The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-02
DR.. Robert w. Lovett to
Hold Clinics for Infantile
Paralysis Victims
FOLLOW UP WORK
ALSO PROVIDED
Miss Weisbrod, Nurse, Will Look After
Treatment Of Children Brought to
This Famous Specialist More Re
search Work in Vermont.

BURLINGTON, July children in
Vermont, crippled by infantile paralysis,
are once more to have the opportunity to
be treated by experts in this
disease, and the treatment will be fol-
lowed up free Of charge until the patient
is relieved to the fullest extent which
is possible. All that the state board OF
health, under whose direction this work
is being carried on, asks is that the par
ents or guardians of children afflicted
by this terrible disease, and left Grip
pied by it, should bring their children
to one Of the various clinics which will
be conducted throughout the state next
month 10y DIR. Robert W. Lovett, of Bos-
ton one of the principal authorities I'M
this country on mfantile paralysis
Before the war; DR.. Lovett was fire.
pucnt visitor in Vermont, where he start
Cd clinics for the treatment of infantile
paralysis patients, and this treatment was
carried on with a marked success for some
time. Many have wondered why the
great physician ceased coming to Vermont.
1t may be explained that Dr. Lovett dur
ing the war was employed by the govern
mcnt in special work and was not able
to take up any outside work From now
on, however, he will come to Vermont
regularly at least once a year, and will
continue to direct the care and treatment
Of polomyelits patients as before the
wa.
DR. Lovett Is recognized everywhere as
a pioneer in the treatment of 'infantile
Il,
Study Of the disease. As the author OF
recent text bool, on The Treatment of
llfantile Paralysis, Dr. Lovett has be-
ONE well known among medical clinics
i every part OF the United States His
inc is now so full with his duties as
roiessor Of orthopedic surgery at the
Harvard Medical school, surgeon to the
mIdren's hospital at Boston, surgeon
n-chicf to the Massachusetts Hospital
school at Canton, consulting orthopedic
surgeon to tie Boston dispcnsary, CORE
spending member to- the Royal Society
81 Physicians at Budapest, etc., that he
viii lie able to spend only short time
in Vermont, from july to Is.
During this time DR.. Lovett will visit
Rutland Burlington, st. Albans, Barton
and Montpelier, holding clinics in each
oI these places, thus reaching all parts
Of the state for it is expected that peo-
pie who have children needing this trent
ment viii be interested enough in the
welfare Of these children to bring them to
the nearest of these clinics, even though
it may he some distance away and cause
some little inconvenience.
This viii be the only visit that DR..
Lovctt win make to Vermont this year
as his other work makes great demands
upon his time 1:.is being the only
opportunity for such expert advice in
the treatment which the people OF tbs
state viii have for a long time, the
people of Vermont viii realize how i'm
portant it is that children who are Grip
pied should be brought to these clinics
for the free examination and advice
in the treatment which the people Of til,
state viii have for long time, the PEG
PIE Of Vermont will realize how import
ant it is that children who are crippled
should be brought to these clinics fol
this free examination and advice which
will be given as to how they may bes