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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1929)
é 'ì ’S ..... .. ■ i h i OREG0H STATE LIBRARY FEB 15 1929 , , m . . I, i ...... 1 . jw^i’T!BiL.;a. mi...i4..ieB±±eaa^ ■ ... j P r i n t e d a t C h e m a w a , O re g o n , a n d D e v o te d f o #/»e In t e r e s t s o f In d ia n E d u c a tio n iol. X X X W ed n esd ay, Feb. i § i 10&8 OUR HEALTH Comparatively few pf US realize t|ie importance of good i}P3ltji. W hen we pre well we seem to feel that ppfhjng can injure that we are immune to disease or sickness of any character. W e take good health as a matter pf corpse* that it js a condition that simply has tp be, pud we fail to realize its value, V^heu w® are well we are alive to ten thousand desires, or wants— we wapt the earth and w i W i* dn it? When w? pre sick we have but one desire or want—to be well again, in good health. Hence* is it not easy tp see the value of good health? When it is -clear that having if not we would practically give the world for it? There is a task which we, as individuals, cannot escape—the responsibility to a large extent of looking after and preserving our own health. There are oer? tain precautions tp observe, certain laws to bp obeyed; We pruet know ourselves, pur limitations and liabili* ties, as regards what w® should and should not do~^ how far we dare to go. W e cannot expect to do ex actly as some pf pur friends way do in pertain eases and suffer no evil effects, Our friends may escape, while we may suffer; immunities fp individuals differ and that is a matter for serious reflection. Do not follow blin dly the leadership of any one, excepting a doctor, in the matter of what yon shall or shall not io* dnlge in, T h in k for yourself* for you are the one to be injured if the wrong course is pursued. Study yourselves and you will ledfn much Wisdom. There is an old saying to the effect that ‘ ’We dig our graves with our teeth.” In other words, that the majority of us eat not wisely, but too well. W e eat too much. Not because we need it, or are truly hun gry, but because it “ taste^ good.” Temperance, or moderation, should be our guiding star in regard to all things. A s individuals we suffer, as individnals We pdy the bill, hence as individuals we should think for ourselves in regard to anything or any course whatever where our welfare is at stake. These plain ly stated facts are Worthy the mo§t serious Consider ation of our students- In many cases to complain pf ijlqess is to admit that ppe has disregarded N ature’s la w s a charge of which one should feel ashamed. The great State of Oregon realizes the Very great importance of good health on the part of her citizens and has at great expense established a board to co-op erate with the United States Public Health Service. lid . 16 W e attach great importance and value to this great move. From time to time there are articles on health, dealing with some particular problem that all should know. Just recently we received the following splen did article from the átate Board pu Pneumonia strikes down the robust nearly as readily as the feeble. Following an influenza epidemic there is usually an increase in the number of deaths from pneumonia. In 1926 pneumonia caused 575 deaths, and in 1927, 614 deaths. This is a greater toll than that demanded by pulmonary tuberculosis- Pneumonia is caused by the Diplococcus pneumoniae. There are four types of this germ. The difference is not in their shapes but in their serological properties. There is a therapeutic serum for type Ì . This serum must be giVfeh early to be effective. The Way to pfévént pneumonia is to avoid a$ much as possible th é sneezers, Cpughers arid spitters who are unconsciously scattering germs. Thé most P®wer£iaî factors xfi the prévention pf pneumonia, áre adéquate ventilation in sleeping rooms, sufficient blankets, dry feet, good nutrition, carefully graduated exercise and work, and an opportunity for rest under hygienic con ditions. Pneumonia is due to an infection of án iridividuál with a virulent organism from another individual. It ia* therefore, important to insist upon the isolation of all pneumonia cases. The virulent pneumococcus shpuld not be regarded as a normal inhabitant of the mouth, throat and nose. Because this germ is frequent ly found there, is no reason for not taking due precau tions. Fach ease of pneumonia should be regarded as a focus for the spread of the infectjpp, Pneumonia should be considered very niuch as au attack of whopp ing cough and influenza; an infection which is spread from man 'to matt through the sfecretiPris ot the mouth and nose. T he isolation Of all cases of pneumonia will diminish the nurpbor oi carriers. Pneumonia must be regarded as a communicable disease which can be prevented to a large extent by insuring a proper control over each ease. In some localities all casés of pneumonia are quarantined. In Pittsburg* for instance, thé inCrdehcé pf pneumonia was reduced by quarantining all eastes. AVAILABLE FOR TRANSFER T h eréis available for transfer at the Warm Springs SehoOl, Warmspring, Oregoh, one nev., .palbur laundry stove. This equipment can be . ad witho^ charge othèr than transportation. | Interested parties are invited to correspond with the Superintendent.
