Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28
Help-Physically.

The need of medical attention for 15,Ou,-
600 school children was the slogan which
educators and scientists carried with
them to Buffalo the last Week in August
for the fourth International Congress on
School Hygiene-the first one held in this
country.
One of the great objects Of the con-
gress was to make pain the facts re-
| ga. ding the present conuitlon OF school
children in reiation to their heath anu
just how little IS being done in the United
States toward conserving it,
These were a few of the topics which
came up for discussion and which II IS
| hoped will be the oasis OF relorm shortiE
/ to be carried into all the individual COM
| munities of the United States, as In
deed to all other countries in which the
welfare of the child is being considered.
! Various estimates made 10y specialists
/ on the physical condition of school chill
| dren tend to show that of the 100000
school children enrolled in the United
States at least 15,Oou@J0 today are iii
need Of attention for physical defects.
Dr. Thomas IL. " God, professor OF
physical education at Teachers College.
Columbia University. mace the foLoMing
classification OF our 5o,vocoUV school
children:
| About per cent. or 100000, have
spinal curvature. nat feet or some other
moderate deformity serious enouoh TO
interfere to some degree witn heath.
| About per cent, or lUo.pu, have de-
fective hearing.
| About - per cent, or o,vOo,GUo, nave de-
fectlye vision.
| About % per cent, OF 300 100, are suf-
ferins from mainutrition IN many cases
due in part. at least, TO one or more oi
the other defects enumei ate-.
/ Over 10 per cent, or 6,v0O,vo5, nave en-
larged tonsi.s, adenoids "a eniaroed cef-
| vicai LANDS wni~h need attention.
| Over 30 per cent, or lJ.GJOVV0 IN some
| schools as nigh as IS per cent? nave de-
| fective teeth, which are ,nlerferin with
heath, were all dweit upon at len Tn ana
| an educational movement was starteu
| that should include parents. ,eachers.
boards Of education, civic and national
authorities in crusade Tor lettering the
| physical condition of the children and
/ the environment under winch they are
getting ready for their life work
Appetizing Sandwiches.
| Brown or whole wheat bread with a
| filling of cream cheese, chopped nuts
minced chicken. thinly sliced beefsteak
roast beef. chicken or lamb. White
bread or baking powder biscuit With a
| filling of jelly. orange marmalade, nuts
dates, figs or crushed maple sugar.
! Relishes-Though these do not afford
large food values, they do add to the at
| Effectiveness of the luncheon. For such.
Il
| celery or radishcs. only small quantity
{! OF each. as, for instance, three or -four
| olives a couple OF pickles, crispy lettuce
leaves with the salt To go with them, are
/ always appetizing, rs also 4 few sprigs OF
4 water cress.
Sweets there must be, for that il a
natural taste. Never mind layer cakes
or rich fruit spice cakes, but ginger
| snaps molasses cookies gingerbread cut
| In neat squares and frosted with choco-
late IL you like. Little sponge caaes, drop
| cakes, quickly and easily made, or sugar
| cookies all appeal to childish appetltes.
| Homemade candy, too, just few pieces
at time. gives a finishing touch TO the
| luncheon, and when made of pure ma
| terial, whether cane sugar, corn strip
| or molasses, will be found both whole
some and greatly to be desired. Here,
then. are a few recipes for homemade
cakes:
Worcester Ginger Snaps.
Boil one pint of molasses. When cooled
to milk warm, beat into 1t one beaten
egg and one cupful of butter and lard
mixed and melted. Add two tablespoon
fuls of ginger. then work in one teaspoon
full of soda dissolved in n spoonful OF
warm water and enough sifted flour to
enable you to roll out the dough easily.
1t must be rolled wafer thin, the snaps
stamped out and baked quickly. Remove
carefully from the pan and lay on sheets
of paper until cold and crispy.
Drop Molasses Cookies.
Put into a mixing bowl one cupful OF
molasses, one half cupful of vegetable
shortening, butter or lard. softened: one
half cupful of cold water, one teaspoon
full Of soda dissolved in "A little bit OF
hot water one teaspoonful of cinnamon
one-half teaspoonful of cloves and three
cuuflls of flour. BeaI well together and