| Show protecting THE CHILD many communities are planning lne programs pio grama grams for may day emphasizing child health and accident prevention this Is 13 part ot of the general year round safety campaign conducted by schools and various child protective organizations at a time when accidents and deaths to adults have consistently risen child fata fatalities fittes have been on the down grade this Is the direct result ot of the teaching of 0 fundamentals of accident prevention and good health in schools it la Is an invaluable work not only because of the lives now being saved but because it ts is paving the way for safer streets highways and homes in the future the astonishing total of accidents among adults Is duo due largely to their refusal to take safety teaching seriously the childs mind being mal gaeble and open la Is extremely receptive to safety instruction when presented vividly and in an interesting manner and that which la Is learned in the primary and grade schools by the child will be part dart of hla his caiar char actor acter as an adult there la is nothing esoteric about safety it Is the simplest of things depending on a few commonsense common sense rules rulea and principles care watchfulness ful ness courteousness such factors as these that can be exercised by every one young or old can almost wholly do dway away with accidents of 0 all kinds hinds carelessness Careless nesa slothful slothfulness and incompetence are now claiming thousands upon thousands of lives each year more than in automobile accidents alone |
