The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-06-03
OUTDOORS FOR THE CHILDREN.

A child living its early years in dark,
sunless rooms, poorly ventilated and
poorly supplied with other sanitary de-
cencies, can hardly grow up to be
normal, healthy man or woman, even
if its food is sufficient and proper. The
chances are strong that it will not
grow up at all. 1t is bound to be like
plant grown in the dark-pale, thin
and sickly.
Such a child, if it lives, is apt to have
low vitality, low resistance against
disease. It will be handicapped in
school, and when at work its earning
power will very likely be Of low Or
der. Both the parents and the COM.
munity are to blame. The engine was
good to start with, but it was soon in
i'll repair, wheezy, rattly and rusty.
It's gasoline was low as well as its oil.
What chance had the poor thing when
mud and ruts were deep, rocks many,
hills steep and bridges out Of orderi
There are many little children in Chi
eago in just this plight.
Fortunately, June, July, August,
September and October are in league
with the children. These months love
childhood in this latitude. They beck
on to youth to come out Of doors. They
allure with green grass, warm breezes
and blue skies. The trees toss up their
arms in welcome and the bushes and
shrubs in the parks say to all the
"kids," "Come play hide and seek
bring your lunch baskets, bean bags
and your dolls. Or, if you have none of
these, just bring yourselves and lay in
a store of health for the next school
year" "Oh, Skinnayl C'mon, wei
goin' to the park"
This is now the "good old summer
time" the delightful outdoors season
of the year. Let US all make the most
of it and get out into the open all we
can.
For the benefit of vacationists, citi-
zens of Chicago, who will be sojourning
at summer resorts, or in camp, or as
tourists in other places, where there
may be good reasons for suspecting the
safety of the water supply, the Health
Department Laboratory has prepared
in convenient form calcium hypochlor-
lite tablets, containing 20 to 80 MILL
grams of available chlorine per tablet.
These tablets are preserved in glass vi
ais and, if kept tightly stoppered in a
cool, dark place, will retain their po-
tency for about four weeks.
Observation-Disclosures one tablet by
crushing between the fingers in one
quart of water in an ordinary mason
jar, which should be sealed with an air
tight cap. The jar is then shaken, con-
tents allowed to settle, and should be
stored in cool, dark place. This is
the stock solution and under average
conditions will last about one week, af-
ter which it should be renewed.
To prepare water for drinking, take
one teaspoonful Of the clear stock solu.
tion, avoiding the sediment, to one
eight ounce glass Of drinking water;
allow it to stand for IS minutes. when
it is ready for drinking and will be
safe. If it is suspected that the water
is heavily polluted, two teaspoonfuls of
the stock solution should be used to
each eight ounce glass of water. If it
is desired to make up a daily supply,
ready for use, it can be done by add
ing four teaspoons to each quart of
water.
Walls containing these tablets may
be obtained on application to Room
7o7, Department Of Health.