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16 _--_-- WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, NOV. 12, 1921 RED CROSS WORKING FOR HEALTHIER U. S. Thousands Aided by Instruction in Care of the Sick, Food Se- lection and First Aid. How the American Red Cross guides thousands of persens to health is shown in a summary of the society's activities in the health field based upon the annual report for the last fis- 'cal year. Through its Nursing Service, Its Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick courses, nutrition classes, First Alr classes, Life-Saving classes and Health Centers and in numerous other ways designed to acquaint masses of citizens with proper methods of living, the Red Cross carried its message of health into all parts of the country. The work of the Red Cross during the war in its traditional field of nurs- Ing, furnishing the military and naval establishments of the nation with 19, 877 nurses, is well known. And there are today 37,787 nurses registered with the American Red Cross and subject to call in emergency. During the fis- cal year, 1,651 Red Cross nurses were _accepted for assignment to Govern- ment service, 388 by the Army and Navy and 1,163 by the United States Public Health Service. In addition to the nurses enrolled by the Red Cross for Government serv- ice, the Red Cross itself employed a total of 1,348 public health nurses in the United States and Europe. By far the greatest number was employed in the United States, 1,257, while 81 were in foreign service. Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick classes, giving thorough instruction in the proper care of the sick in instances where the illness is not so serious as te require professional nursing care, dur- ing the fiscal year numbered 5,179. A statistical picture of the Red Cross operations in this field follows: 'New classes formed during year Classes completed during year. New students enrolled Students completing course.... 73,432 What the Red Cross accomplished im" giving proper instruction through its Nutrition Service is indicated by 'the following table: 5,179 6,299 New classes formed during TR Se RO ER 142 Classes completed during year. . 186 New students enrolled ........ 2,341 Students completing course.... 2,013 In addition to the above, a total of 22,006 children were given instruction in the proper selection and prepara- tion of foods. Through its 260 Health Centers, the Red Cross reached 90,252 persons. In these Health Centers, 4,015 health lec res were given and 780 health ex- hibits held. In the United States last year, 75, 432 persons were killed and 3,500,000 injured in industrial accidents. To prevent this cnormous waste the Red Cross held 5,100 first ald classes with a total of 104,000 students enrolled. RED CROSS RESCUED 600,000 FROM DEATH Spent $1,200.000 for Relief of . Famine Sufferers in China hoy Last Year. ASR] To help overcome conditions of acute distress in five famine stricken prov- ifnces of Northern China, where mil- lions of persons were affected by an unprecedented shortage of food, the American Red Cross during the last fiscal year spent more than $1,200,000, $1,000,000 of which was contributed di- recty by National Headquarters and the remainder by various groups fin- terested in the welfare of China. Through the wide relief operations thus made possible it is estimated that more than 600,000 famine sufferers were saved from starvation. To the end that similar prompt re- lief measures by the organization may always be possible the Red Cross is asking continued support by the Amer- ican people by universal renewal of membership at the Annual Red Cross Roll Call, November 11 to 24. The method of relief employed by the American Red Cross in its opera- tions in China was particularly effec- tive, for in addition to saving hundreds' of thousands of lives it provided China with more than 900 miles of permanent roads that are sorely needed to pre vent a recurrence of famine. At one time the Red Cross employed 74,000 Chinese workmen, paying them in food for themselves and dependents, this food being brought in from Manchuria and elsewhere. TEACH CHILD REAL LIFE, NOTED EDUCATOR ADVISES "The duty of parents is to teach children the real contacts of life," was the statement of Dr. Earl Barnes of Philadelphia, noted educator, who spoke before 500 north shore moth- ers last week in the Woman's club auditorium; Evanston. Dr. Barnes' talk was the second of a series of seven talks to be delivered weekly under the auspices of the Central Council of Evanston School clubs, and to which mothers of the north shore have been especially in- vited. "The problem of every day life is that of a student. The child who has learned how to study in the grades will make a good record in the university, and will adjust him- self properly to the problems of life," he declared. A child's education should not close when he is out of the school for the day, asserted Dr. Barnes. There he receives only second-hand knowl- edge, knowledge that has been gath- ered in books and pre-digested for him. Parents must give children real contact with things, with people, with community life, with financial af- fairs, and the multitudinous things that make up an ordinary day's liv- ing. As an example, Dr. Barnes cited the instance of how he made his boys realize the value of money, how he interested them in stocks and bonds by having them purchase them, think about them, make them part of their experience. Physical attitude is important to study, explained Dr. Barnes. A good strong table, strong chair, good light, and quiet are the material accom- paniments to good study, he de- clared. The Story of Home Town Paper Week Once upon a time a country editor had a great idea. This is not the first great idea which has been evolved in a country print-shop, but most of these ideas in the past have been of benefit to some one other than the editor. But the idea was to benefit editor as well as the whole community and na- tion. This was the idea: Why not have a "Home Paper Week"? We have had every kind of a "week" from soap to electric cleaners. Taken together, argued the editor. the country and small community newspapers are quite the most im- portant in the nation, even if judged by numbers, the ten thousand of them make the four hundred big city papers and magazines seem inconsiderable indeed. The reason most folks do not real- ize the importance of the country ot smaller community newspaper is be- cause they think of them individually instead of collectively; even the At- lantic ocean doesn't look very im- pressive when you view it merely as a cupful of water scooped up at the beach. So this country editor began to talk about the idea and to write letters to any one who he thought might be interested. But like all great ideas, it took a long time for it to grow. Finally a company which has done much to teach country publishers the value of system and of knowledge of costs took it up, as did also the Na- tional Editorial association; then the state colleges of agriculture saw its possibilities because of the effect on community life; another great concern which furnishes thousands of country papers with syndicate news and fea- tures became interested; and, of course, the publishers' trade journals fell into line. Thus a great chain of interest in "Subscribe for Your Home Town Pa- per Week" has been stretched across the country, each of the thousands of country papers, of which this paper is one, a link in the chain. November 7 to 12 are the dates set for "Subscribe for Your Home Town Paper Week," and all who be- lieve in the home town paper, in its possibilities for helpfulness, for creat- ing community solidarity, for the cher- ishing of the homely and sacred things of the country, are being asked to help--to help, not because the coun- try editor needs charity, but because the country newspaper is a great ser- vice agency, dignified, stable, worthy of every cent which the community in- vests to make it possible. So vou are asked to help make "Subscribe for Your Home Town Pa- per Week" the big success it is gomg to be. If you do not now take your Home paper, don't delay longer in sub- scribing to it. Human Weights. A woman, forty-three years old, five feet five inches tall, should weight 143 pounds. and a man forty-eight years old, whose height is five feet seven inches, should weigh 156 pounds, ac- cording to a table compiled by the Association of Life Insurance Medical Directors and the Actuary Society of America, Subscribe To Your Local Paper LOFTY LIVING EMPLOYED TO COMBAT OL' HIGHCOSTA Paris.--Many a novel method has been introduced in Europe this sum- mer to fight firstly the excessive heat and secondly the high cost of living. Particularly has this been so during the vacation period. Recently the Belgian police dis- covered a visitor to the country perch- ed up in a home-made hut among tree branches. Called upon to come down and explain his conduct he refused and showed from his elevated position that the high cost of living "down be- low" was too much for him and that he had enough provisions to last him a few days till his vacation came to an end. So persistent was he in his refusal to come down that finally woodcutters had to be summoned to saw the tree, with the result that tree, visitor and hut came falling down. The visitor escaped with a few bruis- es and a severe reprimand from the police. Another similar case is reported from the Pyrenees, where John John- son, an English visitor, was discover= ed by the police living up in moun- tains under a canvass tent with his family. Finding a car, to all appear- ances in perfect condition, along the mountain road, police began a search for its owner. He was found in his tent lazily reading a book. He ex- plained that he had lived for some time in the mountains using the car to fetch provisions. He was being "stung" rather too severely and de- cided to live out in the open. He was let off to continue his vacation, but had to pay visitors' tax for the whole family. He still found it cheaper to live up the mountain. Improvement Always Mutual. 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