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k. u. wngnt.Auditor of Louisa County.CAMPAIGN FOR BETTERJABIES”SATIONWIIH5 DIM VIC TO 1110 MARE TO SAVE LIVES.\ merlin's hirst Anniversary In War !• In bo Obwi'Ol by Opening of Child Wolf we Effort.Wushluglon. Jan. 24.—America's |irxi anniversary in tho Croat war will bo made the Inauguration tlutc of children's yoai under plans announced today by the children's bureau for the eavlng of lOO.OOO live? ordinarily sucrlllced to infant disease*.A nation-wide woichiug anil me*:-I'uruim'n: of baliie!. nnil children of pre-school uco will bogin April 11 to hr followed up by uii educational campaign which it is hoped will diminish ot least ono-thlrd the annual total of SCO.000 preventable denths of children under live you* of ace.Army examinations have revealed Ihat physical defect* to a larco extent are attributable to ailments whicli might havo been cured in infancy. In this titno of war. when wastage of men In battle requiresi ihe safeguarding or the reserve sup-; ply at home, tho bureau announced ih'nt the plans worked out for regia-: lorlne the weight and height of thrco miillcn infants will afford a fair standard on which to judge liow the American reserve compares with that of other belligerent countries.List Reforms.The actual methods by which luesam to he saved during the 12 month period are those whoso effectiveness In saving children's lives already have boon demonstrated. Brieflythey are as follows:First—The Immediate rcslnlm-lion of every child botn and nursing bo that medical skill ma.v lie provided wherever family income doc* nol permits its being scoured independently.Second—For every mother prenatal care, necessary care of doctor nnd puMto health nurse at confinement. and after earn.Third — Children's conforor.ee* where well babies can lie taken periodically to ho weighed and oxnmin-od. and ClinlCB where sick children mar ho given medical advice.Fourth—The orgnnlxatlon of stnie anil city divisions or bureaus cf child hygiene.Fifth—The guarding of the milkUS?xth—An income making possible docent living conditions.• LIST OFFollowing is tho list of men in Class One who will report to the exemption board for examination on Wednesday. January 30:Alfred Bock wold. Durant; Jobbc N. Gray. Burgle .1. Fig?Ins. Edgar W. Tomlin, Robert Dauavan. Wilton; William Raney. WillTnm Wueston-f:!d, John W. Gordon, George J.Orrsby. Wilton; Rudolph H. Vogel. West Liberty; Errant D. Cnrr. West Liberty; Marry W. Aikinn, John Webhor, Jr.. Fred H. Fucks, George K. Gonhnrdt. Vornon E. Smith, John F. Carroll. Wilton: Carl Rock West Liberty: Curl F Kruse. West Liberty; Howard S. Lesottc. Robert £. Urlgglo, West Liberty: Chnoncey A. Shetlor, Atalie*a: william A. Ha»-orir.nnn; Roy 8. Itobhehn, Sidney J. Wentworth.Who is Number One?Reliable PrescriptionFor the KidneysFor many ysnrs druggists fcavo watched with much interest the remarkable record maiutuined by Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, the R-eat kidney, liver nrd bladder medicino.It is a physician’s prescription.Swamp-Root Is a strengthening medicine. It helps the kidneys, liver and bladder do the work nacuro intended they should Co. •Swamp-Roo: hoe stood the teat of yoars. It Is sold by all druggists on its merit and it should help you. No other ltldney medicine has so many friends.Da sure to get Swamp-Root and start treatment at once.However. If you with first to test tliL neat preparation sand ten cents to Dr. Kilnter Co., Binghamton.N. Y.. for sample bottle. Whoa writing be sure and mention the Muscatine Dully Journal.—Advertisement.
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Muscatine Journal
Muscatine, Iowa, US
Thu, Jan 24, 1918
Page 7
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