Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-06-22
From Petersons Magazine
Our New Cookbook.


Though not strictly belonging to cook book
good medical receipts are Invaluable, snd -
necessary in II family, that we have thought it bcst
to add few reliable ones here.
Desultory Remarks upoR Health, d.c
The mistress of a household should ever
regard with an attentive eye the health
of those by whom she is surrounded, and
endeayor TO secure and promote the at
tainment of it by every means in her
power ." Health is the glft of God
j Whatever God has bestowed upon us. it
is our duty to employ worthily. Graft
tude to Him, and our own interest, both
demand it."
Regularity in every habit is a mode
by which health may be promoted" As
regards children i" Early to bed and early
to rise" although an old proverb, is a
most excellent one, and one which should
be enforced by all parents. Regularity
of meals. and we'll cooked food, arc also
great accessories to health, and not to be
lightly regarded. In general, children
should be prevented from partaking of
food between meals. The too frequent
use of sweetmcatS and cakes, as stmu-
lants to cXerton, or as rewards of excel
lence. should be avoided The stomach
is perhaps more easily aud quickly affect
ed than any other portion Of the human
system: and stomachic complaints eneen-
der all sorts of diseases, and especially
assist in the prostration and arrangement
of the nervous organization.
Food for children should be prepared
with great care the nutriment given
them should be simple hut nourishing -
All spicy, heating condiments should be
rejected. because they stimulate unnatur-
ally, and create an unhealthy appetite,
which is apt to increase with increasing
years.
Milk and bread afford the best break
fast and supper for children plain roas-
ted or boiled mcat--or, occasionally,
broled mcat--sometlmes fish, and light
pudding, with few Vegetables, are the
materials of which the dinners of children
should consist. Meat for the nursery
should be procured a, tender a. possible,
and never be taken from the coarse and
strong parts The old meats, such Il,
muticn and bcef, are considered more Mt
tfioHz aa1 easy of digestion than veal aud
Iamb. Salt meat should never be given
To children. Fish i, light and nutriou>,
aud may occasionally serve A. 4 little
change OF vegetables, potatoes are most
commonly given to children, but they Of
ten ar the very worst food for them
Whilr new they are indiee>tihlc. but
may. during considerable portion Of the
year. be so prepared as not to prove hurt
iul. Let the potatoes be well boiled,
ani, after pouring the water from off
them, cover them over with a clean cloth
kent for that mtrpe>c. and let them stand
close hy the fire until the steam be ab-
,orbca bv the cloth. Have deep earth
crn pan, and wooden spoon. ready by
the fire; bod about halt pint Of milk,
and when the potatoes arr ready and
peeled nut them in the earthern pan. and
mash them with the wooden .poon.miNins
in a little hot milk by degrees until the
whole 4nantity be free from lumps. \
little ,alt should be added. Raw vctcta-
blc,.>ucb a. clcumbers. .eelery.and radi,hcS.
should never be Given To children. Rice
prcnar,d in different way, bread milk. or
arrow root nuddinq,. liaht custard pud-
dinr>. and fruit baked with little sugar,
ar,, ant to bc prc,,.rred to richer and 9TH
er Kind. Of nrddin,es or pastry.
Generally speaking. rich food should be
avoided by all CLASSES of persons. lta-