The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-04-22

tive campaign should be conducted
in Montana relative to forming eff
fective safeguards against pre-
ventable diseases among both
children and adults.
"Most preyentable diseases are
undoubtedly due to habits of care
lessness, indifference and dissipa-
ton. AS an illustration OF this
point, the very common disorder
called a cold is due, possibly
n%inety-fve times out of a hundred,
10 c~arelessness with regard to
dress, proper diet, bathing, elimi-
mating bodily wastes. exposure to
direct air currents. and adequate
exercise. A frank analysis OF ones
own personal experiences would
furnish evidence supporting these
statements relative to the rela4
tion of habits to the common pre-
ventable disease called "a cold.
Other illustrations of preventable
diseases may be gathered from a
study of defective teeth. defec-
tive vision. defective position of
the body and other Irregularities
in the physiology and carriage Of
the human body.
"This much has been said in re-
gard to the relation of preventable
diseases and habits in order to ac-
the Importance OF forming
correct habits during childhood.
Childhood is notably the habit
forming period of life, and it is
important that correct
habits shall be formed during the
early and plastic years Of youth,
1t is we'll to remind ourselves that
"a habit is an aptitude or inclina-
ton for some action acquired by
frequent repetition and showing
itself in increased facility or per
Torrance or in decreased power of
resistance Habit has been de-
fined as "a settled disposition lead
ing n to do easily, naturally, and
with growing skill or certainty
what one does If childhood is
he interval of life when these APP
itudes for doing things regularly
md easily then it is quite clear
hat the home and school training
should be steady and persistent,
to using proper food, Civ
ing careful attention to the elimi-
nation of wastes, and selecting the
proper clothing, engaging in proper
exercise and adopting a program
insures the proper amount
of relaxation and sleep. Health
habits formed in connection with
these important factors of living
are the surest guarantees against
the wasteful preventable diseases
cost Montana over $4,000
300 annually according to estimates
BY Mr.. Hoover.
"The technique which shall be
lsed in order to assist the child
form correct health habits
must be determined by those in
charge of tine child's home and
school schedules. Clearly, games
md pageantry may be helpfully
employed in this complex and inn
phase of education. Child
rood is a period when energy is
'eleased rapidly and in large
luantity. Imagination is easily
simulated and the youthful or
responds quickly to any
Emulation. Because of these
ruths it is rapidly understandable
Why play and pageantry may be '
Employed to show the causal rela-
ion between correct habits and
and between incorrect
tabits and disease. Under right :
uidance ii is exceedingly easy to q
how the child the wisdom of (
hoosing the better way. In brief l
hen. this is an earnest sugges- q
ION. first that preyentable diseases !
re largely due to wrong habits, 4
econd. that the enormous wastage 4"
to preventable diseases should -.
e eliminated, and third. that the L
OF home and school should I
e combined in developing right .
ptitudes during childhood, the y
abit forming period of life. rela- .
We to the fundamentals of sound v