St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-21
Miss Lansing Launches the
Work Expected To Do
Much Good.
FIRST AID CLASSES
IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Welfare Work Prospering
In Hands of Mrs.
Wharton.

Peace time work of the Red Cross
is attracting much attention. In the
communities where it has been
adopted and its value in community
uplift Is now so fully realized that
it will remain as snugly in public
affection as in war times.
Welfare work is quite important
and Mrs. Wharton, who is in charge
OF the st. Tammany branch of the
work, is doing much to relieve SUI
fering as well as to aid soldiers and
others in obtaining information and
relief they are entitled to, as well as
to give information relative to in
surance and other matters.
Miss Janella lansing has entere |
into her duties as public nurse and
is now forming classes in the public
schools of Covington, Slidell and
MadisonVille for first aid instruction.
These classes are not confined to
pupils but may be taken advantage
of by any one desiring to do so. Al
important feature of Miss Lansing's
work is the listing of defective child
rem with view to correcting defects.
Also instruction that will avoid de-
fectiveness acquired through ignor-
ance of hurtful habits, unsanitary
conditions and dietary mistakes.
Defective children who cannot re-
ceive the necessary attention here
will be sent to the hospital in New
Orleans. 1t Is anticipated to use
the funds Of the Junior Red Cross
for this purpose. Many a career
that might otherwise be doomed to
failure will be given an opportunity
for success.
DR.. Griffith will make examina-
tions at Slidell. DR.. Paine at Man.
deville. No announcement of ply
sicians serving elsewhere has yet
been made.
Care of the physical body, especial
ly of the teeth and eyes, is an i'm
portant matter to the health and
to the student, whose
power to acquire knowledge and TO
retain it is limited by physical and
mental defects of all kinds. Tho
pupil who becomes acquainted with
hygienic principles will be better able
to keep in normal health and also
to resist disease that might be fatal
with less knowledge of how to live.
Glasses will elect their own Of
ficers. The course of instruction
will embody fourteen lessons-two
each week.
Prenatal care is another matter
Of Importance to both the mother
and the child, and instruction of
value in this matter will be given
BY Miss Lansing. Bulletins relative
TO this matter, with charts and vari-
ous valuable information issued by
The United State Government, will
be furnished free to those mothers
who send in a request to Miss Lans-
ng for them. The seriousness of q
ack of understanding in this matter
Is shown by the statement that out
If 5000 women who die 1900 die
If childbed fever, and out of q list
If sixteen countries the United States
stands fourteenth. In 1912 100000
babies less than one year old died
n this country; $4,000 mothers diee
rom Childbirth in 1916. A great
many Of these deaths were prevent
able. If you wish these bulletins,
'end your name in to Miss Lansing.
A contest In the schools for the |
pest posters made of pictures cut
,ut and placed in position according |
20 design of the pupil is now be-
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