The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-08

fhrn the car. listening to Miss Burch's
explanation of the exhibits and per-
hitting the nurse to weigh and meas
ure them and examine their mouths.
But they were not all. Again their
mothers and fathers and aunts and un-
cles came in the afternoon, and before
fnightfall the car and its attendants. de-
spite the lack of advance notices, had
done very creditable DAY WORK.
Health, Strength. and Joy for all
the children of all the people" This
motto, displayed conspicuously at the
rear of the car, expresses the spirit
of the exhibit, as in it are health les
sons for everyone. Along the eft
side, as one enters. are seen graphic
studies n foods, milk, teeth, tonslls
and adenoids, child care, weighing
and measuring, school hygiene and
sanitation. Coming back on the other
side, are found the quarters for ex-
aiming mothers and babies, then the
sections devoted to tuberculosis, COM
municable diseases, personal hygiene,
infant and prenatal care, exercise,
posture and clothing, homemade play
grounds and fresh air-a thoro course
in health, all making for the welfare
of childhood.
In the food section the child and ns
mother see several samples of we'll
balanced rations. Passing on to the
milk exhibit, it is learned that milk
is indispensable in the child's diet and
that a quart of it is equal in body
building ability to two and a half
pounds of chicken or - pound and a
quarter of beef.
Under communicable diseases it is
shown that 312 deaths from measles
nothing but measles" as the unin-
formed often say-occurred in Kansas
the preceding year, and that the state
lost more residents thru whooping
cough in the same period than by
Leo rIa fax-ar dfnhthPTI9 and sn191fnOX
combined.
Let one of the eighth grade girls of
GOodland describe the exhibit, as she
did in some written work at school
after the cars appearance at that
town.
Miniature tuberculosis Cottages.
Upon entering the car you are I'M
der the impression that you are visit
ing a display of doll houses. But they
are miniature tuberculosis cottages.
They show how those afflicted with
this disease should live. In these
houses or on the porches are minia-
ture cots such as tubercular patients
should sleep on. Fresh air. nourish-
ing food and rest are the best cures
for tuberculosis. A map showed the
number of cases of this disease in
Kansas. 1t was very strongly i'm
pressed on us that tuberculosis is a
durable disease and a preventable one.
1--WE passed on and were warned as
to the danger of the many conta gious
diseases. We learned that there have
been many more deaths from measles
than from scarlet fever in Kansas,
tho scarlet fever is much more feared.
People do not use enough precaution
with measles or other diseases that
are catching.
"On the other side were foods both
helpful and injurious. One thins
which attracted our attention was a
quart of milk which had ribbons
fastened from it to different plates of
meat. to show that one should get as
much nourishment from one quart of
milk as from all these meats.
We then saw where they had dis
played best amusements and comforts
for children and babies. a so proper
clothing for babies. We were then
weighed. and found We have one per-
feet girl and one perfect boy in our
class"
A fourth grade boy. showing that
the cars message was not lost on the
younger visitors, wrote:
This was a health car. DIR. Crum-
bine sent it out into Kansas to prevent
people from getting diseases. We
should get plenty of fresh air by sleep
ing on the porch and leaving our win
dows open at night so we won't get
tuberculosis. L do not want to have
tuberculosis. The germ might live in
an ora ulIIy mouse. II we let JuDeTCu-
losis go too long it cannot be cured,
and if you eat healthy fools and get
plenty of fresh air and right kind of
exercise it can be cured.
Breathe Thru Nose.
I'VE should breathe thru our nose.
If we breathe thru our mouth it will
make our teeth crooked. We should
wash our teeth to get all the food froms
out of between our teeth. We shouldN
be careful of the water, because it may
have germs in it
a we'll should be placed on a high
place. because the germs won't get in
the well. Flies carry many germs. We
should poison fly. Milk is our best
food. Our food tables should be clean.
We should eat less meat and more
vegetables. You should keep your
body warm in the winter"
The exhibit ELECTS many questions,
in the answering of which the car
workers give much personal service.
Whenever possible. the requested in
formation is supplied directly; other
wise the visitor is referred to the
proper state department. Questions
concerning diet lead in number. Il
am asked how to get thin a dozen
times a day." said Miss Burch, while
a great deal of interest is shown in
sanitation, tuberculosis, communica BILE
diseases and shoes for women
Mothers receive help with their
individual difficulties which otherwise
they could not obtain. Many instances
of pathetic ignorance on the part of
mothers and tragic handicap to their
children come to the car. Parents
sometimes drive miles to get this COW
eted advice. To accommodate them
the car is open in the afternoons espe-
cially for the mothers and fathers with
children Of the pre-school age. A
special effort is made to examine these
children and to confer with their
mothers. The car physician or nurse
attends to such examinations, while
the assistant is explaining the exhibit
to the other visitors.
Good Results Obtained.
Results often follow swiftly the APP
pearance of the car. This is not wholly
accidental. Usually a conference of
leading citizens is held on the car the
first evening of its stand, at which
the local situation is discussed and il