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14 WILMETTE LIFE, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 22, 1924 tered on keeping in the ruts. A . car cro ~"ed Sheridan road from J an east and west street. \\.. e were just about to pass he hind 1t when 1 we sa w it was pulli~1 g- along be- 1 hind it a sled on wht ch were two 1 gmall children, probably boys. You se e what easily mi ght have happened . Then again we sa\\' anot~er sled-full of boys hitching behmd a delivcn· truck. The tru c,k was in a bi g illlrry and jumping from rut to rut a s a light truck ")Vill und er ~ u c h condition s. And the sled "as doing likewise. The boYs cou ld hardly have found a more dangerous sport if they set out for that very purpose. Is it pre s umptuo~s for. us ~o urge parents to forbtd thetr chtldren from hitching behind autos? TEETH AND GENERAL HEALTH If \'Our teeth are unhealthy your ~,·hole system is unhealth:y. P.oison distilled from a tooth 1s poured into the blood and carried to everv part of the body, infecting the. entire organism. A very little reflecting will show you what this poison will do to an already overburdened heart or to diseased lungs. Children's teeth ought t.o be examined at regular interval -. At the first sign of infection prophylactic treatment should be given to prevent further spread of the toxic agent. Delay is deadly. The trouble may well he increased, and even before the children or parents are aware, great and irreparable damage _will be done. The only thing to do is to give disease no chance to get its very first secret foothold. dental clinic mu t be established in New Trier township. The charge for examination and treatment must be so low that the poorest parents can afford the expense. The plan is already operating effectively in Evan ston and Winnetka. Protect the children's teeth for the sake of their health as our coming citizens! WILMETTE LIFE (JI'<Srmerl:v. 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Dltnola, as .mall matter of the second elaae. under the act of March 3, 1879. Ryan. ~ew P FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1924 Separate the Grades. Enforce the Traffic L aws. Build the Tnuk Roa d. Most Value for Least Money It is not only ou~ a1n1 but also our daily practice to give the highest possible value for the least money. We buy in large quantities and take great pains to buy the ~ HAVE YOU? VERY EARLY SPRING Have vou, a little before seven What is so rav.- as a davin Feb- in the n;orning, cast a glance at ruary when we're all ' wishing the morning sky over in the winter would hurry up and go, southeast and thanked your stars and when winter seems to have that you were not a resident of some inland town like Berwyn? made up its mind to stay a while, Have vou seen the black to linger on the front steps and .; help you to cool off the whole l-ft>ughs of the elms and oaks hou e while saying good-bye? etc~ed ~gainst the gray FebruAnd what makes it even worse ary sky· And then bee~ .grat~ is that March will come after Feb- ful _that. you were not hvmg m ruary goes. Taxes will be due- Cahfo.rnt~, the land of eternal real estate taxes, and personal sunshme · . property taxes, and income taxes. Have you. r~ltshe~ to the f_ull The po.or and the tax collector that first dehc1ous mbble of cnsp we have always with us in Ma~h. break,f ast bacon? And been ') One thing that troubles us 1 much plec;tsed. that y~:m -;ere not much, about this time of year, i breakfastmg m ~extco · . the fellow, male or female, who H~ve you enJoyed a littlewants to sco.op everybody on the that s enou.gh after th_e o_v~rs that Spring is in the near generous bhzzard-.the btg whtte di tance. This nuisance is sure s~ow-.blanke.t? ~hmk of how that he has sighted the first robin ~trty tt got m Chtcago .. He spre.tds the delightfui news. Have Y,ou h.e~n sufficiently glad 1'hen we get to expecting spring at ~ou re ltvtng on the north more than ever. We get im. ore· patient waiting f01' the sun t. DON'T thaw the reluctant snow. On a Sunday evening, when our That deadly poison. carbon friends come in to· share tea with tl'Jonoxicle. invisible and odorless, us. the talk naturally drifts to k~led a Wilmette neighbor of talk of automobile tours and yours only a short time ag-o . He wonderful views and roadside neglected to leave the doors of luncheons and moonlight trips. hi 'garage open while running Much is said concerning the rela- his engine. The exhaust gas. tive values of Buicks and Dodges. carbon~.,. monoxide, accumulated We stand up bravely for the and suttocated him. poor man's friend but gain no DON'T give poisonous gases a converts. After our friends leave, chance to kill you. we hustle down to the basement, DON'T use gasoline in a closed throw on coal for the nipht, and room. looking over the fields and streets DON'T blow out the gas. ~till covered with sno\\', sense the fact that Spring is everal moons SHUT THE DOOR! away. If you're the last fellow to Hope deferred makes the heart leave the train, for the sake of sick. poor shivering humanity, travelmg on 1o some further station, DON'T LET THEM DO ITt SHUT THE DOOR! You love your chilciren and Have a heart! Put yourself in want to keep them with you as the place of those who are not long as po sible. getting off and when YOU get Then don't let them hitch b'coff don't forget to SHUT THE hind autos. DOOR! Not long ago we were driving And when you get on the train down Sheridan road. The goingthe e z-z-z-z-z-ero mornings cast wa about as bad as on the and ? thoughtful ~lance behind. anrl r<Jad of Michigan. So practf nobodv's following, SHUT tically all our attention was cen- THE DOOR! GEORGE WASHINGTON What do you know about George \\'a. hington? Well, let's see, what. DO I know? Washington was born on Febmary 22, in 1732. Where? I don't know. lt was so mewhere in the South . As I remember, he fought under Braddock in the French and Indian war. He kne\\' more about the way to fight the Indian s than the British general did. He also commanded the American troops in the Revolutionary War and under his leadership the Colonies gained their freedom from England. Then he was elected President, the very first, and served for two terms. He died in 1798, I think. Washington wa s a fine -looking gentleman, judging from his various portraits, especially the dollar bill photo. lie made several speeches, the be st -known to me being his Fare\\'ell Address. That's all I know with my unaided brain. The rest is known by grammar school pupils. Ask them for details. ]'m content to remember that he was a splendid soldier and an ~xcellent } )resident. best bargains. That is why we are able to give such high qualities for such low prices. Big Money-Saving Sale Next Week Offerings of "Specials" in Next Week's Ad Yor 1 Princess .. Red I well con s ficiently fro m firs ticals wit hold - up~ away on jects are hut I fan th eir peri ~incc the! ered in th portraye entirely to the w1 That i in sce ne denied a that if enr got make it rhyme be The me "watch J a youllig small to chronicle the thing Of cours pen to ) hut they pies chi! this case i ;'lpossibl Miss in a mo part is a versatilit) entirely out standi ularly Iii " plain cl seemed t old tradit acter. enough hate hir11 of his at Why Employes Hearts·· Are in Their Work of the North Shore CLine are not only especially fitted for their postttons, but they are fitted to them. The policy of this company is to . give every position the man who is capable of succeeding with it. The result of this policy is to make every employe fill a niche where his proved qualifications insure his own well being and sincere, cour. . teous service to the public. This policy, with its three. .fold pur. . pose of increasing the value of employes to the public, themselves and the company has developed an employe ~oyalty which is evi. . dent in every branch of North Shore Service. ~MPLOYES con~ 1 shore as it be an annual club of will be · and will Monday, Grotto. a cast o most pr_<.j of the 1-J ization. several 1 consider sta ge . ' lon g a'!" som Tim ! New Chicago Marcin, crns" at lished H theaters,! '\delphi The "Fo Colonial,l every o · "' * R ·** House" T at the "H The Ch·rlea A . Com.t North Shore Li,.. for diatinfu/ahed contribution to the develop· ment of electric·/ tr·neport·tion for the convenience of lhe public ·nd the beiNIIit of the induatey. Med·l ·wnded to 'the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Company Wilmette Passenger Station Telephone Wilmette 2514 marrif's complic son, wh< memorv plains it of the should 1 e in Betty its fathc