The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-04-01
How 10 Keep ChiIdrea Healthy.

The mortality among the children in oul
cities, as We'll as in the country, is sad tc
cont npla;e. Is there any necessity fol
tbs ? Are all these children sert into tie
vari,. 20 be thus early cut down ? Are not
rie cut Of ten OF these early deaths the re-
suit of Ignorance ? Whit parents ever los:
ch.,.. except by accident, withou: think
ing:
"Ii he'd treated it differently, it would
no, have died ?" The loss of our own
three frst-born has led Us to think much
upon this topic, and three almost always
healthy living ores are evidences that our
studies or the subject have not been in vain.
4 few hints OF the topic may not be without
uSe.
Next 10 securing plenty OF sound sleep, Or
rather before il, We place the proper prepa-
ration o: food. rhe kind Of food they eat IS
nc. hi.f so much consequence as the manner
c. - ,.reparaiion. Give child hard ap-
PIE a., lst him swallow it III pieces from the
sze Of large pea upward. The result Wi!
be, that the lamps VIII he partly worn 81.
by the coats CT the stomach, md parity dis
soy J oy t..e gastric jn.ce: Dat atter time,
IA, sc naming portion 0: tire Jumps VII De
fo.c ! down into tie iutc>tin.s and 80
through the length Of fifteen 10 twenty feet.
, producing at least gripping Ind irritation al
the way. if not darrhri or dy~entery. Rut
first scra?e Or mash the ap,.ie 10 fine pulp.
AMI it may then be eaten wi;n impuni,y, an,.
with benefit. !. ripe or nearly -.
Feed child on boiled Potatoes cut up. OF
on potatoes Coarse! !y mashed and fried in f,I
and y u wi. be pretty sure 10 t;nl :ore (:
+ less q: lumns Of potatoes r'm .iu:l.s, uaG.-
gcs,ed. How can it he otherwise than that
these Jumps must have produced irritation
in the in;sstiGes. But mash these same po-
tatoss tiuely before feeding them, and the,
the fine material will be dgestel and afford
nuirimen: instead Of giving uaeas;ness anu
pair under the apron
The same holds true of most meats Cui
up fire-as fine as shot aimcst-they Will be
digested, and produce nouvishmen;; while j
fed IN coarse pieces, they viii lie in the
stomach, ike a mca. pouitice on the outside
the cause OF uneasiness if not of infamms
ton. Feed raisins and nuts 70 children, and
unless very strong and vigorous, the chance.
! are that they will induce imnedilte sick
ness o. weakened system. liable to h.
affected by the first chaase OF heat and
cold.
Chop these same raising or nuts finely, re.
ducing them almost to powder, ana they n,a,
be eaten IN moderate Quantity with impuni-
ty. These remarks apply 10 all kinds Of
food, and, in measure, to grown people as
well as to children.
Many persons are over nice or anxious d:
70 rhaf their children eat, and often reduce
them to skeletons, or unfit them for vigor-
Gus resistance of colds and malaria diseases
by feeding them on toast or rice, weak Cruel
sc. Give them rather a good supply ol
hearty food finely reduced that it riN b.
quickly digested in tie stomach, snd the,
will grow vigorous and be abe to Withstand
the changes Of climute, and he exp sures Il
which they are ever Liable. Mothers, con
slider these things, and see if they are no'
true and in accordance with reason.-Amer
ic0R AricnltWrist.