Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-27
BY FREDERIC j. HAsK1N

IIhoniS
New York City, April 23.-The
amazing speed with which frail or
anemic youngsters may be brought
up to normal health thru nothing
more drastic than three well-bal-
anced meals "a day, is being demon
strated in "A novel way in Brooklyn.
where so-salled school of Eating"
has been established. Here twenty
five little folks are properly fed every
day. and the results of this feeding
in weight and vitality-arc recorded.
at regular intervals. upon "A chart. So
| far, they have shown copclusively
that i'll health, in carly life at least,
is largely a matter of improper or in
sufficient diet.
This school. which is known as tho
"Childrcn's Restaurant, is one of the
many laudable activities of the Ma
tional League for Women's Service. a
war organization which still finds
plenty of opportunities for service in
peace time Ono of tho most pres
sing of these. it believes. is the pre-
vcntion of malnutrition among grow
ing Americans
This nation is contributing Ecner-
ously TO the upkccp OF innumcrablc
diet kitchens in all of the stricken
European countries having conGcnial
governments. so that the rising gem
crations over there may not be hope
lcsssly weakened and unfit This Is
very Sbilinl ana dulTibi'. out Wndt
of our own rising generation?
Tho National League OF women's
Service would have us remember tho
shocking disclosures of existing Ill
health in this country revealed by the
late draft. II would have us bear in
mind our large infant morality rate.
and consider the many thousands of
undcrnourishcd children brought to
light in our childrcn's clinics. largo
numbers of the last. weakened and
diseased by lack of proper food, will
be dependent upon charity by the
time they are grown. whereas they
might be made strong. sclf-support-
ing citizens for life II properly fed
now.
In order to prove this assertion, the
league. under the direction OF DR..
Carl II. Law. opened Its school of
eating last February "A year ago. with
twenty-five registered ancmic pupils.
schools. Visiting nurses In the
schools did tho choosing, sending only
children who were undernourishcd
but who were not diseased. This first
experiment lasted until September l.
of last year. when all of tho pupils
had achieved a normal degree of
health.
Children Improve
Tho second experiment. now under
way. is proving equally successful.
Most OF the charts are again showing
a decided curve toward the red line
that indicates normal health. Occa-
sionllly "a chart exhibits "A line sud
denly curvinE down. but this is al
ways accompanied by some pcnciled
explanation such as Had tonsilc
out.
The depressing order of charity
has been avoided in this enterprise by
CHARGING fiNa TDrtg fppul which
does not begin to pay for the cost of
the food and service. of course, but
which serves to enhance the import
sncc of the dict in the eyes of the
childrcn's parents. The conditions of
are simple. but extreme
ly strict. Each child must make a
solemn pledge not to drink tea or
coffee at nome. not to cat between
meals. to wash before eating and to
brush his or her teeth after each
meal A weekly bath is also requir-
ed, from which there is no escape.
II there are no adequate bathing faci-
litics ut home. n tub on the school
premises must be used.
The restaurant itself is large.
light. airy room. with big. immaculate
and shining blue and
white linoleurn floor. The delicious,
must be extremely stimu-
lating to starved appetites.
In the rear of the restaurant Is the
somewhat unpopular home of the
school bathtub. to which several chill
dren wait their reluctant turns OF ad-
mission every afternoon. A wash
stand also occupies an honored and
position In the school Of
flee beneath a row OF dangling tooth
each bearing the printed
nono OF its owner-"Maric". "Piet-
ro". lean. Angelo. and twenty
one others. on the wall near the