Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-11-12

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Azericz calls 70 the Red Cross io-
serT.ee
Il spent thirty 51llioa dollars Il The
w2rl3 fgh; fo- DEMOCRACY
That Ezs Al average 0. ssa'5-g9 pr
czp.tz from or satire pog1lstion-
The United States o~ss t=snty-elght
ollloa dollars a. war DEBT
That il AZ average Of s5ss-59 Per
capita to- or entire population
The average American community
spent last year sbos; 1870 per capita
fo- education and about ts5-5 per
capita for Ere AID police protection
As 4 nation ~s spent last year 3l6-64
per capita for candy. 80 cents per
capita soF chewing gum. sz15lG9 per
capita for tobacco. rs cents per capita
for perfgmsEy.
Last year the American nation spent
less than 70 cents per CAPITA protect
ing and developing the health Of the
county.
And yet
Last year 10000 American people
died Of sickness.
Seven hundred and fifty thousand Of
them died Of prevsntsble disease.
Tive hundred thousand adults died
last year from tuberculosis.
tuberculosis IL neither hereditary
nor necessary. bat 10 disease Of de-
fectiEe civilization
Last year 10000 American babies
died before they were one year old
One hundred and fifty thousand Of
them did not live a month.
This slaughter Of the innocsnts was
largely the result Of ignorance. indif-
ference and economic inhumanity
The records Of the war show that
our civilian population is blighted with
vsnsTezl Disease.
Tie Public Health Service indicates
that oas-tsnth Of our American life IL
thus contaminated.
The American Red Cross does not
claim responsibility 70 analyze and
solve these great questions Of Public
Health.
Il only recognizes that under its
Charter Il IL compelled TO devise and
carry on measures for mitigating the
suffering Incident TO pestilenee and
disaster
Il seeks, therefore. merely 70 aid
existing agencies, 10 cooperate with
organized effort, and 10 place its or
ganlEation and it's workers alike at the
disposal and the service Of the com
munity
In furtherance Of such a program
the Community Public Health Nurse
Is destined 70 play an important part
One thousand Of these-most Of
them returned army nurses-hsVe pre-
[ pared themselves for this new cru
Sade for higher standards Of physical
life and the expansion OF our national
I strength and vigor
The Roll Call contemplstes practical
demonstration and instruction in Do
nestle Sanitation. Community Hygiene,
! Dietetics and Child Welfare.
The establishment Of Public Health
. ktAADA IN a. AuOHL LEdLuTE
Of this work for a better America.
This will be exactly what its name
signifes-bringing to a definite place
In each community a combination OF
all the agencies that may promote
health, in order to maintain a high
standard Of physical manhood and
womanhood in our country.
A distinct line Of usefulness will be
the formation Of classes in First Aid,
teaching people how to meet the emer,
gency OF accidents and to make pos
sible the saving OF life.
The continuation. enlargement and
coordination Of the Junior Red Cross
as related to our American public
schools is an item so vast as 10 be
incslculable.
The whole fabric not only Of our
American democracy but OF the fu
ture civilization OF the world. rests
upon the child and the school
The ideal out Of which the Junior
Red Cross springs is that OF Service
-self-sacrihcing service for others.
Fifteen million American children
trained in the philosophy Of unselfish
ness, schooled 10 a life OF service
vowed to the furtherance OF interna
tional understanding and good will, car
save the world
Finally, the American Red Cross
must broaden and make more perm
anent its preparedness for the Dis
aster Relief that has been so great a
part Of its history.
Tempest and food; earthquakes and
FIRE; accident and calamity
Of these fall into the machinery OF life
throughout the world, the American
Red Cross holds itself ready TO 20 and
minister in the name OF humanity and
mercy.
There is still room for the Red
Cross.