HLALTH HINTS FOR APRIL
--by MLDICUS
to. that tho weather is v.armlhg up, new
health problems are nrtsentln'g thoffisolvas
Primary among those is tho danger of
RHEUMATIC FEVER and its subs-. .^ue ht-’RHR-U
vlATIC HEaRT DISEASE. Tills disease, is
common in north*.rn climate's, ’more Common
wher.. thero is a salt wator lagoon In the
vicinity and where tho summors ar^ cool-.
Thcs_ factors nak* us realize that the
Matanusks Vuli.y is a piac- ».ner^ rheuma
tic foVor can oasiiy bo'common.- The fact*
fit eht picturo inasrnuen as tn*ro are
cult, a large nair.Por of acute cases in the
Vail y right net, and probably thore are
many more that have net se-omed sick enough
to n* .d nodical caro.
IChll jrvn v.ho arc sickly, p*lc, v. 1th poor
j appetites, and v.ho fail to gain we ight,
, dan v.ry 11...- iy be rheumatic fiver eases
H'Ven 1" th-.y do not have a noticeable
ifver r.i do net have any J. intapulns.
jUsual y th- disease appears as Joint, pains
v. 1th fvV.r. Often th'.rc is a peculiar
skin ..sh, nu Very often abdominal pain
resending appendicitis. 1.1 ny children
have been t...kcn to a doctor beC.usc of ub
domin .l pain, and- the parents were very •
much surprised to find th_t they had rheu
.JLJL.U lover.i-asU-_
Th^rc Is no satisfactory cure f- ;■ this
I disease. AltHo It. Is very much 'n the
jnedlcal eye :.nd a great deal of effort i*
[being put forth to seek a cure, none h
'been found ns yet. Bud c< st for . pro . j
ed period, with supportive mcasur.s, ,1s
the b,.$t known treatment today. The no In
objective, of .treatment Is to prat at the
heart, as tne heart is often d .nr ad nd
Is in danger long • ft.r the Joli ;t symptoms
have disappeared.
FREVENTIOK: Our most lmr.ortant t. .sk is tc
prevent any mor~ children from r -tine this,
disease. An adequate dl-t is a v ry great
factor, and In this country It is a diffi
cult task for a mother to find . rough va
riety to provide such a di-t. 1 election
from the cold Is Just as Import-- nd've
shudder to See ..11 the bare leu- yro ed
to th se cold April winds. TO t YOUliCH
FOLKS REALIZE 7: HAT THEY ARE DO id id
they know that the large blood v a. In
the lags are- chilled ■ nd tn-.t th* Hied
blood floes back Into th- d Ivlnu can
cause a great deal of harm? Do -..ry now
that'this Is the easiest v.-..y to g-..t rhc-'i
natlc fever and d-.mege their hearts for
c-Ver? If Is about time th..t moth rs v.c 1
teach their daughters to cover to lr llrdbr,
let only for health’s sake, but b uuty
(Cent:’d on Fag«- B. 0ol. g)
B..BY NEEDS .. NEW P;.IR .OF SHOES?
good: WE HAVE just received
COMPLETE LINE OF BOTH
BABIES'& CHILDREN'S SHOES
SPRINGTIME IS CLE..NUP TIME
WE HI.VE KALS0MIN3 I.ND
PI. I NT, K..LS0MIN3
s BRUSHES ;.NE
VICTORY P..INT BRUSHES