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Show Visits to Country Excellent For City-Bred Children ... ni IU. !- RT. BARTON Childrrn in rltlr con.Unlly o t allniuUlM. Thr I, t'o inurh nrka,. tort much to luolc Mt, iio murli rst'ltrmrnt ir ninny tiling, to do. to talk alMiut, to hmr. I It any nontlrr tlmt mall, (ruwlnf bodlra. wldi a hrrrulran lak on thrlr handa at brat, he. com harrlcU and cnrratM lftr thir rmt'h th avf of iMib-rty, at which tint thry rnter uiioa another biokilral erl.i. thai pula lurthtr atraln upon rnluranrT I rannot hrlp wondrrlnl If ata-tlatlra ata-tlatlra ahcmlna tha rapidly tn-rra-Ina: rata of heart dlaiird'ra am tip a children ara not due to lark of peace and reel. x,, rhHd ran keep a normal nerve balance If ha Uvea oonalanlly In the thrnee nf emit, tlnnal ekcllentenl. up on the peak ana minute. dun In the valley the neal. and all of II to the accompaniment accom-paniment tif rraehln tumult. l barunia Inured tn nolac lhat la. uneonarlouii of It, but wa never hecoma immune. Tha aeneiitva ear nervea carry ever vibration to lha brain. Tha reoult la a tre,-mendnua tre,-mendnua aata of nerva energy, and whera thera la aate, aooner or later thera will be want. Moat emotional atltnulatlnn uaea up nerv rneray. whether It be pleaaaut or olherwlee. Tha elty child. In hla dally entacta with lieople, movlea. and Ihe other va-rlrd va-rlrd oiHrtunlllea of city lllr, aa a a are leaed in r, theni, run, lha entire gamut nf human emo. tlnna dotrn, of time, over In a few ln.ur,. An.l II la Ui.l tur Mill very bad. particularly If ha la ot the aeneit:e, huh .elrumc. net-, vim. Ivee that feel, w hut ha frrla Inlenaely and deeply In every flora of hia lielng. YMiat la tu l, ddiit thent . bo many mother, of nervoua rhllilren ara a"kln( for advk-e. Incldenlally, all I hava Ju-t atatcd la ier fertly well known lo muny them, and naturally thrr have dime evervthlng In their power lo combat theae Intluencea, Incrcaa-Ing Incrcaa-Ing hnura of real and aleep and eliminating aa many aourrra of excitement ex-citement aa poaaihle. lne mother recently lM me that tha doctor had put her llllle girl to bed tor a ret cure of ait weeka during whlcll time alio n not alloweil even ao much aa hav. Inr a atory read to her. Now. that la good, no rioiiht. lint t think I know of aomelhlng still better. Tli country! What', Ihe mailer wllh Ihe country nowedua? renpl liid lo wo. I don't mean to big holela With golf cmiraea and hunting ponla and tile hatha and Ktlunlav night hope, hut tit elinie. tUhl farm houeea whara the anlnuila and blrda ara lha atar orcheetrua. If It la noaalble. and I believe It la for mane people If they et thenteelvea lo do II. I'd get lha children off lo tha country lha nilnut erhool la out. I'd alart to plan for It now. I'd llva In a tent If I had to. 1 mean Jutt Hint. With ao much peace and quiet and freah air and aunahlne and eohd aweet earth untouched by concrete con-crete all oura Inr Ihe t'ikllig It aeema unfair to tha children to dr. prlve thrin of aui h blearing lor twelve muulha a year. If It la tmitomtlhle tit attend an en lire auiumer In the country, or even a mouth, or a week and I know It la for a good many people then I'd mak, nn ulirmpt to take an odd day off now and then. Kven n rtny In tha open I, a god-end. god-end. N LA. |