The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-02
NF4N1ILE PARALYSIS
CLINICS IN VERMONT
Will Be Held at Five Hospitals from
July 9 to 16 Under Charge of DR..
Robert w. Lovett, Who Con-
Quoted Work in 1914.

Children Of Vermont, crippled by in.
tantlle paralysis, are once more to have
the opportunity Of being treated by ex-
perts in this disease and the treatment
will be followed up free Of charge until
the patient is helped to the fullest ex.
tent possible.
The state board of health, under whose
direction this work is being carried on
desires that the parents or guardians Of
children left crippled by this disease
should bring their children TO one Of
the various clinics which are being con.
Quoted throughout the state this month
by DIR. Robert w Loyett of Boston, one
OF the foremost authorities in this coun-
try on infantile paralysis, for his advice
as 10 treatment, and also asks their co.
operation in carrying out his directions
DR.. Loyett started this work here in 1914
and the results, where treatment has
been followed faithfully, are most graft,
flying. Last year, owing to the fact that
much Of his time was given to war work
it was impossible for DIR. Lovett to hold
his yearly round of clinics here, but it il
hoped now that he will continue his su.
pervision Of the work and hold clinics
regularly one year as before the war.
Dir. Loyett is recognized everywhere al
a pioneer in the treatment Of infantile
paralysis, having spent many years in
the study of the disease, As the author
Of recent text on "The Treatment oil
Infantile Paralysis" DR.. Lovett has be.
come well known among medical clinics
in every part of the United States Hi,
time is now so full with his duties al
professor Of orthopedic surgery at the
Harvard Medical school, surgeon to the
children's hospital at Boston, surgeon In.
chief to the Massachusetts, hospital
| school in Canton, consulting orthopedic
surgeon to the Boston dispensary, that
he will be able to spend only a short
time in Vermont, from July 0 to l6.
During the time, DIR. Lovett win visit
Rutland, Burlington, st. Adams, Bar.
ton and Montpelier clinics in each o.
these places, thus reaching all parts Of
the state, for il il expected that people
who have children needing this treat
ment viii be interested enough in the
welfare of these children to bring then
to the nearest of these clinics. ever
| though it may be some distance away
| and cause some little Inconvenience.
This viii be the only visit that DR.
Loyett will make to Vermont this year
a. his other work makes great demand.
| upon his time. This being the only op
| portunity for such expert advice in TIKI
treatment which the people Of the stat,
| will have for a long time, the people q
| Vermont will realize how important i
Is that children who are crippled should
be brought to these clinics for this fire.,
examination and advice which will b,
given, as to how they may best assist ii
curing or improving their crippled condi
| ton.
DR., Lovett will be assisted in this WORK
by Miss Bertha +. Weisbrod, one of hi,
former pupils, who has recently beer
placed in charge of the follow.up work
| in the treatment Of infantie paralysi.
in Vermont, and who makes her head
quarters in the office Of the state board
Of health at Burlington Miss Weisbrot
is graduate of the Johns Hopkins hos
pital, Baltimore, Md, and has had con
siderable experience in the care of infan
tile paralysis patients in New Yorl
state, She has recently returned from
France, where she has served for nearl,
two years as a Red Cross nurse. Sh,
will accompany DR.. Lovett on his tripi
in the state and will take charge of th,
| follow-up treatment which he recon
mends Her experience fits her most ex
cellently for this kind of work DR.. Lov
EFT will bring, also, two assistants from
Boston to help him in conducting thest
| clinics.
In connection with the fight which tn,
state board Of health is making agains
infantile paralysis, DR.. w t. Aycock,
specialist in research work along thi
| line, has been secured to- take up re
| search and diagnostic work in infantil,
paralysis in the state He is now carry
| ing on this work in Burlington, will
headquarters in the offices of the stat,
board Of health, and laboratory at tn,
medical college.
DIR. Ayeock, former instructor at tn,
post graduate hospital in New York City
| has recently returned from France, wher,
he gave, for almost two years, most val
liable service in our laboratories, and 1
well fitted to 20 forward with investi
cations concerning poliomyelitis. He con
tinues the work which was begun befor,
the war by DR.. Edward Taylor, who lef
last fall, the laboratory having beer
closed since that time, owing to wa
conditions.
The itinerary for the clinics to be con
Quoted throughout the state by DR.. Low
EFT is as follows: Wednesday, July 0
Rutland City hospital Rutland, 0 a. m
to 5 p. M; Thursday, July 10. sam,
place, 0 a. m. to p. m; Friday, July II
Mary Fletcher hospital, Burlington, 0 a
M, to 5 P. M; Saturday, July y, st
Adams hospital, st. Adams. to 8 ,. m.
Monday, July Ia, Odd Fellows hall a
Barton, D a. m. TO 5 p. m; Tuesday, July
Is, Heaton hospital, Montpelier, to
p. m; Wednesday, July l6, Heaton hos
pital, Montpelier, 0 a m. to p. m.
CONGRESS OUT TO STOP