, 1866-09-28
aftalla Sgalla gtatesaatl.

HEALTH OF CnILDREN-Dr. Brown, of
Edinburg, an eminent physician, has recent
ly published book in which the laws pres
tanning TO the preservation of health are
scientifically treated. The following in rela-
tion to the care of children merits the atten-
tiOn of parents:
now TO KEEP CHILDREN HEALTHY.
And first a word on our old friends, the
bowels. Let them alone as much as you can.
They will put themselves and keep them
selves right, if you take care to prevent
wrong things going into the stomach. No
sour apples, or raw turnips or carrots; no
sweeties or tarts, and all that kind OF abomI
inations no tea, to draw the sides of their
tender little storbachs together; no whisky,
to kill their digestion no Gundy or Taty,
or Lick, or Black Man, or Jib the less su~
gar and sweet things the better; the more
milk and butter and fat the better; but plen>
ty of plain, wholesome food, parritch and
milk, good brOth-kail as We call it. You
often hear of the wonders Of cod-liver oil,
and they are wonders; poor little Tretches
who have faces like old puggies', and are all
belly and no legs, and are screaming all day
aud all night, too; these poor little wrctches
under the cod'liver oil, get sOusy, and rosy,
and fat, and happy, and strong Now, this
is greatly because the cod'hver oil is capital
food. Ifyou can't afford to get cod liver oil
for delicate children, or il they reject it, give
them plain olive OIL a tablespoonful twice a
day, and take one to yourself, and you will
be sstOnshed how you will, both Of you,
thrive Some folks will tell you that chill
dreL's feet should be always kept warm. l
say no. No healthy child's feet are warm
but the great thing is to keep the body warm.
That is like keeping the fire good, and the
room will be warm. The chest, the breast,
is the place where the fire of the body-the
heating apparatus-s, and if you keep it
warm, aud give it plenty of fuel, which is
fresh air and good food, you need not mind
the feelikins they will miud them selves in-
deed, for my own part, | am so ungenteel as
to think bare feet and bare legs in summer
the most comfortable wear, costing much
less than leather and worsted, the only kind
of soles that are always fresh. As to the
moral training Of children, l need scarcely
speak to you. What people want about
these things is, not knowledge, but the will
to do what is right-what they know to be
right, and the moral power to do it.
HOW TO TREAT THE LITTLE ONES.
Be always frank and open with your chill
dren. Make them trus. you and tell you all
their secrets. Make fhem feel at ease with
you, and make free with them. There is no
such good plaything for grown.up children
like you and me as ircdRS wee ones. 1t is
wonderful what you eau get them to do with
a little coaxing and fun. You all know this
as well as | do, and you all practise it every
day in your own families. Here is a pleasI
ant little story out Of an old book "a gen.
tleman led a company Of little children be>
yOnd their usual journey, they began to get
weary, and all cried to him to carry them on
his back, but because of their multitude he
could not do this" "But," says he, I'm
get horses for us ALL then cutting little
wands out of the hedge as ponies for them ;
and great stake as charger for himself,
this put mettle in their little legs, and they
rode cheerily home" So much for bit of
ingenious fun.