The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-30
$SO,OOO,OOO of Toys Made in
America
Hood Naws for tho CbiIdran AND for tba Eull Grown
America
Good News for the Children AND for the Full Cir

toys for their children this year. Money well spent
well chosen toy stimulates and develops childs magma
ton And in the imagination of individual children
living there is power that fully developed will be worth
to the future ideas of far greater value than hundred
million
An excellent feature of the toy sale in America this
year the fact that of hundred million dollars eighty
millions spent for toys MADE IN THIS country. That
gratifying not merely because the money spent for Amer
children goes to American workers. but because toy
making be arranged to give work in winter to
families fathers and others within their homes Toy
making is interesting and artistic work. the cooring and
painting of toys is admirable work for young
And AMERICAN manufacturers, concentrating the
toy problem will be able to produce just the toys that
AMERICAN children need. This is shown in the of
one manufacturer who has developed toy plan to call
forth and exercise the constructive building faculty in boys
There be useful work than this. European
princes wisely encouraged to play with toy soldiers
toy warships since their business glory and killing
It good thing for the American boy to play with toy
skeletons of toy electric machinery toy
ers thus preparing their minds for real problems to
later.
When Congress to dealing with tariff, the
makers of toys should not be forgotten AS matter of
fact these manufacturers should not have to depend upon
protection by the Government The patriotism of fathers
and mothers should make them to it that their children
have toys made in their own country.
The toy-makng geniuses of the United States are in
vted to concentrate attention and effort MORE TOYS
TO DEVELOP AMBITION AND THOUGHT IN BOYS.
Everybody knows that dolls have been the teachers
of women for thousands of years.
In her doll, whether it be fancy creature able to
walk and talk with blond hair and painted face, al
modest rag doll every little girl finds the best possible
developing force for her future important occupation which
is MOTHERHOOD.
Little girls develop affection patience in detail and
other good qualities of mothers in the they give their
dolls and dolls clothes.
little girl with doll few clothes that be taken
off and put on, few dolls dishes and other trfles has
eay all that she needs for the development of mind and
affections in the most important direction.
In old days. the boy brought up to fight hunt, had
his imagination and thought sufficiently developed by
little sword that he could wave imitation guns soldiers
And
The American boy of this day not destined to shoot
bears shoot but to produce things and develop
ideas He is to be builder constructive human being,
inventor organizer and manager There should be
nore toys made and thousand times of them Sold
bf the kind that would enable the boy half working half
playing intensely interested and willing develop his
mind along the line of his future work.
An excellent start has been made in some of the
chanical toys. There is for much similar work
and it should be done IN AMERICA, BY AMERICAN
WORKMEN And such toys should be bought all the year
round educational agencies not bought only at Christ
mas.