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11 EAtirli EDUCATION
BY DR. J. le MIDDLETON
Provincial Board'of Health, Ontario.
Dr. Middleton willbe glad to ausvi ee qultstiots'on Ps hlic Health.mat•
tern through this column. Address him at Spadlna• Rouse, Spadlna
Crescent, Toronto,
It is well to know Settle of the symp-
toms of infantile paralysis. Epidem-
ics .of this disease are most likely to
occur during the late .spring or early
summer, When an outbreak doe's
'come, it is always dielleult to slecide
which was the filet: case,,,and still
more difficult to find. out where the
disease came from.. The conclusion, is
arrived at by the investigator: °that
when a definite ease is first diagnosed,
there must have been other cases oc-
curring previous to it, but these cases
either recovered without showing any
symptoms of paralysis, or else were
unrecognized as infantile paralysis
and were treated as some other con-
dition, or not seen by a physician at.
all. Knowing the possibility of miss-
ing these eases, it is impattant that
all peopleelaypeople as well as medi-
cal people, should know what symp-
toms raise a suspicion of infantile
paralysis. One authority gives the
following:—"A 'moderate or high
fever - oceiming suddenly without
known cause, and accompanied by.
nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea or Con-
stipation or cold in the head or cough,
is suspicious, particularly between
June and September. This seems to
be rather a broad statement, for prac-
tically all children under three might
have .one or more of , Chase symptoms
during the summer. however, one
thing to remember isdhat in the early
stage of infantile paralysis, there may
be neither 'pain nor paralysis, and
many cases capable of spreading in-
fection never go beyond this stage.
-- There is, one stage, however, that,un-
questioiiably justifies suspicion. It is
the stage of tenderness.. Particularly
is there tenderness' in the back" and
Fleck...
Mothers should take notice of this.
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It is a fine sign to pay attention to.
if your baby objects. to- being held,
look out -for rnf .ntile paralysis. If
the baby is .sick, it is natural for him
to want to curl up in your arms, but
if he cries when you coil him up, it
may be his neck and back muscles are
tender.,If. such eases ate followed up,
it is generally found that the mukcles
presently to be paralyzed, are tender.
Later on, in.snost cases, weakness of
some muscles 01 parts of -muscles de-
velops. The symptoms which the doc-
tor is epected to findare lass'of nius-
clepOWG', distributed in no regular
fashion, loss of reflexes and retention
of sensation. If the doctor is equip-
ped to do, so, 'he will tap the spinal
eolumn, get some" of the spinal fluid,
and .gain valuable_ information from
examining it. The public should keep
in mind)that the muscle wasting
which forms therominentfeature of
the ordinary mental picture• of the
'disease does not .come for .weeks .after
the acute stage has subsided. It is
therefore true that a- diagnose based
on muscle wasting is rather late' to
do any good. Moreover, about ode-
quarter of the cases of infantile par-
alysis that do develop' never show any
wasti ng.
Canoe Trips.
T.lie Canadian National. Railways
Have issued a very interestingbooklet
describing some 22 canoe trips in dif-
ferent-parts
ifferent parts of the country.
Having decided 011 one of the trips.
described in the booklet the canoeist
may write to the General Tourist De-
paytment of the C,' N. Rys., mention,
the number of the 'trip selected and
receive, free of charge, full particulars
as to .portages, camping sites, fiNsing
spots, etc., and also a large blue print
map which can be used as a chart dur-
ing the journey.
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Mlnard's- Liniment for Colda.
Leaf insects, which thrive on the
guava tree, nii,riic the leaves so closely
that they even change -color as the
season advhnces-from briliant red to
green, and then to golden brown.
WE WANT CHURNING
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We supplycans and lay express
charges. We pay daily .by express
money orders, which can be cashed
anywhere • without any charge.
To obtain the top price, Cream
must be free from bad flavorsand.
contain not lees than 30per cent.
Butter, Fat.
Bowes Company Limited,
Toronto
For references—Head Office, Toronto,
Bank of Montreal, or your local banker.
• Established for over thirty years.
Ontario Flag' Afi Interest
in flea Children
"Who is that woman who has been driving a small car 'round the
Township all week?`` What's her line, I wonder? She •called at every
house down the main road and I suppose she will stop here some day
soon," questioned the bachelor ofthe"Corners"'as ha -sat -down beside •
the door to enjoy his afteodinner smoke -and watch the sun go down in
all its glory behind the wooded hills, "Why, weren't you -at the meet-
ing? Oh, no, it was held while you were in Toronto for the Winter-
Fair," replied his sister, who had come over just for a chat:- And so
he had all his questions answered: "That Woman". was a nurse, but a
nurse who helped people before they got sick, as well -as when they
had to stay in bed; a nurse who gaye a lot of her time • to the children-
- those who went,: to scltool'aud those with hadn't etasted yet and, most
'of all, the. wee :new babies just arrived in the homes• throughout the
Township. "The meeting "was held in the Town Hall, and you see,
Young Doe (you remember'he'S been Medical Health Officer since his
"lather died); -told us..he ,could arrange without a eent of cost to any of
us os; the Township, to get a nurse to come' and give es, help for our -
"selves and our children, just Bite the farmers for yeses bave.been get
ting help in'improving their stock and producing better quality of grain,
andeveryman one women. at the meeting wanted the nurse, so that's ,
how she started. '"And, Uncle, she was at the school to -day again,
and I got a gold stat," books i10 his nephew, a young hopeful of nine
years. "You got a star, (mil:for what?" "Because for a'wihole weer: I
• had my chores done, my health chores, I mean; ,and you should hear
the pse'tell us how easy it is to grow up strong and healthy and be
able to "petal ball and slug a hockey stick—health Talks, she culls
thein; and -the girls, at school' have lessons too, "Little Mother's'
Classes," ancb learn' how to look after a little baby, But; 'Crude, she
[toesheaps of things for big -People too; she helped granny,when she -
•burnt her leg and when elle heard 'Bert Sones cough, she offered to
"'driee•hlnl and his father over to tris"doctor,, ancidlert IS getting better :.
now:" "And slie visits every hone you know," added his sister,, "and
tents over the health of every member of the family se don't be sur-
prised when she calls on you. Well, I must bo going now, and, you
won't see -much of ine for Mew days because the women kava asked
the Muse to give` a'I-Iotne Nursing Claes this week, Come, Son. "Yes,
mother, to bed by eight o'clock is oneof niyhealth chores. "Where
did the horse come front,, did you say?" "Oh, she is a .Public Health
Nurse Prom the :erovhtoiel Depa}`tment ofHealth." •�
o the nasno' of the
y mtrs0 ill the district
• Tf yeti 'like to know
where "yogi lige, write to Uol?afLment.oE 7FIeaith, S}?tiding Preuss, Toronto,
Troo.p Gets Birthday' Present.
An. unexpected birthday present re- These ,helped, to keep the various fac-
1
OCeIlpatiort.An Aid to Health.
On 'en occasion when Nelson had ai
big fleet at sea for two mouths at a
time he nec01'GS that in that period 001
death from sickness occurred among'.
the 7,000 or. -.8,000 persons • in the fleet.
He ettributecl.these remarkable ro-I
sults not merely to the physical Nur-1
roundings of the crews but also to the
oonstapt mental stimulus which he'
aroused by providing the seamen with
occupetion 'and frequent amusenrents,'
ceived by the 1st Oakville' Troop 011
its ;birthday; April 24th, was a new
over.' -night hikes hilt and, the privilege
'of using tlfe dine piece of wooded land
in which it stands, This is but 0110
testimony of theappreciation local
people have for this fine Troop. On
Good Friday this trooli,'.planted 2,700
uities,:1a continual play and avoided
ate monotony which most saps health
through its deadening effects on the
inject and spirits.—Mahan's Life of
Nelsen,
NEW EALTH FOR
trees which it received from the On- �q
tario •Forestry Department, thus pav-SUFFERING
WOA�LV
ing the way for smother piece of wood-
EN
ed land ivhioli's0mo future Boy Scouts
will be able to enjoy some dal!
Proper Food for Fires.
If you are going to camp out or hike,
it is wellto have a, knowledge of the
different kinds of wood, and the uses
to which they are hest adapted. For
a quick, • hot, flaming fire use bit'cb,
either green or clay, and parentheticsl-
iy, birch barlr,'even that off a living
tree, will kindle a fire anywhere,any
time, regardless of weather or any
thing else. Black -jack oak, hard maple,
chestnut, short -leaf pine, red maple,
or,long leaf pine are good if dry. For
long-lived coals use hickory, white ash
or whits oak, Never, if it can be
avoided; use, i,lemloolc, cedar, any green
pine, pitch pine, white elm or green pop-
lar. Fos' back logs use poplar, red oak,
or pitch li green.
} nes a11
Fire -building is at once the simplest
and most important part of living in
the open, and is the cause of more
comfort and discomfort than anything
else, to say nothing,of the millions of
dollars of loss to our foreists each year
caused by neglected camp fires, We
are glad to say that no forest fire in
Canada has yet- been caused through
the carelessness of Boy Scouts—and
that is a record we all want to. stand
'till the end of time.
. Building Bird Houses.
Reports to Provincial 8 ad
' i tcial H barters
q
indicate that the Scouts of Ottawa,
Huntsville and Parklands have been
busy building bird houses for competi-
tions. Some of them have been excel-
lent, but for 'various reasons, many
otherwise line houses have beon set
aside by the judges as unsuitable for
the purpose intended. Isere are a few
"dont's" we picked up from different
!Judges, "don'ts" not only forthe bird
house builders, but also for those who
already have good -'houses which they
have yet to erect:
L Don't make your bird house
smooth inside. The rougher the. better.
2. Don't make the entrance of the
bird house' larger than necessary.
3. Don't make your bird house of
cigar box wood or eucalyptus.
4. Don't -mount your house loosely;
the house should -be secured so as to:
resist windstorms, rains., etc,.
5. Don't snake ce flat horizontal root
—it will warp and hold water.
6. Don't leave cracks or large open -
legs to admit rain or draughts.
7. Don't place house where cats,
dogs, snakes, etc., can get to 11.
8. Don't mount'houseon dead wood,
such as: -poles•, clotheslines and fences.
Place in nature's surroundings when
possible, -
9. Don't paint or stain the interior
of house, ;
10, Don't forget that a bird house is
a bird's home and should be construct-
ed under favorable- conditions in re-
gard to comfort and safety.
And here's another interesting bit
of bird house news. The prize winning
bird houses in the -Ottawa competition
are to be erected in the grounds of
Government Heise, the residence of
Elis Excellency Lord Byng of Viney,
Chief Scout for Canada, 1;•
Daily Newspapers Unjustly
Charged. .
Ottawa, -The criticism is often
ma `that some of our Canaddan daily
y
papers are 'extravagant of newsprint.
If,however,this •crrticism
were direct-
ed
against a condition that is permit-
ting the destruction of so much of our
forests' by.fire, it might be with more
justification. :