The broad ax., 1918-09-14
HEALTH NOTES

Character Of serviee-First line de
tense.
Who can olunteer-Physieians, par
ents, guardians and ali good citizens.
Place Of Chicago.
Tuesday, September srd, at 900 a. m.
approximately half a million of Our
children are ordered to go "Over the
Top" against the forces of general ig
noranee and general iIliteraey and their
Heutenants vice, indifference and tru.
aney. They will be harnessed during
these forty weeks siege against these
forces by captains Of death, diphtheria,
scarlet fever, tuberculosis, pneumonia,
smallpox, etc.
There viii be casualties this school
year; but il we all do our duty there
will not be so many. The department
of health is sending its corps of ply
sieians and nurses to do all it can to
protect this army during the coming
school year. But it also asks for, vol
unteers to assist in protecting this help
less, young army, which is complying
with its orders, by following these s1g-
gestions:
Look over your children carefully to
determine if they are in good health.
Examine their threats, whether they
complain or not. If you see any sign
Of increased redness or "angry" look
ing condition, take the ailing child to q
doctor; or if spots of yellow or white
in the throat or on the tonsils are seen,
call the doctor, or call the health de-
partment il you cannot afford Q doe
tor.
If the child has q persistent dis
charge from the nose, have il examined
by the family doctor, or health depart
ment for possible nasal diphtheria. Elk
anime the ehild's whole body for signs
Of rash or "breaking out" or peeling
on the skin. If any is found, call your
physician. If your child has Q cough, be
sure it is not whooping cough and that
it has not tuberculosis. II in doubt
as to whether whooping cough or not,
call in your family physician; or If you
cannot afford one, notify the health de-
partment. If any doubt as to tuber-
culosis, have your child examined at one
of the municipal tuberculosis sanitarium
clinics.
Be sure that your child has not been
in contact with q contagious disease
recently; if it has been exposed, better
call up the health department for ad-
vice and keep the child out Of school, if
there is any possible danger of it COM
munieating the disease to other chill
dren before the child itself is taken
down sick.
Be sure and feed this young army
good, nourishing, simple foods, fruits,
vegetables, ete.-do not permit the use
of tea, coffee, alcoholics, etc. See that
your children keep good hours, as Uncle
Sam has his boys do. Taps at $3.50 p.
m. and reveille at $500 or 700 a. m
Protect them from the inelemencies Of
the weather. Give them plenty of fresh
air and sunshine. These cost nothing.
When Won receive q notice of con-
tagiOn, suspect eontagion, or any defect
in your child from a representative
of the health department, who is trying
to protect your child and the children
If the community, it is your pa
triotie duty as a citizen and as
the parent or guardian of this child
to accept the notice and informa-
ton in the spirit in which it is sent
and to do your call" in complying
with the suggestions or requirements
If you should be unfortunate and
have to be Guaranteed because of con-
.agion, or your child has to be taken
to a contagious disease hospital, you
should cooperate to the fullest extent
and not antagonize, as the entire plan
is one to make the community safe and
to get 100 per cent efficiency for this
army, the same as Uncle Sam Is doing
.r;+h his army