Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-11-22
HEALTH VITAL
TO EVERYBODY
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Miss Nielsen said, public spirited and
progressive citizens did not give up
but labored on to get a nurse and
succeeded. Cloquet, a city of nearly
5000, has community and school
nurses. and is a big brother to the
rural portion of the county, said the
speaker, giving up their part of the
proceeds from the sale of Christmas
seals toward county nurse. Revenue
toward Gefraying expenses of nurse
is also received through the annual
Red Cross drive and from county APP
preparations. The first year the coun-
ty board appropriated $500; second
year, 81 900; and the third and fourth
years, each $1,000.
Miss Nielsen said that people do
not bject to compulsory schooling
now and thinks health will also come
to that. Years ago. she added, par
ents resented getting slips showing
physical defects of the children. Now
they appreciate it. Many clinics have
been held in Carlton county and the
doctors and dentists have given good
cooperation. The doctors gave toxin
anti-toXin tests-making three trips
for the price of 81 per child. Carl
ton county boasts of the largest calf
clubs in the United States, said the
speaker, and of course it is only fair
that the children get proper atten-
tiol. also. The childs bill of rights
is to be born under healthy cOndi-
tions and environments.
Open Reads Important.
DR.. A X. Stratte of Pine City,
dwelt briefly on the nurse PROPOSE
ton and said that the doctors are
glad to cooperate in the work. He
also emphasized the Importance of
open roads in the winter, when doc
tors are called many miles out in the
country and are delayed in getting
there with snow banked roads when
perhaps every minute counts. DR..
Stratte added that the county engin-
Ger had said it would cost between
$4,000 and $1,000 to keep the roads
open in the county. In addition to
this would be the cost of equipment.
DR.. c. B. Wright, president of the
State Medical association, said that
there should be nurse in every
county of the state. He commended
the work of Dr. E. A. Meyerding. sec
rotary of the Minnesota Public Health
association, stating that he has had
long experience in public health
work, is a well trained physician, and
gained organization experience in the
World War.
Tuberculosis Cut Down.
DR.. Meyerding talked on public
health, the why of tuberculosis work
and the Christmas seal sale. He said,
I'VE live in cycles. Some say if we
hau lived three or four thousand years
ago we might have been up to date"
He went on and explained that the
idea of Christmas seals was started
by a Danish mail clerk 80 years ago
and the little seals are now sold an
nually in many parts of the world.
In Sweden the seal sale is put on by
the government. This is the 21st
annual Christmas seal sale in Mime
sofa and since the work was put on
here the tuberculosis death rate has
been cut in half. The annual death
rate in the United States from T. B.
is still about 100000. The sale of
Christmas seals is one of the great
est factors in checking it. The doc
tor pictured homes of many years ago
and said that sleeping porches, sun
porches, many windows, and the like
i'll homes of today have come through
education, and common ordinary rules
of hygiene prevent tuberculosis. He
said also that you do not see so many
cuspidors today and that has come
about through the anticipating cam
paign. 1t is now considered a dis
grace to have diphtheria in a COM
munity.
Plenty of fresh air and sleeping in
d room with windows open is good for
the health said the doctor, but too
much exposure to cold is not good
Dress and fads are a menace to
health and brings about T. B. Be-
tween the ages of Is and 10 there are
twice as many girls dying from T. B.
as boys.
DR.. j. A. Myers, president of the
Minnesota Public Health association,
said there are less deaths from T. B.
because folks get examined in time
Low.
Miss Marguerite Breen, publicity
director, and Miss Francis Daniel,
field worker of the Minnesota Public
Health association, gave short talks
On the sale of Christmas seals.
Miss Katherine Mckay, a nurse who
is examining children in the schools
of Pine county at this time; Mr.. Foley,
secretary of the Oregon State Medical
society; and DR.. C. A. Scherer of Du-
luth, were among the guests at the
meeting.
Officers Elected.
Election of officers of the Pine
County Public Health association re-
suited as follows: Mrs. E. B. Linsley,