Evening star., 1942-09-25
Adjust the Home
To Fit National
Situations
Do This CheerfuHy
Lest Youngsters
Feel Fearful
Bv Anqelo Pafri
By Angelo Pafri

Every 50 often 1t becomes neces-
sary for the Government to ration
some essential service or material.
That ought not to excite us too
much. We cannot wage q war that
extends to the four corners of the
world without paying for it in every
phase Of our lives. Food and clothes
and shelter. health and recreation
and general living all pay for the
war. War eats our cake and puts a
lien on the bread as well.
Nobody says sacrifices are no hard
ship. Going without the comforts
and necessities is q shock, but we
can take 1t. We can go without
sugar; we can give up the cars: we
can live In colder houses and do
with less food as long as we feel we
DO so OF our own free will. Such
deprivations hurt only when they
are forced upon people by the en-
emy. We are still free; we will re-
main free, 30 what We give up We
still hold.
Adjust the home ways to the m.
tional needs as cheerfully as posi-
Bile lest the children feel the threat
OF catastrophe. One day shortly af-
ter the sugar rationing a little girl
came to school pale and red-eyed
ana her teacher asked her what was
wrong. The child shook with sobs
and finally managed to say, The
Germans took all the sugar in the
world and my daddy says there
won't be anything to feed US soon
Wen all be sick and the Germans
can come over and get us as easy A
pie" ' ''
She had heard her father erunble
ABOUT the sugar for his coffee. the
only sugar he ever used, and her
imagination filled out the picture
We cannot be too careful about what
we leei' and what We say, in the
presence Of children.
We have had cars onlv for
snort span Of our history. we have
USED radio and electric appliances
1or a few years. We can Law them
aside for . while and start ont ~,
. new-old way Of life and feel like
pioneers again. AAe
IL Is not possible for us to hid.
rom the children the adjustments
we nave to make. Tell the whols
story to those old enough to undsr.
stand. The taxes will take money
mat used to be spent for Other
e,n.l eo1,tnu.les-eoucation, vacations, trips.
clotnes, special lessons, clubs. sery-
ices OF many sorts. And 1t is best
70 De frank about the whole business
ana let the older children share IN
the adjustments. "
Don't call them SACRIFICES whe,
young man gives up his future Of.
1ers his life in pledge of our cause
ne is making sacrifice. Beside
ms onering, the loss of an extra
lump OF sugar, the absence of car
service. maid service and extra shoes
Is nothing. Beside the hardship and
suffering and despairs of a hard
1ousht battle, the adjustments re-
CURED OF us civilians are trif1es
lighter than air. Forget them and
get on with the Job and so help the
cn1idren to learn to live according
70 their spiritual and physical en-
dowments.
Ihey will do that in proportion to
our attitude of acceptance and sery-
Ice. The quality of the future Ameri-
can citizens is something that lies
largely in our hands.
II you find 1t difficult to ret
your boy or girl to mind. the fault
Is probably yours. Send for An
gelo Patri's booklet Obedience"
1nclosing 10 cents in coin and g.
cent stamp. Address Angelo Pa
tn, care Of The Evening Star.