The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-04-27
THREE HEALTH
TALKS GIVEN AT
P.-T. A. MEETING
DIR. A. ASLESON, DIR. w. A.
BRAND AND DIR. T. E. FLINN
SPEAK MONDAY EVENING;
HEALTH REELS SHOWN.

Three splendid talks on health and
related topics were given at the Par
ent- Teachers meeting Monday even-
ing, the speakers being DR.. A. AISLE
son, DIR. T. E. Finn and DR.. w. A.
Brand. The program closed with the
showing of three health reels from
the State Board of Health. These
were available through the courtesy
of Lynn Sheldon who loaned and
operated the Farm Bureau movie ma
chine. Assembly singing led by Miss
Geneva Flygare formed the opening
number Of the program.
DIR. Asleson, the first speaker, was
assigned the topic of "The Eye in
Sickness and in Health" He dis
cussed in some detail the strains put
upon the eye through the many de-
mands made upon it, the large num-
ber Of individuals who suffer from
defective eye sight and are often un-
conscious of it until serious mischief
is done the eye, and the seriousness
of letting crossed eyes go without at
tention from one Thoroughly trained
in the requirements of such condi-
ton. DR.. Asleson closed his talk by
giving the following "Do Nots" to be
observed in the use of the eyes; Do
not-strain the eyes, read fine type or
blurred letters, use highly glazed pa
per, work with. poor light, read or
work facing a bright light, bring
your eyes to the work-bring
the work to the eyes, wear cheap
glasses; they may be worse than no
glasses at all.
The second speaker, DR.. w. A.
Brand, talked on Community Needs
and Health Development Of the Child"
His talk was an urgent appeal for the
study of eugenics as related to the
problems of crime delinquency and
dependency. From this he passed into
a discussion of how to prevent the
contamination of the normal child.
Mental clinics and teachers trained in
psychology were two of the remedial
measures suggested. A twelve months
school term, with the children con-
stantly under the direction of trained
teachers was q third suggestion. ALI
year. schools, nursery schools, public
talks on mental hygiene in addition
to mental hygiene clinics, and bureaus
of vocational guidance in connection
with high schools were the remedies
suggested.
The third speaker, DR.. T. E. Finn,
talked on "Some Vacines, Their Uses
and Results" The first part of his
talk dealt with the four diseases
which may be absolutely prevented
by the timely and correct usage OF
vacines. These diseases are small
pox, diptheria, scarlet fever and
typhoid. DIR. Finn described the
method of vaccination, the time, and
other requirements and definitely
stated that given good serum and
proper techique in administering it,
the prevention is 100 per cent perfect.
The second part of Doctor Films
talk dealt with variety of diseases
in the treatment of which various
serums are used. These included
rabies, meningitis, tetanus, whooping
cough, rheumatism, influenza and
pneumonia. His talk was a careful
elucidation of the value of vacines in
the prevention and cure of the dis
eases from which human beings suf-
fer most frequently. The tracing OF
the work done by science from the
days of the first incubation for small
pox down to the present when study
is being made of vacines for periton-
tits and sleeping sickness, was both
interesting and extremely instructive.