Moving Picture Age (1920) . hich was operated jointly by theRed Cross and the American Commission for the Prevention ofTuberculosis in France (Rockefeller Foimdation). So at mov- of patients. Information on infant feeding was eagerly sought,after a picture of that kind had been shown, so was tuberculosisliterature in demand after the audience saw the preventable wast-age of this disease visualized for them. Films of recreational work were most enthusiastically re-ceived. _ Some of_ them showed American kiddies at healthfulplay. Little girls in bloomers and small boys in running breecheswere sk
Moving Picture Age (1920) . hich was operated jointly by theRed Cross and the American Commission for the Prevention ofTuberculosis in France (Rockefeller Foimdation). So at mov- of patients. Information on infant feeding was eagerly sought,after a picture of that kind had been shown, so was tuberculosisliterature in demand after the audience saw the preventable wast-age of this disease visualized for them. Films of recreational work were most enthusiastically re-ceived. _ Some of_ them showed American kiddies at healthfulplay. Little girls in bloomers and small boys in running breecheswere skipping, hurdling, turning somersaults and doing all sortsof wonderful stunts. As a direct result of these pictures thecity of Lyons gave permission to establish two large play groundswhere pale French children could romp and play like their littlefriends across the water. After the exposition left Lyons theRed Cross received a report from the organization for ChildWelfare Work that their activities had increased one hundred. Because the wounded boys in this hospital ward couldnt go to the parade the moving pictures and the Red Cross man broughtthe parade into the ward for them to see. The uncounted thousands who were cheered and helped in this ivay will never see the red emblem again without a flash of grateful memory. ing picture shows the audiences were taught hygiene the Amer-ican way. France is poorer today by a million babies because of thewar. These films dealt with the child welfare problem in all itsphases. One picture explained the meaning of the expositionand just how important to a community, as well as to the family,was the conserving of life. Then another reel showed mothersand older girls exactly how to feed, bathe, and care for a babyproperly. It showed in no uncertain way the risks of artificialfeeding and the boarding-out system, which was used a greatdeal in France, especially during the war. The message of the tooth brush was given to every memberof the famil
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