Cheyenne record., 1919-06-12

UorII," SAYS ::.&s iano =. L-'7"o,
D:rtc.9r Of ,lo u.@art:.1-;1s {: .l.:rS-
in1 Of the &ra.rje2a I'd Cross.
To l!.',," IT,. Iii, 'ir IT, ::!!,A on
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:hr .;,','i Of Il n:t!., nal i,ru..r.!i, u:i-
.vrtInrn hE the American i:ri 'r"$s
- l:tri of is r"'r ij".r ','n. t'r"ii
'u;!.i to ru;,':, ;lr,'i f. '.n lni.r3' to %u'f
lhr ltrd F.u>S is spreading I'll" - spell
# I-"ud health and q! ih.. 4 ...,'T care
# tie SICK by fl ':rr;m" tie s;;'!:y ANA
practice of n::r>.E::. h:,iii iy 'g::Il.iHrl
public health nrliyiti,S and hy mem
Jrr> of the family in ever! hu"ae.
+ Through The C!lu,nuuul an oi.ica!
representative Of ihr Red Cross De
pHrimrnt of Nursing will soon tell the
people of this cnmllnity the story of
what is being done and will ask their
cooperation.
One of the great lessons of the world
war is found in the unnecessarily low
standards of physical health revealed.
This was brought out most forcibly In
the great number Of reflections Of
young men called to the colors under
the Seectiv+ Service Law. Records
show that Throughout! the United
/ States onethirl of the young men ex-
uminrd for military service were dis
qualified from bearing arms for their
! country through minor physical de-
| fectS, IL large proportion of which
! might have been avoided by compul-
sorry school examination and proper
| medical and nursing care.
Urgent Need Of Nurecs.
Further proof OF the general urgent
need Of women trained in nursing wns
supplied by the tpidemlc> Of Spanish
influenza that have caused terrific
| loss OF life and suffering throughout
the country. Hundreds OF thousands
OF persons died, and In many commu-
mites the plague spread without nny
adequate means Of checking it because
Of the impossbillty of obtaining. wOm-
en- capable Of caring for the victims.
Reports show that many persons nc-
tunlly died without attention because
the Overworkrd doctors could not
reach them all. nurses could not be
found who knew whit to do, and
nciShhors feared to go near the help
less patients.
The uSrlcSSncss and danger Of such
II waste of "hun'an power is only too
apparent, for the health and strength
of n nation can only be measured by
the health and strength OF its people
Recognizing the fact that the crux Of
the whole situation lies in giving every
community the means of building up
can Red Cross, in corporation with
the various thnutuuquus. Is sending
broadcast the message that none can
afford TO ignore.
Phases Of Public Health Nursing.
Public health nursing Includes many
| phases, such rs bedside nursing, in
which the nurse .SitS the patients
md gives them hourly care MS neccs-
snry; school nursing; care OF expect
ant mothers. babies and small chill
drrn: work In factories and Industrial
crntcrs; rural nursing. and instruc-
tion In Red Cross courses, home hygi-
enc. home tlietctics, care of the sick,
and various other forms of commu-
nifty service
TO all American women the Red
= I'NN StIllS sillS IH'SN'iSt
'lf you are Interested in nursing
MS II profession, enter one of the train
ing schools for nurses, many of which
offer scholarships. and specialize In
public health work. If you nrc al
ready Il graduate nurse and anxious
to enter this field, the Red Cross has
scholarships and loan funds which
will equip you for this work Wives
and mothers are urged to take the Red
/ Cross Course OF instruction in Home,
Hygiene and tnrc of the Sick so that
they Will be able to maintain to the
highest degree the health and to nurse
members Of their household i'm time of
minor illnesses"
| Throughout the length and breadth
Of the land the American Red Cross,
| Sprradin. the gospel Of good health Is
! sounding n call to American women to
adopt the study of nursing. either to
! join profession which is daily be-
coming more highly valued or to At
themselves for nursing in the home.
Th" Red Cross lecturer soon to np-
pear her will help her hearers visual
! izr the rrnarkahlr history Of nursing
service at home aud abroad and will
r1In,lnd the ideals Of health conscrva-
/ ii"n so often neglected in many COM
muni,i"s. Supll"mrnting The Scnti-
mental side of nursing. the mother
touch, the lecturer will give n demon
: Strntion Of efficiency In the sick rOn,n
, Modern methods OF sanitation and Sci
"ntitic handling OF the individual sick
and of epi'lemics will also be outlined
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