The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-12-02
SPECIAL FEATURE is SALE OF
CHRISTMAS SEALS WAR
ON TUBERCULOSIS
MRS. COOK CHAIRMAN
Valuable Paper by Club Woman Dis
cusses Health Topics and
Gives Statistics

Gives Statistics
Next week, December to IL, /
Health Week throughout the state
About a month ago Governor Stew
art issued a proclamation in which h
set this week aside as Health Weel
and urged the whole state to-coper
ate in the observance of it. Pastor:
all over the state have been requested
to devote a part of one service or
Sunday, Dec. 5, to the consideration
of tuberculosis, and during the week
special health talks will be given in
the schools. Special observance will
be made of Friday, December 10
which will be known as Health Day,
and on that date merchants will be
requested to place Red Cross seal
on every package sold.
The Red Cross Seal sale in this city
will be carried on under the direction
of Mrs. J. F. Cook who is county
chairman. The Boy Scouts and other
school children will be actively en-
gagged in the sale of the seals. The
Scouts have this week been canvass
ing the business places, and Red
Cross Seals will be on sale in many
of the stores. Next week the sale of
seals in the residence portion will be
taken up by the school children, each
grade trying to sell the greatest num-
Der, The grade selling the largest
number of seals will win the basket
ball offered as a prize by the Civic
League.
Address by Mrs. Kenyon
Or great interest in connection
with the observance of this week will
be excerpts from talk given by Mrs.
D. c. Kenyon, of Chinook, at the
Federated Club convention here last
month. She said in part: During the
past few years, Montana has been
waging an intensive war against the
great white plague. tuberculosis is
and we must educate
the public to the Importance of pre-
venting infection and the spread of
5he disease. 1t is the opinion of the
medical profession that most cases of
are contracted in child |
lood prior to IL years of age, there
'ore prevention must begin with the
.hildren.
"The modern health crusade as
aught in the schools is the most val
liable means of education of which
We know. 1t teaches the child to do
set of health chores that, if carried
hru the grades at school, under the
eachers' instruction and with the CO.
peration of the parents in the home
yill become fixed habits and a strong
actor in overcoming disease.
Good Food and Fresh Air
"The tubercule germ is in every
hid and may be destroyed in early
fe if we keep the vitality at max
mum by sufficient proper food, rest,
are, exercise, and plenty of fresh
ir both day and night But under
nproper health conditions these
erms will lie dormant until later in
fe when unfavorable health condi-
ons will cause them to develop rap
lly. Then we have tuberculosis
atient. 1t has long been known !,
lat measles, whooping cough, infu- :
lza and pneumonia are especially '
able to be followed by tuberculosis c
the lungs, and every effort should r
: made to protect the child from f
iese diseases, which lower resist Y
ice, lessen nourishment, decrease
tality and are important factors in s
ding tuberculosis. |,
Modern Health Crusade
"The Modern Health Crusade e
aches the child the value of santa |,
IN and hygiene and the necessity p
+ personal cleanliness, and arouses g
e child interest through doing these p
ores through play and competition b
Idaho last year 500 of the child s.
n enrolled in health crusades. b
hen the health chores become fixed Il
bits with the child, its resistance a
ainst disease will be so great that
will be almost impossible for the a.
bercle germ to develop in its sys- ST
n. In many counties in Montana te
ildren enlisted as Crusaders last n
ar. D;