Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-07-15
M|SSC0UNTRYMAN
TALKS ON HEALTH
Tells Parents of the Value of Milk
for Children. The Cleanliness
Commandments

Last Monday afternoon Miss Coun-
tryman. who is giving this county
demonstration of public health nurs-
ing, addressed the parents at the high
school building. While the subject
covered was on general health, much
emphasis was placed on the vaiue of
milk for the underweight child. The
have been found to be from seven to
ten per cent underweight and some
even more. Most of these children are
non-users of milk. Nearly all of the
rural children have plenty of milk in
their homes but few are encouraged to
use it and even in few instances very
unusual answers have been given in
the way milk was disposed of in the
home. The farmer has long known
the reason of the proper feeding of
his stock, if he hoped 10 produce those
of marketable value. He appreciates
the value of milk for his calves and
pigs, but he not always realized that
the priceless product of his farm are
his children and that they are the
greatest contribution to the nation
wealth.
Careful study of Communities have
shown that the children in the rural
districts have more physical defects
and are more under nourished than
the city children, and that those of
the farms drink less milk on the
avoro 90 thon tho cbildrop in tho citfnS
Give the children plenty of milk and
watch them grow and they will gain
in weight.
Milk supplies the building material
for the bones, teeth and muscles, 1t
keeps the heart beating regularly, 1t
strengthens the nerves and other parts
of the body. 1t has the force that
makes weak bodies grow into strong
and healthy ones.
No other food contains as much oi
the various growing mNerials needed
by children.
Every child must have at least one
pint of milk day to supply material
for good bones and teeth. Every chile
ought to have at least this amount o
milk day because it is so easily bull
up into bone tissue.
1t is excellent food for adults. /
might take the place of some meat
The food value Is the same whether
taken In cooked foods OF as bever
age.
Tea and coffee have no food valu,
and thov oro ho ,a,~T,.l orA ,k,a., a. -.
harmful to growing children becaus,
they dull the appetite 30 that ,i'e nee
essary growing material has not beel
supplied.
Milk is health insurance; health In
surance Is good life insurance.
Milk is the most nutritious as wei
as the most economical OF all foods
Miss Countryman encourages tn
health crusade in every school. On
OF the advantages Is that II teache
the children to drink milk and leuv
tea and coffee alone. Other reason
are that II prompts better health hab
it's for the children and teaches then
the correct way to live The healt
crusade material n furnished free Q
charge by the Idaho tuberculosis as
sociation and every standard school
required to have 1t in the schools
this state The material is Obtaine
from the county superintendent
schools.
Posters were shown at the meetin
10 emphasize the teaching of health
the schools The posters on teeth wei
especially clever and brought CT
many good points. Many of the chill
rem from town took part In the too,
brush and handkerchief drills, whit
proved very entertaining as well as II
structive.
The following ten cleanliness cor