The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-26
Chill d M d ! t B {
In Condition
FOR School
BY Constance Cameron

When the fan term of school
approaches. 80 many of Us
spend hours shopping and cut
ting and sewing III order that
Johnny and Susie may have
neat. practical clothes 10 wear
e school This il pf course ne
eessary and an admirable idea,
but
DO Won remember last sumner
when you we're getting ready IS
81 81 that motor trip We're
your first thoughts d the car
concerned with new paint lob,
how tie family bus was to
look. 81 were they more tied up
with inc necessity % having the.
machine overhauied. creased and
scrutinized carefully Tor any
weak parts which needed re-
placing s. that the trip could
hs made 10 your destination and
back without delay and iFcen
venisnes. ia sau nothing Of pre-
tenfivs measures concerning ac.
eidents
M am not nlista lxen your
or vas given thorough IN
apection INSIDE, oiled up.
creased and supplied with tank
fall of gasoline You had to
stop sometimes 70 replenish the
fueI supply of course, out the
engine which supplied your mo-
tor ppwe your means of get.
ting there was put il good
order before you drove out 81
the garage.
We viii not give our children
any less attention than the fam
Ily asltDnlobile of course. 50 be-
fore you start working, on the
outside appearance pf Johnny
is sure HIS engine and interior
valves and cylinders are in
such shape that be can start
and finish his long journey of
school yeaf with but the atldl-
tional restocking III his fiol2isll-
lIlellt supply each day
Figures and statistics are I'M
interesting but for just 4 mo-.
naent TIL It's look at room
filled with children school
room Ti1ree-uuarters Of them ire
underno1rfshed Half 81 Them
have tonsils rfddied with holes,
and nearly half have teeth which
are tlecayed and supplying their
bodies with poison. One.eIghtll
of them are hard of hearing
this defect resulting IN three
and one half times a. many
children 10 affected repeating
their grades as children whose
hearing Is normal
These figures we're compiled
through 4 conscient loas research
and invest gation through
states iii our country aud we're
based on the condition not 0f
no0f children but Of children
whose parents could we'll afford
tp give them medical attention.
They were children from corn
Portable homes. homes boasting Z
car and radio IN most cases.
50, before You give much more
thought to how many pairs of
pIus-f0urs will carry Johnny
through the winter In other
words before you further COM
slider the paint Job take him
I'd physician and see that his
engine Is in such shape that iti
viii carry him VIGOROUSLY to the
end BIZ his school term. He
doesn't want 10 fail. You don't
want him to. His little friends
will 20 on. and he wants to 90
on, TO progress and nourish his
new sensation or strength and
self Do not let him
taste the bitter waters of failure
In school when you can In
great measure prevent Ii by
giving him fair start by putting
him in good physical running
order.
1t dOesn Il seem great deal to
ask of parents. when it Ii merely
suggested that they give their
youngster as good running
start as they do the family car.
III paws in both instances.