| Show WI w fA T EAT to-EAT EA T-a T Tad and d WHY WHY- C C. C Houston Goudiss Offers Timely Advice on Keeping Children Well in Winter Warns of Several Dangers lly Dy C. C C HOUSTON GOUDISS ONE of or the ways nays wa s 's by b which her community judges a n womans woman's success ns as n mother is by the health and well- well being of her children If they are arc energetic rosy checked normal boys bo s 's and girls who teho have a n high resistance to infections infections infections such as ns the common cold and if H they display the good dispositions that we usually associate with buoyant buo ant health I Ithen then the verdict of or friends and neighbors is usually that of or a n a. a iob lob wall all done r I II I To 10 help her children main main- maintain loin tain top health and vitality n a nI I must constantly be rih it to the themious various factors i that help produce this ideal estate And at nt the same time she must mast likewise be on guard against the common conditions condi condi- conditions conditions that may contribute to lowered resistance especially fatigue and and improper diet Winter Hazards Haz It has IMS h boon said that In winter the hotly body is on trial trial and and this IH Is IHns I InI Isas ns nI true of children as of If adults K Ix tr s of tempera tempera- turn ture urn require ad all adjustments d rt on the part of ot the ho hotly hOlly and In most parts la rt o of the country y children are arc called 1 upon hems constantly to lo switch their l en environment from rom n R ahouse house honse which Is 11 nil all too tOil frequently over over- overheated heated to an temperature tC that tray may lna be bo below freezing While cool outdoor out air is slim slim- stimulating to children in normal health some children withstand it much less Jess successfully This is particularly true of ot those who are improperly nourished who arc nrc over fatigued or suITer from rom poor circulation When it is very cold outdoors It Itla itis la is wise to have children come In from Crom their play piny periodically to warm up And if u n child appears to suffer suITer from the cold unduly It ItIs ItIs Itis Is wise to have a physician check checkup up on his health Guard Against Overexposure Over must lie be avoided particularly in cold tamp damp er For I or under these conditions doctors warn there is always a 11 danger dancer of frostbite They say ay that whenever be the Cemp falls tails below 8 degrees Fahrenheit chil children dren should not bo he permitted to play outdoors If they do the cold may act upon the tissues so that part of the body Is deprived of Its blood supply This is most likely to occur in the fingers toes nose or ears which thereupon become frozen froHn The Die combination of wind and anti low temperature Is especially dangerous and 1111 frostbite frostbite- frequently occurs at temperatures up to 11 degrees decrees when hen there Is Isa Isa isa a strong wind Mothers lathers should be bo on guard cuard against frostbite when the tern leer is below 21 2 t degrees Fahr Fahr- Fahrenheit Fahrenheit Fahrenheit however how rind ond at all nil times during the winter see that chil chil- children children dren are nrc warmly clad This need not mean menn that they lire are so bundled up ns liS to preclude the possibility of active piny play Suitable le clothing consists of ot garments which pro- pro vido warmth and protection against dampness without w con can constriction constriction nt ot any eny point Two la layers aers era of wool such ns os that provided by a woolen sweat sweat- sweater er and playsuit era are considered preferable to one too bulky gun gar gunmen ar ment men Feet and hands should of ot course be well protected Dont Don't Overheat the tho Only n a little less serious arc nrc tho the consequences of dry over over- overheated overheated heated healed Indoor air It is unfortunate unfortunate nate to that so runny ninny people keep their rooms entirely too loo warm In winter This Tills not only widens the gap between Indoor and ond outdoor temperatures but may bo ho ex ex- extremely extremely Irritating to the tho delicate membranes of ot the nose end and throat Most authorities consider nn on indoor temperature of ot about GO degrees Fahrenheit satisfactory Is It Your Child Lazy We often orten hear har mothers mot ers complain that their children ore are lazy luzy in cold weather and they seem to have less Jess pep pcp and energy thanin than thanin thanin in other seasons It If by that they moon mean that their children ere arc less Jess active it may moy be that this can cnn be attributed in part to the bleak blenk shorter days that do not al always al- al always ways invite outdoor play pIny Hut But sometimes a n child displays such sucha a n reduction In his activities as to o appear Indolent Then the tho modi- modi mouser cr tr must hurst seek lie physical or emo emo- emotional emotional factors that may be re re- responsible responsible For Tor true laziness sug suggests rests a 11 body that Is not function ing normally Quite possibly the childs child's diet Is not meeting his bodily require require- ments An undernourished child usually tires tiros easily and is s dis dis- disinclined disInclined disinclined inclined to exert himself The food may be adequate as to quan quan- quantity quantity quantity but not na ns to quality For example a n diet that is too highly concentrated contains too loo little bulk or cellulose may cause a tendency to faulty elimination This in turn is frequently re re-i re responsible for lassitude The rem rem- remedy remedy remedy edy Is often orten a simple dietary chance chan the change the c-the the addition of a 11 salad to the dally dirt diet or possibly the use I C of ot stewed slewed dried fruits in addi addition ion tion to a R fresh fruit or fruit Juice daily Of ot course the child chUd should aKo aio have hn two servings of oC 1 vegetables t bles besides potatoes one of which should be bo of ot the green leafy variety Also a quart of at milk daily breads and cereals cereas at nt least half halt of ot which may preferably be bethe beth bethe the th whole grain variety an on egg daily or nt at least three or four weekly one serving of ot meat fish or chicken and ond another serving of ot n a protein food tood such as os cheese Some form Corm of ot vitamin D should be bo included In the tho diet of oC young children especially during the winter months It is also most Important that children follow tollow a n daily dally routine that Includes plenty of time for sleep And for younger children a day day- daytime daytime time nap is usually advised a Children Need Mood Healthy HS Mothers Mother Mothers must give e attention to the childrens children's health Hut nut let them give o I c some sonic consideration to their own The rhe tired nervous ous mother Is a very cry apt to transfer some of her own n fatigue and anti nervousness to n her child So In hl arranging arran your childs child's rest periods and diet in looking alter proper habits of elimination make sure that Moth Moth- Mother er too loo too and better still sun every member of the tho family faintly fol fol- follows follows lows this same sound health pro gram on |
