| Show ff a ii M 1 g f r Health Department Edited by John W. W Jacobs Now that the tho state department of or education has adopted the modern i. i health crusade and mado made it a part of the sch school ol curriculum I think It might be a splendid thing if the people peo peo- c pie of Utah knew know more about the crusade and the health chores which the children do In the first place the tho crusade appeals appeals appeals ap- ap peals to the imagination of the child and through this appeal the boy or ors ors' s' s girl irl will do the little simple things I 19 a such uch as k keeping hands face and neck i t f clean brushing teeth etc without f E objection where formerly It was areal areal a real peal Job to get them donor done And they wash thoroughly now for they know they will get no advancement buttons buttons buttons but but- I tons or pins unless they are are really clean Here Is the list of ot the chores which the the children are required to do 1 I washed my hands before each meal today 2 I washed not only my faco face bu but my ears and neck and I cleaned my finger nails naUs today 3 I tried today to keep fingers pencils and everything that might be unclean out out of my mouth and nose 4 of I drank a a. glass glaM of water before fore each meal and before going to bed and drank no tea coffee correa nor other Injurious drinks t today ay 6 L I brushed my teeth thoroughly In the morning and In the evening today 6 I took ten or more slow deep bre breaths of fresh air today 7 I played outdoors or with win win- dows open more mor than thirty minutes today 8 I 1 was in bed ten ten hours or more lust st night and kept my window open 9 I tried today to sit up up and stand up straight to eat slowly and to att attend nd t to toilet and each need of my body at WIts its regular time 10 I tried today to keep neat and cheerful constantly and to b be help ful tul to others 11 I took a full bath on each day of the vf week ek th that t is checked x Total number number of chores done each day Boys and girls thirteen years of I I age may change this to nine hours Those under nine years should sleep eleven hours at least I wonder how bow many of those who read this live up to these chores chorea For the child they are going to be so 80 taught In schools that instead of being chores they will wUl be habits For Forthe Forthe Forthe the older people people who do not p practice them jj l f g great at help to tomake tomake make them hem a part of dt the daily dally life r The Utah Public Health Association will gladly furnish free of ot charge literature on the modern health crusade cru cru- sade lade to anyone In the state of Utah A f few w days daS ag ago a young man came into my office offic and asked me whether I 1 I had my literature on the relation of climate to tuberculosis Such liter literature ture was available and I gave it to the young man at once Instead of going out he stood a moment moment moment mo mo- ment and then asked me frankly for my ray opinion on the case of a very dear friend I did not ask who it was was probably probably his brother brother- but asked a few questions The young man in question has tuberculosis in its early stages He has been examined by two physicians physicians both of whom pronounce it tu tu- tu One has urged the youth to go to Arizona The other has advised advised advised ad ad- him to stay in Salt Lake City and fight it out My caller asked me I what I would advise I told him I was not a physician t but that I would certainly let him 1 have my opinion as executive of the Utah Public Health Association Then I asked him if the young man had bad a back year at home in which he could sleep If he had parents here If he be would listen to commonsense coma com- com v a advice To all these questions questions quest quest- ions the answers were in the tive Knowing these things I then told my visitor that If the young man were my brother I would certainly advise him to stay at home In th the first place climate does not make a great deal of difference If It the patient knows how to live in the place where he is located I told the youth in m my office t that at the other could live In a tent right in Salt Lake as well as In any other place and having the great advantages of ot living at home having loving care good food and no worry about his folks the chances for a quick arrest In his case were much reater realer than they would be away from home So many people finding they have tuberculosis immediately go into a kind of at hysteria and think that they get away from their own home Much of that is sheer Rest good plain food well cooked cooked- not fried fresh air all the time and double doses of common sense are the big cures for tuberculosis Going GoIng GoIng Go- Go Ing away Is le an expensive proposition For the advanced d case nse it often is is' is th the 1 only thing that will save Bave a life but for one with only an Incipient case the chances are all In his favor if It ho he stays says at home And so 80 I told my mT caller to tell teU his friend that In my opinion he be was inno In Inno Inno no need of at going away but could be made well right In town Then I urged him to impress on the other that the light fight for recovery from tram tu tuberculosis tuberculosis tuberculosis tu- tu calls calls' for courage courage of at the highest order It takes courage to fight all the time to hold yourself in from hard exercise to stay In nights and rest when you would like to be out with the crowd but but It Is fa absolutely necessary You must rest Yo You can do your days day's work perhaps without harm but after after after af af- af- af ter that there must be rest long hours of rest So fight the fight and help yourself win wiD The Utah Public Health Association Association Association tion is working right long these lines and is willing to cooperate at anytime any anT anytime time with literature or in other ways with anyone anOne In the state |
