Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-09
INTERESTING
STORY TOLD BY
ORPHA MILLER
BY MISS ORPHA MILLER
County Home Demonstration
Agent)

When YOU want TO nave better
livestock or better poultry, you ex-
pect to inform yourself first of all
as to what standards exist and
what results you wish to secure.
Then you ask, ''What shall | do to
secure this results' Strange as it
may seem-this plan can be applied
to human stock as we'll! But first
we need to know the points for
which to Judge. Then we need to
know how to get the desired re-
suits.
The "laying on of hands in
chastisement has gone with the lit
tie red school house. Instead have
YOU ever laid your hands-or eyes
on your boys back and shoulders
to see whether they are straight or
winged' Have you ever measured
your daughter not alone for inches
but for straightness' Have you
ever noticed whether their feet are
arched or flat? Do you know that
their food is building good teeth
and bonesa Home demonstration
teaches all this.
The standards of growth and de-
velopment project, now running III
ten counties, is teaching farm folks
that there are at least 22 points by
which to judge the development OF
boys and girls-and you, TOTO see
if the body is well equipped to 10
the work expected of it. Some
counties recently starting home DEM
cnstration work have made this
project the beginning of nutrition
work, or even the beginning of all
projects. since clothing or doing
over kitchen. home furnishing or
food selection should all have as
the first standard the health an |
right growth of the farm family.
Nineteen training meetings for prof.
ect leaders have been held in those
counties the last few months, where
the nutrition specialist and nome
demonstration agents have trained
farm women to know these stand
ards and have had many children
present who have been carefully
Sc rutinized and deficiencies detect
ed.
Round of Meetings
After deciding frankly in what
respects the standard set for an eff
ficicnt body is not being reached,
the next step is to learn what to do
about it. Some counties found II
necessary to have Il round Of meet
inrs to discuss overweight and un-
dc erNveipht: some anemIa; all or them
are demonstrating pos, ire; one
county is giving three meetings TO
demonstrate food for mother, IN
fant and preschool child. One nun
dred seventv-three demans tratlon
meetings have been held i'll these 10
counties. attended by 2ol3 farm
women. In addition, home demon
stration agents or project leaders
have explained the subject at prac-
ticallv every sevening farm center
meeting, where they have shown the
slides Food makes a difference.
Results Yes. many of them. Al
ready approximately four hundred
persons-most of them children
have been fcpoficu iii Ncu IN
some way by sun baths, posture ex-
ercises. cod liver oil, better diet,
foot exercises, correct shoes, new
springs for children s beds, discard
ing pillows and rest periods during
the day. Results are just beginning
to show. There will be plenty more.
But read the story below.
The Story OF Billy Elmore
Cast-A small boy, aged ten.
A good mother.
A farm home department, and
A Home Demonstration agent.
Scene-Magnolia farm center,
Imperial county.
Aetion-A call is made for demon
strators in growth and development
at the Magnolia school. Response
from only one boy, Billy Elmore.
The other kids jeer at him. Billy
sticks to it. The home department
finds him much underweight, hollow
chested, wing shouldered, protruding
abdomen, narrow chestcd. Billy pays
close attention to suggestions, un-
dertakes the proper diet and exer-