Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-04
CAvAl|ER| WRITES
ABOUT CH|LD's BEAUTY
declares They Should BE Trained
from Earliest Years to Acquire
Form and Manner.
SOME MARRIED BY HUGE EARS
Teeth Also Arc Important and
Should Be Subject of Watchful-
ness and First Set Should &c
Drawn in Time.
ny LIMA CAvALIEnI.


Every child should be trained from
~" earliest years OF infancy 10 acquire
beauty Of face, form and manner such
RAINING should consist or TWO things
one is TO teach the little one habits
81 personal ddintincSs The other is to
IMPRESS even upon the very youngest
enid inc principles of health
ror instance, there is the child whose
pcauty may be marred by outstanding
.afs The cars can be pressed back
against the head by a compress made
81 home and worn n night. \ handagc
easily made consists Of Il long. folded
Slrlp OF strong. muslin, twisted nrst
around the head beneath the chin.
men around the neck, then over the
crown OF the head, tho ends OF the
s'f!pS OF muslin being drawn rather
'isntly over tho cars and fastened to
ono Of the lcngthwise strips by safety
pins
breathing with Difficulty.
~ You hnd the child often breathing
WA difficulty he probably suffers from
nat growth at tn" back Of tl.c noatriIs
.J,ued adenoids Take him TO = physi-
IN! ana have them removed. so pre-
yentinG long train Of disasters.
mcntaI and physical. whose signs are
"noW as an adcnoid face. Don't let
my Chariatar try TO convince you they
AN bc cured in any other way. The
,'nSie way 20 remove adenoids is by
surgical operation.
Look TO the fac! that the child'a
co.h nave good start; \ little
NNtIlii ulntSS VIII cause the nrSt Set
- be drawn II good time for the see
31d 10 como IN straight and strong.
ncn teach The HUE one to take pride
~ thcir Wilderness.
paste ana teach her to brush the teeth
up ana down, not across. and TO brush
mem inside as We'll a. ont Help her
hf' mouth with warm water or with
YARN salt water, If there be an acid
lchHcIcy OF the mouth. after each meal
Pure Mouth Esscntini.
Teach her. that /; is as necessary
Teach her 10 bc proud Of clean, well.
cared for hands and TO bc ashamed OF
Tcacn her carly 20 trim her nails ana
10 keep them spotIess. and show her
now 10 keep the cutlcle pressed back
from them.
Appealing 70 tho pardonabie vanity
That IS IN all little children. boys and
Siris alike. teach them that much OF
Inc ea.ppressi9n Of the face deponda
eyebrows, and SHOW them how TO train
Them By daily brushing
Teach your chiId TO watch the dainty
movements OF the pct canary or the
playful kitten and emulate their table
manners Birds handl. their food deli.
catcly and Kittens .cldum I'll their
mouths oyerfuil The llttlc girl will
want TO be ~ hne rs her pets ana
the boy "ill be ashamed TO cat ike
pig. 80 both uncousciousiy, viii do
yeiop surprisingly pretty table man
ncrs.
Give Plenty of Fresh Air.
40 child should ever DC atarid Of
fresh air. II nc is, then tell him the
story OF The Black Hole OF Calcutta"
or that ono OF tho beautiful boy who
was si!dcd 20 head 4 procession and
who died IN agony after his brief glory
because his pores had been closed by
the saudy stun with which he was SO
ihoughtlcssly bcdcckcd.
Teach your child to love life III tho
op6n. II you happen TO live all the
year in crowded city, train your
child 10 take long walks every day
and remember that in many instances
tho roofs, at least. are available 10
you Fix NJ gymnasium ana coax
the children TO play in i for an hour
every day.
Break tho childrcn's unpleasant facial
habits in the forming. Show your lit
tle girl how ugly and old she looks
by flashing q mirror before her eyes
while she is frowrinS. Show her that
the frown OF concentration Is as ugly
as the frown Of anger, and train hcr
20 solve her problems with smooth
brows. II She twists her mouth un-
pleasantly while she talks toll her OF
i. and do not allow, her TO pick a,
her finger nails or drum with her
fingers on the arm OF her chair.
BE careful too, that none OF tho
children in your charge ever study 10
the point of cyc-strain. Don; allow
a child TO overstudy.