Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-30
EXPERT GIVES TIPS
ON SIGNS OF NAL
NUTRITION IN BABES

HOME ADVISERS WEEKLY LET
TER OUTLINES WORK AHEAD
OF DEPARTMENT - MEETINGS
NEXT WEEK.
The weekly news letter mailed out
from the office of the county home adj
wiser, Miss Helen Glottelter, contains
many items Of interest The early
symptoms Of malnutrition in childreln
as given By Miss Mary Pack, the hot
lunch expert, will be especially inter.
esting to the parents Of school chill
dren.
The letter follows in full;
Canning problems are still being
discussed Late gardens are promis.
ing September crops, especially since
the last rain.
Canning, pickling and jelly making
were discussed in the following town
ships Hope, Fail River at special
meeting, Allen and Dimmick.
An organization meeting was held
in Wallace township at the home Of
Mrs John liinkey, Nine new mem
bers came in, and an early meeting on
'tireless Cookers, How to Make and
Use Them, is planned
In Allen and Adams townships
Keeping in Fighting Trim. the first
Of a series of health talks, was given
by Miss Glottetcr Our health is oar
most valued possession We should
aim to prevent sickness as we'll as
cure it, The predicted fiji epidemic OF
tin fall and winter will have little et-
feet If we use the prUverbial ounce
OF prevention
The county fair committee, Of
which Miss Mary Strait Is chairman,
has been working on plans for an in
teresting exhibit In so TAR as space
allows, results of work done during
the year will be shown in the booth in
floral hall.
Miss Mary Pack, hot lunch special
list, of the university stan. vas here
and addressed the teachers institute
Tuesday
Miss Pack says According to D..
Wood from l. to % per cent OF the
school children are suffering from NAL
nutrition.
Many of the parents do not real
ize that their own children are NAL
nouriShed They wait until the child
is sick in bed before starting TO doctor.
II your child has any of the following
symptoms see 10 1t al once that tie
symptom is not allowed to develop
into serious fitness.
-. Usually thin, maybe habby fat.
80 skin pale, delicate. WaXlike or
sallow
"'3. Dark circles under eyes.
- Hair rough.
- Tongue coated
SO. Bowels constipated,
~. Skin seems loose.
IS Muscles undeyeloped
"'9 Rounded shoulders.
30 May be lstIess in play and
work
"'li. May be irritable.
"'lmproper food is one of the main
causes of the existing high percentage
of undernouriShment II is every liz
dvidual's duty TO educate himself on
food value SO that he can select meals
which will furnish all the elements
necessary for building and carrying
on body processes,
Meetings arranged for the first two
weeks in September are:
TUESDAY, Sept 2-Dayton.
"Wednesday. Sept, 3 Miller
Thursday, Sept. South Ottawa.
Friday Sept j-Ophir.
Tuesday, Sept, 9 Eagle.
"Wednesday, Sept 10 Serena
"Thursday. sept, ll--Dcer Park.
Friday, Sept. l2-~Troy Grove.
The children at Cedar Point stop.
ped work at their community canning
kitchen last week, They have been
canning the products Of their gardens
under the direction of Miss Philleu
since the last week Of July. These lit.
tie girls have put up a total of GOO
quarts of fruit and vegetables. Three
hundred and thirty were put up al the
community canning kitchen and the
remaining 21O were canned by the
girls in their own homes, where they
taught their mothers the process.
The last of the series of cooking
lessons was given last week at Mar.
settles. The home makers had a
wiener roast at Mrs Dwight Cookies
farm Tuesday evening of this week. |.
We hope some new line OF work may
be taken up this fall"