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THURSDAY, SEPT. 18 ]
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Do You Know—
THAT—
Of all the ridiculous superstitions connected with medicine prob
ably the silliest one is that which ascribes some magic virtue to ;ht
madstone in the cure of hydrophobia. It has even been suggested
that if possible the state should pass a law making it compulsoi in
cases of mad-dog bite that the victim take the Pasteur treatmer., the
only known cure.
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THAT—
Georgia, as a state, is only about sixty per-cent (60%) efficient,
due to poor health, resulting from communicable and preventable dis
eases. Therefore it should behoove you to back to the best of your
ability your State Health Department in its effort to better these con
ditions.
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THAT—
-3.5% of the children in the public schools of this state are feeble
minded. “Th#se are the children who are to become the ‘grist’ of our
future courts, jails, reformatories and state prisons, and to form the
very backbone of the vast and grim procession of paupers, criminals
and prostitutes of tomorrow. Feeblemindedness is hereditary
—approximately 80% of mental defectiveness being transmitted from
parent to child.”
THAT—
According to Prof. C. B. Davenport, one of the foremost author
ities on the subject of Eugenics, if the State were to segregate its
feebleminded; were to examine for mental defects all immigrants
settling in its borders, and were to deport those found to be defective,
there would be a constantly diminishing attendance at State institu
tions for the feebleminded, and, at the end of thirty years there would
be practically no use for such institutions.
THAT—
You should have a thorough physical examination at least once
each year. Studies have shown that the mortality among such is 28%
less than among those who do not have periodic health examinations.
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THAT—
Through the eyes and ears we learn most about the world in
which we live. When these organs are defective, our knowledge of
external things becomes defective, too, and our usefulness and hap
piness is materially hampered. Defects in these organs usually begins
in childhood and many of them can be relieved at that time. Is it fair
to the child to allow him to suffer a handicap in life which mighl have
been removed or corrected? Healthy children are the best asset to
any family or any community, while the defective child is handicapped
in his life’s work and can never take the rightful place to which his
natural abilities may, perhaps, fit him.
THAT—
It has been shown that fifty per-cent of children who are back
ward in their stucjies are suffering from some form of eye-strain.
Every child of school age should have a easeful examination by a com
petent physician in order to determine whether there exists a refrac
tive or muscular error that may prove a handicap or may be rendered
greater through inattention and improper care of the eyes.
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THAT—
If your child is a mouth-breather, he is inviting disease and low
ering his vitality. Tonsils and adenoids usually are responsible.
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THAT— i
When all mothers will nurse their babies at the breast, physically
stronger babies will be produced. Ninety per cent of mothers can
successfully nurse their offspring, if properly advised by their physi
cian. The good Lord placed breasts on the female body to nurse
babies, not for ornaments.
THAT—
The undernourished child should spend most of its time in the
fresh air and sunshine. He should take an hour’s mid-day nap and
should be put to bed early at night. Active exercise should be limited.
Diet should be well balanced, limiting milk to one quart a day; no
food between meals.
—From The Doctors of The Lamar Bldg.
THE AUGUSTA HERAI.O, AUGUSTA, GA.
Drink Six Glasses oi Water a Day
“Drink six glasses of water every
day" was advised in a recent radio
health talk of the New York state,
department of health. This Is the
doctor's order, not for the invalid,
but for the person in health.
The prescription Is eo simple and
Inexpensive that many do not ap
preciate its importance. And yet.
those who have sod health and
wish to keep it, plenty' of water
every day is an absolute necessity.
“Plenty" is about six glasses.
Thero are several reasons why
so much water is necessary. Water
softens the food we eat, making it
more easily digested and absorbed.
It so dilutes the digestive Juices
that they enn reach and not on
every particle of food. It dilutes
the blood and lymph and keeps
the membranes moist. It helps to
egulate the body temperature by
distributing heat to its various
parts and by disposing of surplus
heat through perspiration. It Is a
most important factor in the re
moval of waste.
BODY IS TWO--THIRDS
WATER
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The food which is burned In the
body to keep us warm and give us
the power to work and move, pro
duces ashes. Then, too, thero Is a
constant breaking down and weaV.
ing out of the cells and tissues.
This broken down and worn out
material is thrown into the blood
to bo excreted by the skin, lungs,
kidneys and intestines. Copious
water drinking aids the action of
these organs and prevents the ac
cumulation of poisons in tbe sys
tem.
Every tissue and every organ of
If Baby Sucks His Thumb
Just look, my dear, he Is suck
lng his little thumb! How
sweet!”
What looks perfectly sweet to
admiring friends in a three month
old infant may look perfectly stupid
in a three year old child, and what
seems nature's own pacifier for
the nervous baby may be the
cause of shame and deformity In a
growing school child.
Modern mothers are fairly well
Informed on the evil results of
the thumb sucking habit of chil
dren. They know that this habit,
if persisted in, may be the cause
of defective development of the
Jaw, with resulting facial deform
ity. But to break their own off
spring of the practice of suckiqg
certain favorite and tasty fingers
is not a simple task.
Physicians say that if the baby
is old enough to suck this thumb,
he is old enough to be, broken of
the habit,. At whatever age the
child shows signs of developing
the tendency, that is the age and
the hour for thwarting his desires
in that direction. Of course, som»
children who occasionally find
comfort In a thumb never develop
a real habit of sucking it. /
Most common among the meth
ods of preventing thumb sucking
is the practice of painting the
thumb or offending finger with
some bitter substance such as
quassia or quinin. Quassia Is made
of the bark from a certain ash tree
and this is one of Its chief uses.
Alphabetical and Classified
Directory of the Lamar Building
(Continued from Page One.)
Hull, Dr. ,T. M„ 904-07.
Harroll, Dr. H. P., Hl7.
Jennings. Dr. W. D„ 302-06.
Kellogg, Dr. W. C., 501-06.
Kershaw, Dr. Marion M„ 1307-08.
Kershaw, Theodore. 1307-08.
Levy, Dr. M. S., 708-U.
Lee. Dr. F. Lansing, 002-3.
Lewis, Dr. S. J., 301.
Littleton, Dr. J. K.. 1202-03.
Michel, Dr. Henry Middleton,
1107-11.
Mulherin, Dr. F. X., 315-19.
Mulherin, Dr. W. A.. 315-19.
Oertel, Dr. T. B, 111 C-20.
Rhodes, Dr. R. L„ 1103-4.
Robertson, Dr. J. R„ 812-13.
Rcharnitzkv. Dr. K. 0., 1406.
Sfiaw, Dr. H. W„ 607.
Silver. Dr. D. M.. 708.
Traylor, Dr. Geo. A., 1116-20.
Wright. Dr. Jno. C.. 1107-11.
Wright, Dr. Peter 8., 816-20.
Elevator Repairs.
Otis Elevator Co., 412.
Elevators.
Otla Elevator Co., 412.
Fertilizers. »
International Agricultural Corp.,
1121-23.
Sea Coast Fertilizer Co., 1121-23.
Insurance Companies.
American Natl. Ins. Co., 308-10.
Kreps, Clifton H., 608.
T.orick & Vairten, 201-12.
Mulherin, C. C.. 1212.
Penn Mutual. T. I. Heaid. 403-05.
North, Henry M.. 703-04.
Robertson. J. Miller. 923.
Wilson, Harry E„ 714-15,
LiwyorSi
Alexander * Lee, 716-719.
Rurch, J. W„ Jr., 822.
Rurnett, Claude T.. 822-23.
liurnett, Stanley, 822-23.
Bussey, .las. K. J r „ 613-15.
Congdon, Wm. P.. 1220.
Crane, Bryson, 1217-15.
Curry. W. Inman, 1007-22.
Cummlng, Henry H., 621-22.
Oarllngton, Kami., 1406-07.
Cary, Wm. T„ 721-23.
Hammond. Henry C„ 1402-03.
Howard, Henry C, 613-15.
Hull & Barrett. 1016-19.
Irvin, W. D,, 920
Jareeky. M. M., 807.
Jones. Jno. J., 606.
Lanier. Wllmer D , 1408.
T,ester, W. M„ 212.
Mulherin. Jas. R„ 721-23
McDonald. W. R , .
Pierce Bros., 908-11.
Boas, Julian E . 616.
Rtaunton, fl'-o. M . 1014-16.
White. O. Lee 623.
Wrlrht & Jackson, 016
Willingham J .1. 1014-16
Light and Power Company.
Aurunta-Alken Ry. & Elec. Corp,,
Lamar Building.
Loani end Investment*.
Bush, Wm, E. Co., ground floor.
Lumbar.
Lumber Exchange, 307
Medielna Companies,
Vlav! Co 515
Men’s Clothing.
Nash, A., Co., Inc , B Wood, rep.,
1212.
Optometrist.
Embrv Dr. W. L. ground floor.
Osteopathic -Physician*.
the body, even the teeth, contain
water, In fact, the body is about
two-thirds water and this propor
tion must be maintained. Every day
about five pints of water is lost
through the various organs of
elimination and this lets must be
made up if the human machine i*
to do its work properly. Sine? only
a part is replaced by the food that
wo cat. it is necessary to make up
the deficit.
TOO LITTLE WATER
MAY CAUSE HEADACHE
Simple and necessary as it is to
drink plenty of water, thero ere
many who do not take a sufficient
quantity. Such people are ac
customed to give their systems less
than the required amount and al
though they may suffer from head
aches and indigestion, they never
dream that lack of water has any.
thing to do with such disturbances.
If. therefore, you have not been
in the habit of drinking six glasses
of water each day commence to do
so at once. Take one or two glasses
in the morning before breakfast,
preferably hot. Thlß will ton# up
the stomach for work. Take the
other four during the day. They
will act not only a a flush to the
stomach and lirtenstlnes, but will
stimulate the liver, kidneys and
skin to healthy action.
There Is no objection to drinking
water at meals, provided there is
no food In the mouth; otherwise
there Is a tendency to wash the
food down without sufficient
mastication.
Look on water drinking then as
another health habit—and make It
a point to drink six glasses every
day.—HYGIEA.
However, the mere painting of the
finger with 111-tasting preparations
is frequently not sufficient to re
form the persistent young thumb
sucker.
Another measure, which has been
found successful by some moth*
ers, is tho attachment of a home
fhado glove or mit to the sleeve
of nightgown or pajama. Often de
termined little finger feeders will
even suck through the mit, with
diminished enjoyment perhaps but
with some sense of comfort. Alum
inum mits are procurable and
usually accomplish their purpose.
Tho most effective method, how
ever. and the one that Is least Irk.
some to the child is the uss of •
device that will prevent the child
from bending his arm at the el
bow. This may he accomplished by
the use of cardboard mailing tube
about the size to slip over the
arm. Or if a mailing tube is not
convenient, heavy cardboard may
be wrapped around the elbow and
held in place by a bandage. Tha el
bow should be padded with cotton
in using either of these methods.
Of course, if a child Is not
broken of the habit until he is of
school age, he often can be shamed
out of the practice, but the sad
part of letting the habit go on until
the child is old enough to exerclss
his own will power In overcoming
it. | 8 that the damage has by that
time already been done. The Impor
tant thing is. then, to begin to
break the habit early.
Dawson, Dr. H. M., 216,
Plastering and Stucco.
Fox Bros.. 913.
Railroad Companies.
Atlantic Coast Line, commercial
agent, 901.
Carolina, Clinchfleld & Ohio R. R„
1207.
Central of Georgia Ry„ ground
floor.
Norfolk Southern Ry„ 1205.
Seaboard Air Line Ry., 1204.
Railway*.
Augusta-Aiken Ry. & Elec Corp.,
ground floor.
Real Estate and Ranting.
Alexander & Garrett, ground
floor.
Buabla & Dennla, 821.
Hardwick & Hatch, 1203.
Soda Fountain.
Lamar Soda Fount, ground floor.
PRISON BARS
Are No Bars to Musical
Broadcasters
JEFFERSON CITT, Mo—Many
people regard a prison as the last
place In which to achieve fame,
but the case of Harry Snodgraaa,
convict In the Missouri state pen
itentiary here, ia an exception. For
Marry, although serving a term be
hind the stone walls of the state
prison, has not only acheived re
nown, Lilt he has sepuired nation
wide fame, as well—chiefly due to
radio. MoreJhan two years ago he
was sentenced to serve three years
on a charge of attempted robbery.
Me entered prison virtually un
i?. wri ' hut hie name Is fa
miliar to persons In almost every
section of the country.
Harry brought a gift of his fin
gers with him. lie is a pianist of
rare ability and can play with ex
traordinary sklil and technique,
several masters have declared.
Soon he was playing once a week
or more at station WOS. the state
radiocasting station, one of the
most powerful In the country.
People began to write asking
who the "wonderful" pianist was.
Ills name became known, and now
Snodgrass' renditions both of pop
ular nnd classical music are given
to a wide radio audience.
What Harry will do when he
galria his liberty is not. known, hut
he can have hia pick of a score of
good positions playing the piano in
several sections of the country, ac
cording to prison officials.
"SLEEPY” SCHOOLS,
LONDON.—The establishment of a
school for sleepy children who seem
unable to keep awake In their clan*
rooms Is txlng discussed by the Lon
don County 6,’ouncll Education Com
mit!'<•, The school would be given
special ventilation and the |e»«on«
would he taught Inj a way to
’'awaken” Interest In the somnolent
children.
Do You Know—
THAT— v
Mothers are gradually realizing the importance and economy of
placing their new-born babies under the constant care of a competent
doctor specializing in the disease of infancy and childhood. By the
proper physical start in life much worry and expense may be elimi
nated.
THAT—
Public health nursing is a valuable asset to any community. Par
ticularly is this true with regard to the system now in force in Augusta.
These nurses under the direction of a competent doctor, all at the
city’s expense, call on the expectant mother and teach her how to
care for herself and her off-spring after its arrival. The school nurse
visits the schools regularly and after a diagnosis of some diseased con
dition is found in the child by the school- physician, she visits the home
and explains to the parents why it is necessary and beneficial for the
child’s future welfare to correct the defects. If you are sick she will
visit your home daily and instruct you how your diets should be pre
pared and will suggest the many little things that mean so much In
the sick room.
THAT—
Fifteen minutes exercise a day will keep the doctor away.
THAT—
An important question is: ‘‘What price will a man not pay for
his health—after he has lost it? ” %
THAT—
Each case of typhoid fever costs several week* from work aslda
from medical and nursing expenses. Keep yourself immunized
against this costly and dangerous disease and also against small-pox
and diptheria.
THAT—
Filth,
Flies, i
Food,
Fingers,
are the ‘‘Four F’s” responsible for the transmission of many disease!.
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THAT—
Fresh air in your hed-room is worth more than gold In your purse.
THAT—
Health is the greatest gift to mankind, and if we are to keep our
health, we must be constantly on the alert. Take the busy layman—
he is very likely to minimize what appears to be trifling deviation*
from Health Standards, and thus will permit germs to fasten them
selves upon the system unwittingly. How sensible, therefore, It is to
go to a competent medical man once or twice a year for a general ex
amination, as there are many diseases that could be prevented, if not
cured, if found in time, (as Cancer or Tuberculosis.) Our National
greatness lies within our Nation’s Health.
THAT—
The American people at this time are perhaps showing a greater
desire than ever before to know about health and the mark of those
who practice the healing art. Unfortunately, the wrong kind of
health information—even misinformation—has been so blantantly ad
vertised that many people are misinformed. Hygeia, a monthly mag
azine published by the American Medical Association, is the most re
liable Rource of health information for the public with which we are
acquainted, and should he in the home of every one interested in
health matters.
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THAT—
Prevention of disease should begin with the family and all the in
fluences that go with the meaning of home—the school, the church,
etc,., for the purpose of assisting the family to develop the child; two
thirds of the evil results of disease are unnecessary, and an awakened
active community conscience can prevent much of the human wreckage
seen upon our streets, and filling our almhouses, penal institutions,
and hospitals for the incurables. The successful operation of any
community is dependent upon the health of its citizens.
<~-From The Doctors of The Lamar Bldg .
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