Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-04-12
THE COUNTY NURSE DEPT.
PALMA Il. GRAIN, Co. Nurse.

PALMA Fl. GRAIN, Co. Nurse.
Health Notes from Here and There
Start now to practice safety First
You're enjoying good health-that's
pleasant.
You want to remain so-That's ma
tural.
You may be careless-That's pos
sible.
You may have an That's
probable.
You sincerely hope not-That's evi-
dent.
Then practice Safety First-That's
wisdom.-W. A. T. A. Bulletin.
Miss Hazel A Sawyer, county nurse
of Monroe County, reports that the
doctors and dentists in Sparta and To-
NAH have recently completed the ex-
animation of all high school students
in these two cities. These examina-
tions were conducted at the respective
high school buildings, and high school
students assisted with the clerical
work. After the examination was
completed the following article ap-
peared in "The OWL" the Tonah high
school paper:
Examined
Well, that's over with! A doctor,
dentist an da nurse. One after the
other and all three right on the job.
There was no waiting line We had
to be hunted up and few of us missed
chance to put it off until later, but
they got US in the end nevertheless.
And this is the schedule:
Climb flights of stairs, depending
on your location when you started
your rise. Stand before three young
ladies whose faces seemed remotely
familiar. They hand you card upon
which was engravedin handsome black
characters the diseases you had had,
those you probably have and those
you might hope to have. Then they
weigh you. Special discount is here
given for extra weight of shoes. Then
you take up the march once more in
the direction of the tape measure. If
you never knew before how tall you
actually were here was where YOU
found out. And then comes the doc
eors or rather the nurse Can you
or anyone else tell me what 1920
means That's what they marked on
my card after eyesight, and lots of
fellows cards were marked the same.
Too much midnight oil. Then the doc
tor runs six-inch pine splinter down
your throat and tells you that your
left tonsil is enlarged, or that your
spinal column is out of alignment.
DO you smoke, chew or drink ?"
One or two more marks on your card
and they pass you on to the dentist.
This worthy gentleman seems dis
appointed that you have no more than
three teeth to be permanently extract
ed and at least three to be temper
arily filled with platinum or some
thing. He handles a miniature look
ing glass with ease and precision and
can spot cavity as far as prescrip-
ton. 1t is with reluctance that we
bid this honest tradesman goodbye
and beat on swell retreat-that is we
try to get out. But there's more to
come. Here at another desk we lose
our prtty entrance card and gain two
more-not so good. But our parents
must see these cards and then we can
part with them again. Pleasant mem
cries of nice timer. de J.
yests and JOlts by Oscar Sehlief
The proof of the pudding is in the
aching.
ITO arms! to arms" shouted the pa
triot. But there was a delay Are
tHSse arms NdcclndUeu cOluyl IN
quired the health officer.
The man who ventilates once a day
is brother to him who battles once a
year. 1t took man a thousand years
to open his windows. 1t may take
him another thousand to open his nose.
The following is a report of the
cases of communicable diseases re-
ported to the State Board of Health
for Vernon county by physicians and
health officers from February 18th to
March 25th: Influenza rs, scarlet fe-
yer 16, diphtheria 4.