Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-10-29
Some Good Effects Of the Coun
ty Supervising Nurse.

SCsES IcCG EIIeCCS OF the SOu1
ty Supervising Nurse.
Says one writer, Tomorrow is no
bigger than the children of to-day.
In proportion to Laura's vision and
Johns, will civilization go forward
or dwindle out"
Amiel, the Swiss philosopher de-
clares that, Gin health there is liber-
ty, meaning fulhess of opportunity,
,heartiness of effort"
This is said to be the age of chill
dren, when everything and every
body is concentrating on the perfect
development of the child, that one,
who will bye and bye SCI the stan
dard, oand as DR.. Lee says "We can
not hold on to outgrown standards in
an ongoing world"
Nearly every magazine you read
contains articles on the care and well
fare of children. Better Babies Con-
tests, have taken the place of Baby
shows, when the beauty of The child,
rather than it's all around develop.
ment, was rewarded. To-day the
prize goes to the fine specimen who
has the proper weight and good COM
plexion and healthy appearance, not
to the little fairy whose mother has
the most taste in its adornment and
displays the bluest ribbon or pinkest
sash.
When the United States was at
war with Germany, and our men
were being given physical examina-
ton, a large proportion of them were
physically defective. Some for such
comparatively small things as poor
teeth, or a few pounds underweight,
were assigned to limited service or
not accepted at all. This state of af-
fairs became Of great concern to our
national government, as this condi-
tion was not previously known, no
health census having ever been TAX
en-
We can readily see how great. a
thing it will be when such e census
is taken of the 20,000,000 public
school children of America, and their
exact physical condition is contained
| in government statistics and aid fol
lows according to the needs.
Edgefield has always been a strong
and healthy county. Our red hills
and pine trees have made rugged cit
izens of our inhabitants. In the early
days of our pioneer fathers, it must
have been the survival of the fittest.
We have as few paupers as we have
lmlIlionaires. Most of our people are
on financial equality with homes OF
their own, and parallel opportunity.
The first thing we can do for our
children is to study their physical
condition. Our physicians who have
been the stay and comfort of the peo
lple are overwhelmed with attending
to those who are already victims OF
disease. What we need now and al
ways, with their sympathetic coop.
Grafton, is investigation and medical
inspection of those who have not.yet
shown any outward signs of disease,
for most of the physical defects and
underweights of our men calledslnto
service were unsuspected and pre-
Iventable. ~,
Edgefeld county is peculiarly for
tunate in having secured such an &C
ceptable nurse as Miss Grace Brum-
baugh, who has beeRsin our smidst
now nearly a month. Nothing which
has ever come to Edgefeld has met
with a more hearty response than
this movement for better health con-
ditionis. She has completed the in
spection of the Edgefeld school, hav-
!:ng examined ten grades, and made
demonstrations in two country
schools, and is now in the midst of
her examination of the Trenton
Graded school, In every place she has
visited, they have very enthusiast
cally invited her to return and con-
tinue the york.
A very close inspection of each
child is made and tag placed on
them to be carried home to the pa
rents, giving the ch;ld's weight and
height and wnlt it Should weigh &C
cording to the samc standards which
the government uses FOR N: soldiers.
On one side of the tag is this ad-
monition:
Bureau of Child Hygiene,
State Board of Health,
Columbia, S. G.
"Help your country and Uncle
Sam by keeping your body strong.
Sleep long hours with windows open.