The Washington times., 1920-10-17
Today
First Your Vote.
For $4,000 Children.
Earth's Best Monument.
Four Noble Men.
ARTHUR BRISBANE.
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E-by ARTHUR bkISbANE--l
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Two weeks from next Tuesday
you vote, and there is only ONE
issue. Its bigness obscures every
other.
Shall this country forfeit the in
dependence, won lao years ago,
by tying itself up in a League OF
Nations that would give To Europe
control Of the United States. its
men and money! OR shall the
United States repudiAte the League
of Nations, RETAIN its indepen-
dsnee and freedom Of action, re-
fuse TO take in bankrupt, quarrel
ing European partners, and con-
tinue to- solve Its own problems!
That is the question that the
election puts before you. III you
vote for Mr.. Cox and the League
Of Nations you vote to put this
country under the orders Of Eu-
rope, \ Europe at this moment
dominated by England. There
IOIc yO0 Will vOSC * oihce uAis IVA
and the League Of Nations.
So much for that; it is not neces-
sary to discuss at length that
which is simple.
The rest Of this space will be
devoted to telling you about a
most admirable institution, of
which ninety-nine millions of
Americans know nothing, THE
FORSYTH DENTAL INFIRM-
AIRY FOR CHILDREN IN BOS-
TON.
The ,Forsyths, John, Thomas,
James and George were poor boys.
They worked and succeeded. James
and George died, leaving to their
brothers money to be used for the
public good. John and Thomas
added wealth to that of their
brothers and established in
memory Of the two brothers and
dedicated to the children" an in
stitution Of infinite beauty, i'm
measurable value, and inspiration
and an incentive to men of wealth
everywhere, an example to sloth.
ful government, and deeply inter
esting to YOU.
In a beautiful park, given to the
children by the Forsyth brothers,
just across the Charles river, near
Harvard University, STANDS
magnificent building of white
stone. One million and a half the
generous men spent on the build
ing, and two millions more they
gave to endow that building. The
surviving brother, Thomas Alex
ander Forsyth, living quietly at
the Hotel Touraine, in Boston,
continues giving his money and
his time to the children's welfare,
all honor to him.
This beautiful institution repre-
sents perfection in wise benevo-
lence. No child comes to 8 place
of charity" The word is not
pleasant Each child 1.-THE insti-
tute was intended only for the
poor) brings 5 cents in it's hand.
solemnly pays the cents. as 1t
enters the most magnificent dental
operating room in the world, and
that s cents pays for the services
of the best dentists and highly
trained nurses.
The bronze door where the chill
dren enter shows, on one side, the
White Queen of Alice in Wonder
land, on the other Uncle Remus'
Bre'r Rabbit making stump
speech.
The walls Of the children's re
ception room are covered with well
painted fairy stories. In the CEN
ter an aquarium amuses the chill
dreu and takes their mind off the
teeth. There is a children's library,
and in little chairs, especially
made, the children sit, reading
story books while waiting their
turn. Can you imagine anything
more intelligently benevolent than
such an introduction to an ordeal
that children dread?
The entire top floor of the great
building, with light on all sides,
the ceiling thirty feet high, the
room without q column or obstruc-
ton of any kind, contains sixty
four scientifically made chairs of
white enamel, small, for the use
of children, placed wide apart
Fifty children sit under the hands
of dentists and you hear not
sound, not a cry.
A tiny girl of six, red ribbon
neatly tied around her small pig
tail, walks solemnly out. "Did it
hurt you, sister," asks one of the
splendid women in charge of the
children. "No, ma'am," and the
young lady goes out, cared for and
protected against trouble later in
life.
The child of the richest man in
America receives no better care
than is given in this institution
to the poorest child on payment
of five cents. For every child is
used a fresh set Of fifty-six abso-
lutely sterile instruments. After
each using the set is again steri-
lized, kept for three hours in a
furnace at temperature OF 325