New-York tribune., 1905-08-01
HEALTH TALKS TO TOTS.
Little KindergUtnsrs Learn of
Deadly Germs and Life PreserUers.

lot of little missionaries of h.alth and hy
hsiene are going TO be distributed ogar the East
Side and other sections of e:4a city before the
summer is over through the agency OF the
vacation schools conducted by the Federation
u churches. Even the babies in the kinder
sartens are learning what germs are. and al
ready regard them with holy horror
Inc other day a teacher gave one OF the larger
sifls some boracic acid to take home for the
treatment of her sore eyes She was going TO
wrap II In her handkerchief but her little sister
nve years DID, interfered
ou mustn't do that" she said You'll get
germs. ASK teacher for piece of bandage."
80 the acid was wrapped in bit OF clean cot
ton instead of in a soiled handkerchief and
later no doubt, everybody in the family was
told the reason why
This department is in charge OF DR. q r
Hoooler, who meets the teachers once a week
70 give them the outlines Of their health talks
Or advise them to the treatment OF in
olVidual cases There is also regular medical
inspection of the schools, and the teachers are
taught how to give simple treatments
In one school a little girl was found to be
suffering from heart disease. So the teachers
were told not TO let her take part in any but
very gentle calisthenics. and the parents will
probably be advised to look for a ground floor
apartment the next time they move so that the
child will not have to climb stairs In another
case child had gathering on her finger and
was told how she might sterilize a needle by
passing 1t through gas OF match flame and
PRICK the affected part. In some cases IL has
been found necessary to remove children from
school TO prevent TIN infer" Ion OF others
Two health talks a week are given IN each
school, the subjects selected for this week being
the feeding of the body and what to do in case
or sudden dangers land and water DR.
Hoobler addressed the teachers on these sub
Jects Friday morning at the Young Mems
Christian Association 2d-ave., and in the
course of his talk it was discovered that none
OF the teachers knew where their nearest fire
alarm corner was. and only one or two ever had
had life preserver on
When going board a boat" said DR.
Hoobler, you should always look about and see
where the life preservers are kept and what 1t
would be necessary to do to get one. Usually
they are placed overhead and held by small Stats
that any child pull off. If you do not know
now 10 put a life preserver on you should take
the first opportunity 10 learn. The important
thing is TO tie the belt in hard knot that it
cannot become undone. and have the cork
part under the arms. If it is allowed TO slip
down TO the lower part of the body II will throw
the feet up and allow the head to sink. Finally
oont look for any particular size Of life pre-
server. They are all the same size"
DR.. Hoobler suggested that a life preserver be
borrowed for this lesson to the pupils. that a
model be made from pasteboard.
Apropos Of food and eating, DR.. Hoobler en-
phasized the Importance of urging children TO
chew their food.
"A boy" he said, is apt TO think that II his
food is in small enough pieces to go down his
throat without choking him, 1t is sufficiently
masticated. You should call his attention to
| the fact that the gastric juice can only act upon
the surface Of food, and that in order 10 secure
as large surface possible the food should be
divided into fine particles. No absolute rule a.
TO how much different articles of food should be
chewed can be given. Gladstone said he never
chewed piece OF meat less than thirty times,
but perhaps his steak tough Some steak
might not have TO be chewed much as that
In other cases probably amount of chewing
would have any appreciable effect upon IT,"
The little folk attending the fedora tion's va
cation schools are greatly interested in their
health studies, and the syllabus prepared by DR.
ROobler for the course of lessons has been found
so useful that 1t is being followed by the Board
OF Education in schools Nos. II and 314.