| Show 00 e f f c 1 U h-h h 8 eller 1 lea f j v Cosom Long Lon erL f fe r G o Q- Q QA A lE LAG MOI-LAG 0 l t 1 ARE CHILDREN 1 ENTITLED 10 TOAS AS MUCH CONSIDERATION S AS Soun OUR oun CATTLE BY PRESTON r HU lIm rL M L D Ark Tex Ark Member ember Gorgas Memorial Inv la- In Institute In our present efforts to pro pro- prolong pro Ion ro- ro long life liff there thero Is a service that th teach each Individual and especially each parent Tarent can render himself and his hi children which will at all materially In prolonging Ills his life as well u as a that of his children This service will consist In se- se securing securing se curing a II closer and riper feeling between each member of the fam- fam famIly family fam family ily and his physician This senti senti- sentiment sentiment sentiment ment can very probably be bo best beet and most effectively established by teaching the rising generations early in life lite to look upon the tam fam tamely family ely ily physician as lIB the ono source of at authority for tor correct living No o parent t should over In instill 11 Into the th childs child's mind a II tear fear or dread of his physician This Thin fear fearis is h often otten unintentionally establish establish- established established cd ed In the mind of ot a child b by try try- tryIng trying try Inc Ing to force torce it Into obe obedience lence with witha a threat to have 0 the th doctor como come and give rive It bad medicine It if It does docs not obey Once a feeling ot of o doubt and aversion against the doctor and medicine has h a been Implanted In the tho childs child's mind It Is seldom dis- dis displaced dis displaced placed until actual personal ex- ex ex experience In later life lite demonstrates to the Individual Its fallacy Each child should be taught to entertain adequate faith and con con- confidence con con- confidence confidence In his health adviser Ho He should be b encouraged to reel feel that the doctor Is his friend and to tose se seek k his aid and counsel upon nil all matters pertaining to his physical welfare It If a child can be brought to maturity with an affectionate and confidential mental attitude do toward Ills his physician he h will l I find It much easter easier to repair to the tile doctors doctor's office for examination at regular regu r intervals al f t Wu Wit u have havo reached the point poll In inthe the tho medical world where It ft Is I I definitely conceded that hat every In- In InI in-I in In Individual ual should a 0 thorough thoroughgoing thoroughgoing going over at least once every eve year fear in n order to determine whether or not repairable defects or de- de deficiencies exist in his hi physical makeup It such irregularities Irrel ex- ex exIst exist ex exist and are aro detected In the th Incipient incipient Incipient ent ent stare st co the th majority ot of them may be corrected or abated by timely medical attention Thousands not hundreds of ot our people aro arc dying annually whoso whose lives could have been prolonged I Ifor Ifor for tor a 0 variable period had they i sought and heeded their physic physic- physician's I J I JIn fans ians advice regularly while yet In good health Many intelligent Intelli-ent people think that so long lone as they J feel well It Is folly tolly to consult a physician but each individual 1 should establish the habit of o re- re repairing r pairing to his physicians physician yearly early or semi annually ml-annu ml lly depend depend- Inc depend depending Ing upon age ase for tor a II general cheek checkup up Tho The successful scientific stock rather has bu long lone since sine learned that It pays to havo have the tb veterInary surgeon Inspect and vaccinate his herd agaInst impendIng diseases Surely our children are r entitled to toas toas as much consideration as aa our hogs hogsand and cattle It Is 19 an undeniable fact that medical science has han attained that that degree ot of efficiency which will enable the pr profession to prolong the tho life of ot every Individual tn an average rage of from five fiu to 15 16 years ears during the next three thre decades d cad But Bat without the full tull operation co-operation ot of oth the h laity lallY this science will will m exist exists without full fruition It is up to you TOU Better health and longer loncer life lil await your our In- In Intelligent In Intelligent co operation |
