Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-16
100000
CHILDREN
UNDERFED
Most Cases of Malnu
triton Due To I'm
proper Feeding Rath
err Than Starvation

New York, Nov. ts.-over
5000, 900 school children in the
United States are suffering from
malnutrition, according TO bull
letin issued by the National Tu-
bereulosis association recently
Malnutrition when carried far
enough becomes plain starvation.
The vast majority of these millions
of little ones are malnourished as
a result not Of insufficient food,
but Of improper food.
TO relieve this situation plan
for instructing the children In cor
rect health habits has been de-
yigsd by the National Tuberculo-
SIS association in cooperation
with Dir. w r., P. Emerson, OF
Boston, the nutrition expert, and
will be inaugura1ed in schools
throughout the country az soon
as possible.
The plan will by no means be
an experiment, since 1t will follow
the lines OF the Modern Heath
Crusade, in which over 100000
school children OF normal weight
are now enrolled. In determining
what children should be classified
as malnutritious DR.. Emerson has
decided, as a result of long study
and careful observation, that q
child more than z per cent under
normal weight for his age and
height is clearly suffering from
malnutrition Ii is on this basis
that the ~ximate of 5000, 600 lit
tie ones OF school age suffering
from insufficient nourishment In
this country has been made.
In the plan specially prepared
for the benefit OF the malnourish-
ed children each child will be re-
quired, through his teacher and
parents, to keep a 'chore record"
card. This card. which is to be
submitted at regular intervals to
the teacher, indicates the perform
ance of the following health
chores, particularly adapted to the
requirements OF children suffering
from malnutrition;
/. was weighed this week on
the day checked lx).
2. Besides a good breakfast
and the noon and evening meals, /
ate mid morning and afternoon
lunches, as directed.
3. ate only wholesome food
today including vegetables, fruit,
and drank at least pint OF milk,
as directed, and tried always to
eat and drink slowly
4. ! drank four glasses OF wat
err, some before each meal, and
drank no tea, coffee nor any in
furious drinks.
s. | went to toilet at my regu
lar time.
6. / was in bed last night ten
or more hours, as directed; win
dows open.
2. l rested lying down not less
than twenty-five minutes both
this forenoon and this afternoon,
s. played in the fresh air to-
day exercising for the time and In
the way directed.
Q. / washed my hands before
each meal today.
10. / brushed my teeth thor
oughly after breakfast and after
the evening meal.
IL, ! took full bath on each
of the days of the week that Is
checked (xl.
The chore records will also sup
ply a table showing the normal
weight that the child should have.
His actual weight and normal
will both be plotted ON the chart
in curves, so that children and
parents can graphically picture
the change in physical condition.
BY doing the eleven chores
FOR periods of not less
than five. ten or fifteen weeks the
child becomes squire, knight or
knight banneret and is entitled to
wear the insignia of the Modern
Health Crusade, When he gains
normal weight he may earn ad-
honors by performing
standard Modern Health Crusade
chores and be admitted to the
Health Round Table through
physical fitness tests.
With these chore records win
be supplied information on nutrl-
Iion clinics aud nutrition classes
Tor the training OF children ana
mothers. "A malnourished child
3 an easy subject for tuberculo-
iis, says DR.. Charles J. Hatfield,
u the National Tuberculosis asso-
we shall try by means .
" these special chore records and
With the cooperation of our state
Ind local tuberculosis association
% bring as many OF the millions or
nainourished children as possible
I'D TO a proper standard OF health.
70 that they may better resist the
'nslaughts OF tuberculosis.
The MOhammedans hold their f,