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Bellefonte, Pa., April 30, 1926.
Famous “Flat Arch” in
Church of St. Dominga
One of the objects which attracts
the visitor in Panama is the “flat
arch” in the ruins of the church of
‘San Domingo. The edifice itself was
built by Deminican monks in the
jpalmy days of Spain’s power. Accord-
ing to tradition, when the supports
‘were removed from one of the chief
archways it tumbled to the ground.
‘Another was built in its place, but it
too fell. The experiment was repeat-
<©d the third time with a similar re-
sult,
At last an old monk, who was not sup-
posed to know anything about archi-
‘tecture or engineering, had a dream
in which was presented to him a plan
for constructing an arch which would
‘stand, relates a writer in Pathfinder
Magazine. A structure was built ac-
cording to the plan thus evolved. The
arch was almost flat and made of ordi-
‘nary brick. Everybody in Panama—
with one exception—expected to see
this arch fall as the others had done.
‘But the old monk who had conceived
At had faith in his dream. When the
supports were removed he stood un-
-der the arch with folded arms. It did
not fall, and it never has fallen, for
“to this day it stands there amid the
‘ruins of the church it a wonderful
-state of preservation.
Smoke Proved There
Was Food in Homes
Smoking chimneys may be an awful
‘nuisance in large cities, but there was
a time in Japan when the sight of
effusive chimneys so pleased a moz-
‘arch of the country that he wrote a
poem about it.
It was during a famine in the reign
of Emperor Nintoku, according to
“Peter Simple,” in the London Post,
and there was great suffering. Nin-
‘toku climbed to the balcony of his
palace and saw a little smoke rising
from the.chimneys of the city. He at
once exempted the people from fav.
«tion for three years. Later he
‘climbed to his roof again and saw
smoke rising from almost all the
«chimneys. Whereupon he committed
these lines:
On my roof
Climbing, when I look out
I see smoke rising.
‘The people's kitchens
Are In a flourishing condition.
Famous Bank’s Nickname
The origin of “The Old Lady ef
‘Threadneedle street,” the nickname of
the Bank of England, never has been
definitely established, according to the
Kansas City Star, but the London
‘Economist traces the appellation back
as far as May 22, 1797, when William
‘Pitt induced parliament to suspend
«cash payments at the bank. This
moved Gilray to draw his famous car-
‘toon, which shows an old lady. seated
on a chest labeled “Bank of England”
‘being savagely ‘attacked by Pitt.
But, it is argued. Giiray may have
made use of an old idea. As early as
1695, a medallion appeared, and stil!
‘appears, on the bank’s notes. It con-
sists of a seated, draped figure, with
the head uncovered, holding a sprig in
‘one hand and a spear in the other, and
throughout more than two hundred
years it has remained substantially
the same,
Old Language Revived
Creditable and hopeful though it
may be for a revival of Hebrew cul-
ture, the establishment of a Hehraw
university in Jerusalem does not be-
gin to compare in importance with tune
"fact that little children are a2sin
talking, playing their games and call.
ing each other names in that iun-
‘guage of the prophets, which had once
* been classed as one of the world's
«dead tongues. Zangwill said that the
index of life is speech. This is true.
A people that speaks is not dead. And
in order that world Jewry might share
in this renaissance, which Sophie
Irene Loeb called “the greatest experl-
ment of the century,” there must be
somewhere In this world a place where
the Jew will have at least cultural
predominance. And that place is Pal-
estine.—Pierre Van Paassen, In the
.. Atlanta Constitution.
Many London Bridges
“London bridge has never actually
~% fallen down. Old London bridge, be-
- gun In 1170, was completed in 1209. It
- carried a row of timber houses, which
«were frequently burned down, but the
«main structure existed until the be-
ginning of the Nineteenth century.
The old bridge was the center for
booksellers and other tradesmen. On
it stood the chapel of St. Thomas of
Canterbury, and a tower on which the
heads of traitors were exposed to view.
The present London bridge was be-
2un in 1824 and completed in 1831, It
4s borne on five granite arches, is 928
feet high, 65 feet wide and 56 feet
above the river.
An Intelligent Interest
<The rector of a country parish was
showing one of his parishioners round
his garden. He paused in front of the
garden wall, into which had been built
a huge bowlder of granite, differing
obviously from the red sandstone
blocks that composed the rest of the
wall. “That,” he said, indicating the
granite bowlder, “came down in a
glacier.” The visitor considered the
object with much attention and then
sald thoughtfully: “Would that be
Pefore the war?'—Manchester Guar.
dian.
WHAT IS A HEALTHY CHILD?
Were you a healthy child? Are
you now a healthy man or woman?
If you are a teacher; Are your
pupils healthy children? If you are
a parent; Are your children healthy?
. What is a healthy child?
Can you pick out from among your
pupils the healthiest in the school-
room? Or from your own children,
those in your neighborhood, those
who are healthiest?
If you can, and you probably can,
though even doctors are sometimes
deceived at first glane., you have al-
ready formed in your mind some
standards by which to judge the
health of a child.
Try this experiment: When you
have decided which child is the health-
iest, write down your precise reasons
for choosing as you did.
Do the same for the child who is
next to the top of your list.
When you have answered these
questions, see how many of the points
you have mentioned are given by Dr.
Talbot in his description of a healthy
child.—2
Good nutrition includes the follow-
ing factors; Dry, clear eyes, smooth
glossy hair; soft, smooth skin with-
out eruption; bright facial expression;
mouth kept closed; ability to breathe
easily through the nose; clear hear-
ing; ability to stand and sit erect
with back straight, shoulders not sag-
ging; a moderate amount of fat;
musculature good; muscles well de-
veloped and not flabby; color of
mucous membranes and of the skin
reddish pink; no dark circles under
the eyes; and finally an air of vitality,
elasticity and joy, which is character-
istic of childhood.
Has Doctor Talbot mentioned any
qualifications which your child does
not possess, or which had not occur-
red to you as points to observe in
judging your child’s health?
At a conference of extension work-
ers, held in February, 1925, in New
York City, Dr. Hugh Chaplin, ped-
iatrist of New York City, and chair-
man of the New York Nutrition Coun-
cil, demonstrated good growth : and
nutrition in children. Miss Miriam
Birdseye, of the Federal Department
of Agriculture, says in her report of
this conference.
Beginning with two children, a girl
and a boy, from eight to ten years old,
clad, respectively, in a bathing and
running suit, Dr. Chaplin discussed
and illustrated the following points
of a well-built body:
“Strong, even teeth, closing well,
no cavities. Eyes clear and bright,
no puffiness under eyes. Clear skin,
not too dry or too moist. Good color
in cheeks, lips, eyelids, and ear lobes.
Even shoulders and flat shoulder
blades. Deep, broad chest. Straight
back. Flat abdomen. Firm muscles
and sufficient, firm subcutaneous tis-
sue. Straight legs. Normal size of
knees and ankles. Strong foot arches.
Anteroposterior foot position. Good
posture.
“The manifestations of a properly
functioning body—that is, a body in
good running order, considered at the
same time—were listed as follows:
“Alert expression. Unobstructed
breathing. Clear, red tongue.
Steady nerves, no restlessness.
Cheerful disposition. Good muscular
co-ordination. No distress on ordin-
ary exertion. Proper weight for
height, age and type.
“It was possible to illustrate all
these points except that of effect of
ordinary exertion. Data on this
point and on the weight-height rela-
tionship was available from the school
records.”?
It it is possible to secure a physi-
cian or some other person familiar
with the anatomy of the body and
the condition in health to demonstrate
to your group the precise meaning of
the terms used above, you will find it
interesting and educational.
Most peopls can recognize a splen-
didly healthy man or woman, but it
is a different matter to analyze, point
by point, the factors that go to the
making of the healthy body and the
healthy personality.
If children are to be built up into
healthier boys and girls, however, and
if they are to grow up into the best
possible specimens of men and wo-
men, is it not needful that all persons
in charge of their welfare and educa-
tion should know what points can be
rated “excellent,” and which points
show need of improvement?
Miss Birdseye continues in her re-
port: “Have you ever tried to find a
perfectly developed child? If so, you
know that they are almost as rare as
humming birds in January. But ie
search is illuminating.Even if the child
is up to weight for height, age and
type, has a good color and is free
from physical defects, such as diseas-
ed tonsils, adenoids or decayed teeth,
he still may have abnormally large
joints in knees, ankles or wrists; hol-
low or narrow chest; knock knees or
bow legs, frequently pointing te ear-
ly rickets; relaxed arches, pronated
“turned in” ankles; relaxed abdomens,
protruding where they should be held
in almost flat by abdominal muscles
in good tone; shoulders uneven,
rounded or sagging forward; shoulder
blades winged or projecting; faint
lines or circles under eyes; back
rounding out abnormally above and
rounding in abnormally below or be-
ginnig to curve to one side or the
other, teeth crowded or missing or
marked with belts of defective enam-
el; jaws not closing evenly. It comes
to seem even in schools attended by
children who have had exceptional
advantages almost like searching for
a needle in a haystack to find a real-
ly well developed child. * * *Difficul-
ties not the result of heredity, but of
inherited tendencies* * * ean with
care be overcome, * * *»
“Why” asked Miss Birdseye, “are
these things true?” In her opinion
it is because parents do not have a
mental picture of the well-developed
child as a standard toward which to
build, a pattern to make them con-
scious of the deviations, slight at first
and developing ‘only gradually, that
come about as a result of faulty feed-
ing, lack of sleep, rest, or fresh air,
lack of all-round exercise, especially
for the trunk muscles, poor habits of
sitting, standing and sleeping; in
short the things that do not seem
worth bothering about because par-
ents and children have not been edu-
cated to foresee their results; and
most of all because we have not set
before ourselves a positive standard.
“Is it not because we have lacked
standards of optimal growth—really
accurate eye-pictures of the well-
grown child—that we have failed to
notice these defects of build, carriage,
and functioning as the children grow
up? And is it not because we have
failed to notice that things were going
wrong that it has seemed easier fo
let the children form bad food habits,
stay up late, get over-tired, sit and
stand poorly than to train them at
the proper time into habits that will
make for good growth, all-round de-
velopment and sound nutrition?
Building a good habit requires the
same things. Is it worth while to
learn the process?”
MAKING THE HEALTH EXAMINATION
EDUCATIONAL.
In one locality where a health dem-
onstration has been in progress for
some time, the medical director has |
made a list of the points by which to
judge a healthy child. Those who
pass the examination with a certain
high grade are given a certificate and
their names and their pictures are en-
tered in a large book kept for this
purpose.
Great is the interest when the time
draws round for the physical exam-
ination and the “scoring.” The chil-
dren know and their parents know
exactly what points will be scored,
and precisely what condition counts
for a high score.
The health director of that demon-
stration says with reference to this
scoring of healthy children:
“If the scoring is to be of the great-
est educational value, the children
should understand thoroughly, at the
beginning of the period, just what is
necessary to obtain a satisfactory
score.”
The making of the score card by
which to judge a perfect child, or a
fine specimen of a child is not an easy
matter. Yet, it should be possible to
do something along this line. Agri-
cultural people are constantly mak-
ing studies to determine the best
strains of vegetables and animals for
different purposes, and what the
qualities are that make them more
valuable for various purposes.
State and county fairs judge ani-
mals and other farm products, and
award prizes for the best. The com-
mittees on award know precisely the
points on which to judge these pro-
ducts.
Are not children of more value than
many farm animals? Is it not worth
study and time and effort to bring
them toashigh a state of perfection
as it is possible for them to reach?
Demonstrations from life are more
effective than the pages of a book for
building in the minds of children,
teachers and parents a conception of
what the healthy child is. People
need to see, and to have certain things
pointed out to them: “This color or
shape or size is better than some
other; and these are the reasons
why.”
If parents, teachers and pupils and
all other persons connected with the
schools, know the points to be obesrv-
ed in the health examinations some
time before the examination is to be
made, and have opportunity to make
an effort to improve their condition
or their score before the examination,
then the health examination will be
a matter of interest and it will be
educational for all concerned.
DEFINITE GOALS.
Children themselves need to know
not only the health rules but what
condition of excellence each can hope
to attain, and how it can be attained.
Should a child’s posture be improv-
ed? What is wrong with it now?
What improvement needs to be made ?
| Is there some way to make a picture
of his present state and at intervals
| to show improvement ?
| Has the child flat feet? The im-
| print of a wet foot on paper can be
i marked out with a pencil and improve-
| ment noted as the arch lifts due to
proper foot exercises and the outline
changes. The child will need to be
shown what a healthy foot looks like
and what kind of impression such a
foot makes, in order to know what he
is striving for.
The child needs some tangible rec-
ord of his effort and improvement; so
does the teacher. Both need, as well,
to have definite goals. The ultimate
goal of all health work is to produce
healthy human beings who know how
to maintain their health, physical and
mental.
Do you realize that the study of the
healthy human being is a fascinating
study? Start your children making
individual scrap books, or a school
scrap book, with pictures and any-
thing else which describes the healthy
child, according to the points listed
by Dr. Talbot or Dr. Chaplin. If
your doctor or your physical educa-
tion teacher finds a good example
among your own children of an ex-
ceptionally fine foot or back or skin,
or a child that is a good all-round
specimen, have this noted in the book;
perhaps snap-shot photographs could
be put in also.
People need definite eye-pictures of
healthy children. To discover and
point out the chidren who can be used
for these eye-pictures will prove both
— 0 Et
interesting and educational. —By
Harriet Wedgwood, Staff Associate,
In the February Child Welfare Maga-
zine—American Child Health Asso-
ciation.
Nature from Petty
Thieves.
Law Protects
American Forest Week, recently ob-
served, brings to mind that man has
taken steps to protect nature’s gifts
from the ruthless destruction of other
men.
In times past folks who did have
country property used to visit farms
and woodlands to procure vegetation
such as shrubs, evergreen branches,
fruit blossoms, and wild flowers for
ornamental purposes. Now it is a
crimnal offense, punishable by a
heavy fine, for any individual to pick
flowers, strip trees of their branches,
remove shrubs or any other kind of
vegetation without the owner’s con-
sent.
—“Why did you insist on your
son getting a job where he would have
to work all night?” “Well, you see
these modern flats have no guest
room and we often have friends who
pass the night with us so with John
working all night we can use his
room while he can sleep in our bed
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Republican Primary —May 18
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