Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-03-06
HEALTH MESSAGE
OF IMPORTANCE
TO ALL PARENTS
Dr.. W. c. Stone Says 1t Costs Less
To Be Well Than To Be Sick
And Is Lots More Fun
GIVES ADVICE ON
CARE OF CHILDREN

! It costs less to be well than To be
sick and it is lot more fun" is the
lway DR. w. C. Stone, Deputy State
Health officer for Carroll and Howard
counties, sums up a health message he
has sent to the parents of children
who have had q physical examination
in the schools. Since the message is
equally applicable to parents in other
parts Of the State, DR.. John S. Fulton,
Director of the State Department of
Health, takes this way of bringing it
to their attention.
Just as large oaks from little acorns
grow, so, DIR. St9ie says most of our
serious diseases have their beginnings
in defects or conditions which at first
seem small and unimportant, but that
lead to serious consequences if uncor-
rected. N
| Among the most treacherous of the
trouble Makers he mentions the fol-
lowing:-
Undernourishment and its side part
ner, eyelopment.- i#
Defective teeth and their side part
ners, digestive disorders and disease.
Diseased tonsils and adenoids re-
sulting in the destruction of the first
line of defense against the ever pres
ent germ. w.. ,
= So far as undernourishment is con-
cefned, he says that most often it is
due not to lack of food, but to over
indulgence in the wrong kinds of food
to diet made up too largely of starchy
foods, Sweets, and meats. every
child" he continues, "for the first Is
years of life, at least, needs quart
of milk every day, Eggs, liver, sweet
breads, cabbage, greens, salads,
fruits, whole wheat and graham
breads should also be eaten rega-
larly." 4. u q
\ AS to defective teeth, he points out
the fact that kinds of food mention
ed are necessary for the formation of
strong teeth; that the first cause of
defective teeth is defective feeding;
and that another cause is lack of care.
He says, "if teeth are allowed to decay
and their usefulness becomes impair
ed, there is bound to be an extra bur-
den thrown upon the digestive sys-
TEN. The poisons produced by, and
in, germ infested teeth and gums get
into the blood stream and are carried
to every part of the body, causing
damage to, or destruction of any Of
the vital organs"
! Undernourishment, due to the lack
of the right sort of foods, lowers the
vitality of the system, and makes it
less resistant toltdisease. This is es-
pecially true of ,tonsils and adenoids.
4 fWhen they have become diseased"
Dr. Stone says, "they cease to be-
come a first line Of defense against
germs. Rather they become hotbed
in which any kind of germ may lodge
and grow to its great delight and adj
vantage. Diphtheria, scarlet fever,
and rheumatism are diseases that a
child with sound healthy throat has
but little cause to fear. These diseas-
es are responsible for a large part of
all the deafness, heart and kidney dis
ease of later life.
eyes, too, are often permanently
damaged by such diseases as scarlet
fever and diphtheria No part Of the
body is more important than the eyes
SO they should be safeguarded."
Should the physical examinations
Of children in the schools reveal any
Of the conditions pointed out in the
message, parents are urged to lose no
time in taking the children to their
family physicians and have the condi-
4 tiOns corrected.