The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-06-02
PUBLIC HEALTH NOTES

Health is that abundance of life
and ever flowing vigor which are
foundations of success and happiness
in life.
An examination of school children
shows that many of them suffer from
nose, throat, eat and eye troubles.
Probably at least 25 per cent of our
children in the schools have such de
fects.
Parents are likely to be unfamiliar
with these conditions. No child can
do his best work in school if he Is
suffering from diseased tonsils, ade-
noids, earache, deafness and poor
eyesight. Any child with diseased
tonsils is like 10 have many attacks
of sore throat or tonsilitis. Diseased
tonsils may result in rheumatism or
diseases of the heart. Any child, suf-
fering from frequent sore threats or
tonsilitis, has an increased tendency
towards consumption, and are suscep
tible to contagious diseases.
Enlarged t~onsils, unless diseased,
are not harmful and should not be
removed.
Diseased tonsils should usually be
removed. The operation is not dan
gerous and it improves the child's
health.
AdenOidS
Adenoids are soft spongy growths
behind the soft palate between the
nose and the throat.
A child with adenoids or naval OBJ
struction usually breatbes with his
mouth open. He cannot breathe well
through his nose. Adenoids cause a
child TO sleep with his mouth open
and often caIse the teeth to come in
crooked
A child with adenoids takes cold
easily and very often gives n child a
stupid appearance. +
Adenoids u earache and deaf
ness and they must be removed if you
expect a child to be healthy and mer-
tally bright.
Defective Eyesight
Defects of eyesight in school chill
dren are very common. These de-
fects not only cause a great deal OF
trouble in the eyes themselves but
often produce many other serious re-
suits, which do not at first seem to
be associated with the eyes. The
proper treatment of ehildren's eyea
will nearly always bring good results
A child's education is not worth
much TO him if he does not have good
eyesigh9 1t is very poor economy to
neglect the care OF defects in the eyes
of children, for sooner or later such
children may become burdens upon
some one.
The common defects of the eyes of
children are as follows: Near sight
This condition is very serious. Tt
not only limits the child's range of
vision and prevents his taking part in
health giving sports and ~recreations,
but IL produces changes in the eyes
which often result in practical blind
ness.
Far Sight-This condition is more
common than near sight. 1t results
in eye strain and often causes squint-
ing. red eyes, headache. nervousness,
~backwardness in studies. and some
times digestive disorders and poor
health.
Astigmatism-This is the most COM
mon of all eye defects. II results in
blurred vision, headache, nervousness
and other kinds of discomfort.
Cross Eyes and Squint-This is Of
ten the result of farsight. 1t is alb
solutely necessary I have this defect
corrected. This can be done with
| glasses.
Infiamed or Red Eyes-This condi-
tion Is often caused by a defect in
vision, but very often due to infec-
tion.
Serious eye disorders are some time
caught from dirty towels, public bath
ing pools, dirty hands or dust. Each
child and grown person should use
his own towels.
Red, sore eyes ought never 10 be