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From Graham's Lectures on Human Life.
Quantity OF Food proper for Children

From Graham's Lectures on Human Life.
Quantity OF Food proper for Children.
Children, in civic life, even when their di
ct is.of the simplest and rlainest. kind, are
always strongly inclined to take more food
Than is good for Them and when they are
allowed TO indulge in all the variety Of cult
nary preparations, they are sure to run into
great excess; and thus either cut themselves
off 10 very early life, or lay the foundations
for distressing chronic disease in future
years.-While their bodies are growing, it
is true that they require more aliment than
they otherwise would: still however, they
are in constant danger o. excess, and there,
fore continual restraint is necessary Tor, as
have already stated, though convulsiOns or
other distressing symptoms may not imme-
diately follow every instance Of dietetic. e.
Tor, vet the effects of these errors are none
the less certain and though judgment is not
visited Immediately upon the transgressor,
it will inevitably come, sooner or later
While children nurse, they should, as a
general rule, be confined, at least, till near
the time they are weaned, to the natural
food which the mother or nurse Affords
And If from any cause, other food be found
necessary before that time, the very best sub
stitule for the mothers nourishment is thus
prepared. Take some good wheat AID wash
il clean and dry il, and letitbe finely ground
without boiling; then, with about a table
spoonful of this meal and plot Of pure wa
Ter, make thin cruel, which should be boil
ed about fifteen minutes, and then about
pint OF good new milk fresh from the COW
should be added:-and this milk should i
possible be always from the same young
healthy COW, which is kept on good hay o
grass. The food TINS prepared, and takeI
in moderate quantities, after The cEild
1hree months old, will have the happiest Ell
feet on its little body, and may be continue
ill il is old enough 10 take regular meals {
solid aliment. Pap made Of superfne flou
sago, arrowroot, Sc. is decidedly less whole
some.
When children are weaned, good coar'
wheaten bread and a portion of good ne
milk, diluted with about half as much DO
ing water, or pure soft water, together WI
proper supply Of good ripe fruit 10 It's Sc
son, should mainly constitute their d'
Rice, Indian corn, rye, peas, beans, potato
and other vegetables, plaiuly and simply pr
pared, so as to secure, as far as possible, Il
maslication, may also, be allowed them
their years increase ;-but every jodicio
measure should be taken to cause them, wi
the least possible appearance Of authoriI
tive restraint, to limit themselves to such
quantity Of food at each meal, as is compa
BILE with the permanent welfare of th'
whole nature. Every hing stimulating a
heating, both in their food and drink, shot
be carefully avoided. Children should
no account, except from necessity, TO ave
actual starvation, be allowed TO taste Of He
and still more carefully should they be qua
ed against alcoholic and narcotic stimulal
ofevery kind.-Their only drink should
waler,-and that, as far as possible, should
ways be pure and perfectly sofI.-They v
however, require very little drink, if all ID
dieselic habits are correct.
Ifthese, and other directions which / BIZ
given aud shall give concerning children,
properly observed, parents will never h'
reason to complain OF the evil effects Of
exclusively vegetable diet NOR have Oc
sion to resort to tie unnatural and monstr,
practice Of feeding iheirchiidren with fl
and wine, and other stimulating and pois
Gus substances, 10 order to e inUig0rafeth
systems" Andiris most certain that, /
ents cannot well be too Careful about the
ete.ic habits Of their children. Their p
periY and heppiness during their whole
isience. here and hereafter, ace inrimal
connected wiihthese things. and. the ch
tian mother who makes the table snare
her Offspring, is in reality, far more CT
than the benishiod heather mother, who
-iss her children alive, and with her
feet, ireads down the srnoihering earth ]
them in their graves.
Parents ifycu truly desire that yours 81
sca should live and be permanently -hes
y and useful and happy 10 life, and BE
iOr ever, see that their food be Of pr