European maternal education and the science of public health are far advance of that of the United }States of America. Public health nurses are now available in me countries at Tittle cent to patient, while Government health "centres furnish free literature, Mothers are induced to collin the help of public health nurses, and to report. to maternity units. Such mothers who loyally carry out the instruefor the long winter vacation an All Government schools ave coving reopening before the lunar' New Year. Some mission and other private shoots are also trying the experiment of disregarding the observance of China New Year, The private schools probably, will' find more difficulty in making this change than the Government Schoo which, for several years, been strictly enforcing' the Governe tien regulations, A Westerner. who taught in a Government school here three years ago reports that, even long ago as that, absence from class during the five' days formerly observed ax a holiday period Was looked upon with such disfavour by the faculty, backed up by the Nane king authorities, and that he had full attendances at his classes the old China New Year Day. 'The greatest difficulty this year probably will be in the collection of schoo fees, singe the opening date comes Just' inthe end of the lunar year, When x0 many are rushing about in an attempt to settle the year's Accounts and. when, consequently, there is @ great shortage of ready Nativesstyle banks will close for the usual fifteen days of the first month of the lunar calendar, and most shops will close for the usual five days, The general public are still loth' to forego the fireworks, gaiety, and ceremonial incidental the tige-old feast of China New, fear. tions of the medical department ara sometimes vawarded by gifts of money, and even of complete layettes. In such @ manner, and by such means, "we can educate expectant mothers, not only t0 take proper feere of themselves," but to" care ficiently and scientiteally for their new born abies, is interesting in this conneotion t0 note that some of the smal lest countries of Europe have done the most to promote maternal and child welfare education, Ca-operat tion from the women of every country, and an effort-on their pare to acquire a working knowledge of the laws of health ave essential 69 bring down the mortality. peredtir tage amongst. women and babes, Tris impossible to save & man's woman's life against his or her will, added the lecturer. lead in the right diveetion by such Changeha is lucky oe given woman as Dr. Parsons, "and think the city has, awakened to its responsibilities in this direction,
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