The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-12-23
DEFENSE OF FARM
BUREAU AND NURSE

TO the Editor.
| have noted with some interest in
Your last issue that a citizen has been
quoted in effect that "the doctors
were the only ones objccting to the
employment to the county nurse" In
respect TO one physician, and in all
PROBABILITY the others, | wish to state
that this citizen has been woefully
msslnformeG. While it might add TO
The financial welfare OF the physicians
Tor the boys and girls of Lenlhi coun-
" TO mover know the benefits OF a
practical knowledge Of mental and
physical hygiene; the disadvantages,
economic and in every other way. OF
having defects OF the eyes, ears. nose.
threat ami teethi 20 nave an epidemic
oF TWO Of iu, scarlet fever, or diph-
tAerla set started IL the schools, they,
tfhe pnyeiciaas) are ever ready To-
stand IN 1hcir own light and prevent
such as these rs are pTeventaDle. A.
ias as expenses Of the county nurse
are concerned, ii she succeeds in call
ny 20 the attention OF any parent
that his son Jehn Is mouth breath
er; that has daughter Is unable 10 see
tie blackboard without distressing ef-
fort; that Jimmya teeth need atten-
sion; lhai Nellies posture needs cor
Feclion; Il the county nurse detects
symptoms OF Il communicable disease
10 pupil and eliminates all menace
70 your children by sending the
niliicsed child home until he is we'll
again. then, any citizen has been am
plS repaid for any increase OF his
taxes as result Of the employment
Of that official.
or course when she informs you
along those lines YOU are not compell-
ed % act upon the information out If
yoU doat, the time may come when
your own handicapped sons and
daughters may ask you some en-
barrasslng questions.
II only needs consideration of the
fact that twenty-five per cent of the
young men Of the nation between the
ages OF twepty-one and thirty-one
were rejected in the military draft of
1917 as being unfit for military duty
for any intelligent man OF woman to
stop and wonder IL attention To the
fealth Of children is not really worth
while.
Ii there Is any other evidence at an
attempt at progress in Lemhi coun-
ty than the en1eavors of the county
nurse, the farm bureau and county
agent, we would like to hear of them.
As Senator Sorghum would say, "We
pause for reply"
When we think Of the benefits ac-
cruing from the latter institution it
is to wonder that anyone would even
consider its adjustment on account of
expense especially, as one progress
sive farmer has determined the cost
really amounts to the sum of seven
teen cents upon each one hundred dol
Tors of taxes paid. When you think
of the results, both practical and tang
bile, of the grass-hopper campaign;
the scientific inspection of the dairy
herds; the benefits of instructive
talks of experts; the arousing of COM
munity interest in the best way to
get results in the production of cattle,
hogs, poultry, potatoes, etc., il Is sur
piising that any business man, bank
CIR, professional man, or farmer could
possibly object.
tend these meetings." Well, you can
bt NI W WAFER out you can not DC
compelled to drink. l, too, have fail
ed to attend, and while | never ex-
pect to raise a potato except from my
plate TO my mouth land If these
times continue I'll not be overworked
at that) every time i think of It
! feel like kicking myself for my fail
ure to hear that expert Benz lee
ture upon potato culture. From what
| can make out from what have been
told by those who did attend II would
have been worth thousands of dollars
IL every Lemhi county farmer who
eontemplates raising potatoes had
been in attendance.
One Is reminded of the lamented
Nat Goodwin when in the title role
OF the Gilded Fool, being chided by
his sweetheart upon his profligacy.
he decided to cease throwing away
his money and institute regime of
economy and addressed his valet as
follows.
James. how much milk are we
taking?"
"One quart each day, sir"
Cut her down to a pint"
Well, anyway, IL seems that this
howl for economy with it's direction
towards the two most productive
branches of local government is the
veriest pifrle.
o. r. STRATToN, NJ. d.
Salmon Idaho DocepnbAr ~ 1901