Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-06-29
THIS IS DANGER
. SEASON FOR THE
!. COUNTRY TOTS
Many viii Be Killed or In
iured During the Vacation
Period Unless They Are
Guarded.
cRx The Associated Pressl

New York. June 2S.--Judging
from reliable statistics of previous
years, approximately 5000 children
will be killed and 100000 more in
jured in accidents during the sum-
mer vacation period throughout the
United States unless parents and
4 other guardians give greater atten-
ton this summer to the safety of
their charges. This warning comes
from the Safety Institute of Amer
lea. with headquarters In this city
Before July J., the institute points
out, something like 20,000,00O chill
dren will be thrown on their own
devices for amusement BY the clos
ing of public and private schools.
The accident hazards confronting
children throughout the year as a
whole will then be multiplied many
times by longer hours Of play, by
the summer increase in automobile
traffic and by the lapse of school
room discipline.
Principal Causes.
The principal causes OF accl-
dental death among children, the
institute says, are fire. drowning,
and the automobile. The child of
about years of age is in the great
est danger of becoming the victim
OF a fatal accident because that
seems to be the age at which moth
ers begin to permit children to take
care of themselves.
In en- effort to stem the usual
summer tide of violent deaths
among young people the institute
has issued a list of vacation dos
and don'ts with the recommended
ton that teachers, parents and all
other persons who have the oppor.
tunity to reach large groups or
children, pass them on to the chill
dren. The list follows:
Swim all you can this summer,
hut never on a full stomach, or II
overheated or extremely tired.
Learn how, to rescue drowning
persons, but never pretend yourself
10 be drowning; you may really
need help some day and not get 1t.
Learn to paddle your own canoe
but never rock the boat to scare the
other fellow; this has caused the
death of thousands of boys and
girls.
"Fly kites but don't use copper
wire instead of Irvine; scores OF
boys have been electrocuted when
their kite wire came in contact With
electric wires; also don't climb tel
egraph poles to recover entangled
kites.
"Hike out into the country. Sut
IL YOU go for more than one day
carry a first-aid kit with you; also
learn TO recognize poison ivy md
then stay away from It; drink a lot
OF water, but first make sure that
its source is clean.
"Dont use the streets TOT play
IL there is a vacant lot, a clean al
lev. or a playground nearby; II you
mnst use streets for Fairgrounds
pick a street that has no street car
tracks or heavy automobile traillc'
Don't Be Jay Walker.
"Don't be a Jay walker; in the
citv cross streets at regular cross
inss. never in the middle or the
block: when walking on country
roads keep to the left instead OF the
right hand side of the road so that
YOU can see approaching vehicles.
"Finallv remember that June is
a particularly dangerous month In
which to take chances; the other
dangerous months are: July. Janu-
AIRY, September. April. November,
March, May. December, OCTOBER,
August and February"