The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-10

ated, did not have enough food, and
in fact, do not have enough now,
and often there was no variety at
all. In one part of Saxony the peo-
pie lived for four months eating
nothing at all but turnips.
The European children's friend,
Mr.. Hoover, found out that there
were many thousands of hungry
children in Germany and asked the
Friends to take charge of the re-
lief work there. When Mr.. Brown
and other people of the Friends
Society arrived in Germany they
started to serve an average meal.
And what do you suppose hap
pened? AS hungry as the children
were, they could not eat the meal
that was set before them. Why?
Because they had been living on
such 2.le bits of food for so long
that the walls of their stomachs
had caved in. But after three or
four weeks of this feeding, they be-
came stronger and could eat a
meal more like the average amount
NEEDED to keep a person in good
health.
Brought Kettle with Holes in It.
Rice, milk, cocoa, peas, sugar,
noodles, and sometimes white
bread were on the bill of fare which
was served under Mr.. Browns di-
rection. The children were usually
fed in school building. Each
one was told to bring something
that would hold about three-Quar-
tiers Of quart of soup, land a
spoon. And what do you think they
brought the first day they came?
Some brought crooks, china, plates
and kettles. One child came bring
ing a kettle which had holes in it,
and one little child came in with
rather large kettle tied on her back.
so she wouldn't lose it, as china
and such things were very scarce.
The first night that a meal was
served to the hungriest children of
Breslau, Silesia, in this way, the
children, 200 Of them, crowded SO
close around his automobile,
not wanting to see him go, that he
had to call the passersby to call the
children away SO they could start
the car. They had been hungry for
SO long, and then all of a sudden
came this good food, AMI now as
they saw Mr.. Brown and his party
moving away they were afraid that
he would not come back any more.
Wear Paper Suits and Dresses
Mr.. Brown saw many children
wearing paper suits and dresses,
and he said they were quite pretty,
too. These suits and dresses
could be washed once and some
times twice Did you ever think
that you could wash your paper
dolls dresses?
The boys spend much of their
play time spinning tops, but they
do it differently from the way boys
in the United States play with
theirs. They lay the top on the
ground and get a stick about Is
inches long with a string tied on
it that is about the same length,
and with this they start to whip the
top, and then the top just spins
and spins! They make the tops
jump, with their whips, too! Mr..
Brown saw one boy make his top
jump 20 feet and alight spinning.
Try it and see if you can do it.
Mr.. Brown told his boys about it
and now they are spinning tops
that way.
Sang U. S. Folksong in English
In Dresden pretty exercises were
held in the school especially toI
show Mr.. Brown and his workers
how much the children appreciated
their help. Two girls fourteen
years old, made little speeches of
gratitude, all in English, and pre-
scented Mr.. Brown with very
large bouquet of lilies of the valley, !
After this, these same girls sang
"Old Kentucky Home" in English. !
These children in Austria and !
Germany and Serbia will be fed by !
he Friends Relief committee until |
July 1921, when the new crops |
will be gathered in