WOMAN'S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3037, 26 March 1917, Page 3

WOMAN'S WORLD

■.-;■• (Continued from page 2.) >: AS THE TWIG IS. BENT .;:' Speaking in Christchurch last week "under the auspices 'of the North Can- -, iterbury. Educational■ Institute,. ■ Dr. t Eleanor Bakeir, who took as her sub-' ' ''iject ;:.the upbringing of children, said 'it : to remember that school only provided a part—and that a minor one—of the influences to be considered. -Home was-the main fao-. tor, and school'and home must work - together* ... ■ ; -../, v -,'■:;,-,.:-^ : .'

V v Dr; Baker said she wished to ; emphasise' certain special points as fpl"Vi.iow.s:—'■.";'■ '... .:•'■;-;:,/— .-. ■ '; :: : ; ;Y\. The value of open air. -Schools on the open-air system-Uhould be em- ■' ployed wherever possible; and .plenty of fresh-, air| should, be provided in the :■ Jbomes, especially in the bedrooms at bight. I -;':- :;r - ■-' ':, ■■: "\ ■;■-. •/■■.: '■'":•. 2. Clothing. ■ Many children, partly Jrom laziness,"'and partly from fear of catching cold, did not take off all their clothes at night, but slept in the undergarments they had worn during the 'day. This was most unhealthy. More- ' over, the majority of children ,were grossly overclad. Many, of the clothes Were badly ehaped.. Tight and narrow garments; ; constricted the, chestj and girls especially were hampered by their freedom-destroyirig garments: • It was ir.ost advisable' that the school costume ■; ifor girls should be suitable: for its purjpose, and provide all possible freedom. 'In' : fact, the question of women's.cos,tume was one of Imperial importance. ,'phe great colonising work- of our race ; ..was ■•' seriously iamperedj in countries.-i.by-the unsuitable dress fashion .and convention dictated to the women of the Empire. . .' .'. ■■■,-.•; 3. Deafness. .This was a: most serious handicap, toa child, and it. was - : . 'exceedingly important .that -it should' ;'be detected, and either treatedor dealt .Iwith in some way." A child was often ■. put down as _"stupid," , "bad," or when he was real--;■:'lx'.pnly; struggling'with'.the very..seri-, ■ ,ous disabilities entailed : by deafness. ."" : r 4. Diet. Asa7rulej the dlet'of our 'shildren was good. ■ The clilldren got aplenty of food/ though she doubted whether it was always the best kind of food; Th'e school lunches provided - were often most unsuitablej cake, biscuitsj and sweets were frequently the ;■ tenly food supplies brought, and these, .:' of course/didinot provide the necessary amount of wholesome nourishment.. ■ Too many scraps were eaten between .meals,' and. fur;too much-tea drunk. ..'-.'. '■'■'.'■■ Dr. .Baker, concluded by' saying that she was a, great believer in the strenuous life. l Slackness and inertia were .the great enemies 'of happiness -and . health.'.. ;■ Our children should be taught to throw; themselves heartily , ; into their work, "go at it," and do it thoroughly well; That was an unfailing source of joy. and satisfaction. '.'.'. ,; .- . ' ; i A woman's trouble and how to overtome it! Not one woman, but thonsands of 'women, suffer'' keenly' from euper- , fluous hair end its disfigurement. "Rusma" is the harmless and simple method of freeing youreelf entirely and surely from: thW; distressing trouble. "Rusma has been known to cure after,many failures and repeated disappointments,;anil it can be used in; the-privacy of your own home without the slightest inconvenience; "Bußma" completely ;banishee ,all superfluous'■■ hair, which, never ■ rei'turns!' : ■•'■■ .. -. ; - ,' : ' ■■ ~ •■..-.■..- : ; '■■ : Write to Mrs. Hnllen,'. next Plunket Nurses' Departments CSartenay Place, Wellington.—Advt. . : ■ . ,: ;

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