El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-03

Six Million School Children in America Are Under Weight
Safety First Campaign of the Railroads Saves Many Lives

seT'HERE are six million under
1 weight school children in the
United States" said p J. Tighe, su-
perintendent Of FL Paso schools
Draft statistics showed that many
reflections could have been avoided IL
the m, had had care during their
school days
There is plenty OF food in the
country 10 bring the children up to
normal weight Physicians and scien-
lists have the knowledge OF what food
the children should eat
The problem is how 90 give the
children this knowledge and interest
men; mem N nealtn. me DIVISION OF school
hygiene, accepting weight as one OF
the best tests OF health In children
and as q concrete fact which any
child can understand. has started a
national health contest hy distribute
ing weight records 10 the schools OF
thirty states which asked for them. On
these records the children write their
names, ages heights what their
weight should be, and note their gain
each month The campaign IS being
waged In III Paso TO improve condi-
'The first step IS 70 teach teachers
low TO teach health. Millions Of at
tractiva pamphlets are distributed By
the division OF school hygiene. Thous-
ands Of personal letters are written
TO teachers.
There are a few simple rules Of
health as proposed by Or. Holt, which
the bureaus OF education IS basing
its teachings on:
"a clean body inside and ont;
clean teeth by brushing them once
clean skin by a bath at least twice
a week.
"A movement OF the bowels daily;
Eating green vegetables or fruits
every day, drinking milk, not tea
OF coffee
'-rhe bureau is trying to bring
about these things
scales in every school;
"A monthly record OF the childs
weight put on its report card;
Time given TO teachers 70 teach
health every day.
"A course in The normal schools TO
teach teachers how 70 teach it,
"The result OF safety first princi-
pies evidence the fact that the great
majority Of accidents can be avoided
with the exercise OF Watchfulness AID
care said Z II. Trimhle. superin-
tendent OF the safety first bureau Of
the railroad standardization for this
district There were $40 people less
killed and $3.50 less injured during
January and February Of 1915 than I
the same months in 1918. This was
the direct result OF safety first doc
trines- We are now making the ef- /
feet Of these doctrines more strik- /
ing BY defeating one week as, No /
Accident Week and having every en- !
ploye in the region where the dedi- /
cation IS made. 20 pledge himself 70 4
60 one week without an accident ]
These dedications have had marvellous 4
results In other railroad regions. es-
1ecially in the southern where there 4
were no accidents for the entire week.
Let US hope there VIII be no accidents i
IN this region when our dedication IS J
observed from June end 20 2Sth."
Speaking Of the apparent Increase
IN revolutionary activity in Mexico 7
Am sure that the Carranza govern
nent can not last much longer unless
president Wilson supports him even
more than morally" said Ignacio !
Xavier 4orba, Of san Francisco, Cal
II have travelled a great deal over
Mexico from time % time on business
md the opposition 10 the president
las come 20 be universal, outside OF
he official class and the officers Of
ne army the people are worn out
nd they acknowledge unQualifiedly I
hat they can never bring about order
y that country and they are hopeless
y Carranza absolutely. 7 have no
iesitation in saving that my race
would welcome Intervention now 10
IrlnE about security Some marplots