Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1853-09-25
1ailpNmon Anlle.riitall III.
et aA-~ Prom Mrs. whttesey's Magazine.
General Directions for the Physical Education
Of Children.


,ga Of Children.
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Now comes the question. what is the most natu-
raj and therefore thebes course to pursue with an
infant in order that IT may grow up strong, Wig
orous man or wemang In the first place, take it
for granted that your infant is born in health; in
stances are very rare, when this is not the case;
even children of sckly parents very rarely born
diseased From the moment of . childs birth, let
it be kept warm, very warm; washiti in water at
blood heat, fuse the thermometer to be sure dress
it so that it is all covered except the face ad hands;
I would even recommend flannel blanket or wrap
per about yard and quarter square, to be kept
always around it, till it can sit alone. A babys
hannels in our northern climate, should be thick
and SOFT its arms and neck should not be uncovered
Then taking it for granted that it is born healthy
nothing should be put in its mouth but its natural
food positively nothing. Put il at once to its
mothers breast; it wants nothing more. Do not
believe nurse. when she says baby has the cholie it
is not true in nine out Of ten; babies do not
have ehoies unless something has been given them
when first born or they oyereat. There is, how
ever, one caution TO be mentioned here: sometimes
either from too violent medicines having been given
the mother or other deficiency in her, she has not
nourishment for her infant soon enough; then do
not starve baby, but make as close an imitation Of
the mothers milk as you can, and feed it lightly
but avoid all gin teddy, mint tea and other stimu-
Iants. Keep it in subdued light, and do not let
it look at the candles if you would save it from in
famed eyes. Nothing need be said of ehild's
diet till it is weaned then do not be too ready to
take the idea, that cows milk is the natural food
for children if is not sO it is only the natural food
for calves. We all know it would not answer
Grues are better for babys food than too much milk;
little milk or very sweet may be put in them.
A Cruel made of ground rice is very valuable par
ticularly when there is tendency to summer COM
plant. and in teething; it is better than root
being more nourishing. If the astringent quality
of rice does not suit the case, most delicate and
nourishing Cruel can be made of the southern white
corn cracked ne as it is sold in the shops under the
name of hominy. Wash a table spoonful OF it
and pour off the hulIs, that viii swim on the top;
continue the washing, till all the hulls are removed,
then put it it in pint of water, with very little
salt. and boil to smooth Cruel. 1t will take about
half an hour; sweeten, and add little new milk or
cream. These two gruels viii suit all cases, and
bring up any family. Meat should be given to a
child as soon as it has its teeth. Here nature gives
its lesson man. from the formation of his teeth and
intestines is intended for mixed diet, animal and
vegetable Do not let your child grow up with
distaste for either | will give test once propO-
sed to patient by very able physician, for ascer
tanning whether or not he was in the habit of tax
ing iudicious mixture of food; it was this: Put
exactly the similar things you eat and drink in day,
into saucepan, cover close, set it over slow fire,
and in four hours look at it, if it is wholesome,
welllooking, welltasted porridge soup, you have
not been far out of the way" Now, we will sup
pose young person to take the usual tea and toast
for his breakfast, some good meat and vegetables
with piece of simple pudding, and a tumbler or
two of water for his dinner; it would all make
nice soup, even with a small piece of pickle or sal
adj and little fruit; but then if when supper comes
he should in addition to sundry pieces of bread and
butter. throw in a pint bowl of milk, as many do
what curdled mess it would at once becOme.-ROt
good sweet curd and whey, but sour, crude, indi-
g.stible Many do it, and live; some from long
practice, may do IT, and retain good health; but all
would be better not to mix milk with a miscelan-
eous diet Then, as to the free use of butter, the
sweetest and best, bad butter is not to be spoken
of its effect is to relax and debilitate the stomach
take away the natural relish for meat, and in time
bring on the long trainOf bilious difficulties. A
soft and feeble frame and muscular formation, Is
its natural tendency II is perhaps, the greatest OF
all the bars to personal beauty either of form or
complexion. Never let child under eight years
old taste of it; and after that age the less they get
the better they will be in every respect Molasses
in considerable quantities is often recommended
even by physicians, for certain difficulties; but it Is
mistake; it causes more evils than it cures; a diet
of sweet, fresh vegetables, and ripe fruits, would
do all the good required, without producing sour
stomach and that fermentation in the system, which
molasses brings on.