The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07
HEALTH TALKS.
BY the County Health Officer.
THE USE OF COMMON SENSE

EfCly tuiuRluk tudu ouu VIZ
man realizes that any machine in
constant use should have inspec
ton and. if necessary. an over
hauling al regular intervals, |
observe that the Monroe county
farmer does not try to run his
moving machine, culivatOr
reaper and binder. seeder or
other farm machinery without
having il oyerhauled occasional
ly. The automobile owner has
the valves ground and reseated
spark plugs cleaned or removed
radiator leaks sOldered. and
keeps his machine in good run
ming order without waiting for a
complete breakdown. | have
noticed out at Harbold's ranch,
where 5000 to 10000 hogs are
kept, they haye no cholera. no
lice, no worms. Every hog re-
ceived is rendered immune to
cholera by vaccination and a
balling gun is used to give everv
hog worm capsules, which clears
all the worms out, and no lice
may be found on the ranch be-
cause the hogs are sprayed with
oil. Close watch is kept and no
cholera, no lice and no worms
are permitted, for this expert
enced and successful man be-
lieves in and practices preven-
ton. The worst enemies of hogs
are worms. lice, and cholera.
The worst enemies of our chill
dren are worms-hOOk worms.
round worms, pin worms. stOm-
ach worms, seat worms. different
kinds of tape worms; but to
speak in medical terms: the
Uncinaria Americana. Oxyuris
Vermicularis. Trichuria Trichu-
ris. Strongvloides, Tenia Sagi-
nata. Tenia Solium. Hyemolepis
Mana. Ascaris Lubricoides. Yet
| know of foolish mothers. with
more false pride than knowledge
of intestinal parasites, who re-
fuse to haye their children exam
ined and some times, after they
are examined and treatment to
cure the child sent by the State
Board of Health and the county,
free of all cost. they would throw
the medicine away. and some
times keep it, saying. "As soon
as school is out the children may
take the treatment" and finally
mislay the treatment or forget ii.
In examining school children l
ask them If they have been ex-
amined for hookworm disease.
and most of them say they haye.
and very often say that treat
ment had been sent but that they
had not taken it, for mother said
it would make them sick. Yet
this mother, who does not want
to make her darling sick. gives
the children calomel and Quinine
nearly all the time. Some chill
dren have told me that mother
threw the medicine away.
Miss Myrtle Luneau, a Red
Cross nurse, who was out look
ing after cyclone sufferers. was
so impressed after visiting the
homes of some of these people
that she wrote me a letter and
gave me q list of names of mem
bers of families and said that she
knew from her experience as a
public health worker needed
hookworm treatment badly. She
was so impressed and interested
that she urged me to give those
people relief at once. She was
more interested in them possibly
than they were in themselves
like the Christ and His ministers
are so often more interested in
the cleansing of human souls by
the healing balm of the Masters
spirit than the owners OF those
souls.
Intestinal parasites, summer
complaint and improper feeding
more often endanger our chill
dren's health and lives than all
the other causes combined. A
little study Of prevention, with
some practice Of the same wiz
soon clear il all up. and precious
itfle lives viii be sayed and
much suffering prevented. The
hundneda of liff]e prnvee All 0var