The evening world. Newspaper, May 25, 1922, Page 29

Make Your W to make your child gain weight this summer! Thousands of mothers in New York City, tens of thousands in the United States, are more interested in that problem just now than in any other. They should be. For how many of us realize that AT LEAST A THIRD of all children in this country are under weight for their height, un- dernourished, and malnourished? And this condition is true of ALL children—not simply of “‘the poor Uttle children on the east side," but of the children of the salaried groups, of the well-to-do, of the farms, of the manual workers and of the brain workers. Investigations, extending from Labrador to Atlanta, have dis- closed the facts. Army examinations uring the war confirmed them. Is it any wonder that the mothers are wak ing up to the problem of proper nour ishment and care for the growing child, of giving it a fair physical and mental start in life? For these mothers a most valugble textbook and chart of directions has been provided in Dr. Willlam R. P. Emerson’s newly published book, “Nutrition and Growth in Children Dr. Emerson has been working for fifteen years on the problems of the undernourished, underweight child distinguished from the baby, who received so much more attention. He organized’ in Boston the first nutrition class ever held for children. He is professor of pediatrics at the Tufts College Medical School, President of the Nutrition Clinic for Delicate Chil- dren, Inc., and director of the Wom- an’s Home Companion Clinic Delicate Children. Obviously, the first way of discover- ing if a child's weight is normal is to weigh him—and to campare the result with the average weight for his height. In Dr. Emerson's book, which is published by D. Appleton & Co., there are weight tables giving the average weights per height, for boys and girls. These tables are re- printed to-day in The Evening World. See how your eight-year-old boy, or twelve-year-old girl, compares with them. In his nutrition classes, Dr, Emer- son goes on the princple that a child who ts habitually more than 7 per cent. under weight, according to these tables, is malnourished, and he adds significantly, ‘’The best development is reached when a child's weight is about 10 per cent. above the average indicated in these tables."’ Here are the essentials for the cor- rection of malnutrition, as Dr. Emer- gon sums them up: ‘The removal of physical defects, sufficient home con- trol to insure good food and health habits, the prevention of over-fatigue, proper food at regular and sufficiently frequent intervals, fresh air by day and by night. ‘With proper planning,"’ he adds, “these conditions can be brought about in the majority of families and, as a result, the malnourished child can be made well in his own home. Malnutrition can often be traced to faulty home conditions, and in all cases the home is an essential factor in successful treatment.’’ The first step toward the preven tion of overfatigue, in the doctor's opinion, is to take a record of the child's activities for forty-eight hours, then tc challenge every item to see if it is a necessary tax on the child's vitality. “Every malnourished child," he warns, “should spend at least ten to twelve hours in bed every night. In addition tu the night's rest, regular rest periods in the middle of the morning and in the middle’ of the af- ternoon are recommended for all chil- dren who fail to gain when following the nutrition programme and whose malnutrition is found to be the result of overfatigue.”’ Illustrations of the proper rest posi- tion, as advised by Dr. Emerson, are reproduced on this page. ‘'The cloth- ing should be loosened,"’ he explains, “the windows open and the child should face away from the light. He should not be allowed to take either books or toys to bed with him For determining the necessary changes in the child's diet, a forty- eight-hour record of what he eats should be taken and its value in cal- ories may be computed from tables in Dr. Emerson's book Such a record, he says, often ~hows that the child is taking not more than 1,000 calories a day. ‘For a mal- nourished child of six to fourteen years of age, who is 7 or more per cent. under weight for height and continuing his usual activities,’ adds the Doctor, ‘between 2,000 and 3,000 calories per day are necessary for proper gain." “During the time the child is under treatment,"’ adds the doctor, “the amount of food can be increased most easily by adding mid-morning and mid-afternoon lunches to his usual three meals a day. He will assimi- late more food in five light meals than in three heavier ones. These lunches should consist of easily di- gested food that will not destroy the appetite for the next meal, Sand- wiches, bread and tmilk, or oatmeal ol with fruit are suitable and - Sweets should be avoided HOW TO Weight This Summer Rules Prescribed by Dr. W. R. P. Emerson. One Child in Every Three is Underweight and Undernourished Child Gain By Marguerite Mooers Marshall. Copyright, 1922 (New York Evening World) by Press Publishing Co: unless in the form of pruves, figs or dates." The chief errors in the diet of many children, Dr. Emerson sums up as “the omission of cereals and milk, the use of teu and coffee, the taking of sweets between meals, irregular meals and irregular amounts at the different meals, insufficient 24-hour amount of food,” “Catering to childish whims is one of the chief causes of the sur- prisingly large percentage of mainu- trition found among the rich,’ de- clares the doctor. “Experience shows, fortunately, that children thrive on simple and comparatively inexpensive foods—milk and milk products, whol cereals, corn, rye and whole wheat bread, fish and the cheaper cuts of Vhotos reproduced by. pe tnlasion of D David Harum Comes Back One Day in Used-Car Trading Was Enough for Dave. Sucker Isn't Born Every Minute; He's Born for Every Move of the Second-Hand Sharks. Copyright, 11922, (New York E $ hoss trader, David Harum was A the bonbons. Dave could swap junk pedler’s nag for Morvich and get double trading stamps be sides. Slicker than hair oil; smarter than floorwalker—that was Dave all Could tell horse's birthday by teeth. Could tell mileage over. looking at by simply inspecting hoofs. A wise gazump. Dave was no great hand at brag- ging, but he did concede he was a nag connoisseur. Also adept at barter and exchange. His only regret was that he was unborn when Richard II, of Appleton & Co. he nutrition diagnosis showed Dorothea, aged eleven, to be under- ght 21 per cent. ted conditi photograph 5 physical cond n is shown Paul is eight years old and weighs thirty-three pounds, Ralph is three and weighs twenty-nine pounds Improper food habits stunted Paul's these in height and weight, so that two brothers five years apart age show a difference of only for pounds in weight. meat, such vegetables potatoes, onions, carrots and greens, and fruits and berries as they are available “Potatoes are especially wholesome, and should be eaten at least once a day, preferably at the midday meal. “Sweets are not harmful if taken at proper times and in moderate amounts. A few pieces of candy taken as a dessert will add to the number of calories without impairing the digestion, “Every meal should take at least twenty minutes by the clock, and the child should sit through to the end with the rest of the family. The per- nicious habit of fast eating is one of the most difficult to correct."" Fresh air is another “first aid’ mother n give the malnourished child “In the treatment of malnourished children,’* declares Dr. Emerson, “we have found that those who slecp on porches or under window tents guin in weight faster than those who sleep {n a room with several windows open. She tired on the slightest ‘exertion and her ema the first photograph above. ows the remarkable transformation in both mental and n after nutrition treatment was begun. The other*® ning Wo 1d) by Press Publishing Co fered his kingdom for a horse. Dave would have made him throw in Can- ada and Australia to make it an even al ‘That is brief outline of Harum acu- cl men. Smart, shrewd, honest, per- haps. Starters at Pimlico or four horses of Apocalypse were all the same to Dave. As critic and savant he had more stuff oe World Alma- nac. He could tell Vhorsefiesh in a roast beef sandwich. Then our hero started trading auto- mobiles, That was Dave's first whole- sale mistake. Second-hand ear is like ice cream pie, It looks good when you buy tt But you can't expect it to last for twenty-four-hours. Now, boss-trading is nq Golden Rule enterprise. But even most ponzied hoss exchange will not rip out mare's spine and substitute fish pole, or put in false teeth to sub- tract old age. The motor car boys took David like Socrates took hemlock oil. Fast and completely. They shook him down to his second mortgage before Dave could Jack Robinson’ or holler ‘‘Po- !"" ‘The car they traded for Dave's limousine was sired by Playfellow and damned by the neighbors. It sucked wind and “ate gas. It limped, it groaned, it seemed to move. Seemed to. It changed colors like a sala- mander and gears like a stone crusher. In the words of the municipal asses- sors, it was a good car for driving off a Clift. We do not wish to dilate on David's bargain, but it was a car that only a junk man could love. The hood was guaranteed to jingle for the first 5,000 miles. ‘The steering wheel was hand carved mahogany and the windshield was genuine stained glass of the mid- Methuselah period. The upholstering ther and very smooth riding, if only studded with rubber heels, And the engine worked like a dream. A dream where you come to with a jolt and.find you're where you were in the first place. Don't think we're knocking that engine. It could knock ‘for itself. And the rest of the outfit was in gootl shape if moths only let the tires alone. That is. short biography. of Harum's used car. More could be said in pra its parts, but best part of all at Dave could leave it and know it would be there when he got back It was the world's first and only burglar-proof boat. Dave charged used-car episode to profit and experience. He was a game guy, but no three-flusher. In a state- ment to press and his creditors Dave ucknowledged as a second-hand motor fancier he made Simple Simon look like a Rhodes scholar, So he went back to hoss-trading in one leap and swapped a flat-footed nag for a draft horse that very afternoon. Proving that horses are a safe bet compared with second-hand ca’ The pillow below the shoulders when lying on the back and under the abdomen when lying face down helps to correct the fatigue posture and to ce It is of equal importance that as much time as possible should be spent in the open air during the day, and the hours of sunlight are particularly desirable. During the summer season it should be possible the under- nourished child to spend practically all his time out of doors “The malnourished child needs more. clothing than the well ebild in order to keep the body ‘arm,"’ con- tinues the doctor. ‘One of the phys- or ical signs of malnutrition is .cold hands and feet, which indicates im- paired circulation Above all, children’s clothing should be com- fortable, and adapted to the changing indoor and out- Irritating, stiff collars which the child has to a direct cause of ill demands of pl door activitic and clothes worry about health. “The danger in play for the under- nourished child,’ cautions the author of “Nutrition and Growth in Chil- dren,” “is that he will engage in games beyond his strength, or indulge in them for too long a time without rest. A hoy who underweight should not take part in tournaments or in such strenuous games as foot ball, wherein much endur is re unning races should also be nd bicyeling should be lim- short rides without heavy “In general, the underweight chitd should avoid competitive games and should be encouraged to turn to sports requiring skill rather than strength,"* This is but a summary of Dr, Emer son's simple, sensible programme for pubting your child on a health basis fod’ he details you must consult “Nu- tritypn and Growth in Childvem”* ect round shoulders and cramped chest. ‘Welght percent for | Under- Height,| welshr he percent] | Under- weiaht, inches.| for | Helghe SubeSe leh pregeressse ‘THE EVENING WORLD, T y Neal R. O'Hara—— $F | day and my eyes ache HURSDAY, MAY 25, 1922, ee mem ae NCAVAINIS You HAVE BOBBED YouR. BEAUTIFUL | BLONDE HAIR! DoES BOBBED HAIR. MAKE YOUR HEAD FEEL 14M SORRY i. STARTED _ CS 2 The Jarr Family By Roy L. McCardell YES [HAD TO 'T WAS SO HEAVY (T GAVE NE HEAD ACHE q BECAUSE /T WAS GOOD Copyright, 1922, (New York Evening World) by Press Publishing Co. WISH you'd read t paper to me," pleaded, ‘'I've been he evening Mrs. Jarr sewing all terested in Mr. Jarr, who was in| the sporting page and a most en- grossing article concerning Babe Ruth's return from the exile of the bench, only grunted. “That's the way you alway Mrs, Jarr whimpered. act!" “You used to read Tennyson and Browaing to me. Mr. BStryver reads the newspapers every evening to his wife, and com- ments on the news of the day Why don't you do that for me?” ‘I “Very well, then,’ will said Mr read and comment Jarr. Never shall it be said that Edward Jarr was not always the Almost-Perfect Hus- band!"* ‘Then, turning reluctantly from the baseball page to the ed read as follows: Re “The success in the Pt ppublican Primaries of itorials, he ennsylvania Amos Pin- chot is considered as indicative of the Anti-Prohibition trend of the times. As the Honorable Albert J wi th Il also return to the Senate, e English playwright, J: Beveridge and ohn Drink- water, has gone back to London, the Ww ts are greatly encouraged.’ “I don't understand aby out polities 1; there must be something more interesting in the papers than poli- 8, * murmured Mrs. Jar Perhaps you are more Interested in famous women who are in politics, re and abroad?” said “AM right, here goes ‘Although she is travelling, lectur- ing, and talking slang—F: snd being feted in this, Mr. Jarr. ‘nglish style her native land, and is, in consequence far away from her stately homes in England, Viscountess Astor, member of Par- liament, is still the Lady of the House “What house?" asked Mrs. Jarr at th De “Why, the House of Commons, of arse said Mr. Jarr “I don't believe that’s in the paper all,” protested Mrs, Jarr, “Is ere anything there about Sir Conan vyle and spiritualism? full of such article y “Why, yes," said Mr. Jarr. The papers 8 until re “Here's -_——— an item: ‘Sir Conan Doyle says that he doubts the authenticity of some spirits, they not being subject to proof. He therefore, doubtless, classes these as being astral-bootlegging spirits. Speaking of ancient spirits, those who have read the Arabian Nights will remember the powerful Jinn that the fishermen found in the ‘brass bottle.’ Mrs. Jarr knit her brows. “I am not interested in gin in any kind of bottles," she said. “You might as well read me things about prize- fighters and be done with it. Suit your own tastes,” "Very well then,” Mr. Jarr assent ed, “here’s something about Jack Dempsey, who has just returned to his native shores. He says he greatly appreciates how courteous Carpentier was in giving him a dinner in London yecently. A fitting return of hospi- tality, for when these two gentlemen last met in America, Dempsey put Carpentier to sleep.” “Is there nothing about society people, interesting people of high standing, in that paper?” asked Mra rr suspictously “Why, yes, the very highest, roy alty tn fact,” retorted Mr. Jarr. “*The Prince of Wales states in an inter- view that one of the most pleasant experiences he had was his Imperial progress in golf throughout Japan with the Crown Prince and Regent Hirohito of Nippon. This makes the ancient and, as proved here, royal game of golf the prince of sports and the sport of Princes.'" “Oh, give me the paper!” said Mrs Jarr petulantly, “and let me read the marriages nda something interestin, divorees; To-D May 25, 1 y in American History », Ferdinand de Soto landed in Florida to begin his exploration of what is now the United States. In 1541 he reached the Mississippi, the first white man to see that river. ZS PIFFLE f ( You DID IT > TO MAKE YOU LOOK YOUNGER “MARGIE” By Caroline Crawford —W__ Copyright, 1922, (New York Evening World) by Preas Publishing Co. The Love Story of a New York Working Girl. A CHANCE DISCOVER HAT night at the supper table Margie was surprised at her “farmhand” appetite. At home her mother had to urge her to finish things, and here she was actually ask- ing for @ second “helping,” her hostess called it. “It does my heart good to see you eat that way,’ said the farmer's wife. “If you keep on like this you'll have as red lips as Milly. You city girls who work in close quarters all day get #0 all you care about ts {ce cream, pie, French pastry and candy. Go to the vegetables and corned beef, Miss Mindon, and this hot apple pie. That's the stuff to give you red lips rather than those little sticks you carry around.” After dinner the farmer and his two burly sons filled their pipes and went out to #hut up the barns, while the oldest daughter and her mother began to “clean things up." “You two girls go Into the living room and talk," the good farmer's wife gaid to Milly and Margie; “you're the bables and don’t have to work While Milly had been oxcellent company in the fields and showed Margie how to use the cultivator and told her much about the birds and the wild flowers about the country, Margie discovered that they had very little in common together when con fined within four walls, “If \t were just a little warmer we might go out on the veranda,” sald Milly, realizing that things were get- (For the Housewife’s Scrapbook PRSALTED cereal has spoiled many an otherwise good breakfast and put a kink into many a Wisposition for the day, Sult- Ing cereal should never be guesswork Anywhere from one to two level tea- spoonfuls may be sed to one quart of water, the exact amount being de- pendent upon the taste of the family Less than one spoonful will make cereal taste insipid and more than two will make it too salty for the average person, ‘Try lemon juice instead of vinegar next time you make French dressing for the fruit salad, You will like the superior favoring One housewife puts four or five cloves on top of the jelly after it hardens. She contends this pos tively prevents formation of mould After the carpets and rugs have been thoroughly swept, wipe them with a cloth wrung out of water con taining a few drops of ammonia, This will rgvtore the brightness of the colors. ~ Ung dull, “but I'm afraid you'd feet the change coming from the city, 80 let's break you In slowly.” “Oh, let's go out,” declared Margie anxious to get out in the open again “No, ma told me to keep you in the first night,” replied Milly: “she said to turn on the victeola ond show you the album.” With that Milly put on “Darling, t Am Growing Old” and brought fortly a large and weighty book. yellow with age and old-fashioned pictures of Aunt Kitty as a bride, Uncle Jo siah when he was in the Civil War and Burt, the red-haired boy whom Margie met at the station Margie listened to the old, squeaky graphophone and looked at all thr members of the family until she couldn't stand it any longer. She wanted to write to her mother and t) Maisie Lee. She had oodles of things to tell them and this last experience, especially seeing these people of the past ages, made her fingers tingle to send some of their descriptions back home. Besides, her work in the fleltts had made her hopelessly sleepy. She suppressed wn, but Milly saw it and exclaime “My lands, Miss Mindon, you're dead tired. Sup pose you go right up to bed. You did work pretty hard for a beginner." But when Margie reached her roony and undressed she lost that feeling of fatigue and interpreted it as being bored rather than tired, An attractive magazine cover of a pret bathing suit lay on the tab! picked it up, turning the p. lessly. and she ges aim: Suddenly she stopped short A story entitled “Love's Yeung Dream” and signed by Willis Chan- ning held her eye The very first line told her the truth. It was the story she had writ- ten and he promised to rewrite for her, but he did not tell her that he was going to use his name and pass it off as his story haw With a few exceptions he scarcely changed it. There was Maisie, Clarence Wimple, her steady, and the very customers she had met just the way she described thei. Her cheeks burned and her eye® were full of tears of indignation Channing, the man who had proposed to her, who had asked her to be titi lite partner, hal played false, He had stolen her iex and used it as his own To-MorrowaeChanning Appears on the . Farm. ‘ L Cl girl in a $$