Evening star., 1949-12-07
Readers C|eorinq House
CLIMATE OF FLORIDA.
(From Mrs. r. A. H.,
Tdkortd Pdrk,)

CLIMATE OF FLORIDA.
(Front Mrs. r. A. H..
Takontd Pdrk.)
To Mrs. X. M, Manlius. N. Y: Let
US face 1t. What may be good for
one may not be good for another.
You do have a problem and ! wish
I could give you the right answer.
First of all, what did your doctor
say? If the climate was good for
your son, but no work in that town
for your husband, you have an
other problem to face. 1t would
mean two homes to keep up. AS I
explained in q recent letter, work
is only seasonal In most Of the
tourist towns and then they do
hire additional help. There are a
good many cities in Florida that
are year. round business places.
Then, too, going South now you will
find prices on rents going up and
after Christmas they 60 up again.
That may not be true Of all cities.
but be sure you find out before you
60. September and october are
good months to get started for the
South. June or July are even bet
ter, you then can get q year.
around rent much cheaper.
Here are a few suggestions that
I can give you: If you have friend
who Is going South perhaps she
could take your child to try to ind
out if it is the climate he needs.
It would take at least a month to
show results. Remember. too. most
Of the cities along the coast are
only a few feet above sea level and
you do find lots Of dampness there.
The sunshine is wonderful and
healing for some things but other
conditions may not show any re-
suits. Maybe your son needs a
higher, dry climate and that, Of
course. would take you to another
place.
know of a little girl from
Massachusetts, who had colds year
in and year out. Her family moved
to st. Petersburg and she never
had a cold after that. Sickness
of a son forced them to move
back to Massachusetts, after three
years in st. Petersburg. I haven't
heard If the colds returned or
not, but the child was healthy in
Florida. What I have heard and
seen about the sun and climate
in Florida and the good 1t has
done would fill q book. II you can
afford 1t it is a chance you will
have to take to be sure before
you break up your home.
If you could contact some one
who runs a full-time nursery
school that would be a way also,
as your child would get care and
schooling and still you would
keep your family together. Let
him stay South during the winter
and come back home in the
spring. Maybe a couple Of seasons
will cure him. Your American
Red Cross chapter may be able
to contact Z place for him by
writing to the Red Cross chapter
in the city you pick out. think
it can be done If you will explain
your story to them.
I work as q volunteer in the
nursery school and the crippled
children's clinic as Gray Lady
for the Red Gross, and I know
they do help.
Ths.Chamber of Commerce also
has q list Of full and part time
nursery schools. Write to them
also.
There are many children like
your son, who need that four or
five months Of Florida sunshine.
I've often thought about it
and wished I were able to rent a
place to take care Of them on .
non-prof1t basis. Maybe some day
that wish can come true. So
many need 1t. Good luck to you.
GIFTS BOYS CAN MAKE.
fFron, Mrs. M. B. G., Alexandria,
To the lady interested in some
thing for Scouts to make for
Christmas presents:
Buy some s or 8 inch in diam
eter tin pans and paint them
cream or white. Buy cute floral
decals and and apply artistically
in center and around sides. Then
paste knick-knack on the little lip
that extends on the top. Nice as
small trays.