New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-24
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THE DIET or CHILDREN.
From Casseirs Magazine.

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Permitting childten TO sit at table with their
elders the cause of good deal of mischief and ln-
jury to their youthful digestions. A variety or
dishes should never be permitted, and any attempt
at wastefulness should be checked at once Econ
omy and self-denial can be taught at the chIdrens
table far more easily than at school.
The diet of children can hardly be too plain liz
they require to be encouraged to eat by the admin
istration of danties, there must be something rad
ically wrong somewhere. IL IN unlikely that that
something is constitutional. more probably insuib-
cient exercise Is taken, or taken at wrong times or
the nursery ID stuffy, o. the bedroom badly ventl-
lated or the parents have forgotten that sunshine
and fresh air necessary % the healthy life OF
q child as wholesome food Itself Is. .
The want Of cleanliness, or frequent use oil tho
BATH is many times the cause OF indiilerentappete
IN children. Without cleanliness Of clothes and
cleanliness of person you cannot nave healthy chI'
dren. Without this the young blood seems pois-
oued the child has neither buoyancy nor heart, ap-
petite Is depraved or absent, aud he grows up a.
pale aud poor as a sckly plant.
lujudcious clothing is another cause OF dyspep-
sia It is bad enough to encase the body which
has attained it's full deyelopmenJ In tight dress,
Int il is runous for child to he clothed Ia tightly
lifting garments Every organ OIL cniigS BODY re-
quires room to grew and expand; IL IL be la any
way compressed. the circulation through It becomes
losscned and it is therefore sckiied and rendered
weak. ,,,,
clothing ruins not only the organ directly under
meath the construction, but indirectly those NJ as
lance from it, for danming up OF the circulation
can be tolerated by nature. Iightneas round inc
waist in children ana yOnng neOpe Is the cause OF
many cases of dyspepsia, and IN lesser degfeeso
is tlghtness of the neckerehIet, Dy retaining inc
blood IA the brain. Have your children's clothing
loose then, if yOu would see them healthy and
happy. See. too, that mt night they sleep not on
feather beds and that though warmly they are not
heavily clothed: -. -,
by day. The parents. having chosen the hours Tor
dinner breakfast and tea, ought to see that tho
times are stIIctly adhered to. -.
Irregularity in meal hours, and times OF getting
nm in The morning aud retiring to bed at light. Is
not only preudclal to the present health oil chlu
bat it teaches him habits which are greatly against
his chances of success in afterllfe
need hardly speak here about the quallty or
tho food that is placed before child against lndl-
uestbe or too rich food. against sauces and spices
of all kinds including curries against heavy fooIs
of tue pancake dough and dumping klnd. against
unrpe fruits against too hot SOUP against strong TEA
aud coffee, or beer, or agalastpVer-much butchers
meat.
Pray mothers. do not forget THAI an interval of
rest should ensue between tho meals you give your
children and do not ruin their young dlXestlons Dy
examining them with cake or buns, OF sweets OF any
kind 70 do so is worse than cruel, 1t IS SID, ana
n sin which you are but little likely To commit IL
you truly love them. aad really Wish To see theh
generate into strong and healthy sinen ana women:
Tarts aud sweets and confectionery would be Dad
enough i'll all conscience for children. even II they
were ALWAYS pure and unadulterated. but they
are too often positively poisonous fecl on pam
and wholesome food regularly from day 10 day.
permitting 10 stulng between meals. aud not ior-
getting the benefits that accrue from frequent
changes OF diet. especially as regards alnner
DO this and your children Will 1--we 10 Dless you |;
do otherwise, and expect to see them slcKly WIN
veins and arteries possessing no resiliency with
mucous membranes pale and iiabby, pipes or Iungs
that the accident of slight cold Is sutlicient 10
close muscles of limbs So weak that exercise ~
penance instead OF pleasure, anu Iesa so UNIV
SONS that pins prick may cause tester ana ~
this because the blood Is impoverished through
errors in diet.