White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-01-07
DEFICIENCY
OF NEVADA CHILDREN
CONTINUED from Page onc.)

Lund and Preston, where there has
always been an abundance of vegeta-
bles, it is surprising hat they make
the poorest showing in the state.
THE work of our project consists
largely of each member of a class
bringing her problems to the meet
ing for discussion. The needs of a
particular subject are investigated
and a suitable ration prescribed. II
q person will not eat milk or eggs
as such, the method is to give them
TO him in other food without bis
knowledge. Then they are eaten
readily and the effect is the same. 1t
il a harder problem to induce chill
dren to eat vegetables when they are
in the habit of refusing them. A
successful way is to make them into
SOUPS and even IL they refuse the
ground up pulp therein they cannot
escape getting some of the nutri-
ment from the liquid.
Results have been highly salts
factory as far as we have been able
to proceed in the time since we start
ed. especially in cases of under
weight. But in those of reduction
it must be done gradually. Not
more than two pounds reduction a
month is considered advisable"
The nation was awakened during
the war to the shocking deficiency
in the physical fitness of its male
population. This led to a strong ad-
vocacy of compulsory military train
ing, together with measures for
physical betterment incidental there
to. Opposition to military training
as a forerunner to militarism sprang
up instantly. Its application to the
male population only constituted an
other fatal objection. The present
movement gained great prestige by
reason of its inclusion of females,
who by nature are more deficient
physically than males.
These considerations led to the
passage of the Connor-Sterling bill
and It's local application began Sep
TENDER l last. Miss Mary E. Still
well of the University of Nevada WIS.,
tied the district then and has made
monthly calls since. lecturing and
otherwise doing her utmost TO stim-
ulate the movement. She visits Pres
ton and Lund on each call, having
enlisted the aid of parents there, and
has reported satisfactory results.
| She visits all other towns in the
county also, her work being princi-
pally that of ~lecturing. making spe-
| afa1 onaAnutratian and hn1dinU
achievement meetings. but this
month she will not be here.
In conjunction with the work of
Miss Johnston through the schools
and with children under school age.
that of Mrs Miles has been through
classes of women, who hold fire.
quent meetings for the consideration
of topics of interest to them.
The classes are five in number and
have these for their subject matter:
Normal family feeding. underweight
children, underweight adults, weight
reduction and diet for the aged.
Some additions have been made
Members of these classes are as fol-
lows. Mrs. o. r. Baird, Mrs. J. F..
L%ichlyter, Mrs. F. d. Oldfeld, Mrs.
James Mclaughlin, Mrs. w. O..
Norman, Mrs. NJ. J. Rand, Mrs.
Louis Zadow. Miss Laura Gallagher.
Mrs. A. c. Jones, Mrs. f. f. Knox.
Mrs. J. F. Miles. Mrs. A. j. Proctor,
Mrs. Ethel Williams. Mrs. Mabel w.
Lane. Mrs. Josephine E. Wayman
and Mrs ID. c. Mcdonald. New
workers have Joined several of The
classes.
Acceptance of the advice and SER
vices of the organization Is not com
pulsory upon anyone, either in or out
of school. 1t is purely a matter of
suasion and choice. Naturally oppo-
sition would be anticipated were any
other method employed. so II Is never
as much as suggested. The plan
here is that of taking seventeen
cases, administering to their needs
as found to exist and demonstrating
the results, spreading the tidings
thereof by observation. word OF,
mouth and through the newspapers.
Tact, diplomacy and forebearance
must be the dominant and everlast-
ing traits of the workers inthis cause.
"A well-planned meal should have
each of these groups represented as
body builders" says a recent bulle-
tin issued by the University of Ne
vada.
Energy ,producers-Potatoes. fat
meats. bread, m~acaroni, legumes, su-
gar, cereals, chocolate. jelly. pre-
serves. marmalade, fats.
Body ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, to-
matoes. cabbage, spinach, lettuce,
green peas. string beans. carrots, eel.
cry, canned vegetables. fruits. grape
fruit, oranges, canned fruit. whole
wheat, cereals, butter fat.
Growth promoters-Leafy vege-
tables. fruits, whole cereals, milk,
cream. butter, egg yolks. tomatoes
carrots. cabbage, oranges, turnips,
nntatAoo raAat