Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-04-29
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS
FOR MAINTAINING GOOD
HEALTH

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80 m case of sickness to know
--Enther or not the proper thing is
5xSf1~ done right. BY this I do not
1;.,sSas, that in understanding and meet
~ the needs of the child that SICK
49, can be avoided in nearly every
f.aee nor will knowing how TO care Tor
tta sick overcome all sickness.
Only in the last few years have
few health rules been taught in pub
lie schools These help mainly to pre-
vent sickness and to help good heaitn
IN last a life time. Medical students
are being taught a great deal more
concerning prevention than ever before
qha phvsicians who graduated thirty
wears ago was not taught the same as
the medical student of today. II he Is
an up-to date physician. he has had
70 learn a great deal since by taking
post Sraduate courses and by spending
MANY hours reading. His position ts
axacfIy the same as that OF parents
~ today. Unfortunately post era duate
courses are not given for parents but
valuable articles are published every
ninth
For Instance how much easier for
enxfous parents to believe that the tiny
baby cannot be very sick. if sick at an.
even though he is irritable and rest
less when the scales show the usual
gain In weight The same with parents
Regarding q chiId with adenoids. if they
have learned thru reading and possibly
thru friends exneriences. the svmptoms
Of adenofds They know what 10 expect
when thev go 70 physician and how
rnuch rr,ore inteIIieentlv thew receive
f1sa die gnosfs. They need not spend
their time wondering how such could
be the sse. but arrange at o7ce TO do
what is necessary for relief. Diseased
tonsils have been known 70 cause
chorea or What is commonly known as
St yftus Dance. conseuuentiv children
who have 2 tendency to nervousness |
or chorea should he examined for d.
seq sed +onsi1s In fact very thorough |
examination should be made. espec- |
ialiv for othcr sources Of infection.
Fv-erience proves that whole I
families need not suffer from tuber /
cuiosie iust because one member con-
-fyacted H. Neither need the first vic /
4fni die of the disease if he will follow
the prescribed course Of treatm ent. |
That is. providing he has not waited
too long The tired feeling every day |
for a month and gradual loss of weight
should he warning enough for anyone.
Invest ~ ting or being thoroughly ex-
,,,,;-s,7 for disease does not cause d.
ease Tho tired feeling and loss of
,vas-tt arc two of the most common
sz-r,ntor,s Of tuberculosis. Then soon
or or later comes the inevitable daily
rise in temperature which should con-
vince anyone that he must rest twenty
four hours per day.
DR. H W. WILEY in the February
number of the Good Housekeeping gave
The bureau of the census:
1914 to 1918 inclusive regarding tn
berculosis.
Deaths under five year Of age 1879
hovs: 1889 girls.
Deaths five to ten years Of age. 462s
bows; 1894 girls.
Deaths 0 tn Is years of age ssi5
bows: 7sls girls.
Deaths Is to 90 years 15.0o2 boys:
32.428 girls.
Deaths 20 to "a 1883 men S2,5S2
women.
Deaths 25 10 % $685. men: 34,T55
women. =
Deaths 0to a. s5,0iS men; 25,1+c !
women.
Deaths 25 to So s4,s42 men: 2l.2S1 .
women
The greatest fatality among women :
Is from Is to % years OF age and
among men from 35 TO 30 years of age. .
Statistics show that twenty per cent
of all school children have mal-nu- ,
triton. The condition Of mai-nutrition
should be remedied early. MaI-nutri- =
fion ca.,sas lack of vitality and ambi- g
ton. Interference with growth and de- .
velooment of mind and body and less ,
ened resistance to many kinds of dis
ease. 1t may be prevented and curer
Nv first. correction of defects such as
nasal Instructions. adenOids. diseased ,
tonsiss and defective teeth: second:
bv sufficient amount of proper food. j,
cbewed thoroughly. eaten regularly p.
and never hurriedly; Third; warm