The Washington herald., 1910-09-12
AT THE HOTELS.

- e~4SSbSti4tF Dtyolu the members or
the old school. according TO William L.
Eustis. OF New York. who is at the New
Willard.
I studied in one or the best schools
IN this country" said Mr.. Eustis, "and
served my apprenticeship in one Of the
leading Offices Of New York. but I am
not Of much account any more. The
PROFESSION has changed too rapidly for
me am all right in designing and
building private houses. but they are a
drug on the New York market, and an
architect must be a structural engineer
as well as designer Of classic fronts
and beautiful interiors. I studied en-
cheering when / found my clients Slip
ping away from me, and 1 have a pretty
good idea Of how 10 build the modern
steel buildings. can plan them on paper
and give exact engineering figures for
stress and strain, but I cannot superin-
tend the work
II takes young man 70 be a city
architect to-day continued Mr.. Eusiis.
and one with nerve and a cool head.
You can't always combine these with the
gifts necessary 10 make an excellent
architect and engineer. I would advise
any young man intending 10 study archl-
! lecture to-day TO find out first whether
he has the necessary nerve for il. Let
him scale a ladder hanging from q rope
run along the cornice Of a building fifty
feet from the ground, climb the topmast
Of a schooner and walk along the cross
pieces, and then try a few gymnastic ex-
ercises from the scanoIdlng Of a modern
skyscraper. II he can 90 through all
these evoiutions with steady nerves. and
still has desire 10 adopt architecture
as a life profession. and can bring stu
dious habits, some originality In design
ing, and a turn for mathematics 10 bear
on the question, he should start in AMI
be satisfied that nature cut him out for
the business. In nine cases out Of ten he
viii balk before he gets through half the
preliminaries. and we VIII be saved one
more old failure like myself II we keep
on projecting our buildings a few stories
higher each year. we shall have 10 make
sailors Of our architects first, and then,
after a thorough course in that line give
them a chance to study the art and
science Of the profession"
DR.. George S. Goodman, OF Spokane,
Wash. who is on an Eastern tour. refer
ring 10 the opening Of the schools and
the treatment Of children. said that II
that common sense that is ordinarily ex-
ercised in bringing up dogs and horses
were exercised in the bringing Up OF
children there would be many more
healthy children and healthier men and
women ia the world.
The man who brings up a horse" said
Or. Goodman. who is at the Shoreham.
knows the necessity Of proper and reg
ular feeding, Of regular sleep and clean
iness, and Of the Importance Of forming
the right kind Of habits; for he knows
that It is difficult 10 break a horse OF
habits once formed, or those formed in
the early years Of life
In the highly sensitive and abnormaIy
nervous child the first care should be
nutrition. That IS fundamental I'm
proper nutrition manifesJs itself in chill
dren in q variety Of ways. such as a
marked craving for food at irregular in
tervals. Dizziness and lassitude are also
the results Of Innurition, as are fire.
quently vivid imaginatons. hypochondria.
epilepsy, 81. Vitus' dance, and many
other things. Three important things TO
be careful OF in the nervous child are
overstimulatiOn. fatigue. and habit
Defective vision is q source OF nervous
trouble, as is deafness. The greatest
molder Of child life IS the force Of in
innate family life which so many chill
dren are deprived of to-day There is
such thing as parents being TOO init
mate with their children and developing
a sort Of precocity which is not healthy,
and putting thoughts in children's minds
which they are not sufficiently developed
fully 10 understand or comprehend
The two great causes Of depression
in children are fear from intimidation
and humiliation. The use Of sarcasm and
Irony is not good for the child. The
spoiled child is usually the result OF ig-
norant parents. Nervous prostration,
which is usually considered an adult dis
ease. may have its inception in child
life. and is frequently found 10 be con-
genital Children should never be given
alcoholic stimulants, and tea is not good
for them. Two OF the strongest evidences
Of the abnormaIly nervous child are
acute circumstances and lack OF self
control