Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-19
DR.. HEN|KA
GIVES TALK.
GOOD HEALTH

The Thursday evening program
Of the Farmers Institute drew q
crowd which filled every seat in
the main room of the high school
and left many persons standing.
Not only were people from the
surrounding country in attendance
but there were many towns folk
out to hear the address by DR..
Guy Henika of the state board of
health and to enjoy the program
by the Baraboo school children.
The evening program opened
with music by the mems chorus
led by Ben Jones. General Grants
grand march by the first grade
toy symphony brought forth pro-
longed applause. Fold dances BY
tho fourth and fifth grades anG
flag drill by the fifth and sixth
grades were pleasingly executed.
Bliss Betty Lind gave a recitation
and playlet, 1.-THE Assessor" wax
we'll given by Harold Koberstein
Robert Culver, Jean Hilliard, Ger
trude Rutland, and Richard Eel
lows. The young people closer
their part of the program with
songs by the Junior high schoo'
chorus.
Public Health
The subject of DR. Henika's tall
was Our Duty Towards Public
Health" and he outlined program
whereby we can lower the death
rate, lessen the number of case
Of contagi Gus diseases, and say,
money. The salient points in Ais
program are:
1. Immunization of children TO
diphtheria.
2. Vaccination for smallpox.
9. Use of iodine to prevent goit
re.
A. An annual physical examina
ton for everybody.
DR.. Henika first stressed thu
point that a successful health
program demands ico operation
with health officials.
He showed how the death rate
from diptherthia had been de
creased from 476 deaths in 1916
to but 211 deaths in 1924 and ont
lined the plan whereby this mum
her might be cut to 25 per year
This is by inmunization of child
rem in the schools. Diphtherif
anti-toxin has been proved effect
i've and now by a method similar
to vaccination, the child may be
made immune to the disease. Mad
ison has tried jmmunizing heI
children and where there were 81
cases Of diphtheria reported in tho
first four months of school il
1923-1924, there have been but L
cases this year after immunization
Must Vaccinate
Dr.. Henika stated that he be
lieves that smallpox Vaccination
IS the only means OF controlling
small poy. To the question
Should old people be vaccinat
ed?" Dr.. Henika's reply is, ut de
rends upon how much you love
life!" The disease is no respecto
Of age. The speaker gave his
opinion that western Wisconsin
prntty well vaccinated.
The relation of iodine in the
soil 20 goitre was illustrated b.
the discovery of the effect of Ger
tain sils upon farm animals. A
a pre-. entive measure. DR.. Hem
ka would have the children be
tween 6 and 16 in the schools civ
en- the proper form of iodine b.
the school and he explained thu
small cost and large benefit Of 81
DOING
Until an annual physical exam
ination of all people is instituted
the speaker declared that hear
disease. kidney diseases, and can
Ger will flourish. He stated tina
Pennsylvania is the only state in
the union in which the canoe
death rate is being reduced, while
other states rave rising rate.
Dr. Henika's talk proved to be
very interesting and brought be
fore his audience some important
facts which should be of far reach
ing benefit