How a child can grow big and tall

Title

Creator

Icasiano, M.C.

Language

English

Source

Volume 1 (Issue no. 8) September 1935

Year

1935

Subject

Growth of children

Children's health

Child nutrition

Rights

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Fulltext

198 THE YOUNG CITIZEN Septemlwr, t9.'J5 I-low A Child Can Grow Big And Tall By Dr. M. C. !CASIANO * My dear readers of the YOUNG CITIZEN: I have been asked to tell you something in this Child Health Day issue of your magazine. I was supposed to talk on skin diseases or on intestinal worms. But I am sure it is not diseases you care to read about. You like something more beautiful, so I will tell you of a pleasant and interesting account of some children in a certain school. I want you to know that I love school children, that I have visited many many schooli; in several countries of the world and made a great number of li.ttle friends in those schools. It is about one of these schools that I am going to tell you. I still remember the incident as if it we1·e only yesterday, although this happened several years ago. One beautiful afternoon in a town not many miles away from the city of Boston in America, I was watchin;~ an excited class of students. It was weighing day and they had just finished weighing. The teacher had read the records of every pupil and was trying to find out why some children gained markedly in weight, a few hardly gained at all and one or two actually lost weight. By the way, to these children the business of gaining in weight was a serious job and they were really trying to attain their . purpose. They slept very long hours; they ate plenty including milk, eggs and vegetables; some even drank several glasses of water just before going to class so they would weigh more. All these things they did because they wanted to be healthy and they knew that growth is a sign of health. And this is true. Everybody knows that one plant is healthier than another when it grows faster anl bigger. If you watch two fields of rice you know that the one with taller plant~, with wider and greener leaves is the "'Chief, Section of School Health Superv:ision, Bureau CJf Health. healthier. The rice plant that hardly · grows, that has narrow and yellowish leave8 is a poor plant and will not produce much grain. The same is true of the child. One who grows heavier and taller from month. to month is healthier, as a generai rule, than one who hardly grows or is not growing at all. What was most wonderful in· this class was the fact that with few exceptions, everyone seemed to be gaining steadily in weight. The secret of this, according to the teacher, was that the pupils knew what made a child grow and they all did their best to do the things whiGh make for growth. Now you will perhaps ask me, "What makes a child grow?" The answer to thi;; · you will learn from those children themselves. When they were asked by the teacher what made them gain in weight the following answers were given: One child believed that he gained in weight after his swollen tonsils were removed. Another child thought he increased in weight since he began taking daily baths. This made him sleep soundly every night as he was not bothered by any itching sensations. A third child explained that he played daily out of doors and consequently had more appetite. A fourth child told the class that she felt much better since she learned to eat plenty of vegetables every day. Now, can you answer the question yourself? In case you cannot, hear the advice of the teacher to her pupils: 1. Try to eat plenty every meal, and include milk or egg and vegetables and fruits in your diet. 2. Sleep long hours with windows open. Try to go to bed before eight every night. (Please turn to page 226) 226 THE YOUNG CITIZEN September, 1935 CROSS-WORD PUZZLE 2 2. Part of the head 2 3. Note of scale VERTICAL I. Sound of a bell 2. Kind of bread 3. 3rd person singular present indicative of Be 5. Neuter pronoun 6. A trap , . To challenge 8. A large package of goods 9. A pronoun (feminine gender: I 0. A conjunction 1 i. Very small 13. Last in order or at the end 14. To employ 1 ) . Preposition 18. Sins (verb) 24. Some or an indefinite numb~r 25. An insect 27. Part of verb "to be" 29. Exclamations 3d. A number '32. Snake-like fish 31, Consumed 35 Devour or swallow food 37. Obtain 3 8. Paddle a boat 40. Possessive pronoun 42. A house pest 43. Masculine pronoun ~ORIZONTAL zc, Railroad (abbreviated) 27. First half of a girl's name lf. Not yes. 30. To attempt 31. An article 3-). Reverential fear H To behold 3n. A preposition 3 9. Note of scalC' 40. A pronoun 41. Corre!Jtive of either 4 3. To strike something 44. Fight between nations 46. Short for sister 4 7. Sun (Spanish) 5U. Past tense of bite 52. 2.000 pounds 54. A verb 56. Not at any time 59. How babies say "daddy" 60. Anger . 62 .. Join 6 3. Crowd in riot 65. To sniff 6(:. Xmas song HOW A CHILD CAN GROW !\ (Cuntiniwd f1·om page 1.98) 1. Journey . ' 3. Sleep alone so you may feel 4. It blows more comfortable. Get rid of bed8. Lads buys, protect yourself from mos· 9. What is the man doing in thz quite bites and cover your body picture? with a sheet or blanket to avoid 1 L.. To rip catching cold. 14. Strong 15. A number 17. Largest plant 1~1 . To be sick 20. Part of the foot 21. Before 4?. Bar 46 Lonely -48. Pre~osition 49. Allow 5(r. An insect 5 ! . Industrial Research edJ 5 ; An old horse SJ. Raw mineral (abbreviat57. Nickname for Vivienne 53. Neither 60. Prefix, meaning not 61. "He" in Spanish Short for mother 63. 64. Body odor (abbreviated) 4. Play out of doors every day, but stop before you get tired. 5. Keep your teeth and skin clean by frequently washing them. Brush your teeth twice a day, take a bath at least twice a week and wash your h;tnds at least before handling any food. 6. Move your bowels daily and us<' a sanitary toilet. 7. Drink plenty of water between meals. If some day I happen to visit your school and J see in your class weight record that your weight is increasing steadily from month t0 month. I shall be very happy with the thought that perhaps you still remember this story of "HOW A CHILD CAN GROW BIG AND TALL."

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