Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-02-13
CLIVlCSABlG SUCCESS
HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN EXAM.
INED BY SPECIALIsTs-DEN-
TAI CLINIC TODAY

INED BY SPECIALISTS
tai CLINIC TODAY
OF inestimable value to the people
of Morrison county are the series
of clinics conducted in Little Falls
this week by specialists sent here
by the Minnesota Public Health AS
sociation, at which hundreds Of child
rem, also some adults, have been ex
| amined for physical defects and ad'
vice has been given to their parents
The clinics we're secured through the
Morrison County Public Health asso
| citation. "A dental clinic today con.
cludes the series but hereafter the
county association will endeavor to
hold similar clinics at least once ev.
cry six months.
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
A change was made in the order
of the clinic and instead of having
( a S Q p a r a e eye elm
ic on Monday both Monday and
Tuesday were devoted to eye, ear
nose and throat, the clinic being con.
Quoted by DR.. John Morse, specialist
These two days were exceedingly
busy days for the doctor and the at
tending nurses, Miss Worden and
Miss Baker, 204 children being ex-
amined for eye, ear, nose and throat
troubles.
In speaking of this clinic, DR..
Morse stated that he found numerous
cases of diseased tonsils and ade.
noids among the children. Close at
tention to the tonsils and adenoids in
children is highly important, he
stated, as neglected case may ruin
the child's ears eventually and the
child may be crippled for life. DR..
Morse stated that parents pay too
little attention to the health of their
children. He urged better condi-
tions in the schools. Bedrooms in
which the children sleep should be
we'll ventilated; there should be no
heating stoves in the room. Children
should not wake up in the morning
suffering with headache they do
it indicates that they are not getting
fresh air while they sleep or they are
ill. They should get up in the morn
ing full of pep and ready to go to
school. If they come home from
school complaining of headache it
is quite certain that their eyes need
attention. Most people have the
wrong idea of the purpose of glasses.
They are not always intended to
| make a person see better but to re-
ieve the strain and still see as we'll.
Earaches in children mean that
the parents should get busy. The ears
should be kept clean. Chronic ill
smelling ears should have daily at
tention as they are not only a danger
to the child itself but to others.
Cross eyes in children need atten.
tion-the children need glasses. The
glasses may save them from blind.
ness. The idea among many that the
children will outgrow this defect is
wrong.
The people of a community should
take a greater interest in their child
rem and in the schools, DR.. Morse
said. He asked how many fathers
have been in the schools where their
! children go.
One child examined by DR.. Morse
was found to have a cherry stone in
it's ear. The child did not know this.
Many children had abscessed gums,
teeth being left to wait for the new
teeth to push them out.
Tuberculosis
On Wednesday DR.. Waldie of the
Wadena sanitorium conducted a tub.
erculosis clinic, at which So children
of school age( three adults and two
infants) were examined. DR.. Waldie
found no definite cases of tuberculos.
is among any of those examined but
there were some suspicious cases
which must be followed up.
In lecturing Wednesday afternoon to
parents and school teachers DR.. Wal.
die gave some valuable advice and
information regarding this dreaded
disease. He stated that tuberculosis
starts with young infants. Tubercu'
| losts cases in children up to fifteen
years of age are in most cases of the
bovine or cattle type; in children
from Is to 1S years they are the hum
an type. Most cases which are
termed as "quick consumption are
really cases that have existed fol-
some time and were not known to ex.
| ist.
DR.. Wa1die advised that in a home
"AAOAS SuOOACuAOoAS SA4StS tuS very
best treatment is plenty of fresh all
and sunshine and liberal use of soap
| and water. Asked whether there is
any danger of an adult affecting an
! adult DR.. Waldie said that there was
not, except possibly in very rare in.
stances. He added that it is rare for
husband to affect his wife or vice
versa. After child is affected with
the disease the resistace should be
kept up so that the germs that are
in it's system cannot get start.
The doctor emphasized the great
need of sanatorium in Morrison
| county, saying that a county with a
population of more than $4,000 should
have sanatorium with beds for al
least fifty patients.
In few remarks intended prim
arily for the teachers in the schools
DIR. Waldie urged that the children
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