Evening star., 1911-01-06

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eyes, listlessness. stuffy speech ana
backwardness in learning to talk.
earache, a cough in the effort to clear
the throat, a peculiar thick lip ano
breathing through the mouth, with snor-
| ing In sleep, are later symptoms. In
| spite OF an enormous appeute' the en'''
Children who breathe through the
mouth are peculiarly susceptible 70 us
eases in general. and to tuoefcuiosls ~
particular. physician should ne con
suited promptly when any or the sS"P
| toms named above are noticed.
Crippled, Deformed and Ruptured
Children.
MANY Of the diseases Of joints and OF
the spine and deformities which used TO
be REGARDED as incurable we now kno"
may be entirely cured II young cniioren
are properly treated. A ruptured child.
! early treated. may be radically cured put
if treatment is neglected must go
| through life suffering. and with greatly
impaired strength and usefulness. Many
nervous affections and mental defects are
due to some slight malformation.
The young child cannot plan for treat
| ment. Parents are inexcusable II !ney
Medical charities gladly offer facilities
for treatment to all who are not able 10
pay. There is no excuse for you II you
follow that "do-nothing" system by whicn
parental thoughtfulness condemn their
children to lives of suffering.
Clothing.
From the point Of view Of health Tor
children, the purpose OF clothing Is to
protect the body from heat. cold. rain,
snow and injuries. The amount Of cloth
ing needed depends on the season OF the
year, and on how much the child is ex-
posed to the weather.
Clothing should interfere as little as
possible with the free. natural movements
Of the body. and 1t should never be 81.
lowed to interfere at all with frees full
breathing or with the free circulation OF
the blood. Protection from dampness
(and especially wet feeD Is very tmpor-
tant.
Work, Rest and Play.
Good, wholesome work. bodily or men
tai. seldom hurts person. But for chill
dren. and especially for the younger chill
dren, it is not best to continue any one
particular task too long without inter-
ruptions. There should be change or rest
at frequent intervals.
What does harm Is the worry that
too often accompanies or follows troubled
work If a child worries about her work
the cause Of the worry should be sought
for until found, and should then be re-
moved.
1t may be that the child is not we'll
Perhaps she is not getting enough sleep
or enough recreation and exercise. Pos
sibly her lessons are too hard for her,
especially IL she Is not well.
The games and sports Of childhood are
ordinarily q safeguard against worry. Es-
pecially when carried on out OF doors
they are productive Of much good.
Sleep.
have less than ten hours sleep out Of the
twenty-four. and those who are over
twelve need nine to nine and a half hours
of sleep. The quality Of sleep is as i'm
portant as the quantity. and is a good in
dex to the general health of the child.
A healthy child sleeps quietly through
out the night. Dreams. restlessness and
nightmare" indicate something wrong
usually either in the digestive or in the
nervous system.
Diseases Of Childhood.
Probably the diseases Of childhood most
disturbing In their effect on school life
are the communicable diseases. small
pox. dphtheria, scarlet fever, measles,
chickenpox. whooping cough and mumps.
Ring pediculosis (Which is the SCI
entific term used for 'lousiness'), itch and
some other skin Diseases are also COM
municable, as are typhoid fever and
grip.
EVERY child who has one of these dis
eases gets II from some other person who
has had the disease before him. Con-
sumption is communicable, and may be
taken either from some other person
or be drinking raw milk from q consump-
1t is not possible to recount here all the
symptoms Of each disease. But the
cieanly child Is much less likely to take
Or to communicate such diseases.
Habits That Tend to Spread Disease.
Splitting on the floor or on the sidewalk.
Drinking out Of cup or glass or eat
ing with a spoon that has not been thor
oughly scaiued or washed since some one
, else has used 1t.
Putting into the mouth lead pencils,
penholders and bits of money.
Biting fruit that has been bitten by
other children. or, worst of all. chewing
gum that others have chewed.
Putting the fingers into the mouth.
Picking the nose.
Pulling at hangnails and picking at
sores.
Eating food that has been exposed to
dust and flies.
Wearing one anothers caps. hats and
gloves.
OF course tobacco should not be used
by school children, and the passing Of a
cigarette or cigar stump from mouth to
mouth by those who secretly try to smoke
exposes one to very serious danger OF
contagious disease.
Alcoholic drinks. even the "mildest
| BEERS" are decidedly injurious to grow
ing children.
Will you not inquire at once what at
| tention the children in your home need
from you and from medical advisers and
dentists to insure their health and their
future physical welfare?
Members Of Committee.
The committee of the Monday Evening
Club. which compiled the leafiet and di-
rected its Issuance. is composed as fol-
lows:
Merrill Edwards Gates, Phi. D., LII D.,
l.. II. D.. ex-president Of Rutgers College
| and Amherst College. chairman: Alexan-