The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
DIR. DeVilbiss Attacks Soda
Fountains and Cold Drinks.
Soda Pop Stands Soft Drinks
Under the Ban.
ARE ALL BAD FOR CHILDREN
Even Adults Should Indulge
Only in Moderation.
Candies and Indigestible Foods
Also Are Condemned.

DR. Lydia DeViIbiss, in charge of the
work of the state child hygiene de-
partment, today declared war on soda
fountains ice cream parlors, soda pop
stands and soft drink resorts. For the
sake of the tummies of several hum
bred thousand little tots. DR.. DeVflbiss
wants the ice cream cone, the soft
iced drinks and ice cream denied the
youngsters.
Adults should drink iced beverages
only in moderation, it Is declared,
while soda pop, ice cream cones and
fountain drinks should be denied the
children during the summer months.
Too much wear and tear on the in
terna1 machinery of Kansas youngsters
warrant the stand, the bulletin de-
clares. OF course it is difficult for a
parent at a Sunday school picnic to
deny the little tots an assortment of
cones, cream and pop. But wisd ON
should prevail.
Grape or orange juice, home made
lemonade and similar drinks should be
substituted for popular fountain
drinks, Doctor DeVilbiss declares.
Candies and indigestible foods should
also be put under the ban, according
to the bulletin which was today sent
to several thousand fond parents.
Bad Combination.
In her bulletin, Doctor Devilbiss
says:
Hot weather and iced drinks are a
bad combination for little folks.
Iced foods or drink taken into the
stomach affect the mucous lining ex-
actly as a piece of ice or very cold
article does when applied to the skin.
| The circulation of the blood is inter-
fered with, the blood vessels become
red or blue and engorged with blood,
and the function of the skin is stop
ped.
In exactly the same manner the
blood vessels of the lining of the stem
ach become filled with blood, cireula-
ton is impeded and digestion of food
is stopped until the warmth of the
body and blood can restore the stcm-
ach contents to the proper tempera-
/ ture.
This stopping of the process of d.
gestion gives the individual an uncom-
Portable sensation in the stomach and
if the interference with the circula-
ton is too great so that the stomach
is not able to resume digestion, seri-
Gus Inflammation of the stomach and
illness will follow. For this reason it
is plain why even small amounts of
iced drinks are not safe for little folks.
especially in hot weather when babies
have a hard enough time anyway.
During the summer months picnics
and visits to parks and places of
| amusement are common. Children
are attracted naturally by the ice
cream cones. the vari-colored soda
pop bottles, penny candies and vari-
Gus other indigestibles. But the wise
mother will go prepared with lemon
ade or orange or grape juice in the
home-filled lunch basket and will not
permit her children to risk a sick spell
by foolish eating and drinking Be-
side, it requires a certain amount of
| self control to voluntarily refrain from
doing what other children are doing
But self control of the appetite is one
of the first steps to poise and self
mastery.
| Iced drinks only in moderation for
! adults and none at all for children
means safety first in hot weather.