The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-12-28
CAILDREN'S WELFARE
LEAGUE IN GARRETT co.
DR.. ]. Mason Knox Talks Inter-
estingly of Work of Bureau.

"The most expensive thing you can
do for your child is to bury him;
Garrett county is going to do the
cheapest thing for its children-keep
them WELL" affirmed Dr.,J. H. Mason
KHx, Chief of the Maryland Chill
dfen's Bureau, at the Manhattan Ho-
tel in Oakland one day last week.
when you ruin your ear by abuse,
you can buy ANEW one" DR.. Knox
continued, "but the only way you can
safely follow with the human machine
is to keep it in good condition"
The same confidence with which DR..
Knox has inspired the many mothers
who have consulted him as a world
renowned pediotrician is evident as
ne talks Of securing public health
nurses for Garrett county. Like the
mother who feels, my child will
get well; DR.. Knox says So"
"The seemingly simple matter of
posture is very important as far as
health is concerned" DR.. Knox said
with authority. MANY cases of
chronic stomach trouble-which is SO
prevalent are due to habituaI in.or-
rect posture. The stomach and other
organs Of the man become fallen and
unable 10 function properly because
the child was not taught to carry
himself correctly.
"The public health purse will cor
rect the posture of thousands of YOUR
future citizens. She viii systematic
ally call the attention of Garrett
county school children to the impor-
lance Of posture and prescribe simple
corrective exercises that will benefit
general health for years to come"
That we are still in the Middle Ages
as far as preventive medicine in con-
cerned is Dr.. Knox's belief. Nearly
thirty per cent Of the young men ex-
amined for war service were turned
down" because Of physical defects.
This percentage Of defective young
people has not changed; now as be-
lore, over one fourth of our children
have defects that could be remadied.
Yet five years after this alarming
physical condition has been revealed
many Of US are going on unconcerneI
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European nations realize that their
welfare depends largely on the phys;-
cal weIl-being Of their citizens. In
S2nbow, town in Poland which DR..
Knox visited, the efforts Of deter
mined school teacher have brought
about extreme measures to raise
health standards. Eighty-fve per
ent Of the eXpectant mothers in San
bow are ragitered and under the care
Of physicians; all children are exam
lned at birth; and all school children
are given complete physical exami-
nation every month. France and Eng
land as well as the very poor nations
Of Europe have great numbers of
professional and volunteer nurses
working among their people continu-
ally.
The women OF cur State aren't
getting square DEAL" declared DR..
Knox with the sympathy that has
marked his career. He went on to
explain that woman has a right to
the best possible care during the
period of child-bearing. When for
any reason it is difficult for family
to secure needed help during a "con-
hnement case" the public nurse
where one is employed-is on hand to
render service in the home. And the
mother is only getting what it is her
right to receive.
1nsistent on having Garrett county
mothers cared for properly during
pregnancy and on having our chill
dren given the best physical care long
before school age, DR.. Knox, as Chief
OF the chldren's Bureau is working for
general public nurses rather than for
nurses whose work would be confined
to the schools exclusively.
GAS large county as Garrett must
have two nurses" said DR.. Knox with
determination. "The nurses must live
in the community in which she works
and be a part of its very life if she
is to accomplish her purpose" y
In spite of the very bad condition of
the roads last week DR.. Knox and Dr..
McCuNoch kept their appointment in
every part Of the county and were en-
Enthusiastically received at the meet
ings.