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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1920-11-18, Page 7IlEALTII EDUCATION BY DR,. J. J. MIDDLETON Te bring about a deerea'se ins infant mortality is one of the most pressing problems of the hour. During the great war the ceuntriee engaged euf- fet'ed tremendously not only ;material- ly and financially, but also by a de- crease. in birth-rate through the ab, ' settee of Suet large 1iunibers of po- tential fathers, and -the high rate of infant mortality, Now that we as nations are trying to readjust ourselves to peaceful pur- suits, one of the fundamental under- takings that .confronts us is' the wel- 'fare of the conning generation. The ravages of war, with tine accompany- in 'ei g sca} ty of food and shortage of houses for tile people have reaped their harvest of death, and the nations are depleted of man -power. How then can we set about to remedy this un- natural oonditiou? Obviously by safe- guarding the Iife of the newly -horn, and helping mothers to bring their children through the first year of life- -the ife—the most critical stage of their whole existence. A few figures will help to show what great need there is for some con- certed, organized effort to reduce the appalling death -rate of infants. Dur- ing the year 1918, in Ontario, 6,402 babies tinder one year of age died. Think what this means. Imagine the .sorrow it has 'brought to every honto where the Little life flickered out. But the moat distressing point about the whole tragedy is that a large number of these .babies died because their mothers did not know how to take care •t of them, sometimes it was a heredi- tary weakness that caused death, the infant being brought into the world handicapped by some (Immune or de- formity,. directly resulting from the sins of the father or mother. In many oases; however, the child is born quite healthy, and if given a reasonable chance will grow up a healthy man or women; but in the critical months after its birth, when attacked by so :many little aihnents that effieient eneeleal 'end nursing treatment can success£iuly overcome, tate mother does not know what to do, and not realiz- ing the seriousness of the baby's con- dition, neglects calling in a doctor until too late. As regards infant feeding, much educational work is needed, There is a tendency nowadays among certain classes of mothers to feed their chil- dren op the bottle, instead ofnursing them. The principal exL'use for this es that nursing ties them down, inter- feres with their social functions, and in general makes them slaves to their ff WILY AMNIA PetEVAILS l . The ,Strenuous Conditions of Life To -day Are Responsible, Mothers who remark tb'at girls; to. day ,are more 'prone to anomie than the- girls of a generation ago, should loop back at the •eurroundings ill which they and their companions lived, They would easily see the rea- son in life's altered circumstances to- day. Now the school -girl's life is more strenuous; hes' more numerous stu- dies are a eovei'e tax upon her strength, Also, girls• enter business some after leaving school—at an age when they moat need rest and out- door life. Their women's" develop - meet is hampered by the stress of working hours, hurried and often scanty meals. Girls are iuore liable to ieloodiiosssiees to•111ay, ibut there is this consolation that, whereas dose tors formerly regarded anaemia as ofteu incurable, the cures are now counted in tens of thousands. Such medicines as Dr, Williams Pink Pills have restored to good health thou - 'sends of weak anaemic girls and wo- men, simply because they contain the elements neeossary, to Make new; rich, red blood which means good health and vitality. When your daughters strength fails and pallor, breathlessness. and back ache disclose her anaemic condition, remember that you can make her well and assure her healthy development by giving her Dr. Williams' Pink Pills to make good red blood. Remember, too, that for women of, all ages Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are especially helpful in the many ailments that. resulte..__from watery blood.' They make women and girls well and keep .them well. This is amply proved by the case of' Miss Eva MacKinnon, Glamm'is, Ont., who says: "As a dohool girl`, I grow very pale and would take dizay'spells and sometimes vomiting. My condition was such thatl was not able to attend school regularly, and my mother was very much worried about my condition. Finally she de clded to give me Dr. Williams" Pink Pala and I took these for a consider- able time; gradually gaining strength until I was perfectly well. It is some yeasr since I took the pills and I gave enjoyed the best of health, and I am certain pale, sickly girls will find new health if they give Dr. Williams' Pink Pills a fair trial." You can procure Dr..Williams' Pink Pills through any dealer in medicine or they will be sent you by mall at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 by writing direct to The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co„ Brockville, Ont. How a Ball Travels. 'When next you see a baseball game, you will find it more interesting if you realize that a thrown ball travels 120 miles an hour, or at twice the speed of the fastest retread train. It travels from second base to the home plata, or from first base to• third base, in one second. See the roan pick up the bat; he is going to hit the ball. At all events he will try to hit it. A little over four- fifths of a second elapses from the instant when the ball leaves the pitch- er's hand to the instant when it is struck by the bat. Tho man has hit the ball, If it Is a straight hard drive the • ball will travel at a speed of something like 150 miles an hour. It was, let us say, a two -base hit, The runner stands at second base and the pitcher winds up for a fresh ef- fort. He is a fast pitcher, and the ball he sends over the plate is one of his swiftest. It travels at a speed of two and two-fifths a minute, 210 feet a second: Bang! It is a home ran this time. The runner, if doing his best, covers the distance between each two bases 111 three and a half seconds. ,The cir- cuit he must cover is a track 300 feet in 'length, or a little less than one - fifteenth of a mile, without reckoning the departures he snakes from the ex- act line of the course. The 360 feet correspond -to the de- grees of a circle. If a circle be drawn so that all four points of the baseball diamond fall upon its circumference, the first base, second base, third base and home plate_will be located at the 90, 180, 270 and 360 degree marks. The pitcher's station is in the approxi- mate center. Baseball is really governed by mathematics. It is highly scientific pursuit.. Those who understand. it beat are even now learning'a great deal about it which they dill not know before be a systematic study of pic- tures taken with the so-called "slow- motion camera. This sort of camera takes photo- graphs at tremendous speed, 120 of them a second, whereas the ordinary movie' camera snakes only sixteen to a second. Wlleu' the film is run through the machine at the ordinary rate, the, movements of the players on the screen appear absurdly slow and deliberate, so that the time • required for each action can be exactly de- telninod, World's Biggest Bottler,. A I'i'encll firm of wiue-growens has recently' caused to be matte a bottle that holds 300 quarts of champagne. This, however, is not quite a record, for a bottle blown some years ago at Leith, to the older of a Scotch whisky fit'ln had a capacity of two hogs -beads, or about 0113.tcurth 'more tbatt its French rival, Another huge bottle, blown about the same time by the saute firm urea - filmed 10 ft, iii height and 4 ft. in dia- meter. Filled with scent, it was later on shown at the Paris International Exhibition. ' These are the two largest bottles ever made for use as such, but at another exhibition, held at boi'deaux, en erection was built in the centre of the grounds to repeoseut a bottle Cif' 1011ie bitteee. This imusense bottle Wee :118 ft, in height. 011 the ground floor was a large refreshment room, and there, Were three stories above. There is one telephone to each eight ltha'bitalits of the United States, children. On the other heauk, I 'have actually heard women say that bottle- fed babies are Healthiest, because the mother can adjust the strength of the bottled milk she used to suit the child, while oftentimes the mother herself is not strong and therefore phyeically unfit to supply enough nourishing milk tit enable the baby to hive and thrive. This latter argument may holdgood in certain cases, but they are the ex- ception. - Feeding the child at the another's; breast is' nature's own way, and that it is the ;safest way is shown by the fact that ten bottle-fed babies die to one fed on the breast. Mother'a.ntilk contains the proper elements of food In the right proportion for the grow- ing child. It does not alwayis have to be prepared or-sneesur'ed; it is always ready, .and is never sour. Breast-fed babies seldom have . bowel trouble, which is so fatal in bottle-fed babies, especially during hot weather. In- sufficient or improper feeding of in- fants is ,prevalent and leads to dire results, an example of this being fur- nished only a few days ago by the Medical Offioor of Health of a large city in Ontario Who found that thirty per cent. of the children of that city. arriving at school ago, were under- developed through insufficient and im- proper feeding during the first two years of life. What is the remedy for this state of affairs? It must beto educate mothers as to the best and most scien- tific methods of child welfare, and it is along these Lines that the Division of National and Child Welfare in the Provincial Board of Health is working to -day. Efforts are (being made to get closely in touch with the people, not from a legislative standpoint, but merely from •a co-operative standpoint. The first step in this scheme of child welfare is to bring about -close assn- elation (between the mother and the public health nurse, without which no satisfactory working arrangement can be effected. It is more and more be- ing realized that the state should share the responsibalty with -the parent in successfully bringing ups children, and so develop a strong and healthy race, the nation's best asset. This will necessitate a Systematic Home :Visitation by the nurse, a School for Mothers, and en Infant Consulta- tion, coupled with a seheme providung healthy surroundings, facilities for proper feeding, fresh air and other general measures conducive to good health among young and old. (Continued next week.) BEAUTIFULC PARTY DRESSES 9728 9726 No. 9T28—Girl's Dress. Price, 25 .cente. With lining; straight gather- ed flounces attached to two-piece skirt. In 5 sizes, 6 to 14 years. Size .8, n•et, % yd. 45 ,ins. wide; flouncing, 7 yds. 841 ins, wide; without collar, with long sleeves, 3% yds. 36 ins. wide; with collar and short sleeves, 2'1e yds. 26 ins, wide. No. 9726—Girls Dress Price, 25 cents. With or without Eton jabket; two styles of sleeve; straight -gathered flounces attached to two-piece skirt. In 5 sizes, 6 to 14 years. Size 8 with • Eton jacket, flouncing, 5% yds. 10eft fins, wide; with long sleeves, without collar and 'Eton, 2% yds. 36 ins. wide. These patterns may be obtained from your 'local McCall dealer, or from the McCall Co., '70 Bond St., Toronto, Dept. W. Women for Parliament. When the next general election for Parliament is held England will have at least a dozen prominent women 111. the Labor party field as candidates for the House of Commons. Practical- ly all of these women have a national reputation as social workens , and re- formers. To rest our bodies, we should stand tip for ten out of every thirty minutes, according to one authority. He Sleeps in France. Whore blackened war sawed liowder- ed,.whirring sleep; Where now the white and rigid crosses grow Like lilies undisturbed by wind or snow; He stays; his last adventure there shall keep. Dreams take no mea,sur'e of the part- ing utiles, I can but dream and step across a sea' And he foregoes tbose silent serried files, ' He wakes and strolls remembered paths with me. With smiles, not tears, he proudly seeks my gaze, As fits the young who braved great deeds' mischance, It troubles him that I should" think him fee To whom all things are near, my hands, a star Oh, not to cry my loss but his high praise, I tell with voice so dins; He sleeps in France. —Kathryn White Ryan. A Hopi Maid's Courting. The women of no race possess more freedom to choose husbands than the Hopi Indian women of Arlene, A maiden does not simply woo tate man of her choice, but simply and forcibly states het proposition to his mother without any eneourageuieut on his part. Her only preliminary proceeding is to do her hair in two gigantic whorls, one over each ear. This is her an- nouncement that she is going court- ing. These peculiar knots are intend- ed to represent" the blossoms of a squash vine, symbol of virginity, but to those untutored in their meaning they represent huge door knobs set at a rather violent angle. After this aggressive young lady has selected her victim, and his mother has agreed that be shall be sacrificed, she serves. in the house of her future mother-in-law for thirty days grinding meal, very much after the fashion that Jacob served fourteen years for Rachel. The poor youth in the meanwhile does not sit idly by, but weaves her wedding garments. When the Coffee Drinker makes a change in his table beverage, he naturally- turns to S NT Pcry.. ;,;4 -•'±.siT A drink that resembles coffee, with none of coffee's harm and it Costs less. • How -RadiumWails Squandered., ' roaring the war extensive use was made of radium fop luminous# watch dials, Three were extremely useful, Inasmuch air, in timing night attacks•. and ea mane Other occasions, it was necessary for ofIaere to look at their watches, aad to light a match would have been dangerous, Radium was used also to illuminate gnusighte; thus rendering Marksman - fillip at night much more accurate. Defortunately, since the end of the war something like 95 per cent. of our entire output of thee most preciogs of eubstances lies• been used for luminous paint. It le a senseless squludering- of what may be hreplaceable, for the souroes of radium are few. Oonsiderlug the proved 'usefulness of radium in the treatment of cancer, this reekloss waste is little short of cptlginal--especially in view of the fact that, for the snaking of luminous paint "inesotho'lum" would serve equally well. This 18 a by-product of the manufacture of thorium, which is derived frons Monazite sand, Not only has the wortd's stock of radium failed to Increase of late, but it Is believed to he actually less by one-half than it was a few years ago. Mustard -Pot Mems. Mustard belongs to the same order of plants as the .cabbage, and is a near relative of the wallflower and ten -week stock says an English paper. The Anglo-Saxons mixed mustard seeds with honey to give a• piquancy to their sweet puddings, and it was used as far back as the time of Hippo- crates for medicinal purposes. Arab Physicians discovered the dis- tillation of alcohol from the lees of wine, through experiments with' mus- tard. Mustard in its present familiar form was that made by Mrs. Clemente, of Durham, who separated the black' husks from the seeds before grinding them. "Durham" mustard was popu- larized by George I., who liked its colour and flavour. In addition to its uses as a condi- ment at ,table and in medicine, mus- tard Is largely grown to feed sheep. Owing to the rapidity of its germin- ation it is valuable as a green manure, being ,ploughed into the land when a few weeks old. Owing to the scarcity of natural and chemical manures, Germany's corn lands have been manured with mus- tard since the war. There are two references to mus- tard in the New Testament, Directly and indirectly, 128,000 people are employed in Great Britain in growing, reanufactnring and selling mustard. THE FALL `FEATHER ABED ON LITTLE ONES Canadian fall weather is extremely 'hard on little ones. One day is warm and bright and the, next wet and cold. These sudden changes bring on colds, cramps and colic, and unless baby's little stomach is kept right the result may be serious. There is nothing to equal Baby's Own Tablets in keeping the little ones well. They sweeten the stomach, regulate the bowels break up colds and make baby thrive. The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. The Life Way. The life way, the strife Way, and but one way to go; The old way, the true way, of bearing each his blow; The long way, the song way, and after all we've done, The twilight and the singing stars, the shadows of the sun. The mad way, the glad way, the way that all feet tread; The fine way, the high way, and never a "No" he said; The rough way, the gruff way, and in our time and Place The hope that sent .along our path the light of one sweet face. Tho strong way, the wrong way, and then to turn and' see The right way, the light way, the bright -way glimmering free; The sweet way, the fleet way, true toil and song and rest And in the gleam of stars the dream of some one's waiting breast. "DANDERI NE" Girls! Save Your 1Iair1 Make -1t Abundant! lntmesintely 'after a ''Uancleritso" missile°, your hair takes On isew life, lustre and wondrous beauty,-appear- ieg twice as heavy and plentfnl, be. came each hair seems to fluff and thicken. Don't let your hair stay life• i . You lase, Colorless, plan 0r S cra lgg Y , too, want lots of long, strong, beautb fur hair, A 85 -rout bottle of delightful "Date define" freshens your scalp' checks dandruff and falling hair, Tltis stlmu- latng "beatity'tonice gives to thin, dull, fading huts' that youthful bright - nen and abundant thickness --All druggists] invented =Wile lmeads A newly dough with metol items, which repro - deo exactly the movements of the 110111an kneader, Mitieed's Liniment itelleves G ;ds, hat The Years. No" I was young and twenty, I'd run a many mile, And when I came to thIrty I'd sit and rest awhile And now that I ale thirty -Ave I an the sleepiest luau alive,• Out maybe whoa I'm forty I"11 ehalte my legs again, And walk from them till ;fifty With young .and atrldtng men, And biilward go in sixty's year To see how yet the counties fare. When I am old and eighty All treasons wilt be done OE love and silly bitterness, And I alma watch the sun Go out, and little heed the fear That smote upon my middle year, r'A,SCA, c nRE TS V "They Work while you Sleep'• Do you fuel at "'sixes and sevens" to- day? You are bilious, constipated! You feel heaachy, full of cold, un- strung. Your meals don't flt—breath is bad, skin sallow. Take Cascarets to -night tor your liver and bowels and wake up clear, rosy and cheerful. No griping—no inconvenience. Children love Cascarets too, 10, 25, 50 cents. Effects of War. According to the census taken on January 31, 1920, the Republic of Austria, in its present territorial limits, has a population of 6,067,430. Compared with the corresponding figures for 1910, the census of 1920 shows a loss of 227,209, or 8.8 per cent. The city of Vienna alone, with a population of 1,842,005 in 1920, shows a loss of 189,493, or 9.3 per cent. stools ofrhousheaved n edoen complete unless a bottle of rifinard's Liniment was included. For burns, bruises, sprains, frestbttos or chillblalns it ex- cels, and I know of no better remedy for a severe cold In the head, or that will give more immediate relief. than to Inhale from the bottle through the nasal organ. And as to my sunply of veterinary remedies it la essential, as it has in vary many instances proven Its value. A re- cent experience In reclaiming what was supposed to be a lost section of a valu- able cow's udder has again demonstrated Its greet worth and prompts me to re- commend it in the highest terms. to all who have a herd of cows, large or small. I think I am safe in saying among all the patent medicines there Is none that covers as large a fle7d of usefulness as does 8finard's Liniment. S real truetsm good for man or beast. CHAS. 10. ROBBINS, Chebogue Folnt, N.S. Friendship. Old friendships that have stood the. test of years And not grown dim Are like the miracles with which our God endears ` The autumn glory and the tender spring— Repeating o'er and o'er His promise rare. True friendship is a mark of godli- ness within the soul— There's nought than Mau may know more fair, Nay, nothing lovelier written upon life's scroll, MOTHER! "California Syrup of Figs" Child's Best Laxative Accept "'California" Syrup of Figs only—look for the tams California on the package, then you are sure your child is having the best and most harmless physic for the little stone ecb, liver and bowels. Children love its fruity taste. : ull directions on each bottle. You must say "Calc. Lamle." The Shapes of Hair. A Chinaman has a round head, Every hat' on his head is shaped like- wise. That is to say, n cross-section of it' (as seen under the microscope) Is circular. People of our owls race have heads that are more or lei's oval In form, as your hat will show. The hairs of pour head are likewise oval in section. The negro has an oblong head. Call it rather an oblong squaro. Each in- dividual hair of his kindly wool Is ob- long square in action, Which, in fact, is the reason why it kinks, Nobody knows why there should be this sort of oorrospendence between the Oen' of the head and the elsepe of the hair. It is just a fact to nature. i6lnaid's LIn'ment For Buns, Eta Girls are girls; the Arab desert wo- man perfumes liar body by sitting near or eetually in the smoke of -'a pan of slow fire of burning aromatic spices, • New F'I9uree, t , Instead of the king*, qoPl and Jack, the latest style 'oi playing ,oarda are pictured AS a "Toomey" for the kink, a Iced Cross Marne for the .queen, a Sailor for the jack, and the ace is re, Presented by aq'avieter: , BUY "DIAMOND DYES" - DON'T RISK MATERIAL Eaob package of "Diamond Dyes" eon. tame directions so elmpple that any woolen can dye any meteelal without etrealcing, fadingorrunning. Druggist has eoloe card—Take no other tlyet • Domestic economy was introduced as a lesson into English schools an 1874. Minard!e Liniment For Dandruff. Watch the saw'. Cih'anlar saws are said to be our,• most dangerous ma- chines. Yon can't get funny with a buts. -saw. It has no .sense of humor, MONEY ORDERS. Send a Dominion. Entrees Money Ot'der. They are payable everywhere. The British high-speed record for aeroplanes stands at 100.8 miles au hour. , Minard'a Liniment 'Relieves bistemper A gooseberry 'bush; believed to be the largest in England, and ttventy feel high, is growing at Hounslow, 'Middlesex. Itt3UE Nc, 47'•—'30. ®mm®armewo:saIORVOMOR Nra,rme A Kidney Remedy Kidney troubles are frequently caused by badly digested food which overtakaa three organa to eliminate the irritant acids formed. Help your etornach to 6 properly digest the food by taking 151to 30 drops of Extract ' of Roots, sold as Bother Setgel's Curative Syrup, and your kidney' disorder will promptly dis- appear. Get the genuine. 7 Lesevoremereeerrresee”. ..ase Check that Cold with BAU7 E BENGUE Highly efficient in colds and Catarrhal affections of the nose and throat BEWARE OF SUBSTITUTES $1.00 a tube. THE LEEMIN0 MILES 10., LTD. 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