El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-14

DURING one OF the hottest days OF
II the long hot spell in Washington
a woman noticed a little girl select d
shady patch Of the pavement and be-
gin TO eat her lunch.
The lunch consisted OF a large green
pickle with two ice cream cones.
The woman. having children Of her
own who got sick sometimes, even on
the most vigorously approved ratious.
tried to dissuade the reckless young
epicure from what appeared to be
sudden death. But her arguments.
like those Of every reformer. were
coldly received
Eats EN- every day, sometimes
two pickles n one cone-sOmetines
this"-and she bit into the pickle and
the cone alternately.
The lady listened with the respect
that last words from any source re-
ceive. And the little girl explained
the family history that accounted FOR
the quantity balanced ration
-Daddy's over TO France, 1ight1n' n
mommer works in a laundry all day
She gives me Is cents TO buy m luncl
git cones and pickles. stale pie Mon
day lef over rom Sattiday in bak'ry.
Gee-I do have good things TO eat, /
do"
and don't they ever make you
sick2" inquired the woman whose
children got sick sometimes on the
most carefully supervised diet
-Nope-but they kilt my little bro
Their; he died Of a Friday. buried sun
day" Evidently the young epicure
represented the survival OF the fit
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the little girl wouldn't like TO visit
her in the country and drink all the
nice milk she wanted The young
epicure considered obviously for q
moment or two then said. Nope,
don't think much O. milk less it's in
shakes. n then 1 like sodas and cones
better"
Did an Amount Of Thinking.
So the lady went back 10 her place
in the country where her carefully
supervised children awaited her
Here was a waif whose father was
fighting. whose mother worked, and
who ran the streets and at pickles
and ice cream cones meantime.
Such emergencies have been met 20
a great extent in New York City by
patriotic women working in connec-
tion with various war and civic or
ganizations- But as far as the rest
Of the country is concerned this high
E ~ necessary branch Of war service
has been practically neglected.
And yet. why should such condi-
tions be tolerated. The war wall
who races the streets and dimes on
pickles and doubtful ice cream to-
dav is tomOrrow's citizen, soldier. o.
mother Of a family.
IN our headlong desire to win the
war we have modified about every.
thing that the country has produced
F everything but the idle rich WomeT
! who salre their cOnsciences with
little detached war work OF knitting
But why should the woman Stacker
F escape when her male counterpart
has been told that he must ethel
work or fight? And why. in thi.
eventful year OF 1g1S-known as this
2 children's year-when we propose Il
: salvage one-third OF our doomed 500.
900 babies should not this work OF
{ looking after soldiers children be-
/ come nationwide,
a Great Duty Near Home.
II the dozens of girls and women
] who write to me inQuiring how they
may get TO France in any capacity
would only give this matter OF the
I war waits their serious consideration
I what miracles Of efficiency might be
/ accomplished
] Why is It that the duty near al
I hand always lacks the magic OF the
! duty several thousand miles away.
! France lures and beckons-a beauti.
! ful adventure. We see her in our
Q dreams a sort Of promised land. where