Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-25
By NORA KAY.
Green-have pity on him.

Tommy Green-have pity on him.
HE learned to dive before he could
SWIM" reads the inscription above one Of
the miniature graves overgrown with
bright green excelsior grass that is q
part Of the Amateur Athletic Unions ex-
htbit at the Health Show. Tommy's grave
and the one Of Henry Give. who broke
his neck In shallow dive, and of vii
lie PerdOo. who tried to stand in tippy
canoe" are among those in the grave
yard, to point out the necessity of learn
ing to swim before getting into deep wa
ter.
II one Is so unfortunate as to fall In,
however the life guards Of the A. A. u.
are demonstrating for the benefit CT all
passersby, the proper way to resuscitate
the victim. A miniature beach Is shown,
too, where waving palm trees grow and
where charming young dolls play the
part Of beach yamps," and a handsome
bisque life guard" leans against a tree.
waiting to dive into the blue depths Of
the pool for the first yonng doll wao goes
too near the water.
According to one susceptible young
lady who had looked the real guards over
carefully, one would be almost tempted
to jump in. II sure that one Of
the handsome specimens in the booth
would come to the rescue. In case none
of the life guards can be present when
needed, however, they give the following
sage advice by means Of posters: Boys,
don't take a girl canoeing unless you
can swim for two" and Girls, don't take
boy canoeing unless you can save him
for yourself"
GIVE TIPS ON
AVOIDING FIRES.
After learning how to avoid death by
water. the visitors are given a few tips
by the fire department on avoiding death
by fire. Chief among these is the fuse
plug warning. and to make this more
emphatic the fire prevention corps is
showing collection Of 2,34S pennies
which they have collected from behind
burnt out fuse plugs during the last
month or so, swell as a heaping basket
full Of other pieces of metal and oversize
fuses that have been substituted for the
proper size fuse by careless householders.
For. according to the firemen, many Sc
rious fires and severe electrical shocks
have resulted from the use Of pennies and
oversize fuses, for when q house wire
comes in contact with a high powered
wire the heavier voltage Is carried on
through the metal into the house, in
stead OF blowing out the small fuse and
thus being stopped. They hope to make
housewives understand by this exhibit
that the fuse box is not the best place
in which to save ones pennies.
Continuing the campaign to keep the
people OF Indiana alive and well, the In
diana College Of Pharmacy has a booth
full Of odd shaped glass bowls, bottles
and "burettes,' which, according to the
young man in charge Of the booth, is the
proper name for the long glass tubes
filled with purple, yellow. brown, azure
and pink liquids. After learning the
names of some Of them, however the
visitors concluded that they were better
to look at than to taste. One rich brown
liquid that looked as If 1t might be coffee
in glass perculator proved to be thar
old familiar friend of childhood, cascara
segrada, a near relative of castor oil
PREVENTION OF
DISEASE TAUGHT.
For those who prefer preventive rath-
er than curative mea sures, the Indian
arolis Fruit and Vegetable Company has
a wonderfully appetizing and according
to the old rhyme OF IAN apple a day"
wholesome display of apples and grape
fruit and carrots and spinach and onions
and lettuce. well as some arstocratic
artichokes and first of the season cher
ries and watermelons Of southern origin
Even the ropes surrounding the booth
are OF luscious red apples, but 10 prove
the display has medicinal value the car
rots have been labeled calcium and
the celery magnesium" and the bananas
carbohydrates" until, as one visitor re-
marked, it took all the pleasure out of
eating them.
If they don't quit expressing all food
in terms Of carbohydrates and calories
and vitamines. it's going TO AXE away
all the joy Of eating" lamented one
plump person. whose appearance indicat-
ed that mealtine was one Of life's pleas
ATTEST moments to her. as she viewed
the dainty trays exhibited in the booth
Of the Indianapolis Hospital Dietetic As
ISOLATION. The one marked Eat and
grow fat" bore a cup of creamy bisque
several slices of bread with generous
amount Of butter, a fat brown pork
chop. heap Of mashed potatoes, half
head of lettuce and a dish Of rich Gus
tard. The other. to help the too fat
people grow thin. held bit OF spinach
and a bit Of lettuce "a dish of tomatoes