The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-22
The Most Important Work
in America
Protecting the Health Of Children.

For years and for centuries the powers Of govern
ment have been devoted to improving and protecting the
Government has long fought tuberculosis in cows trch
ncsls N pigs toorOt in sheep lump jaw in cattle has pub
hshed books and distributed them freely telling men how
70 take care of mares with young foals.
Government beginning at last take at least slight
terest IN the health Of human beings We beginning to
admit that the health Of millions of children may be as i'm
portant to the United States the health Of millions
hogs
A much greater v1ork-THE BEST PUBLIC WORK IN
EXISTENCE BEYOND QUESTIONS done now in the line
Of protecting Chldren's health in public schools.
Doctors are employed to examine the children detect and
isolate promptly contagious diseases Nurses hired by the
public are sent into the homes to tell parents the latest
methods Of care and Of cure.
OCsts and dentists the children to help them and
let the parents know what other work needs to be done
We hope that all fathers and mothers will appreciate the
great Importance Of this new line Of work.
We hope that taxpayers dentists and doctors in private
practice will cease the opposition which dgaces them and
beittles their intelligence
From purely selfish point of view the doctor and the
dentist and the taxpayer should welcome this medical work
Government expense.
Every child in the public schools is entitled to the best
possible medical is worth the Governments while
TO EDUCATE the child it is certainly worth while protect
the health which alone make the education useful and
beneficial to the public later on.
The child taught care of its teeth will take care of
Its teeth when grown The profits Of the dentist
THE DENTISTS WORK
The profits of doctors depend upon the number of pros
porous adults Every little girl saved from unnecessary DEATH
thanks to public school Doctor may live marry and supply
profitable business to doctors in the future
AS for the taxpayer it is much profitable for him
pay for the PREVENTION Of disease than on for
hopeless wrecks that little might have prevented
Parents should encourage in every possible way the work Of
the dentists and ocuss and physicians in the public schools
The city authorities should push this work to the utmost they
can do nothing useful n
The real wealth United States represented in the
millions Of children in the public school cassrooms Every
dollar invested today in the health Of those children viii be
returned housandfold to this country in the future
Fathers and mothers wrong they feel the slightest
hesitation about giving their children the benefit of this
public school examination and advice
The taxpayer MAGNES that he pays the BILL the prop.
ery THINKS that the load falls him. taxes are
paid public school expenses paid BY THE FATHER AND
MOTHER WHO PAY RENT Public school DOCTORS dentists
and ocuss paid for by the poorer peope-ose of small
means Parents should be glad Of their services.
Religious teachers of all creed in opinion could render
great service by making this matter clear the fathers and
mothers. And we urge them to do that.
Thus far in the history Of the world human beings and
children especially have received less attention than any other
working animals
is impossible to exaggerate the results that will
from intelligent protection Of children school, Great honor
is due those responsible for the great work. May they push
vigorously Life and what call civilization are sad and i'm
perfect enough The worlds hope is all in the future.