Evening star., 1926-09-26
Prenatal Care and Health Training
Held Necessary to Child's Education

which make for health may become
regular and habitual."
The essentials for health AZ out
lined by DR.. Rogers, are: Eating the
right foods at the right time, sleep
ing until fully refreshed and taking
needed rest between times: breathing
pure air: seeking the sunlight: Wig
Orous use Of body and mind; regular
use of the toilet: keeping clean with
out. and keeping in good humor. He
discusses the conditions for sleep, the
noon lunch. after school activities. the
evening meal. evening occupation. nu-
triton exercises. dress. cleanliness,
posture and the mind and health.
Many "DiHicult" Parents.
There are many truly difficult
children he declares but there are
perhaps more difficult parents. II is,
moreover, the business NJ the parents
to try to understand the child. and
not Of the child To comprehend the
parents. A strolling stranger who
piped an appropriate and persuasive
tune had more influence over both
the rats and children Of Hamelin than
all the fuming aldermen and all tbs
fretting parents Of that city"
Tact he says should come he
! fore talk Talk about health or dis
ease should be kept at minimum
Example speaks louder than words
and we need to- set an example for
our children by our own practices
Of the few essentials which mako for
good health. Much Of the difficulty Of
the feeding OF children would not ex-
list If it were not for the example set
| by adults"
/ The doctor stresses the Importance
of proper conditions for study in the
home He points out the advantages
to the parents themselves OF taking
interest in the health studies treated
| in the school text books OF older chill
dren by making a personal examina-
| tion of these books. He warns against
| the family superstitions and certain
habits and customs. such as the
closed window habit, the tea or coffee
habit. the no-milk habit, the con-
| densed milk habit, the no-fruit habit.
the no-vegetable habit. the no.meat
habit. the fatalistic habit, which sees
no use in attempting to remedy de-
| fects or in trying to prevent measles.
mumps. smallpox or any other disease.
Not the least Objectionable. Dr..
| Rogers says. lis the no-play habit.
which develops in many people who
, have forgotten that life is for living
as we'll as for making money, for mo-
nous routine.
Warns Of Promiscuous Advice.
There is the patent-medicine habit,
which costs the country about $780,
| 900 900 a year. With this may be
classed the habit Of consulting q
| neighbor and taking the advice and
adopting the practice Of Mrs. Jones
rather than Of some one who can ex.
anime the individual child, fnd out
| just what is wrong with him. and
what treatment he needs
The importance of sex education of
the right sort at the right time IL also
emphasized by DR.. Rogers. He warns
against sending the child who is acute
ly ill to school and urges parents TO
be on guard for symptoms Of disease.
Not only will the recovery OF the
child be hastened by proper care at
home" he says. but the total illness
in the school will be reduced by such
! isolation
| DIR. Rogers points out also the ne
! cessity OF looking after the welfare of
| the other child as we'll as our ON -
determining whether the quality ana
qua nifty of health work conducted in
| the school and in the community IS of
| the best.
We are our brothers ksepar." hs
brother s-ehild"