How children may become citizens of the Land of Health by
learning and obeying its laws
By Grace T. Hallock and C.E.A. Winslow
Copyright 1922
“Once upon a time, Fresh Air lived at the end of the world
with her stepsister, Stale Air, and her stepmother, Shut Windows. “
So begins one of the stories in The Land of Health, a book
for young children meant to teach health lessons creatively. Tom and Sally are two young children who wish
to become citizens of the Land of Health.
But first, they must learn its laws.
Fortunately, they have Wind and Rain and Sun to teach them through
stories.
When Stale Air set out to seek her fortune, she came to a
town where the people were in great distress over the poor health of their
little princess. Stale Air went to the
palace and was taken to the bedroom of the princess where she found the
environment much to her liking. Heavy
curtains hung about the bed and not a window was open. Fresh Air also set out to seek her fortune
and came upon the same town. After
hearing of the princess’ distress, she went to the palace to offer her
services. Fresh Air saw her stepsister
sitting by the princess, immediately threw open the window and asked Mr. Wind
to rush in. Stale Air was hustled out of
the room; the princess revived, and lived happily ever after.
“As for Stale Air, I should like nothing more than to shut
her up forever with her stepmother, Shut Windows, in the house at the end of
the world.”
Tom and Sally have now learned the first law of the Land of
Health:
“I must always breathe fresh air in rainy weather and in
fair.”
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