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Show VACATIONS VACATIONSt VACATIONSand t , andHEALTH andHEALTH and andHEALTH HEALTH _ By Dr . ERNEST H . LINESEmrent LINES _ - Eminent Ernlnntt Emrent Audlorlt Authority , . anil alld and Chsef Chief CII1 Chseftt f \tt tt \ ' fe { heal Ileal Drector Derectar DrectorNew DerectarNew Director5,3 Director53 , , New N < w 1 . ork 01'14 0114 ' Life Insurance Cumpaey CumpaeyCHILDREN Cum C"m Cm " fny " , . [ CHILDREN IN SUMMER MONTHSor MONTHS MONTHSlor lor children , the summer months are playtime . Free fromasks from frontasks or ks of the schoolroom , they look forward eageily eagelly eagerly to the thes th thSand < asks Sand and pleasures of the vacation period . , . But intelligent Intelhgent andU1 and andul ami ? s 8 planning plannmg for the holidays is as essential for children as for forSince foi : ul U1 ' smce Since the routine routme of school healtheducators health educators is suspended suspendedRsoonsibility , tor for health falls on the shoulders of parents . - - - - " ' 1-- 1 1.f'vacatloll ' . ' period of the average averageId averagyid .f'vacatloll .fvacatloll fvacatloll 5vacatioii cation ld Id is usually spent with Wlth adult adultat adultat adules at summer icsorts le50rts resorts , , at organ- organ - organmPS organp organups - ' " in m the jear-round jear round year-round year 5 ear-round ear round - cityent city cityent cit : mPS p $ , , or m.the mthe . ment ent It 1s is the unfortunate unfortunatewho unfortunatewho "n n " rtunati who spend the last type of ofwho orwho 1:0 10 : 1:0'wbo require the closest sup- sup sup'I supI sup supshould - 'wbo wbo ' who I . should be : particularly "arned arned 'sarned sarned "arnedt 'sarnedt " ' warnei 'I I ' over-exertion over exertion over.cxertion overcxertion - . and heat pros- pros prosagainSt prosagainst pros-r pros r - - - t .gainst gainst against againSt . eating eatmg foods handled handledt handlecfct therS theautomobiles the t vendors , and against rS IS got of accidentect accident ect from of automobiles automobilescst automobilesIS automobilesinost cst ost tragic > aspect of the child s stperlod sost sEnoeriod tperlod period is 15 rs the increased num- num numavoidable num-t num t numavoidable - - avoidable accidents to children childrenthe childrenthe childrenb the failure of parents and childcarry childcarry child- child childcarry - - & carry on the safety campaignthroughout campaignthroughout campaign & throughout the school year . Sough ough swimming is excellent ex- ex exfor extor ex-Ifor ex Ifor - - since sincees sincees sinceches for tor children , , particularly partlcularly [ them how to take care of ofyes ofelves olfedves es } in to the water , care should shoulden shouldken elves yes en to avoid the pollution of ' the theng therig thetrimming ng rig hole " Children who go goer gor gofamer should be examined examinedVance exan examinedtrance ned nedvance er r camps vance by the family fam1ly physician and andsbouId andord andtod ord should sbouId be sent to the camp campties campties campfc regulate thes the ties so they may withcal with withibyslcal ' 6 s xctlvitles actiVIties in accordance ibyslcal 'Sical Sical } ' cal condition . . "r r ! ' " , . ) Explosionsaccidents Explosions Explosionsm accidents to children occurthe occur occurthe m 17 the explosion cxploston of dynamite capsg caps capsftoe around vacant houses , , sumttages sumttages sum- sum sumfcottages - [ ftoe g wheremav wheremay where whererun fcottages ttages and other places The In- In In - run mav may pick them up stitute stitutc of Makers of E Explosives EploS1Ves -ploS1Ves ploS1Ves - reports reportsthat reportthat that 500 children are killed k1l1cd or mjured injured mjuredannually injuredannually mjurecannually annually from playing with blasting blastingca blastingcaps blastinicaps caps ca s Most of these a accidents idents occurduring occur occurI occurdurmg occu : I during durmg the summer months monthsA A still greatci greatel greater number of ch1.1dren ch11dren children ch1.1drenare childrenare childrelare . are maimed mauned by the explosion eploslOn " { of flre- flre fire- fire flreI flrecrackers firecrackers fire'crackers firecrackers - ' I crackers Lock-jaw Lock jaw Lock-yaw yaw - and burns are a aselious aserious sserious selious serious danger Don Dont t let the Fourth Fourthof Fourtiof , of July be a reminder that your c1uld child c1uldhas childhas chilchas has lost his life , or an eye , or some somefmgers somefingers som somfingers < fingers fmgers fiom flom from a firecracker flrecra.cker flrecracker . explosion . In short , plan the child s vacation vacationso vacatiorso so that it combines combmes the greatest free- free free - ' dom from nervous the . formal classroom with the highest re- re regard regard re regard - gard for the rules of healthful livUlg living livUlgand livingand livingand and the greatest care to avoid accidents acci- acci accidents acci accidents - - dents Continue the thf thr ' child chlld s regular regularrest regularrest regularrest rest period penod It If possible posslble , bring the thechild thechild thechild child close to the lessons of the greatoutdoors great greatoutdoors greatoutdoors outdoors See to it that , with an anabundance anabundance anabundance abundance of sunlight , air , . rest and anddirected anddirected anddirected directed recreation recreatlon , the little clUzen citizen citizengoes clUzengoes citizengoes goes back to school with a . sound mind mindand mindand mindand and a sound bodyThis body bodyThis This 'I'h1s Ih1s ' Is the second of a series senes of of12 12 articles on Vacations and HealthThe Health HealthThe HealthThe The third , on Camp Life , . will willanswer willanswer willanswer answer the question : : 1 . What fIrst fIrstaid firstaid firstaid aid should be administered tor for forsnake torsnake forsnake snake bites ? " ' ' 2 How should a camp campSlte campsite campsite Slte site be selected ? 3 How should shouldflrearms shouldfirearms shouldfirearms flrearms firearms be earned9 earned carned earned9Copyright ? ( CoPYI Copyright ght , , W3 1Q33 , N Y L I Co ) |