The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-10-21
MANY BAD TEETH
chief Child Defect Found By
Health Nurse.


Mise Ola M. Davis, public health
nnrse for publication. This is the
o.. Ochool ia the county 10 which
these physical examinations have
heep conducted this year, and II is
.os,med the same ratio Of defective
ah,,dren will be found throughout
the county:
Grade School at Rathdrum.
Number pupils examined by nurse, 1913
apparently with
defective vision 40
defective hearing 20
nasal distractions ]s
enlargtd tonsils 81
Number with badly decayed teeth ~
/" underweight so
There was a case or two OF eczema
and ringworm. The chief bad condl-
tim was the teeth. They were very
had Instances were found where
children have lost some permanent
teeth. six-year molars. at eight or
nine years of age. When you CONSIDER
the trouble caused by indigestion, due
IN noor mastication; infected food
from filthy teeth: Infection OF gums
and probably tonsils and ears, etc,
caused by the neglect, to say nothing
Of rheumatism and heart LESSONS, 1t
would seem worth while to care for
the child's teeth. A clean tooth does
not decay.
The tousils were very bad in a few
instances. Not all enlarged tonslls
mean diseased ones but when cblld
has tonsilitis and sore throat, 1T Is
only step to discharging ears, then
deafness. The pus from the tonsils
thrown in the system very soon
.undermlnes any constitution. The
combination of adenoids and enlarged
tonsils is a dangerous one The
mouthbreather soon has a peculiar
expression, the arch OF his mouth is
raised, the ears are soon infected. the
child is istless and often pale. He is
especially liable to tuberculosis,
according TO the specialists.
The child with defective vision
often has frequent headache, is back
ward and irritable. Sometimes the
stomach is affected.
Malnutrition or undernourShment
is due to several conditions. The
child's resistance is poor. He has no
appetite. 1t may be due TO a phYsi-
cal condition, poor diet, no play or
too much play, not enough rest 10 a
well ventilated room, etc.
The child needs at least a pint, and
better quart, Of good milk each day.
he needs vegetables, cereals and fruit
The American child eats too much
sugar and meat and not enough whole
wheat bread, cereals, milk products,
and fruits.
We have refined our sugar, bread
f'ce' etc., so we must supply the
necessary vitamines by milk. fruits
and vegetables.
a speaker compares an under
weight child to an engine with a
small boiler. II the head is the
engine and the body the boiler, then
Tue Vltamines are the machine oil.
Inc health of the child depends
upon the formation OF proper health
uaots as soon as possible. The future
O vi our nation depends upon it's future
S0.. sS.l1ens. We should all strive to
"..'er conditions so that the children
" tomorrow will not be found one
,S ,S'.u SO physically incapacitated
service. ~ 'a''
hoa,,e aae posture must be upright for
sban,,' ba,l' tne chin in, the back of head,
linz liUuiuers hips and heels on straight
nton. u All organs thereby have their
op'i ~ uourlshment and position.
in,al tne teachers and parents were
hnna INFESTED sa and very cooperative, and
vjvjra T 'ney will continue so, thereby
bs hertz tneir children their proper
and ud,dse' .S The right to be we'll born
bodv' 'ue supreme right OF healthy