Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08


+" his sons the belief has long pre-
vailed that every race Of people IS
born to live in one particular climate,
or corner Of the globe, and woe to any member
of a race if he tries to exchange his brthr1gnt
F3londe descendants Of the Northern races
came to conquer the tropics ana were eoh-
uuered by them, many stories TELL
Dark-skinned sons of the bright lands Ian
e1Iisfed when they rashly attempted to invade
4 cpId. dark North, other chronicles relate
Nor do eminent chronological and med1cal
authorities wholly refute this ancient belief that
the color Of the skin IS in some way linked 70
tI,a climate and that brunette might thrive
in a climate where a blonde would die, or VICE
Versa. -.
Science today is lifting the ban on migratlon
from the tropics to temperate regions or Irom
the dark. cold lands to the bright, hot coun-
tvte~ Tanr though no means has yet been dis
covered to control the climate outdoors or
rprulate the amount Of sun that viii shine any
(,ay. any place, man is learning to adjust HIM
self artfhciaIIy to the weather, and INDOORS ne
can suit the weather TO his taste.
How cloudy cold climates can be mace sale
1a- aays-skinned children, who otherwise are
Iikelv 70 be stunted or die in alien surrouno1nes
has been strikingly proved in a recent expeT1-
ment conducted by the Childrens Bureau Oh
the q. g. Department Of Labor in New Haven
Conn.
nTcKETs a deforming disease Of the bones,
N is extremely prevalent in dark, cloudy
climates due to q deficiency OF Sunn8ns.
italian and other dark-skinned children nave
been found to be the worst sufferers from thls
manning disease IN Northern cities. Requiring
more sun for health, brunettes suffer more IMAM
blondes from dark, cold Winters.
protection afforded by heated apartments
and warm clothing Is not alone sufnctent 70
safeguard children Of the warm countries nom
the stern Northern climate. h1gn morsahy
rate exists among families emigrated from
southern European countries to Northern ettles'
ond among Negro children whose ancestors
were imported from the tropics not many gen.
creations aeo Insanitary conditions ana low
Twins standards prevailing in many tenement
sections might IN . measure account Ior TINS
fact but they do not explain the greater naTol-
hood of fair-skinned immigrants living m the
same surroundings.
Modern researches have proved, however, tnat
aven siaxk-skfnTed babies can be protested
against ricketts, and many other dangers o. tne
dark dreary Winter months II all the aSanapae
sunshine is put to good use and various aIo-
fetal Substitutes" Tor suni18nt supPlemenb Hs0
supply provided BY Nature.
TIltraviolet ray lamps have been made and
l,sed successfully TO compensate for deficiency
of natural sunlight IN the treatment OF r1cKets'
while cod-liver oil and number Oh substances
irradiated by ultraviolet light have been Ioond
IN have a similar effect. For centuries cod
liver oil has been recognized as a good medicine
for children, but only recently has 1t been
known that IL contains vitamin d, the same
x,itarnin that is formed IN the skin BY the action
~ tie sa,n,s rays vitamin d is essential to
normal growth Of the bones
Although individual cases have been saved
from ricketts, by various methods for NUMBER
RI wears the practical possibility Of preventing
4. tickets among whole communities and races OF
people in Northern communities had not been
proved when the New Haven experiment was
undertaken.
A section of New Haven, where there were
living both Southern European and Negro fam
flies was selected for the study because OF the
s,scentibiItty of dark-skinned babies to ricketts,.
whenever q baby was born, a nurse from the
Children's Bureau clinic visited the home ana
explained the treatments.
with the baby lying across her lap the
snother pours out the proper dose, holding the
spoon IN her right hand. With her lett hano
she holds the babys mouth open by pressing
the cheeks together between her thumb and
fingers The oil may be poured little by little
into the baby's mouth. If his mouth Is not
held open until the oil entirely disappears, the
baby will spit out what Is left" reports Dr.
Martha M Eliot, director Of the child hygiene
division OF the Children's Bureau, who super
yised the New Haven experiment.
- Cod-liver oil IL a food supplying elements
for normal growth, and belongs in the diet OF
babies every day-not on the medicine shelf
for occasional doses the mothers were told. 1t
may be safely omitted only during the hot
GUNNER months, when babies are receiving
long sun baths, and daily doses should be
started by the first Of September and continued
throughout the Winter.
AHAKIEG every day Of sunshine count for the
AVA health of the babies, the directions to
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