Child's Health Day [poem]

Title: Child's Health Day [poem]
Creator: Gabriel, Luisa P.
Language: English
Source: The Young Citizen : magazine for young people 3 (8) September 1937; 233
Year: 1937
Subject: Poems
Rights
Fulltext: September, 1981 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 233 Child's Health Day 'I'hey asked me what Child's Health Day means, Of what significance it is They asked for what Child's Health Day stands 'Mong all other important days. Child's Health Day means good food to eat, Eggs, pure milk and fish or meat, Green vegetables and apples sweet Papaya or banana treat. Child's Health Day signifies good rest, Eight hours of sleep to give us zest. Early in bed and out at sunrise, 'J'o start the day with ·healthy ways. Child's Health Day means pure, fresh air, From hills or mountains, field or dell. It 'means the tropic sun's caress, Also plenty of good exercise. Above all things Child's Health Day ~tands, For healthy children of our land, They with bodies strong and clean, Full of vigor, might and vim. On Child's Health Day we honor them, Whose faces with health and happiness beam. In them the hope of a nation lies, Both in time of war and peace. -Mrs. Luisa P. Gabriel