The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-09-09
The Eighth Annual meeting

Inc ElgnCn Annual injecting VI
the Mississippi Valley Conference
on tuberculosis was held in Duluth
Sept. End. 3rd, and 4th. The sub
ject of the Conference was, "The
Control of Tuberculosis in the Miss
issippi Valley, and the program for
control is:
(a) Winning Public Approval
and Support for tuberculosis work
(b) Care and supervision Of Tu-
brculosis patients.
(c} The development of Healthy
Citizens.
(c) The maintenance of Health
full Living Conditions.
The tuberculosis and Public
Health problem was discussed from
all angles by able speakers from,
several states. The conclusion of
the Conference in general was that
the fight against tuberculosis must
begin with the child and not with
the individual who alrady shows
signs Of the disease. In order TO
get results it was suggested in the
Nurses Section, that every child
should be regarded as a tubercular
suspect in view of the fact that
every child is at sometime or other
exposed to tuberculosis. This idea
was taken up by all the other Sec
tions of the Conference and STRESS
laid upon the building up Of strong
resistance inevery child, so that in
the fight against this particular
disease, as we'll as all other intec-
tons and contagious diseases, the
child, may be able to win out. II
all of US could only get the idea
firmly fixed in our minds that our
John or our Mary had without
doubt, been exposed to tuberculosis
and might develop it, would we not
all take every percaution, and try
to learn all the rules Of prevention,
no matter how hard they might be,
to avoid such calamity. The Con-
ference brought out the fact that
about two-thirds of the children in
the u. S. are mal-nourished. To
overcome this condition strict OBJ
servation of the following points is
urged.
1. Sufficient rest.
2. Plenty Of fresh air.
| 8. Correction of physical defects,
as diseased tonsils; adenoids; de-
fective teeth; etc.
4. Food that contains the proper
elements needed by the individual
child.
s.. Home control.
6. Health habis, /. e.--brushing
teeth, bathing, regular evacuation of
bowels and kidenys.
The Modern Health Crusade was
generally conceded to be the best
method yet devised to encourage
children to right and healthful liv-
ing. In the National Tournament
for 1919-1920, the state of Iowa
took the banner and silver cup which
was awarded by National Modern
Health Crusade Master, Chas. M.
DeForest.
There were about $50 delegates at
the Conference. Mrs. Margaret H.
Walters, Sup't of Pur Air Sanator-
ium, and Miss Anna Thompson re-
presented Bayfield, county.
MILK COWS FOR SALE, will
freshen soon, Anderson, Route l.,
Box SO. 21-2t
Miss Stella O'Brien visited in this
city Sunday at Elliott residence. She
was on her way to Port Wing where
she expects to teach school during
the coming year.
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| Mrs. C. A. Tomask, who has been
visiting in the city during the past
week at the home Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Downs, will re-
turn to her home at st. Paul tomor-
row. She will be accompanied by
her brother Burr Downs.
l.
The Enterprise Club of the town
of Washburn have purchased one Of
the houses on sale at the Du Pont
Powder plant and have already
started to remove the same. They
expects to build hall in the Sioux
river district as soon as the material
is hauled out.
/ naturally feel very thankful to
my many friends throughout the
county for the splendid endorsement
given me at the primaries on Tues
day. According to the latest ia
bulation my majority is practically
eleven hundred. am proud to
think that my many friends have
thus manifested their approval of
my official and personal conduct.
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