Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 171, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 December 1928 — Page 25

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SICKROOM OF KING KEEPS OUT FOGANDNOISE Squad of Trained Nurses Constantly Attend British Ruler. BY HENRY T. RUSSELL United Pi ess Staff Correspondent LONDON, Dec. 7.—ln a soundproof, fog-proof room on the third floor of Buckingham palace, the King of England lies ill. The slight, bearded figure of the monarch who rules 463,000,000 subjects lies in a white-sheeted bed, no different from any sick man. The trappings of royalty are absent, and quiet efficiency rules. | A squad of trained nurses, including two in the green robe, white apron and stiff collar that marks them as belonging to the famous Whitechapel hospital, in London’s poorest slum district, come and go noiselessly over the carpeted floor. Greatest Skilled Nurses The most skilled and experienced nurses in London’s great hospitals wait on the king. They have been selected carefully for the task that they consider the highest honor. They work in pairs, taking eighthour shifts. Five of England’s greatest doctors direct them. Lord Dawson of Penn and Sir Stanley Hewett are in regular attendance. The king’s room is on the third floor of the northwest wing. Through the great bay window, with double glass and weather-stripping to keep out sound and fog, the beautiful palace gardens can be seen. The king, turning his head, sees only the skyline, however, or the fog and mists that prevail most of the time. Today intermittent sunshine streamed through the windows. It is a room of royal proportions. It is decorated in mauve and cream, with patches of gold. A lounge couch, dressing table, several cabinets, mirrors and chairs complete the furnishings. Special Sun Machine Adjoining is a bathroom. Nearby is the king’s sitting room, papered in red damask. The walls are hung with valuable paintings. Most noticeable is a portrait of the queen. Also among the family portraits is one of the king’s late brother, the Duke of Clarence. Overlooking the Mall, which fronts the palace, is a private dining room for the king, known as the Chinese room because of its oriental furnishing and pictures. The king’s private study, with its roll-top desk, ivory white walls and telephone, also is included in the royal suite. A hospital nurse who has known King George, the Prince of Wales and Queen Mother Alexandra, explained that forty years of experience haVe shown her that such illnesses as the king’s require absolute silence and the minimum possible disturbances and shocks. Therefore, the royal bedroom is equipped with double doors as well as double windows, both rare in England. In addition to the padded windows to keep out fog and damp air, considered injurious to the king’s bronchial and lung condition, a special “sunshine” apparatus helps keep the air bright, warm and clean. THEFT TRIAL NEAR END Millionaire Gary Merchant May Know Fate Tonight. * By United Press HAMMOND, Ind.. Dec. 7.—Louis Goodman, millionaire department store owner of Gary, charged on seven counts with receiving stolen property and one count for conspiracy in the United States district court here, is expected to know his fate, tonight. The case, which has had a two-weeks’ trial and in which nearly two hundred witnesses testified, is ready for the jury. Witnesses testified that proper / stolen from interstate shipments had found its way to Goodman’s department store. The defense charged attempted blackmail. Twenty persons today as to Goodman’s good character. Home Damaged S4OO by Fire A defective flue in the home of Mrs. Gertrude Malcott, 917 North Alabama street, early this morning caused a blaze that did damage estimated at S4OO.

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PARENTS ARE TOLD TO GIVE TOYSTOAHSUSE Teaching by Playthings Should Be Done Only on Sly, Says Expert. B.y United Press NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—Dads and mothers who used to judge children’s playthings by whether they themselves were amused by them will have a much simpler time this Christmas, according to Fletcher B. Dodge. Dodge, secretary of the toy manufacturers of the United States of America, Inc., says the new criterion in buying toys is a practical knowledge of “mental ages” and of “likes and dislikes.” ‘The chief function of a toy is to amuse,” Dodge told the convention of toymakers at the McAlpin hotel

here, and then added, smi'ing, “to amuse the children.” “Certainly the so-called educational toys have their value, but they should not constitute all the playthings of a child,” Dodge said. “Just as grown-ups attend the theater purely for recreation, so children should be given toys whose sole function is to add to the sum of human happiness.” When a toy teaches something, it must be done on the sly. No blatant preaching, like a school room, will appeal to the youngsters, in Dodge’s opinion. And then the “mental ages” comes in. “In selecting playthings, it is well to keep in mind the stages of development cf the child,” Dodge told the toy makers. “During the first year in the life of a child, the unfolding of the sensory powers take place.” After the yjeary parent has fingered through a pile of toys to fit his age of the sensitive youngster, he will have to spend the next three years finding something to fit the offspring’s individualism. When the child is 6, his individualism will have been fitted, or should be, and next father and mother must help him develop his social instincts. For six Christmases

the social toy must be found, and then the parent can settle down to more routine gift buying. The association will choose of-

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ficers for the coming year at Its final session today. W. Ogden Coleman, of Chicago, is expected to be re-elected president.