For children in this condition
enough ean from 1000 to 5000
calories of food daily. They are phys.
ically bankrupt, practically in the
condition of the typhoid convalescent
Il T tLn fhA commandments <h4x. mn 80,
2ssimilate large amounts of food at "a
time, and it is necessary to provide
small amounts more frequently. A
light luncheon in the morning ant
afternoon is important to- bring tn.
number Of calories up to the required
total. Their meals should come a
regular hours, and they should b.
careful to eat slowly. and not to wasl
!, down half-chewed foods with quaint
!, ties Of liquids"
DR.. Emerson stresses the import
ance of accurate diet records. Meas
ured feeding he says, lis just a
necessary throughout the whole grow
. ing period as in early infancy. !
! you don't know that. you don't knot
. anything about theM." To quot
: again:
"Undernourished children must re,
a good deal. They need to store u
9 energy. They have very low endur
ance and playing or working har
exhausts them more than norms
. children. Worry about school stand
ing. or anxiety about conditions
home will reduce the weight of a ma,
: %nourished child. Maipourished chi
dren need rest as much as they nee
food. They should go to bed early {
q regular hour, and have also q re-
1period morning and afternoon. Afte
any violent exercise they should res
Such children r constantly drawn
on their reserves for the future.
They must have plenty OF air.
> they sleep In a closed room or II the
n breathing is obstructed they cam,
gain. A frequent cause Of malnutr
ton iE lack Of breathing space due
diseased tonstls and adenoids that G,
I. off the air passages.% The removal
= such distractions usually means q
= Immediate gain Of several pounds. "a
lowed BY . steady rise 10 normal"
= During nine years DR.. Emerson ii,
= proved the effectiveness .of his trea
= ment medically. The experiment
. Public School - 10 chiefly slgntfical
Q . Demonstration Of the education
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