New Britain herald., 1927-07-16
FRESH AIR GIRLS GAIN 308 POUNDS
Remarkable Record Scored at
 Camp in Burlington

to appraise the value of human being, but it still remains something which cannot be estimated.
 On this basis it Is safe enough to say that untold wealth has been produced by the New Britain fresh air camp at Burlington this year. If one were to adopt as a basis for computation the oft-heard legal theory that human being is worth l S10,000, then it still would be per fectly safe to say that "at the rate ot production for the first two weeks, the New Britain fresh air camp will show more than S300,000 value in net profits at the end of the summer"
 { The camp in its first two weeks produced, and 'produced' is the only word which can fit the situa- tion. "a net gain of sos pounds of girl. In other words the s7 girls who were at the camp showed a total gain in weight for period of two weeks of S0S pounds. The 1 first week they gained 192 pounds 1 and the second week they gained i116. Then they went home. The second batch of girls now at the camp will remain for three weeks. when five weeks will be divided among two groups of boys. This gain, taking the average weight of ;he girls as 50 pounds. means a net
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 This remarkable record is one vhich probably never was equalled before at the New Britain camp and may be a new precedent for any camp.
 S. M. Brewster, camp director, and Miss Ventlie Logan, camp nurse. agree in saying "The New Britain fresh air camp is not a vacation camp as much as it is health camp"
 True. the object of the camp is not for tubercular children or those whose physical condition requires hospital attention. It is a place where undernourished and under weight youngsters can be built up and restored to something nearly normal. Thus, in two weeks the average gain in weight was almost Sla pounds for each girl.
 More Modern Diet
 One of the reasons for this in- crease this year is the fact that the diet of children is under q more thorough system. The committee i in charge of the camp has so taken care of the preliminary work that little was left for those who have charge except to start on their daily routine.
 | There are three outstanding reasons, according to Miss Logan, why this added increase was possi- be this year. There is no home sickness in camp. which she says has Q great deal to do with the health oa the youngsters. There are longer and better rest periods this year, and the diet is laid out accord ing to a better planned system. Miss Logan personally planned the diet this year. which is based on all the technical phases and advantages of calories, proteins, vitamines, etc. such as only a nurse. a physician or a trained dietician can understand.
 The most important feature of the diet is milk which with milk prod, ucts, including cheese and ice cream forms 40 to 45 per cent of the tota food budget. Meat and fish form only IS to 20 per cent. Vegetables form but 12 to IS per cent, while fruit forms 15 per cent. This may seem to be small percentage fol vegetables but it must be remem bered that the combined fruit ant vegetable item rVns from c7 to 3; per cent. which is far in excess o the meat item. Bread and starchy products are given the children 1T quantities of from IS to 25 per cent and sweets are cut to a bare mini. mum-only one per cent.
 There is a candy store on tht grounds and instead Of being per. mitted to purchase candy from an, other possible sources, the childrer must make their purchase at tho camp store where the candy is SC, lccted according to it's purity an( sold at cost. Children may pur chase at their own expense 10 cents worth during the week. but no more Added to the item of more res (the rest periods now reaching from 1.15 to p. m) according tt Mr. Brewster is the fact that al competitive athletics have been GU out this summer. Games arc play ed with large rubber balls. but there is not baseball in camp this year The youngsters must go to bed a o'clock every night and remair there until 7:30 a. m. Plenty O drinking water also forms a valuable feature of their diet. To the latter fact. Miss Logan attributes the fact that she has not been required tt administer a single dose of medi cine this season.
 The gain this year as compared to that of last year was as follows First week, 192 pounds this year 1O5 pounds last year; second week 116 pounds this year, 7S pounds last year; total. sos pounds thi year. 1SS pounds last year.
 The program this year is based more on an educational basis rathe than on that of strenuous athletics Instead of playing baseball. or run ming races or jumping, the childrel take hikes into the woods Wher learn 10 make useful and ornamen tai articles out of birch bark ant are taught sanitation and cleanli ness in their own quarters.
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