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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-18
ARGUMENTS MADE
IN MONMOUTH CASE
Attorney for Plaintiffs Takes Up
Percentages Of Return on
Hotel Property.

Arguments setting forth that James
l. karrick, owner of the Monmouth
Hotel. was receiving "a per cent an
nual return upon the assessed value
afternoon by plaintiffs attorney. Clar-
ance F. Sewers, In the case now be-
fore the rent commission.
Inc arguments summarized teSti-
money presented in the 10S individual
cases of the Monmouth Hotel case
which has been before the commits
sion since January "a.
Statistics Prenented.
A table of statistics purporting to
show that the total income was $112.-
TAO for the year 1919 and that run
ming expenses for the year were s32.-
221.99 was included in the argument
This represented a net income, Mr..
Sewers said. of $80.518.01.
He then presented several bases Of
valuation upon which to compute re-
turn on investment. He declared that
100000, and that the net income
would show more than a 40 per cent
return upon such valuation. He de-
clared that only 100000 was invest
ed. upon such basis, since $4,000
was borrowed by Mr.. karrick upon
the property at II per cent interest.
On this basis. Mr.. Sewers argued, he
is entitled to add $4,000 to the expense
account. reducing his net income to
$10,6lS on 100000 invested, equaling
return of 80 per cent
BASED ON Assessed Value.
But upon the basis of the assessed
value, which places the worth of the
property at $237.593, attorney for the
plaintiffs stated, return Of "a per
cent would be allowed. If. in this
instance. Mr.. Sewers said, the $780,
600 borrowed on the property were
deducted return Of 124 per cent on
s57,69S actually invested would be
shown.
In addition. he presented 4 table of
figures showing revenue from furni-
ture as presented in testimony Mr.
Sewers summarized the gross return
on the furniture at s20.5SO per year,
which would be. he said. ''911a per
cent return on $22,5OO alleged to have.
been paid for the furniture and All
per cent return on the valuation of
$4,000 sworn to by General Manager
II. L. PLACER before the personal tax
board.
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LECTURES ON PROBLEMS
OF YELLOWSTONE PARK
DR.. Smith Tells Biological Society
of Evils That Beset Fish
in Streams.

PRACTICAL problems confronting hi
ologists in the Yellowstone National
Park We're discussed in detail by DIR.
H. NJ. Smith OF the United States
bureau of fisheries at meeting of the
6loioslcal Society last night at the
Cosmos Club
DR.. Smith told the society that MANY
OF the streams and lakes in the park,
particularly those in the higher por-
lions OF the park. have been f1shless
and have become stocked only in the
past two decades. Wherever fish have
neen planted, he said. they have
park is now an anglers paradise. The
fsh. which have been transpIanted
he said, are the eastern brook front
the Salvus Fontinalis the Great Lakes
trout, the Loeb Leven trout from
Scotland and the European brown
I-atterly. DR.. Smith said, the trout
in Yellowstone lake have been
stricken with parasitic growth
which many scientists claim ia intro,
duced by the pelicans which frequent
the lake. Some experts have adyo-
on the ground that they furnish the
growth with fertile breeding ground
for transplanting to the fish. He said
the Great Lakes trout in particular
is forced to become cannibalistic In
nature by lack of plant food, and
that the practical solution ~ tha
paucity Of fish food is introduction of
non-predatory fish on which the game
fish can live. Quantities Of yellow
perch are found in one lake in the
park. he said. and if this fish spreads
by water overno"s. or in any other
cause. it will cause the loss or manv
thousands of game fishes which can,
not combat the perch
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Thieves CHOICE RANGES
FROM SPOONS TO SHOES
Police Notified of Minor Robberies;
Mrs. Hull Reports Home En-
tered by Burglars.

Mrs. James X. Hull, &c Cedar street.
Takoma Park, has told the police of
a theft committed in her home the
past three months. The property
taken included silver spoons, linen
and jewelry valued at SS1
Theft of suit of clothes and heavy
blue oyercoat was reported by Max
herman. 1927 14th street. who said the
robbery was committed during the
past six weeks.
Report of burglary committed on
the premises of Adoiphus Clements.
1905 T street. Friday night was made
TO the police. Clothing valued at 500
was stolen.
Georgeanna Marin. All Washington
street, tolo police or the sixth precinct
of the theft of plush coat worth $40.
display case in front of the store
N William Hahn e. Co. 1914 Pennsyl-
vania avenue. was broken open Friday
night and robbed of six pairs of shoes.
Daniel L. Garges, 121 18th street
northeast. reported the theft Of an
automobile tire.
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D. c. TON0M|NATE
] FOR COMMUNITY
|. OFFICER TUESDAY
M Adults in City Will Have
I Opportunity to Share in
), Naming Secretary.

Every adult in the District, regard
Iess Of soy or color b.s hoo, in,.it.a
- participate II the mec1hrs 70 De
held in the various community cen
1srs throughout ~ ~. -r,,as,1.,. r.
Ele purpose OF nominating candidates
or the position Of community sec
retary, a public official paid BY the
board of education with money APP
propriated nv CONGRESS-
Persons living in unorraniz,d ne;ch
borhoods where there IS no ,or,,nnn
fty center may take narr il ,ba -,on,i
nation at any center IN which they
are interested.
Nominations will he made b.. ballot
and the names ~ - tn-.o nn,..n,ys
having the most yotas ~ .,ct, cor,S
munity will he n,ac.I ~, ~ .;rr,a,
rs candidates fnr - ,,asi.; -,3
nstions for oafca-S ~ ~
associatioaS also u-ifY 10 ,,aa - ~, J.
-;,,. ~ - ,i1'o
oeicers NJ 10 .ssoI..,,io,t. '-'u
- -
Eoucation IN Election Methods
Participation III the nominations by
the residents OF The District is re-
Earded by William L. Westlake. ex-
ecutive director Of the District s..c-
frage League. as valuable step in
A. $780, -
Sns sSreci Of eivi,,c - 49,
UNDERSTANDING IF suffra.. NJ wset
jaRs Jras placed ar the service of tho
Community center department the Of
f3ctsi rIasa ballo+ ~. 1a,5 'ie ~
suffrage league by Montro,narv co,,n.
ty, Nd. and also voting machine
The Johnson-Poweu School has re-
quested the use of this outfit and will
use it at its nominating meeting and
May election.
Owing to local exigencies. East
Washington and the Randall com
munity centers will not hold their
nominations Tuesday. The former
will hold its nominating meeting
April IS. and the latter April 81.
Park View Community Center al
ready has made its nomination. the
choice being Miss Frances Farley.
the present community secretary
Many candidates also have appeared
for positions in several other COM
munlty centers.
An elaborate program for it's nomi-
mating meeting has been planned by
the Johnson-PoweH School Center
addresses Will be made by Represent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-18
RAISE PREACHERS PAY,
HOPE OF INTERCHURCH
Workers in World Movement Cite
Statistics Showing Poor Salary
Rate of Profession.

Pay the preacher more. is ono of
me slogans of the Interchurch World
s.oneineht. whose campaign for a
s336.O00,0G0 budget opens in eyery
part of the United States a week
from today. The total amount in the
budget under the head Of ministerial
relief is S20.5IO.299
The ministers in the District of Co
iamoia, in the thirty denomina tons
cooperating in the movement. are
better off. according to the statistics
gathered by the survey made nv the
mterchurch movement. than are the
ministers in the states. taking each
state as a whole. But, nevertheless
there is room for much Improvement
IN the National Capital along this
Jine. The average salary of pastors
in the District of Columbia. including
the denominations cooperating and
rsportng on the matter. is s2.202.
Three of the pastors, however, re-
c"ive less than $500 a year, and only
one receives as much as $4,000 or
over The average paid the pastors
per communicate of the churches is Sc.
California carries off the palm
among the states in the matter of
ministers pay. The average salary
IN that state is $500 Next comes
New Jersey. with s1,o16. and then
Massachusetts,. with sl.264. New
York, despite the fact that a few of
Its pastors are among the most high
" paid in the country, only comes
fourth in the list. with an average
salary Of 1926. which is Sc more
srhan the average in Connecticut
: X entucky has the questionable dis
1inction of paying it's clergymen less
than any other state. the average sal
AIRY being 1852.
Seventy-one ministers receive an
annual salary of $4,000 or over. while
".e53 receive less than $500. and sal
aries of 1929 range between $500 and
$1,000.
An important meeting of the Dis
trict of Columbia comm unity cam
paign committee is to be held tomor-
row in the First Congregational
Church at o'clock pm. At this con-
ference final plans will be made for
the financial campaign. Each church
is expected to prepare lists of its
membership for the campaign within
its own membership along denomina-
tional lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-18
$500 Foulards,
$2.98

A col lection Of
strikingly beautiful
patterns in v ar d.
wide Satin Foulards.
a quality as service
able as 1t Is beauti-
full.
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These come in nets, with fine round n
d'Esprits Skirt lengths The seasons favor
mrable qualities, very attractively priced.
Trimming Dept-First Floor-Main Ais
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$3.50 Quality Pure Thread Silk
Hose from a famous maker Slight
ly irregular weave. Black, tan,
navy, gray. white. etc.
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Cushions-Sl l8-ineh Square or
Round Cushions, covered with
fancy cretonne and filled 6O~
with fine silk floss. go. W.
Summer Portieres So Por-
there's. regular width and length,
in the popular dark green
cross stripes. CT no
Pair. ................. ~As)O
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Col. c. s. Ridley Leaves Hosnital

Col. Clarence s. Ridley, the enuneer
officer in charge Of public bui1dinrs
a afsd en for wno
Reed General Hospital. hs. r.. weF
sumciently to be removed :" r;a
apartments in the Brighton 70 ns
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SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON, D. I

| Kings Palace
| Ekonony
| XOlun1n
$3.50 Work Shirts, $1.29
Mems Heavy Blue Work
Shirts. with collar and pockets.
Mems Union Suits, SEC
White Checked Nainsook
Athletic Union Suits.
Mems Socks, 35c
Gordon Round Ticket soc
Socks. in black. white and col
ors. for $1oO.
Mems Wash Ties, Csc
35c Fine Madras and Fiber
Silk Four-in-H Hands in neat
patterns.
Mems Union Suits, $l.85
$3.50 Chalmers Fine Ribbed
| Inlon Suits. in white and ecru.
Perfect quality.
Mems Shirts, $2.35
Real s3.Oo Shirts of fine ma
dras. Stripes and solid colors.
Night Shirts, $1.29
Mems s1.75 Universal Brand
Cambria Night Shirts. V neck
style. trimmed with fancy
braid
Boys Blouses, 89c
New Percale Blouses. regular
800 kind, with attached col
| lars.
Boys Caps, CSC
Atwood Blue Serge Cans
with tapped seams. All sizes.
Boys Straw Hats, CSC
Popular styles. in black,
white. green, brown and navy.
Boys Union-alls, $l.49
s2.cO Lee Union alls. best of
all play suits. In blue stripes
and khaki.
r & G Corsets, $1.10
In white coutil. with low
hust and four hose supporters.
Sizes IS. 81 and IS only.
| Bandeaux, 45c
Women's Pink Mesh and
Figured Coutil Bandeaux, open
I front or back.
Corset Covers, Sc
Muslin Covers with deep en-
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Dressing Sacques, $l.l9
Women's Light and Dark
Percale Sacques. with long or
three quarter sleeves.
Working Waists, $l.39
In striped and figured per
Gale with convertible collar
and three-quarter sleeves.
MILDLY Blouses, $3.50
OF Lonsdale jean. in plain
white and white and blue.
Trimmed with braid. Sizes
to %.
Children's Combination
Drawers and Waists, $3.50
This improved garment has
drop seat, is trimmed with lace
or embroidery and comes in
sizes to IA.
Children's Aprons, CSC
OF checked and plaid ging-
hams, chambrav and percale.
open front or back. Belt and
pocket. Sizes to s.
40c Sheeting, &c
3sk-inch Heavy Unbleached
Sheeting Cotton. Limit. 10
yards to a buyer.
l5c Turknit Wash Cloths,
3 for Csc
1Oc Curtain Rods, &c
Rods. complete with fixtures.
(Second Floor.)
Zoe Curtain Rods, lOc
54-inch Heavy Brass Extern
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knobs.
I$1.50 Baby Blankets, $l.2s
Fancy patterns in 36x5o and
3Ox40 Baby Robe Blankets.
40c Apron Bingham, Sic
Standard Quality Fast-color
Blue Checked Bingham.
$500 Tablecloths, SITS
Mercerized Damask Table
cloths. for round or square
tables.
4Oc Toweling, Csc
White Linen Crash Towel
ing. Limit. 10 yards to a
buyer.
$500 Pillows, $1.59
22x2s Bed Pillows. covered
with heavy ticking and nlled
with new feathers.
$500 Diaper Cloths, $2.sS
Package of one dozen "a
inch Hemmed Birdeye Diaper
Cloths. Run OF the mill.
Children's Socks, &c
Fine Mercerized Socks. in
white, black, white with fancy
tons and q few plain colors.
Women's Vests, Csc
Regular and extra sizes In
Ribbed Gauze Vests. Slightly
imperfect.
Isle Hose, 39c
women's Excellent Quality
Lisle Hose. in white and black.
Extra sizes are 45c.
Infants Shirts, Csc
Silk-and-wool and cotton
and-wool Undershirts, with
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OilcIoth-6oc "a Table Oil
cloth, in fancy tile and figured
patterns. Perfect quail EEc
ity. Yard............... wv
Rag Rugs- Heavy Rag
Rugs. 25x50 size, in 'hit or
miss" designs of bright colors.
Ideal for sum- c. ~
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$500 Peau de
Sole. 1898

Black Peau de Sole
Is queen of black
silk fabrics rich,
satiny, aux uriously
soft a n d resplen-
dent. Full yard d.
wide. Special for
one day only.
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Silkine Crochet Cotton, 2 for
zsc.
Fleisher's Yarn, light colors.
l-ounce ball, 39c.
Snap Fasteners. &c.
Shopping Bags, 39c.
Knitting Silk, ball, 500.
Spool Silk, so yards, white or
Sanitary Napkins, dozen, 45c.
Sanitary Belts, each, &c.
Sanitary Aprons, &c.
Children's White Hose Sup
porters, lz11c.
Account Dressing Pins, pa
NJ burning Pins, 1z-ounce
box, &c.
Wire Hairpins. 2 packages. SC.
Lingerie Braid, 6 yards, with
bodkin, loc.
Children's Fancy Sock Sup
porters, pair, loo.
Dress Waist Lining, 75c.
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Values!---The Big Word i'm Mondays Sale News

Cool! dainty. serviceable summer
spreads of white crinkled dimity.
REQUIRE no ironing. SOX90 size for
large beds If bought today we
would have to sell them for $3.50.
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Printed Voiles, 79c

Printed Voiles, 79c
40 inch Novelty Printed
Voiles, actually worth 81 yard.
Soft, clinging weave in beautl-
full Georgette patterns.
Shifting Cambria, SOC
Yard-wide, Fast-color Cam
brio in a wealth Of new stripes
for women's and children's
dresses and mems shirts.
Yard..uide Percale, SEC
Regular SOC Quality Yard-wide
Percale, in a wide selection OF
new stripes, checks, figures and
dots, for women's and children's
wear.
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velopment Of the forequarters, chest and
lungs.
The natural position Of the babe is
identical with that Of quadrupeds, belly
down. The reason we have so many infant
diseases, all of which may easily be
avoided, is, repeat, because elders encour-
age them to sit as early as possible. The
little people are permitted to sit the mo-
ment they can be induced to do so. There
after they are forever sitting. They sit
on the lap, on the arm of mother, nurse,
friend or relative--yes and on fathers lap
and arm. They sit on the floor, on the
high chair and in the baby cart. They do
nothing but sit, sit, sit, save when lying
on their backs-the very worst possible
position-eating and sleeping,
Although they are thus deprived Of nor
NAL and much needed exercise, such as
kittens, and puppies have, they are con-
stantlysoverfed, ill-informed parents, nurses
and other onlookers are delighted TO see
them take on fat, until they reach the stage
OF obesity OF Strassburg geese that are fat
tened in the same way, namely, kept on
their backs and stuffed for fat livers, until
the stage of death is reached. when they are
killed and their hvers removed for pdtes
de toie OrdS. This sort OF treatment prac-
tised on an infant is inevitably threat to
Great Britain Rights Reserved.
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is wrong. Their whole aim seems to be to
have the babe on it's back or sitting to
administer continual fondling, which, If at
all, should be given to the infant with its
back up. Babies themselves will assume
the sitting position in imitation Of their
elders as early as possible. Such practice
should be discouraged, prevented, rather
than encouraged, as parents do.
Again l say, the human infant Is
four-legged animal and should be reared
as such. Being or becoming human Is
later development in life, rather long
period, during which there is a formative
process for bones, muscles, tissues, brain
and mind. Family doctors should acquire
correct views on these matters and insist
upon them being practised, instead OF
giving way, as they do, to mothers and
relatives.
Every babe should be encouraged to
creep as early as possible and kept at 1t
as long as possible before It attempts to
rise on us two legs. II should not find
It's hind legs prematurely. Babes should
be kept creeping from seven weeks to
three months, according TO circumstances.
At the age OF six months they should be
taught walking up stairs and backing
down stairs, a splendid developing exer-
else. Such exercise favors the normal de-
loon Eo.,,ro Scrytce In
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..S-rYD ABIES are as truly four-legged ami
ss-ss- mails as Kittens and If given the
Esr~sss~ same chance for exercise as all
a1other young animals have they would de-
s.nveiop similarly, growing long, supple and
sssFtrong. I am repeatedly showing in my
s~spfactise how they creep about the house
s.A3noa few weeks under the methods prac-
ssatfsed here instead of growing fat, soft and
sss-wfii.conditioned and likely to demise within
Sgthe first year Of their lives. Thus nearly
w. w. SOC, 900 babes perish annually in this coun-
,Atfry, together with most of the mothers, be-
&rause Of msmanagement from birth, espe-
sSssr3ally as to the position OF both child and
Nssmother in bed. If kittens and puppies
ssshere treated in this respect as are our
Ssf babes there would be as great a mortality
wsss8mong these domestic pets.
ssssss@ Humane societies do not permit restau-
rants to keep turtles on their backs, a
cruel unnatural and painful position.
Doctors, mothers and nurses should like
wise be restrained from placing babes on
their backs Just the simple act of plac-
~ ing the newborn infant on its belly on
hair mattress without pillow insures
normal development and practical GER
tainty OF survival.
THE construction and position Of the
e.. pelvic organs in human beings indicate n
%, foprlegged animal, and certainly the babe
IN embryo and for some time after birth, is
81 nothing less. The pelvic organs should
,otTest on the floor, the floor being the
abdominal wall, instead Of hanging as they
do when we stand erect or sit erect. This
~, dbwn,sagging Of the intestnes in combina-
.,"i sm iion with weak and labby abdominal mus
~. cles is the chief cause of hernia, floating
~. Kidneys, etc, as well as a vast number OF
,,'tarious pelvic infammations, kidney dis
orders, backaches, etc.
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in a normal degree, thereby causing
prime handicap to its existence
1--WE have noted babes finally turning on
their backs and after brief period In that
position, not knowing how to get back
again, below Justify until turned over
Babes forced to become accustomed to
lying on their backs always fuss and cry
and hence we have so many squalling in
fants registering their protests. Babes
will invariably stop squalling when turned
over on their bellies.
Another serious drain on the vitality
OF babes is excessive clothing. Mothers
or attendants fearfully overclothe them
with fold after fold OF flannel, wraps over
wraps, until the skin, infinitely porous
and a true respiratory organ, thus closed
tight. smothers the infant. Why? Because
its millions Of minute capillary blood yes
sells are unable to excrete carbonic acid
or absorb oxygen. Man by nature is
naked animal and only when his skin Is
in free communication with air can the
vital functions take place. Hence we have
so much oxygen starvation, Oxygen Is the
mighty scavenger in the vital economy,
the general purifier and clearer.
As stated above, man is born a naked
animal, as primitive as the first evolved
savage OF bygone ages. Cope insisted that
all humans are born insane, and that the
The Washington times., 1920-09-12


exercise by walking on all fours IN their
rooms My adult patients have materially
benefited by the practise. have been
able to save babes from practically all in
fant disorders by starting them right, by
putting them on their bellies at birth and
keeping them there until they learn to
creep, and later are able to walk much
earlier in life, with limbs and intestinal
organs prepared for the change as much as
It is possible TO make such preparation.
Another important point allied to infant
position is sitting. Only man among ami
mails really sits, In sitting we not only
suffer from all the down-sagging of the in
testinal organs, but in bearing the weight
OF the body on the end of the spine we
inevitably embarrass the normal action Of
the nerves and circulation from body to
lower limbs, thereby causing congestion
and often complete and permanent com
preston in some part OF the sympathetic
nerve system.
Here in a great measure we have the
cause OF infantile paralysis. Naturally
enough the earlier in life the abnormal
position OF sitting Is adopted, the more
continuously It is practised and the more
serious the later results must be- Mothers
and handlers hold babes In sitting posi-
tion on their laps, which Is wrong. They
carry babes in their arms, belly up, which
The Washington times., 1920-09-12
By DR.. w. II. Ballou.

~ NE Of the nations greatest needs at
the present time is better, more
intelligent care for its babies and
young children. Science declares that Of
the hundreds of thousands of infants who
die annually before they have reached the
age Of twelve months, great majority of
the deaths are easily preventable. The
death rate for all the ages Of childhood is
far larger than it should be. And of those
who do survive the lack Of proper care in
their early years, many grow to manhood
and womanhood hopelessly ill-ftted in
mind and body to become useful, happy,
long-li citizens.
DR.. Charles e. Page, a distinguished Bos-
ton physician, is one of the scientists who
have been giving this vital subject careful
study. He was led to specialize in 1t by
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"a, Sample of the Bowlegs
Which the Child Who Is Al
lowed to Stand Upright and
TO Walk Too Soon Acquires.

of
and o
n
novel;
nen,withlit tleor eriou
Or has thus describe
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back, its breathing will be
interfered with and it may
smother as domestic ami
mails in the stable when ly-
ing belly up. On its back
a babe does not breathe in
much, often no oxygen, nor
excrete carbonic acid gas
The Washington times., 1920-09-12

This is due to the fact that
the primitlves OF the human
race assumed the erect posi-
ton, refusing the compromise
Of the ape and the kangaroo
Hence the advice OF an emf
nent Partisan physician to all
ing people to give themselves
a chance and practise at odd
hours in privacy a little
The Washington times., 1920-09-12

The Proper Way for a Child to Be
Allowed to Move Around-Just
Like a Four-F ooted Animal-Until
the Little Bones and Muscles Have
Entered Normally Into the Period
Which Enables Them to Bear
the Child Upright.