New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-31
WET HER BATHING SUIT
Little Girl Vas Careful Until Told
1t Wasn't a "Ne1c Dress.

One of the Fresh Air homes is a lake which
affords an excellent bathing beach for the chill
dren- Thither they are taken in the company or
the attendants day. and the bathing proves u
be one Of the most pleasant features OF the nome
in the minds of the children Ordinarily the chill
dren delighted 10 get near the water that
they plunge right in as soon as they can get I'M
dressed. The boys never show any hesitation on
their side of the beach. but such Is not the case
with all OF the girls.
The attendant at one Of the homes was surprised
to see how timid little girl was when she went
for her first swim. She carefully gathered the skirts
Of her new bathing suit about her and singery
waded out TO the depth of her knees After wad-
ing around for some time and watching the other
siris who were plunging about In the water she
came TO the attendant
Please. teacher" she asked, do you care IL
Aget the new dress you gave wetr'
Another child. who delighted with the swim
ming wanted to know IL she could go IN every day.
The attendant replied that she could bathe every
day except Sunday. She seemed to understand at
once and remarked:
"Oh. OF course. wouldn't take a bath Sun
day. They lock IT up then
The children walk half a mile through the woods
TO reach the place where they go IN swimming.
The boys find all kinds OF interesting things IN the
woods. which arnuse them very much One day the
party stopped to rest under tree and one OF the
boys found caterpillar crawling in the grass He
volunteered the information that day 1t would
turn into butterfly. This statement met with
derisve laugh by the other boys. who expressed
great incredulity.
You're talking through your hat Mike" said
one "A butterfly has wings. and how Is worm
Ike that going to grow any wings?'
Nike. however, stuck TO his original statement
and tried TO explain the process OF transformation.
sure. said he. the caterpillar turns into
coon and then the butterfly comes"
He later explained subtle proposition TO a
buy who wanted to chase some chickens and get
their eggs. saying that chickens didn't give eggs
persons. but Matched them in the haymows.
So the vacation OF the children in the country
goes To many OF them the experience Is entirely
new and everything is strange Even the simplest
processes of nature are unfamiliar. Things that
the country bred child receives almost by intuition
and passes over without a second thought are OBJ
1ects OF the greatest interest and wonder to the
Fresh Air children. A view of life is opened
up TO them. and the weeks IN the country Is
almost an education in itself.
Fresh Air worker writes:
AIT work l. noticed a difference in the children in
families where 1 visited Some OF the children
eyes ,nSn others did and kept them
FOUND mat the cleaner children had been out on
child to go. and the second year the child ac-
eepted the invitation at once. and the third year
tble difference between the children who have
been Fresh Air trips
Three little girls have been brought TO my at
tention The mother Is a widow, who sews for a
living and denies herself that the children can
patrons leave the city in the summer there Is
less work 10 do, and the summer is her hardest
10 be wage Garner. but unless she can have a
summer In the country and build up her constitu-
The az o a he pnc s SO has
selected all the children who have defective
and II is thought that good part OF their diftf-
Guilty comes from physical conditions.