Show polly sees it through or loves labor gained by helen S burton chapter 14 HAS AX AN EPIDEMIC glendale ale was agog w with ith interest in the work being done by the red ross rom public health nurse norse in the Ii hooch ool two sort sore throats upon ex IA b physicians to whom the nurse had sent the suspects revealed the presence of diphtheria dip theria bacilli the red carss nurse nur se instructor tor joined forces with the public health nurse and the two worked with a will helping the overtaxed over taxed doctors sore throats developed vapidly lapi rily not in fact alone but in ill the imaginations of the children whose reuse rense of adventure had bad developed with the publicity given give the epidemic during durin this week it seemed scented al mst providential that women from very every bention of glendale had bad aten bt n stud studding ving L seriously and interestedly in their red cross courses in home hygiene and care of the sick many now volunteered their Fei i ei vices to assist in the clerical work of keeping records of the cases each student was given a copy of the bulletin of communicable die diseases aes a among ong children issued by the state department of health to post in some conspicuous place store windows P pt post t ce bill boards and even some home cf the trees were placarded pla carded with the bulletins every mother was impressed with the seriousness of so called 1 childrens diseases particularly mumps and whooping cough glendale became a community of alert women whose attitude was one of keeping clean rather than cleaning up tip whose activities included preventive measures and unremitting care in matters mit of health A flying wee weekend week kend k end visit made by dr richardson biou bi ought glit foith the comment tnt turned ried the scouring b bid edg g fade on glendale every head of hair combed every ever face clean every tooth shining and white 1 and ill wager eveia house is pa poll paliben libed hed fron cellar to 10 garret it s more than epting house clea cleaning baxter contributed polly after a few general remarks oil oa improvements made by her husband its personal hoise cleaning thanks to the work bein being done in the red cross home hygiene classes and the school inspection we women are better equipped now to prevent human suffering and contribute to the happiness of this com muir lity than ever before in our lives and it has taken 0 only illy a few short fnnnk t teach beachus us abe these e facts of course pollyanna old sunshine this is a community of extraordinarily ordin aliN intelligent women sup plem eted baxter richardson gol gil and your red cross C ross nurse kurse instructor tins has had bad good material to lo work on oil ile he was looking at the back of amandas Ain andas bead as be spoke she was wac seated at the piano ig soft pedalled arpeggios that sou sounded not unlike harp music the trull of the mattei is TC rc masked winanda casually casally without turning from the piano these les sons in home hygiene and care of the sick are the the plain common sense things that every woman realizes she should know and good goodness goodies nes knows needs to know 0 turning and facing polly she went on to you and mrs peterson poll polly it means protection for you and your family against preventable diseases to some of these younger women employed in our stores and factories it means that in the absence of a trained nurse they can call at least ca carry arty out thedo the doctors ebors instructions intelligently make their patients comfortable and observe the salli sanitary tary laws that minin minimize lize the dangers of infection it means that all of us who are interested may operate cooperate co wi with tb our public health authorities i lend end ering cring effective service in maint maintaining ain the highest health standards fol foi our nur families and community and for or me because I 1 km am a teacher it cri enables lAes me ine to give to my pupils in tell igent constructive health information when I 1 have bave so much truth thrust upon roe me its high time for me tn retire and think it over john lauk ned joed irrelevantly going with me polly gill lit h questioned draw drawing iniz her to him anci lucking berard her arm under his poll had bad no choice her husbands arm was like a steel band around hers amanda fitch continued to play softly after the two had bad said goodnight and left the room poll richardson understood and as she and her husband reached the upp upper er hall together she whispered one 1 I word i matchmaker to be continued |