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TRAFFIC ORDINANCE
Anordinance to regulate the use,
by vehicle*, of the public highways
within the City of Vidalia and to re
peal all other ordinances and section
of ordinances in conflict herewith;
provided for the punishment of the
violation of same and for other pur
poses.
It is ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the City of Vidalia:
PART ONE
General Provision* Shall Obey
Provision and Orders
Section 1. This ordinance is adopt
ed in the interest of publis safety
and convienience and is designed to
promote the general peace, health,
safety, welfare and goood govern
ment of the the City of Vidalia. Ev
ery person, firm or corporation shall
comply with, observe, and obey when
applicable to him or it, all the pro
visions, requirements and regulations
contained herein and the regulations
and orders of the Chief of Police
adopted or issued in pursuance here
of.
Penalty
Section 2. Any person, firm or cor
poration, who violates or fails to com
ply with any provisions of this ordi
nance, any regulation or order of the
Chief of Police, adopted or issued
in pursuance hereof, shall be guilty
of a violation of this ordinance and,
upon conviction, be fined not more
than $200.00 or be imprisoned for
a period not to exceed ninety days,
or to obth such fine and imprison
ment in the discretion of the court.
Provisions Severable
Section 3. This ordinance and the
various parts, sections and clauses
are hereby declared to be severable.
If any part, section or clause is ad
judged unconstitutional or invalid,
it is hereby provided that the bal
ance of the ordinance shall not be
affected thereby.
Definitions
Section 4. For the purposes of this
ordinance, except where the con
text requires a different meaning,
the following words shall be deemed
to have the following meanings:
Highway: Any street, alley, ave
nue, boulevard, or other road, square
or public place open to public travel.
Roadway: That part of the street
set apart for the use of vehicles, and
usually bounded on paved streets by
curbstones.
Fire route: Any street so designat
ed by the Chief of Police, by rule,
upon certification to him by the Fire
Chief that such street is normallyy
used by fire apparatus in attending
fires.
Crosswalk: That part of the road
way conecting sidewalks at or near
street intersections and at such oth
er places as may be indicated by
lines drawn upon the pavement by
the Department of Police.
Safety Zone: That part of the road
way designated for the accommoda
tion of persons and marked by the
Police Department as refuge aisles
or zones for pedestrians.
One-way Traffic: Vehicular traffic
restricted to move in one direction
only.
One-way Streets: A street where
one-way traffic 'is required.
Parking: The standing of a vehi
cle upon a street whether accompan
ied or unaccompanied by a noperator.
Double-Parking: The standing of
a vehicle upon a street outside of
another vehicle which is parked at
the curb.
Operator: Any person driving or
operating a vehicle.
Chief: Chief of Police, Marshal,
Commissioner of Police or head of
any police body, or other properly
constituted authority.
Departments: Department of Po
lice.
Limit Lines: Chalk, paint, white
wash or smaller lines marked upon
the pavement or sidewalk to indicate
directions and regulations to oe ob
served by pedestrians and others.
Day-Time: Time between one hour >
before sunrise and one hour after
sunset.
Night-Ttime: Time between one
hour after sunset and one hour be
fore sunrise.
A Commercial Vehicle: A commer
cial vehicle as used in this ordinance
shall mean and include all motor ve
hicles used for transportation of pas
sengers for hire and those construct
ed or used for transportation of
gods, wares or merchandise.
Whenever any regulation contain
ed herein is imposed upon a “vehicle”
it shall be construed to refer to the
operator thereof, when such refer
ence would be applicable.
Vehicle: A vehicle is any carriage
or conveyance running on land eith
er on wheels or rollers, railroad lo
comotives, cars, and street cars ex
cepted.
Motor ehicle: The term “motor ve
hicle” as used in this ordinance shall
include all vehicles propelled on the
public highways of this state by me
chanical power, except traction en
gines, road roolers, and such vehicles
as can run only on rails or tracks.
Council: A municipal legislative
body.
Signal. A visible sign given by
hand or mechanical device, o rby any
automobile signal.
Sign: Any device bearing printed
instructions which advise the public
of any traffic regulation.
Police Shall Control
* Section 5. The Chief shall enforce
the provisions of this ordinance and
the rules adopted by him hereunder.
Subject to provisions hereof, it shall
be the duty of the department to di
rect and control traffic of vehicles
and pedestrians.
Interference with Signs Prohibited
Section 6. No person shall wilful
ly remove, destroy, deface, or change
he wording of, or otherwise inter
fere with any Sign erected or estab
ished by the department or by the
suthorities thereof. Except as here
nafter provided, no person shall es
tablish, erect, or maintain a sign,
standard, or limit line in imitation of
one ordained by police authority,
Ch*' Vng Signs
Section 7. Wh;n any regulation is
amended or repealed, the sign evi
dencing the existance of the same
Shall be correspondingly changed or
removed by the dep^tment.
Signs— Police
* Section 8. Traffic shill be directed
by the officers of the Department by
voice, hand or mechanical signal or
shall be directed by automatic signal;
but such officers or signal shall not
preventany one from proceeding or,
standing in the manner required or
permitted by law. Provided, how
ever, in case of fire, or other emer
gency, or in case of parade or other ,
concourse of people, traffic may be 1
directed as conditions may require,
notwithstanding the provisions of
any ordinance. It shall be a viola
tion of this ordinance for any person
to disobey or refuse to comply with
any lawful order, signal or direction I
of a police officer, or any signal from
an automatic signaling device, per
taining to the control of traffic.
Closing Street*—Diverting Traffic |
Section 9. The chief shall have au
thority, when he deems it in the in
terest of public safety or conven- J
ience, temporarily to close any street,
alley, or portion of the same to ve
hicular or foot traffic or to divert (
such traffic trerefrom.
Publishing and Posting Ordinances 1
Section 10. The Chief shall arrange
for the printing of this ordinance in (
pamphlet form for free public dis
tribution. He may also prirtt, in pos |
ter form, the entire ordinance or
exerpts therefrom or a synopsis there
of. It shall be the duty of the own
er and of the operator of every pub
lic garage, taxicab company, or oth
er place where vehicles for hire are
kept, to keep posted in a prominent
place such poster as the chief shall
designate.
Accidants—Promptly Report
To Police
Section 10. Every person driving
or operating a locomotive, street car,
or other vehicle involved in a grade
crossing accident or an accident
which causes injury to any person
or which results in a vehicle becom
ing so disabled as to be incapable of
being propelled in its usual manner,
shall give immediate notice and make
full report thereof to the Police De
partment upon blanks furnished by
the Department upon application to
it. If a driver or operator of a ve
hicle involved in an accident is so
incapacitated as to be unable to make
such report, it shall be the duty of
every other occupant of such vehicle
to see that such report is made. In
the case of accident, the Department,
if it deems the public interest re
quires, it shall cause an investigation
to be made and shall give proper and
sufficient notice of the time and
place of holding such investigation.
The information obtained through
the operation of this section and
make reports of the same to the City
Council with recommendation as to
means and methods whereby such ac
cidents may be averted or minimiz
ed. All proper records of accidents
at railroad grade crossings shall be
separated from other street traffic
accident records. The failure to
make a report required by this sec
tion shall not effect civil rights or
remedies.
PART TWO
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
Speeding
Section 1. Vehicles shall be driven
at a reasonable rate of sped accord
ing to traffic conditions and in no
event shall exceed 15 miles per hour
in business sections or 20 miles per
hour in residential districts: provided
that no vehicle shall be driven in an
alley faster than 7 miles per hour.
Reckless Driving
Section 2. Reckless driving is de
fined as the operation of any ve
hicle on the public highways in such
a manner as to endanger the life or
limb of any person or the safety of
any property.
Leaving Scene of Accident
Section 3. In case of an accident
to persons or property upon any pub
lic highway, due to the operation of
any vehicle, the person operating
such vehicle shall stop and give such
reasonable assitance as can be given,
and shall, upon the request of the
person injured or any other person,
give such person his nam and ad
dress and the number of his opera
tor’s license. If the operator of such
vehicle is not the owner therof, said
operator shall give the name and ad
dress of the owner of such vehicle,
together with the registered number
thereof.
Operation of Vehicles Under The
Influence of Intoxicating Liquor
Or Stupefying Drugs
Section 4. It shall be unlawful for
any person under the influence of
intoxicating liquor of any stupefying
drug to drive, operate, or have in
charge any vehicle upon any public
highway, or any person having such
vehicle in charge or in contaol, to
authorize or knowingly allow the
same to be driven or operated by any
person under the influence of intoxi
cating liquor or any stupefying drug,
upon any public highway.
Section 5. (a) Any person viola
ting the provisions of the preceding
section of this ordinance, shall for the
first offense be guilty and upon con
viction thereof, shall be liable to fine
ot not less than $50.00 nor more than
SIOO.OO, or to imprisonment in the
County jail for a term of not more
than 90 daysh, or both such fine and
imprisonment in the discretion of the
Court.
(b) Any person violating the pro
visions of this section shall for a sec
ond of subsequent offense be guilty
and upon conviction thereof, shall be
punished by a fine not exceeding
200 “dollars or by imprisonment in
the County jail for a term not to ex
ceed 90 days or by both such fine
and imprisonment in the discretion
of the Court.
Lights
Section 6. (a) Every motor vehicle
operated on the public highway shall
be equipped with two white head
lights of equal candle power, capa
ble of clearly lighting the highway
at least 200 feet ahead. Electric
headlights shall be equipped with
either lenses or or other devise which
will prevent glaring rays, or a dim
ming device which shall diminish or
diffuse the light so that it will not in
terfere with the vision of the opera
tor of an aprochinpg vehicle. The
electric headlights shall be dimmed
on approching another vehicle trav
eling in the opposite direction within
a reasonable distance. Motor vehi
cles and trailers shall also have one
rear red light visible, when lighted,
for 200 feet behind such vehicle.
Motorcycles shall be equipped with
one headlight which shall be capable
of clearly lighting the roadway at
least 200 feet ahead, and a red light
, visible 200 feet to the rear.
(b) At the night-time, any truck ’
or trailer over 5 feet, 6 inches in ,
width, shall have a green light on the
, the left side.
1 (c) One spotlight may be used if ;
placed not higher than the center of
the windshield and so adjusted that
the rays are always directed down
ward and directed to tre right of
such vehicle.
i (d) All lights required by this sec j
tion, except spotlights, shall be light
ed while the vehicle is in operation
upon the public highway from one
. hour after sunset to one hour before
rise, and at such times as atmospher
ic conditions make it necessary,
j (e) While motor vehicles are
standing on public highways in the
nightime, they shal have displayed,
toward the front, two white lights,
1 and one red light on th rear, provided
j however, a parking light may be
! used, when mounted on the left rear
fender of the motor vehicle showing
1 a white light towards the front and
| a red warning light visible 200 feet
toward the rear,
(f) All other vehicles, except as
herein provided, shall have one white
light visible at least 100 feet from
the front and rear.
Brakes
Section 7. Every motor vehicle op
erated up on the public highway shall
be provided with service and emer
gency brakes, each of which shall be
capable of locking both rear wheels.
Warnings
Section 8. (a) All motor vehicles
shall be equipped with suitable de
vices for audible signals.
(b) No exhaust whistle, siren, or
other warning device, similar to those
used by fire and police vehicles, and
no cutouts, shall be used by any ve
hicle on the public highway.
Section 9. (a) Any vehicle over
taking and passing another shall pass
to the left side of the overtaken ve
hicle and not pull ever to the right
until clear therof.
(b) All vehicles meeting shall pass
each other to the right.
(c) All slow-moving vehicles shall
keep as near the right curb as practi
cable.
(d) All vehicles about to make a
right-hand turn shall keep as near
the right as practicable.
(e) All vehicles about to make a
left hand turn shall keep as near the
center of the streets as practicable,
when approaching the street inter
section.
(f) A right-hand turn may be
made at all times when proceeding
with traffic, providing the other pro
visions of this ordinance are obeyed.
A right-hand turn may be made
against the stop signal, providing the
vehicle is brought to a complete
stop before making the turn.
Motor Vehicles To Move on Request
Section 10. Hand and foot propell
ed conveyances, push-carts, and oth
er similar wagons and conveyances
shall comply with all regulations con
tained herein pertaining to vehicles
in so far as the same are applicable to
them. Any such cart, fruit vending
car or other licensed wagon or stand
used for selling nuts, candy, fruit, or
ether articles, shall, when standing |
in a place where parking of vehicles
is allowed, move from such space
upon the request of a police officer.
Section 11. It shall be unlawful
for any person to drive a vehicle
off any alley or driveway onto the
street or highway without bringing
such vehicle to a complete stop be
fore driving same across the side
walk or the crossing intersecting the
entrance to sai dalley or driveway.
Section 12. It shall be deemed a
violation of this ordinance for any
person in charge or control of any
vehicle to make, with such vehicles,
or with any device connected there
with, any excesive noise to annoy
the public or unnecessarily to race
his motor while running idle, or to I
open the muffler on any vehicle, or
to permit such vehicle or any vehicle,
or to permit such vehicle or any de
vice theron to omit an unreasonable
quantity of smoke or noxious gases
vapor. |
Section 13. (a) When vehicles ap
proach an intersection of a street
which is marked an extension of a
state trunk line higway and any oth
er street at the same time, the vehi
cle proceding on the street which is
an extension of a state trunk line
highway shall have the right of way.
(b) When vehicles approach an in
tersection of two or more streets
which are marked as extensions of
state trunk line highways at the same |
time, the vehicle approching on the
right of the driver shall have the
right of way.
(c) When vehicles approach an
intersection of two or more streets
other than extensions of state trunk
lines, at the same time, the . vehicle
approaching on the driver’s right
shall have the right of way; provided,
that the Council may designate ‘stop’
streets on which traffic shall have
the right of way at all intersections
except those of State trunk line !
highways.
Keep To Right of Divided Driveway*
Section 15. On any avenue, street,
or boulevard divided longitudinally
by a parkway, walk, sunken way, or
viaduct, vehicles shall keep to the
right of such division.
Driving Through Occupied Safety
Zones Unlawful
Section 16. It shall be unlawful for
any person to drive a vehicle upon or
through any safety zone when said
s;one is occupied or about to be occu
pied by any person or persona.
Section 17. No vehicle shall cross
a street upon which there is a street
car track; nor turn any corner at a
rate of speed exceeding ten miles per
hour.
Section 18. A driver of a vehicle
shall not turn to the left for the pur
pose of leaving the street upon which
his vehicle is proceeding unless, at
the time, such vehicle is as close to
the enter of the street as safety will
permit.
The driver of a vehicle shall not
turn nor attempt to turn to the right
hand for the purpose of leaving the
street upon which he is proceding
unless he is as close to the right
hand curb as driving conditions will
permit
THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
Section 19. Before turning to the
right or the left to leave a street,
and before turning around or stop- |
ping theron or before materially,
; varying the spede in which the ve
' hide is proceeding, the driver of a
.vehicle shall give a timely warning
signal to other drivers by extending
| the arm beyond and outside the ve
| hide, holding the same in a horizon
tal position for a sufficient time to
appraise approaching drivers of ve
hicles of his intention to change his
course or" stop, as the case may be;
provided, however, that in lieu of
I such signal, signals may be given by
any mechanical or electrical device
which conveys an entelligible warn
ing to another driver approaching
from the rear. In all cases the driv
er of a vehicle to whom such signal
has ben given, as required in this sec
tion, shall bring and keep his vehicle
under such control as to be able to
avoid an accident resulting from any
misunderstanding of such signals, and
shall in all cases heed any such
warning as shall have been given
him.
Standing Vehicle*
i Section 20. A standing vehicle
about to start shall give moving ve
i hides the right-of-way, and the op
erator therof shall give a timely and
visible warning signal by extending,
the arm, as provided in the preced
ing section, before so starting.
Parade or Procession
Section 21. (a) Permission for all
parades must be obtained form the
Chief, and he may designate the
routes of said parades.
| (b) No vehicle shall be driven
through a parade or other procession
except with the permission of a po
lice officer.
Slowly Moving Vehicles Keep To
Right Cnrb and Single File Only
Section 22. Slowly moving or heav
ily laden vehicles shal not be driven
abreast upon any highway, but one
must follow behind the other and
keep as near the right-hand curb as
pracicable.
Obstruction Street and Overloading
Prohibited
Section 23. (a) No vehicle shall be
allowed to remain upon or be driven
'through any highway; and no vehi
cle shall be so overloaded that the
. horse or horses or motive power shall
I be unable to move it.
Remove Disabled or Stalled
Vehicles Promptly
(b) Whenever a vehicle becomes
staled upon a street or when, because
of damage or other reason, it cannot
be moved by its own power and con
sequently blockades the street or in
terferes with use of same by other
vehicles, it shall be the duty of its
owner and its operator to remove the
same, by towing or otherwise within
a reasonable time.
I Loading or Unloading At Safety
Zones Prohibited
J Section 24. Nothing contained in
'this ordinance nor any rule of the
.Chief shall be demed to prohibit a
.vehicle from discharging passengers
‘ vehicle from parking at the curb of
any street while taking on or dis
charging passengers, freight, or mer
chandise, but no vehicle shall be
parked nor shall take on or discharge
merchandise or passengers between a
safety zone and the curb nearest
thereto at any time.
Parking in Alleys is Prohibited
(b) Vehicles shall not park in pub
lic alleys; provided, that commercial
vehicles may park in public alleys
not longer than necessary to load or
unload, and when so parked, such ve
hicles shall stand as colse as possible
to one side of such alley so as to
permit other vehicles to pass.
Fire-Hydrant Restrictions
(c) No vehicle shal stop or remain
standing at the curb in front of, or
within 8 feet of, any fire hydrant or
fire cistern. No vehicle shall park
within 50 feet of the entrance to any
fire-station. No vehicle shall follow
any fire aparatus answering a call or
park within one block of said appara
tus when in duty at a fire .
Parking in Front of Entrance To
Public Buildings, etc., Prohibited
1 (d) No vehicle shall be permitted
to stand in front of the entrance of
any theatre, church, office building,
Post Office, public dance hall, club,
| private or public driveways, or build
ing which is designated to be a build
ing in which a large number of peo
ple are accustomed to gather, except
for the purpose of stopping to take
on or discharge passengers or mer
chandise.
(e) Except as hereinbefore provid
ed, no person shall place or exhibit
a sign or standard similar to those
used by the Department upon any
street or in any public place or at
| tempt by signs or writing or printed
. instructions to regulate traffic or the
parking of vehicles.
Unattended Vehicles, Except
Comercial, Shall Be locked
Section 25. No vehicle, except a
commercial vehicle, shall be left
standing at a curb unattended unless
the operator shall first shut off the
motor and lock the vehicle or some
part therof so as to prevent the
starting and operation of the vehicle
by an unauthorized person. No ve
hicle shall be locked in such a man
ner as to prevent it from being tow
ed or moved; provide, that the fail
ure to lock such vehicle shall not
mitigate the offense stealing the
same, nor such failure be used to de
feat the recovery of any civil action
for the theft of any vehicle or for
any other bearing in any civil action.
Cross Walks Must Be
Kept Clear
Section 26. No vehicle shall stop
on any crosswalk in any such manner
as to obstruct fre passage upon all
parts of such crosswalk.
Using Side Nearest Crab; Brocking
Traffic Unlawful
Section 27. When practicable, mer
chandise and freight shall be dis
charged and loaded from the side of
the vehicle nearest the curb. When
such handling is impracticable be
cause of the size of, or weight of the
packages, or merchandise or freight,
the vehicle may back to the curb, but
it shall not stand at an angle which
will interfere with the operation of
street cars or other vehicles.
Horse- Drawn Vehicles; Heads
Near Cnrb
Section 28. When a horse-drawn
vehicle is backed to the curb in pur
suance of section 28, the horses shall
be turned in the direction in which
the traffic i 3 proceeding, with their
heads at right angle to the vehicle.
I Hitching to Vehicles Prohibited
Section 29. No person shall hitch
or climb onto any moving vehicle,
cither with or without the consent
of its operator; provided, that this
section shall not apply to the coupl
ing of trailers or proper towing of
otner vehicles.
•When Turning, Unlawful To
Obstruct Traffic
Section 30. No person shall turn
any vehicle around at any street in
tersection.
Backing Limit, 60 Feet, Helper
To Procede Around Corner
Section 31. No vehicle shall be re- |
versed or backed unless the driver
shall first ascertain by observation j
that such operation can be safely
made. No vehicle shall be backed
without first giving an unmistakea
ble warning signal to pedestrians and ,
approaching vehicles, nor in any case
shall it be backed for a distance of
more than 60 feet. No vehicle shall j
be backed around a corner at an in
i tersection of streets or of a street |
and an alley unless preceded by a
driver’s helper to observe whether
the road is clear and whether the
backing may be safely made.
Fire and Police Vehicles Shall
Have Right-of-Way
Section 32. All vehicles upon the
approach of fire apparatus or vehi
cles driven by peace officers, upon
the sounding or warning signal of |
1 such vehicles, shall take such pre
cautions to clear the street so as not
to interfere with the passage of such
vehicles, and shall not closely fol
low such vehicles.
Position At Street Intersection
Section 33. At street intersections,
where there is room for three parellel
! rows of vehicles, those turning to the
right shall keep close to the right
hand curve, those turning to the left
shall keep toward the center of the
street, and those preceeding ahead
shall keen in the center row between
the two lines or rows of vehicles first
mentioned.
Stop Only At Curb—Exceptions
Section 35. So far as practicable,
all persons shall alight from vehicles
i and board the same upon the side
nearest to the curb.
Driver’s View Shall Be
Obstructed
j Section 36. Drivers shall have an
unobstructed view to the rear of their
vehicles bv direct view or by mirror.
Windshields in front of a car shall
be kept clear of snow and ice or be
opened up so that the driver’s view
is unobstructed.
No stickers, cards, signs, or ob
structions shall be posted upon wind
shields or rear window of any vehi
cle, except that one sign or sticker,
not to exceed 2 1-2 inches by 3 1-2
inches, may be permitted at the ex
treme lower right hand corner of
such windshields; provided, however,
that this does not apply to vehicles
in a funeral procession.
Width of Lad, 8 Feet —Exceptions
by /Police Permit—Bumper
Section 37. (a) No bumper or oth
er appliance shall extend beyond the
maximum width of the vehicle prop
cr.
(b) No load shall exced eight
feet in width; provided, however,
that any person, firm, or corporation
desiring to make trips or movements
of vehicles of more than 8 feet in
width between two vehicles of more
than eight feet in width between to
established points may make appli
cation to the Chief for permission so
to do. The Chief may lay out a
route in accordance with the state
law.
Towing, One Vehicle Line 16 Foot
Limit, White Cloth—Lights
Section 38. No motor vehicle shall
tow more than one other motor ve
hicle, no more than two trailers, and
the conection shall not be over 16
feet long, and a white cloth shall be
fastened to the tow line so as to
make it plainly decernable. Each
vehicle shall separately display there
on the lights required on vehicles of
the class to which it belongs.
Total 60 Feet; Limit—Exceptions
Section 39. (a) No truck or tract
or shall exceed 60 feetin length; pro
vided, however, a greater length may
be permitted when the load consists
of poles structual iron, scenery or
other articles, which, from their na
tures, cannot be shortened.
(b) Trailers must track within 6
inches of the preceding vehicle.
Trailers—Two Adequate Chains
(c) Trailers shall be attacned to
the preceding vehicle by means of
a suitable coupling. Two safety
chains, one on each side of the copl
ing, must also be used. Both chains
must be attached to the same part of
the chassis as is the coupling. Each
chain must be of sufficinet strength
to pull the trailer or trailers attached
to it when it is loaded to maximum
capacity.
Section 40. Whenever any vehicle
is loaded with material projecting
material 3 feet or more from the
end of such vehicle, a red cloth shall
be fastened at the end of such pro
jecting material, and at night-time,
a red light.
Section 41. Not more than three
persons shall occupy the front seat
of a motor vehicle, and no person,
adult or minor, shall be seated in the
lap of a person when the motor ve
hicle is in motion.
Section 42. All other ordinances or
sections of ordinances in conflict
herewith, are hereby repealed.
Adopted March 15, 1927.
V. B. HERRING, Clerk.
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A SCHOOL WITHOUT A 7
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There Is a school that runs without
Intermission. We enter this school la
infancy and we continue In Its classes
until the end of life comes. In away,
it Is a haphazard method of learning;
many of us do not -learn Its lessons
as we should; we misinterpret what
we get, what we see. what
we feel. Old Mother Na
ture nevertheless has her school con
: tlnually In session It Is “books” all _ j
the time In her school. Like other
schools, we have good, bad and In
different teachers. The great need Is
the proper teacher, who understands
and cun teach. Especially Is this true
in sex matters.
| Children begin early to receive from
nature’s school the knowledge of sex-
I Wee tots learn that boys are boys and
girls are girls. They learn that in the
animal kingdom there is male and fe
male. Sex relationship Is acquired
much earlier L. life than most pa- 'f
rents think. Most children very early
in life have curiosity and begin to
ask questions; the majority of them
need tho proper teacher, oh, so badly.
Too many parents lie to their chil
dren when so simple a question Is
1 asked as where the baby comes from;
where do the kittens come from ?
Whenever a child finds out that it
has been deceived by ths one who,
above all others, should tell It
truth It dose not return for fu
information, but goes to a teacher ••
who is more than likely bad —indeed,
vulgar. Every parent owes It to his
or her child to tell it the truth, to
ho: estly, rightly, correctly inform it
I about the things Mother Nature la try
ing to teach it.
Remember, the child is going to
learn; remember that it Is seeking to
satisfy Its curiosity and will do so.
The onl7 question is whether the
teacher will be the right one or one
that is undes|rable. —-os t WguVUaiSi
Thejtate Board oJJHeaUh wIU be
glad to be of assistance to the cltl
len wKo wishes to become a teacher of
truth to his or her children in sex
matters. There is a little book, "Sex-
Education in the Home,” that is free
for the asking. If you are interested
in the matter, write for it-
PREVENTIOIHjF RABIES
Science tells us that we have three
remedies against rabies that if car
ried out religiously would eradicate
the disease.
First, the complete and thorough
muzzling of ail dogs.
Second, the destroying of worthless
stray dogs.
Third, the complete vaccination
all dogs against rabies.
These are simple, plain remedies.
There is no more dramatic happen- I
ing in a community than that caused ■
by the cry of “Mad dog.” There is 1
no more 3ad tragedy than a death ■
from rabies. It is an awful death and
yet with an average of two hundred
treatments per month being manufac
tured and sent out by our State Board
of Health for the prevention of rabies
for people and animals having been
bitten by a rabid animal, none or prac
tically none of these remedies are ap
plied.
COO LIVER OIL A
PANACEA?
Many are advocating the routine
treatment of all babies with cod Ifver
oil —pure fresh oil. Do not mistake
this for adulterated cod liver extracts,
because we are talking about the pure
oil. It is sometimes spoken of as “bot
tled sunshine.” Our State Board of
Health does not go as far as some of
the health authorities and say that all
babies should be given this remedy, but
they do know that many babies have
soft and misshapen bones due to rick
ets; they do know that cod liver oil,
pure and fresh, given to such babies
is perhaps the best remedy. It should
be given early and by the advice of>»|
the family physician.*
The State Board of Health wishes
to call attention to the fact that the
disease known as rickets is much more
common and more frequent than ia>
. uspected. and that parents do
hav their apparently well babies
older children examined by their phy
sician as often as they should. Why
wait for bow legs, enlarged 'oints and
beady growth on the ribs? Keep op
with the baby as it grows; prevent
severe illness before it develops. A
competent physician can do much to
prevent your child from being ill.
Cod liver oil. pure and fresh, is a
great remedy for babies; it makes
them grow and develop It contains
necessary vttamlnes and is a most
worthy remedy, yet sunshine and fresh
air are of the uttermost importance
but wben these cannot be obtained
the “shut in” baby should have cod
livei oil. «
Nc diphtheria In 1930. Let’s go
Milk is often contaminated with dis
ease germs. This la particularly true
of typhoid germs. Pasteurization will
kill germs in milk, and Is Hie only
safe measure. J
Sanitation prevents typhoid and oth--«
er diseases. J
See that every baby has smallpox
and toxin-antitoxin vaccination at *ri x
months of age. i
Be Inoculated against typi
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