Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06
OUR CHILDREN
BIZ ANGELO PATRI.
Thirsty Children.

Children are always thirsty. Any
child can take a drink any hour of the
day or the night. In warm weather
they are more than commonly thirsty
They ought to have plenty of pure cold
as it ought to be when one lives in a
community of any size. The water
comes out of the faucet and 1t is not
cool Nor does it sparkle.
Children love the sparkling water.
They love to drink out of bottle. One
OF the things they must be taught is
that they must not drink out of bottle
unless it has the right sort Of label on
1t. They must not drink out of the
open vessels that are set on street
stands.
When. they go out on trips they are
never to drink any water cut Of springs
by the way. Polluted water is IS clear
and tastes as good as pure Nater as
often as not. There is no way by
which children or teacher can tell that
water is pure or otherwise. The safe
way is the best. Garry your own
drinking water along with you if you
and forbid any child to drink along the
wav save from his own canteen.
This Is the time for fruit juice drinks.
Fruit is plentiful. In no country in
the world is there such an abundance
of fruit nor such high quality of It.
Buy fruit for the children. Take the
| juice out of it, chill it, and make them
the magic drinks they delight in. Lem
! onade never loses its charm. Orange
| juice Is always treat. But mixtures
are what the children enjoy. They
soon get tired IF the straight juices, but
| II you vary the service by adding a
dash Of pineapple, couple Of cherries,
a drop OF current Jelly they take fresh
interest and come back for more. Fruit
served this way IS just what children
! need in hot weather.
Milk must be we'll chilled If the chill
dren are to enjoy it. This does not
mean that it is to be ice cold. Too
much ice is not good. Just right is
| For lunch add drop of f1avoring and
1t will go down easier. If you serve
cocoa chill 1t. No warm drink finds
favor in a child's mouth on a Summer
day.
| The best drink of all, the one they
will come back to after trying out the
| list, is cold spring water. If you can
supply this your worries are at an end.
But suppose you have no spring in your
yard? You have good water? Wssh
a couple of bottles and fill them with
good water. Put them on the ice and
when chilled let the children drink
from them. If you have a supply Of
! good cold water there will be fewer
, demands for pop and ice cream sodas.
Ice cream Sodas are not everyday
fare. They are for treats. 1t is not
wise to let a child get the soda habit
50 that he begs for soda every night
and middle day and morning. One now
and then is all right enough, and a
child should be INDUCED to that en-
tent. But not as a habit
When you are planning cool drinks
for the season please remember the
dogs and the horses and see that they
have fresh water as they need it. Keep
/ the dogs dish in a cool place and re-
new the water three times a day. after
every meal time in the house. One of
! the children can perform this service.
| For the horses you subscribe to the
| fund. The street fountain will be kept
| filled for them If you remember TO
send in your contribution.
(Copyright, 193D.