The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-04-01
MILK AND THE GROWING CHILD
DIR. Emerson and Milk Facts.

DIR. Emerson and Milk Facts.
Still greater evidence is now at
hand to show the wonderful value of
milk. This evidence comes from the
results of experiments conducted by
the great authority, DR.. Emerson of
Boston, in conjunction with the city
schools of Chicago, the Mccormick
Memorial Institute of Chicago, and
the National Dairy Council.
Thousands and hundreds of thou
sands of boys and girls have been
found, on careful survey, to be ply
sically unfit and mentally unrecep-
tive to school work.
Chicago schools show approx
mately 33%oof their boys and girls
as being TO or more below normal
weight. This condition naturally re-
fleets on their school work.
When DR.. Emerson first went into
the Chicago schools and picked out
several dozen boys and girls, the
worst he could find, who were in
many cases $50 to 400 below nor
NAL, many thought he had hopeless
cases. But he didn't. He knew the
reason for the condition of these
children and he knew the way to
bring them up and "over the top"
Strange, but true, these children
were from well-to-do families; in
many cases the child was the only
one in the family.
DR.. Emerson is emphatic in saying
that less than $50 of the cases of
malnutrition can be traced to pow
erty, the 97To being the result of
cLaar nar1a,f anI ~ tho
part of the parents.
The children were Immediately
placed under supervision, and each
given at least quart Of milk day.
Some were required to have midday
lunches, properly prepared. Every
child was weighed regularly, record
kept, and a. graphic chart showed
how far each child was below nor
NAL when he began, and how rapidly
he gained and finally reached normal.
The results were astounding.
One case was a boy, weighing &c
lbs, while he should have weighed
1874 lbs, who became normal, "go-
ing over the top" in thirteen weeks.
Most of the children went over in
six to eight weeks.
d, Occasionally their progress was
stayed by some physical defect or
disease-such as diseased tonsils,
which, when removed, allowed the
children to continue gaining.
All this, says Mrs. Ira Couch
Wood, in charge of child nutrition
work conducted by the Elizabeth
Mccormick Memorial Institute for
the Mccormick Memorial Fund, re-
suited in similar increase in school
efficiency; the children studied bet
ter, they were really interested, they
grasped the work more rapidly, and
they displayed alertness of mind
never before manifest. Indeed, it
was an inspiration to see them un-
fold; once so listless and dull, now
too apt and eager.
And to think there are 100000
such children in this free land of
America today-children who could
be Shining lights" and who could be
a power for civilization, but who are
held down by the iron hand and SUBJ
missive power of ignorance.
Proper food means healthy boys
and girls. Health is wealth, and
health belongs to every child in this
land today.
Milk is fundamental. 1t is also !
economical (for one quart is equal
to eight eggs in food value). Then
why not use It? If il were put up |
in medicine bottles, il would sell for |
a dollar a bottle, and there would be
no end to the demand for this vital |
food. The Milk Way is the Health
Way. Follow it. DR.. Emerson has |
found that milk is indispensable.
COUNTY AGENT AND
FARM RITREAJI