New-York tribune., 1910-03-21
TO HELP CHILDREN
FACTS FOR PARENTS.
Wig Some Boys Want to Ran
6Tc0y 10 Sea.

on the theory that backwardncss in
school children Is often caused by slight
diseases of the eye. car and throat the
American Medical Association is coadact-
lng a campaign ~ education iu towns ada
cent 10 this city, and on Saturday night Dr
George p. McAulifge addressed large au-
dienoe 81 parents in the Borough Han in
Ed6eWater. urging the necessity 81 rcru-
lar examinations ~ children 90 determine
tho prcsence of eye strain. adenoids. ear
trouble and other minor ills
nr. McAuliae took TIE ground that mar
ents saw 10 a. llat their children uerc
property clothed cleanly and well fed. hut
sent them 20 school starved 50 far as their
physical requirements were concerned
There WIS often much surprise on the mart
of parents. ne said. that a bright child
was backward IN its studies. that II hated
- 80 20 school. and often STAYED aN-sy.
and never a thought was given 20 the pos
sihihiy that the child might be suffering
Good teachers. good schools. good clothes
ard good food were not enough. ne said.
the greet requisite was good heath
Has ever occurred 90 some of you
fsthers and mothers" said the speaker. TO
seek reason other than downright Gus.
Eedncss because your hoy wants 20 go away
ana he IN tie open air than IN The school
r"Oms An examination OF that boy might
bring 20 light that he was far sighted ard
thar az soon as be brought a book close
enough % his eyes 10 enable him 10 read
he Was attacked with violent headache.
ANY wonder that that boy wants 10 be out
IN the open where fhere Is no strain on has
eyose
"On ;he other hand. nearsighted chill
dren DO not care for physical SPORTS. be-
cause thcv cannot SEE an a distance and
0re always a. a disadvantage among their
normal companions. They become book
worms, went 20 stay INDOORS. and n neu-
rotic condition almost invariably follows
NcN. IT, both these cases glasses Woula
hs - eGuaHzed the trouble and brought
t5' - IN tho one a normal desire 20 study
ard in the other a like desire for outdoor
exercise.
Many ~ YOU have seen a listless child
sittinc in the schoo.. a hals idiotic eN-
press on on its face. tho mouth open, the
ears throbbing, and yet yo1 expect that
little sufferer 10 take an interest in study
Adenoids, the pulpy throat growth that
brings on catarrh. running ears and hosts
OF other troubles brought on ny breathing
through the mouth. are responsible for an
tI.NAs anu an Aiifl dAlNA AilaN IN IfllIA Ilffl
worth the name could make that little suf-
ferer well. no child should have a rum
ming ear. Some DAY il win be considered
criminal neglect 20 allow a. Ear disease,
would not exist. they would be absolutely
wiped out but for ignorance on the part
Of parents and teachers. and doctors as
well.
A little one comes 20 you with ear
ache PROMPT treatment would relieve II
az once, bue instead an sorts Of home
remedies are poured into that aching
member DO you know that an ear drum
IS so strong that IL viii sustain the weight
of ffty-siN inches Of mercury? That
seems incredible. but il is absolute truth
Now, when an ear drum bursts through
neglect and deafness follows. try 20 realize
The force nature must have used 20 cause
that havoc. She went al that tender body
with cluh and the suffering is ineNpres-
sihle. IL could never happen under proper
supervision.
Instead of teaching your children 70
blow terrible blasts into a pocket hand
kerchief, that greatest spreader Of catarrh
in the world. teach them 20 luhricate their
nostrils with OH as regularly as Ehey take
their baths. That would do away with q
lot OF nose and ear and throat trouble
The Empress Josephine had much 20 an
sWer for when she made the pocket hand
kerChief fashionable"