New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-13
367 CHILDREN ALL AIR
Not CuCumberS from Moon
beams, but Real, Live
Youngsters.
2O,232 POUNDS OF EN-
Besides That, 5000 Outings
Represented Happiness Be-
yond Mathematics.

How much Is eight thousand times a
good time? Or 10 be more accurate, how
much is eight thousand times the best
time In ones life? This looks at first
glance like problem to stump even the
adopts with the higher mathematics.
Here are few suggestions for the solu-
ton:
In the first place, eight thousand Ia
merely a rough way Of referring to the
1893 boys and girls whom the Tribune
Fresh Air Fund has sent to the country
this year The best time" Of his life Is
what each Of them enjoyed while there.
Ask him-or her-about that part of IT,
There are several partial answers to the
problem.
For instance, you may multiply s,W5
by two and half arriving at product
of 20232.5. This IS not a staggering sum
until you realize that the two and half
represents the average gain In weight by
pounds Of all the Fresh Airs sent out by
The Tribune this summer so far. 1t Is
interesting to note that this addition In
flesh would be sufficient to make over
into about 367 youngsters Of average Fresh
Air size.
Then again the number Of boys and
girls might be multiplied by fourteen,
with n result OF 1892. These are the
good-time days which the youngsters
spent IN the country. Each lad and lass
had two weeks OF them as his share-eX-
traordinary days bathed in sunshine, fra
grant with flowers, musical with birds.
L., F,,I1 ha r., rffb
things denied to these children In their
city tenement houses and streets.
Next. It would be necessary to add
blt-a strange column with items some
thing like this: One bad cough fright
cncd away by pure air; one anemic con-
dition drowned out by lots OF rich milk;
one case OF mental stagnatiOn cured by
new sights, new sounds. new pleasures;
one case OF mischief breeding. pent-up
energy Ga boy of course) worked on in
country hikes, in swimming, in climbing
trees And so the list would go with
distinct and individual item OF benefit for
each Of the S,O95.
Another answer has TO do with friends.
These are an important factor in the ultl-
mate solution OF this problem. The Fresh
Airs make and keep friends in the coun-
try. friends who never forget them,
friends who are at the bottom or that
best time" They may be farmers or
farmers wives or they may be teach
ers" in some Tribune Fresh Air home. III
makes little difference so long as they
live cleaner. more attractive life than
lack Fresh Air or Susie Fresh AIR sees
in Ludlow street or Tenth avenue.
The final answer begins to grow clear
doesn't e? Eight thousand times the
best time In ones life is too big product
20 be cramped into any string of hgures
or symbols It's one OF the biggest things
I'm the world II Is the beginning OF health
and inspiration. and different Idea OF
lie for the owners OF narrow little lives
and puny little bodies
There's a coroliary-eight thousand
brothers and sisters and cousins and
uciphbors of these more fortunate Fresh
AIR are pleading that they, too. may have
this great chance. viii you. friend OF
the HELPLESS children. help TO bring II TO
them by a contribution TO the Tribune
Fresh Air Fund?