Show Daily Health Heath Service By DR MORRIS FISHBEIN Toys ro s 's and playthings in recent years year have become more mOle and more useful The child is not so much amuse amused and entertained nowadays by things thing that sparkle and things s that go as I It Itis itIs Is enlightened and entertained b by th the opportunity to make for itself Itsel various useful objects out of ot materials read reador ready for for- assembling or Many a child Is attracted by movement movement movement move move- ment and cind many select mechanical toys tos if It permitted to make their own selections Many mechanical toys toy have lave a useful purpose but In some som cases they are arc poorly made and ma may actually be hazardous to the child chUd's health and safety Poorly constructed tin toys wit with sharp edges and cheap paints do no not endure much over the holiday week and mA may cut the fingers lingers or break up with wIlh damage to the eyes almost before be- be rare fore the child has had an opportunity to o use them a aa Toys may of ot course be hI highly edu Construction toys have this capacity The child who becomes comes interested 1 In developing a railroad system with wit electrical trains signal stations am and sImilar accessories may begin l a piece pice I ot of work that will lead him into a useful useful use- use ful ul occupation Moreover the use o of such toys offers opportunity for gradual gradual grad ual development as the child grows grow older Ider Much of ot the radio material of today today today to to- day tends to make the child interested in n pop guns pistols and similar de dc de- de vIces ices There is no r reason on why the child hild should not play policeman but bu erous weapons such as air rifles rUles I or r vs bo bows and arrows rows arrows should be given only to children who are arc old enough to o handle them carefully A young child with an air rifle rille or a astron stron strong trong bow and arrow can do a lp lot lotof ot of f damage not only to the home in ir which he lives lives but but the to-the safety of th those who live with them e a 49 9 a Particularly Particular y useful and helpful to the he overage average child is a tool kit or a n bench where he can do wood work There here arc also available small sets of f chemical supplies and even small smal microscopes with slides and md other iri materials necessary for this kind of study udy Frequently an educational toy of this his type helps a child in sel selecting cUng its future career A ch child d that has been properly educated edu- edu will appreciate gifts such as clothing sweaters mittens heavy walking shoes or a muffler Since the holiday season is the period of cold such gifts gilts have a special value from the health point of view |