Breathing is something everyone does, something we don't think about really. But, that was not always the case. Tuberculosis also called The White Plague killed 1 out of 9 people just in Columbus Ohio alone in the early 1900's. Think of 9 people you know, 1 in nine died because of a breathing problem.
Flat Stanley came across this Ohio State Historical Sign at 1520 Old Henderson. After reading both sides of the signs and researching further he learned what a remarkable woman Carrie Nelson Black was.
In 1898 Carrie started Instructive District Nurses Association, in 1911 she started Mother's Day in Ohio, in 1913 she help start an open air school on Neil Avenue. The open air school was open to children who lived in a home where one or more people were afflicted with TB. In 1921 she started the Countries first FREE Cancer Clinic!
She was a woman before her time, always caring for others, lobbying for better public health. She spent 30 years as President and CEO of The Breathing Society (formerly known as The TB Society) which she founded in 1906.
A Tuberculosis dispensary located at 40 S. Third Street in Columbus provided care for those without funds to care for themselves. She taught many that good medical care, proper nuitrition and clean air was a right that should be afforded to all.
Columbus became smoke free in 2005. Sadly, there are still areas in our country who've not yet caught up to that important step of protecting one's right to breath clean fresh air. There are still places in the country that allow smoking in public buildings.
The Breathing Association continues Carrie's legacy by providing education, and financial assistance to those in need to protect everyone's right of Public Health.
Carrie was the wife of Samuel L. Black a Probate Judge and Major of Columbus and mother of 3. Carrie and her husband Samuel Luccock Black are buried in Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio.
So Stanley has a message for all, stop smoking if you smoke and don't start the habit. Encourage all you love to stop and or not to start as well.
An activity to help explain the importance of breathing could be blowing bubbles. If one can't blow out due to a breathing problem, one can't enjoy the fun of blowing bubbles. Then get a whistle and let the kids blow. Blowing a whistle is also blowing out. Kids love to blow whistle and will remember this because of the activity. Depending on the age of your child have them chew gum (a cool minty type). Then remove the gum and have them suck in....the opposite of blowing out; but still shows the importance of breathing. When they suck in, they'll feel the coolness.
Do you have a child in sports? Talk about how differently they breath when exercising, when their heart is beating harder. Talk about how much harder it is to breath in certain weather conditions. These things are more visual and promote understanding.
Haven't left you with a word puzzle in a while, so here's one with 20 words related to what Stanley learned.
Breathing Words
X I G T Q I S X E J H G H S Q D H O R G
O E T I H W O I H N N K T L G P X E L Q
G R N B U N U I S I L Q L N R N H D P V
K E A Z E S W H H O M Q A C F T U C P U
R L C L Q R M T G I L S E R O C R L Z C
X C S I K R A O M J M U H M I I N P U K
Z O L G L E X F K O I C C D A Y Z I E I
N K G I R B G S K I M L Y R P I Y K W G
G I Y B N U U E L B N O R Z E Q F T C L
O Z Y K F I R P C L J G A I T B B K A A
Y Q O L N X C B A A L E S E B R U C R E
K Y R P Z A A P D C H I N M P Y I T R W
K I X T A Y Q R Z K Z T E Z M Q P B I E
A N V L W T R N X U L X P X U R V K E E
W H E E Z I N G K J C U S C A N C E R R
A R D I Y Q M V C J S E I E U G A L P F
D G I L F T C X R W M S D O O N K N Z S
X Z W J W M S E W J L V K R E C P F J E
N B A C S C L M R Y V S B C T Y R K V Y
A N D O C X E V F B T J D S O T U Q L I
AIR
BLACK
BREATHING
CANCER
CARRIE
CLINIC
DAY
DISPENSARY
FREE
HEALTH
LUNGS
MOTHER
NELSON
PLAGUE
PUBLIC
SMOKE
SMOKING
TUBERCULOSIS
WHEEZING
WHITE
You should be able to cut and paste the puzzle in order to print it. Until next time, Friday June 25th, Flat Stanley Out.
In case you've missed any of Stanley's Friday Fun, you can catch up here:
- April 23, 2010 Books and Parks (Upper Arlington, Ohio)
- April 30, 2010 Traitor or Hero (Worthington, Ohio)
- May 7, 2010 Flat Stanley and his friend Captain Pinney (Worthington, Ohio)
- May 14, 2010 First Flight and Flat Stanley (Worthington, Ohio)
- May 21, 2010 Up The Indian Mound with Flat Stanley (Columbus, Ohio)
- May 28, 2010 Flat Stanley goes to Camp (Upper Arlington, Ohio)
- May 31, 2010 Honoring Those who Served on Memorial Day (Upper Arlington, Ohio)
- June 12, 2010 Signs and Flat Stanley, (Worthington, Ohio)
Shook Cemetery on East harbor Road, on the north side of St. Ft #163 about 1 mile East of Chrisy Chapel Road. This pretty little historic cemetery is in Ottowa County in Port Clinton. A quick scan of the cemetery shows stones dating back as far as 1830.
We didn't spend much time at this little cemetery as it was getting dusk, it was starting to rain and the mosquitoes were out in force. But a quick look indicates the little cemetery is well cared for which always makes me feel good. It was mowed, and some of the stones had been repaired. No doubt in previous years the cemetery suffered as do many historic cemetery from time, the elements, and sadly vandalism. Some stones are quite readable, some only partially, and some not at all. This stone honor John Bennett who was in 1842 and died in 1863. How nice he has a GAR star and flag to honor his service in the Civil War.
Harriett M. wife of Jacob Brown born in July of 1807 and died in September of 1852. She was born a few years after Ohio became a state and died before The Civil War at the age of 45.
A general view with stones around a large tree gives you a feel for the serenity.
Mary French's stone really isn't readable, but through some research and process of elimination I believe this is her stone. A transcription of the little cemetery was located on line and this seems to match.
