Milford chronicle., 1941-12-19
Health Board Head
Gives Health Advice
Avoid 0Yer-Eating, Oyer-IndaIgence
pf All Kinds Dr. Cameron Urges

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pf' All Kinds Dr. Cameron Urges
Health is one Of our most pre-
cieus weapons to fight this war
without 1t our physical strength
stamina. and our mental balance
are much more easily lost warns
! DIR. Edwin Cameron, Christmas
will be celebrated IN Delaware this
year Of course, but let us not
make it Christmas as usual" sug-
gests the executive secretary OF
the State Board of Health. Let us
take it in moderation avoid over
eating, over-indulgence of all kinds,
and especially over-fatigue.
Family physicians often say
that they never become really busy
until after the Christmas holidays.
Then the cold weather, the abund-
ance OF flu or grippe germs, added
to the widespread weariness and
often digestive upsets ofigrown-ups
and children from a holiday spent
not wisely but too we'll leads to
much Illness. sx
Complete physical check-ups for
grown-ups and children may not
sound in the holiday mood but will
prove Of much more use than gaily
wrapped packages of non-essen-
tials during the time of war emer-
gencies that tax peoples strength.
When the cheek-ups are made let
us follow our doctors advice
about any needed corrections, and
preserve our health for the task
ahead"
Healthy Christmas For Children
DR.. Marion Hotopp, acting direc-
tor Of maternal and child health,
says Let us give gifts of health
this year Before spending much
money for toys and other frivoli-
ties, let us make sure that all our
have warm coats or snow
suits, sturdy shoes, good rubbers,
galoshes or boots, warm. underwear
and night clothes.
A new snow. suit, with its sug-
gestionT Of happy outdoor play, or
a new pair of canton flannel pa
jamas, all gay with color, can
bring as much joy as life-size
doll 10 a small feminine heart.
And what boy wouldn't thrill to a
pairsef rubber boots? feven though
dad may be disappointed that he
cannot play with the electric train).
Sonny may also like a sheepskin
lilzsd coat like his father has, or
bright plaid mackinaw, and a cap
with ear-laps like a woodsman. All
these win satisfy their love of
dressing up" and also help pro-
-ect them against the cold.
Keep the spirit of fun with your .
them be surprises, but !
let the main cash outlays first be ,
or things that will promote health 7
md the toys be less expensive
TENS this year. Put any extra dol
ars into buying those needed
glasses for Susy or having john
lies teeth given care. The joy a !,
child obtains from a toy is not re-
ated to its cost but to its use in
,lay. So LET us think before we buy.
Family incomes will only stretch
10 far, let us use our money WISE !
y.
Parents should see that the :
have their needed S-12
hours of sleep, according to age,
ind maps for the younger ones,
those over-stimulated by :
Christmas visitors and excitement, !.
Mother, too, needs cautioning that !
taying up until all hours of the !,
light to prepare for holiday fes- =
ivities is apt to affect her own :,
Iealth.
Do not let little children eat rich :
pods. Rather, dress up wholesome :
pods with gay garnishes for them :
n the feast days. Raisin faces on :
ishes of cereal are fun, for in 4
tance, and SO is whole wheat bread
ut in the shape of Christmas
rec. Dates, figs, stuffed prunes
nd apricots make good substitutes
,r candy. Grown-ups, too, need
against over-indulgence.
Don't speed-the only thing you