Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-06
A DRIVE FOR A GOOD CAUSE.

On Monday next the movement funds support the
Public Health Nurse will be started continue week The
movement one which vitality every resident Ottawa
and is one thing which the old slogan Give until hurts
should be revived As stated these columns before there IS no
existence Ottawa that does more good Tor more
people than the work done quietly and without
oentaton people comparatively know much OF IT'S Importance
its scope,
The public health during the year enters
homes every class of society Ottawa from the WeateNt
the INDECENT here cases where the services ol
graduate nurse are imperative for short time each day
every short period where would be not only
necessary but impossible the OF trained nurse Tor
the limited required yet is imperative that the
work should be done by high class professional This one OF
where the public health called ill., as
but almost from necessity In OF tins
paid for her services if the patient able pay which
fee goes the treasury OF the Public Health Nursing Organza
Then there other where her services quite
imperative but the matter OF ability to regular professional
precudes doing These people be able pay something and
usually do So but able pay not, the effort alleviate
pain life Just the Then there Others
needing expert services who could never think calling pofes
and in fact know little nothing about such being
These light through negbors physicians by
cden and them the public health is like an angel from
heaven Her duties everywhere, at all times and among all
classes
All the United has been interested in the Save the
Babies DO you realize that Of the greatest
infant mortality lack of proper education before the
little one brought into the after arrival? With
the far frequent of conducting of this kind be-
often practically matter OF the survival of the fttest
Or if complications exist the little brought into the world
crippled blind only to become public charge later This
instance which without public health would
De almost CRIME during the past er services were
and good work done
ncacuabe Before the present supposed duty
before her salary tartede urgent call for her
in this kind Of Did She disregard the appea3 Not your
lie but she gathered together such articles She coudat might
be found necessary and started saying she would telephone send
for other necessities the demanded This is but incident
but shows the spirit that the behind the movement
of whom bit could hire for her needs 1t
purely atrustc work the part Of the organization and all
they ask is the money with which carry and they them
selves among the most liberal donators.
AS matter OF health assurances is worth all and more than
anyone asked give No know the epemcs that have
been headed off mnmzed by the prompt and intelligent action OF
the public health
The demand for funds most this time if the organ
zaton function For number of years considerable money
received from the sale of Christmas stamps For the
nothing received from that will there be this
This leaves deficit the usual the organization OF be
tween $1,000 and 1900 that be made Then the
work as II becoming understood growing and the demands
greater While charity in the broadcast of the word
is not charity that pauperzes but which aevates suffering
and puts the unfortunate ncapacaed by illness disease back
into the way earning living
Investigate this great possible angle and
there will be need OF urging all to give till it hurts when
called upon next week.