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Show Thursday,' December 22, 1938 THE $250,000,000 U. S. Toy Trade Changes Playtime Technique TIMES-NEW- NEPIII. UTAH S. PAGE THREE Christmas Around the World HEALTH By RUTH WYETH SPEARS bag has been a great "pHIS Rest is most important Several others can be made for different purposes. They factor in treatment of rheuare good to hang in the closet or matic heart disease. the sewing room for patterns or small equipment. When traveling W. Barton By Dr. Jame$ I find a little bigger one perfect in the early days the, for laundry. The ofsize shown here EVEN yard bright ticking. requires of tuberculosis You will notice in the sketch that food. French seams are used. This was rest, fresh air, good At first fresh air and good makes the first stitching of the food were believed to be the COATJ1CUT OFF suc-ces- s. World in Miniature to 1 4 Greet Youngsters This Christmas 1 1. By JOSEPH W. LaBINE "When I was a kid . . ." Father speaking. When he was a kid, Santa Claus brought tin trains and crockand ery dolls, tinker-toy- s wooden wagons that somehow fell apart the day after 5. 1. highest factors in the cure. It is now known that rest, giving the lung a chance to heal by rest (rest in bed), is the most important part of the treatment. When the patient is cured and leaves the institution he Christmas. when Father walks through a 1938 toy store his eyes may well pop out at the baby doll that can be fed, bathed, powdered, dressed and rocked to sleep, or the streamlined automobile with exhaust pipe, electric lights and a horn to make youthful pedestrians get off the road. So "real" pianos and motion picture projectors, but these seemingly extravagant toys are really much more sensible than set Aunt Emma the tiddly-wink- s gave him for Christmas many years fir Each land has its s 4. JfJ? own Yuletide cus- rffw i ffii if IM:"A ago. tit if : v sir - ,( , j toms. Above, at New York's Rockefeller f Center, carolers sing t nightly before Christmas, in the Italian Alps, right, children r pray uejore a shrine. ' Another A I P ' , i vr4 v- im m ' syi; f$ L ' i A f ' t Is ' too! All because of faulty electrical ap"Lights out, says Rascal, pliances, fires and accidents will the lamp cord. And if spoil hundreds of Christmas gather-lue- s pulling the cord hadn't been given a this year. Though home should be the safest tougher pull lest to make it place during the holidays, engineers safe, it might have been "lights of Underwriters' Laboratories, Chi- out' for Kascal, sure enough. cago, point out that if you should have an accident during the next ficient Insulation over the wire to few weeks, chances are good that it prevent shock. To prove that rubwill happen In your own home. ber cord is sufficiently tough to An estimated 125.000,000 electristand abuse, two inches of insulacal cords now being used throughout tion must stretch nine Inches withthe nation offer the greatest poten- out breaking. "Bombs" are used to tial danger at Christmas time, it Is determine the condition of cord after pointed out. Cords receive excepseveral months' use. Bombs are tionally harsh treatment, being heavy steel containers In which rubchewed by children and dogs, twist- ber insulation is "bombarded" with ed and pulled, run under rugs and pure, oxygen at high pressure to walked on. Faulty plug Bnd socket cause rapid aging. connections ofU-- result, creating seSince damaged or poorly conrious hazards. structed cords are often responsiKr.gineert explain that shock or ble for home fires and accidents, Cre Is less often due to electrical special care Is needed during the wiring than to damagrd cords. Safe Christmas season. Danger Is especord is manufactured under rigid cially great between now and requirements, with ample copper March, the records show, since durwire for carrying the current w.th-- " ing that time a fire breaks out evoverheating. There Is also suf- - ery two minutes. rprS guided by the table of values es- tablished by the same experts. The correct toys for your youngster should meet these requirements: 1 Durability. 2 Stimulation of 3 Correct toy for the given age. 4 Principles of aesthetics. 5 Sanitation and hygiene. Zippered Teddy Bear! The latter factor is stressed by modern toy makers. For the very young child only vegetable dyes are used. Sharp corners have been eliminated and dangling appendages (too easily detached and swallowed) are taboo. There is emphasis on forms and materials that can be kept scrupulously clean. Even teddy bears are now made with a zippered skin that can be removed and laundered, while many wood toys can also be washed. While adhering to these scientific principles, toy makers have not forgotten that their young customers are primarily interested in being entertained. For example, it's much better for a child to develop muscle and through a vehicle (like a toy automobile or tricycle) than by calis- Above, dressed in fancy costumes Polish children stage scenes from biblical lore and sing religious songs, serenading villager's homes 3 & Iff. ri i Af fi ' ' "Y i 1 li tropical Cairo, in Egypt, European visitors erect their Christmas tree in the shadow of the. nvramids. Left: Swed- ish street decorations. 1 defipos- ' disease, low. old as history, is now being fought Gall Bladder Disturbances One of Similarly, In the most pleasant way possible, toys reveal talents and aptitudes, often overcoming deficiencies. This is particularly true of the sense developers, elementary handcraft materials, musical and rhythmic toys, and all materials for simple graphic arts like crayons, water colors and printing sets. Tested 'Under Fire. Every toy that finds its way to the Christmas tree this year might well bear the label, "Child Tested and Approved." After the inventor and child psychologists have perfected them, the playthings find their way to nursery and sand pile for thorough trial before being manufactured in quantity lots. First, the experimenters want to discover whether their toy can stand up under hard wear. Second, it must hold interest long after the novelty stage has passed, which was one serious fault with the toys yesterday's children received each Christmas. By New Year's day they had usually been consigned to the closet. By additional experimentation they discover what age group most the and it is manufacenjoys toy, tured accordingly. Many large stores are segregating their toy displays by ages this year, a boon to the uninitiated uncle or aunt who doesn't know whether a doll girl should have a dress-uor just a plain rag baby. As for the toy makers, they're happy about the whole thing. Says James L. Fri, managing director of the Toy Manufacturers of the United States: "By increasing the of playthings, their imaginative appeal and educational value have been greatly enhanced, and consequently the market fol toys has steadily broadened." three-year-ol- f'c'M) ceremonies nre more colorful than those of Rumania, where villagers portray the wise men, shepherds and angels. - v I .v. I: '!. - tf""" ' A C I I . ' r: - ... ! xeifc. nsirtirf :v. HrrtiiiT ti iiitf.i' i At Tromso, Morway, most northern part of Europe boasting a radio station, residents listen to the story of Christ's birth. d p H'titorn Newspaper Union. the popular remedies now used for constipation is paraffin oil liquid petrolatum, mineral oil. Its principal value Is that it softens the wastes from the food which. thenics. C i SIDE mile man-about-tot- ' - tem by St. Vitus dance (chorea); the skin by fibrous lumps and redness; the heart and blood vessels by heart disease, nose bleed, and purple spots on skin. There are also eye, stomach and intestinal symptoms due to rheumatism." Often Affects Heart. Before and After Rheumatic heart disease is the Robinson I think a sharp nose most frequent and severe complicausually indicates curiosity. tion of rheumatism. It is estimatBrown And a flattened one ed that from 50 to 60 per cent of the rheumatic patients finally de- may indicate too much. velop some form of heart disease. Customer (to head waiter) As with tuberculosis, rest is the big factor in the treatment of these Just as a matter of curiosity, did the waiter who took my order d heart cases. After the treatment given during the stay in leave any family? hospital, the following instructions Topsy Turvy World regarding rest at home are given Customer Isn't the price rath-- . the patient's parents on leaving the er high for such a little pillow? rheumatic pavilion: 1. Your child has been up one Shop Assistant Well, you see, hour in the morning and one hour madam, down is now up. in the afternoon. Increase half an hour daily until up all day. AT CODFISH BALL 2. Insist on a rest in bed for two " hours every afternoon. 3. Bed at night never later than eight o'clock. 4. Guard against fatigue. 5. Keep in- - bed during periods of colds, fever or other illnesses, even if slight WHITTLED DOWIS TO SIZE I Youngster like to imitate Mother and Dad, so toy manufacturers responded. Above: The young with his streamlined car, featuring exhaust pipes and a classy paint job. Below: A Christmas morning mother gives her dolly a thorough scrubbing in the doll bathinette shown at Merchandise Mart, Chicago. young minds, these uplift societies forced their wares & Games that on toy manufacturers. For several as they grow older, just as they develop skill and years American youth was showered need new clothes to fit their in- encourage play with other children. But your selection should also be with Christmas gifts it was sup- creasing stature. They've decided Fire, Shock Hazards Threaten To Mar Christmas Festivities tr iru ends if Stru-ther- - Hi "Ah: si to give children sensible toys, playthings built to stand abuse, to develop strong bodies and agile minds. Having made peace with the educators and psychologists, they've enlisted designers, chemists, professional inventors and engineers to help meet the new demand. When buying toys this Christmas, you'll be wise to follow the six objectives prescribed by experts, who say a child should have at least one type of toy from each classification: 1 Physical exercisers. 2 Sense developers (color, texture, shape and sound). 3 Building toys, for and consciousness of ability to do things. 4 Make believe toys, devices for Imitative play. 5 Handwork materials leading to arts and crafts. j 0 i NOTE: Mrs. Spears' Book 2 Gifts, Novelties and Embroidery, has helped thousands of women this is rheumatism everywhere; with the many cases of heart dis- to use odds and ends of materials and their spare time to make ease which it causes. things to sell and to use. Book 1 s Drs. H. L. Bacal and R. R. in the Canadian Medical Asso- Sewing, for the Home Decorator, is full of inspiration for every ciation Journal tell of the organization of a rheumatism service at homemaker. These books make the Children's Memorial hospital, delightful Christmas gifts. Mrs. autograph them on reMontreal. "It is interesting that Spears will Books are 25 cents each. nearly all the systems of the body quest. Crazypatch quilt leaflet is included may be involved in rheumatism. The respiratory (breathing) system free with every order for both books. Address: Mrs. Spears, 210 is represented by tonsilitis, pneuS. Desplaines St., Chicago, 111. monia, and pleurisy; the joint system by arthritis; the nervous sysDr. Barton jacks-in-the-bo- posed to like, but didn't. Sorely puzzled, the psychologists were slow to find a remedy: why not ask children themselves what kind of toys they wanted? So they tried it, and discovered that American boys and girls like nothing better than imitating Mother and Dad. That's why 1938 Christmas toys stress miniatures authentic reproductions of trains, automobiles, baby buggies, bassinettes and airplanes. At Chicago's Merchandise Mart, where the visitor can get a comprehensive picture of this new trend, it's quite possible that you'll see a preview of your 1940 automobile, ready for driver long delivery to a before the real thing rolls of! an assembly line! Age Is Important Factor. Briefly, toy manufacturers have realized that children need new toys and games to develop new abilities O RI6HT 'SOS Trim close to this stitching, turn the nite hours when bag inside out and stitch the seams again so that the raw edges sible. Thus the patient is enabled to are covered. Punch a small hole live almost as full a in the center top for the hanger hook. Clip today's lesson and add life as if he had never had an active tu- it to the many gift suggestions contained in the books offered beberculosis. rest at certain l -s' HANGES3LENDS tt y i rur STITCH AND has learned how to rest. In addiTflIM RIGHT j SECOND STITCHING tion, most institutions give home ad MAKE vice in printed form OF FRENCH SEAM 6 PLACE HANGER INSIDE for the patient to follow. The one point emphasized is seams on the right side. - He may frown over Old World Imitates Us. The toy industrial revolution has made the United States a world headquarters for Christmas shoppers, who migrate annually from every European nation just to see what's new in the American toy industry. Where a scant few years ago our own toys came from abroad, Japanese and German manufacturers now copy our products. Often they attempt to sell cheap imitations in the United States. The revolution wasn't spontaneous; a dozen years ago struggling American toy makers protested when psychologists and educators x told them that may be amusing, but certainly not very instructive. Armed with fancy figures about child behavior and the Make This Useful Bag on a Hanger CD, -- 'Yi,rfK!3 ?i " .. -- ' JL ly"' ILiP"j ; if rvj I MrcoiNicn nop. r2- - wtfo . . . vat urn art I after having passed through the small intestine, has had most of the liquid removed from it. The paraffin, by mixing with these dry wastes, softens or lubricates them so that the large bowel can squeeze them downward and out of the body, As the parafnn puts nothing into the body and removes nothing of value from the tissues, it is consid' ered a "harmless" method of aid' ing the removal of wastes from the large bowel. The usual dose is one to two tables poonfuls. Another use for paraffin or mineral oil has now been discovered which may prove very helpful to sufferers with liver and gall bladder disturbances. The 'Taraffin Thrust." An abstract in the Yearbook of Therapeutics tells of the "paraffin thrust" used by Dr. I. Boas who prescribes two to three tablespoon-ful- s of petrolatum three times a day. To give the oil a "nice taste" he adds 20 to 30 drops of oil of peppermint to a pint of the oiL The effect of the paraffin Is to give from four to six abundant, finally liquid, bowel movements per day without any irritation of spasms. As this is heavy dosage of oil. Dr. Boas calls it a "thrust" which means a hard push or drive at the liver and gall bladder. The patient is advised to remain In bed for the day. Dr. M. Weissburg, as stated In the yearbook, also obtained good results with the paraffin oil in actual inflammation of the gall bladder whera there were gall stones with colic and other symptoms. The point is that paraffin or mineral oil seems to stimulate the liver and empty the gall bladder in cases of slowness or sluggishness, Bnd has been used successfully in the treatment of inflamed gall bladder. However, the fact that large doses art necessary in these cases means that it should be used under a physician's supervision. BU Syndicate,-WN- U Srvlr, "You say he belongs to the codaristocracy. Where did you meet him?" "At the fish ball, of course!" fish The Guide Yes, it must be over a thousand years old. You can take it from me they don't build such ancient castles nowadays. It's a Dress "My wife is very busy. She's going to address the women's club." "I suppose she's working on the address." "No, the dress." OUT OF SORTS? Hart la Amazing Relief for Conditions Duo to Slugaltti Bawtll , l'in try thin frf'..i:i2. inviaaratiu. TnetwjJiiilfi rrilf fmm itlrk bafloiP!a, billi ftp!!. Unxt feeling when ftcbft&i-twith enivtlpfttl'.n. vn fpnm I1 Pick " 2 " ! Uihmrt If ik dWUMM. prl re . Oct m t. iro th pnrrhm V-- hk turn Uwt b to u. We t ' iii ifc tf- iU 'B 1 CARRY ALWAYS I urn f6 CUiCK RELIEF c rno nrm V?BsJt- - S5 uCuv') iwr.ir.rsTinM i WATC H "VOU can dspsnd on ths " apscial salss ths msrehanta of our town onnouncs in ths columns of this papsr. Thsy mean monsy saving to out rsadsrs. It always pays to patronizs ths merchants who adVsriiss. Thsy or not afraid of thsir mr- chandiss or thsir pticss. THE SPECIALS |
