The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-15
Tho Diet Of ChIldren.

u'5cSlloHS. n variety Oh ulSnoS should
never be permitted, and any attempt at
waStcfulncss should be checked ut onco.
Economy and solf-denial can be taught
at tho chldrpn's table far moro easily
than at school
The diet of children can hardly bo too
plain. If they need to be encouraged to
eat by tho administration of dainties,
there must be something radically
wrong somewhere. 1t IS unlikely that
that something is constitutional, more
probably insufficient exercise is taken,.
or taken at wrong times, or the nursery
IS stpffy, or tho bedroom badly vonti-
lated, or tho parents have forgotten that
sunshine and fresh air arc as necessary
to the healthy life OF child as whole
some food itself is.
Tho want of cleanliness, or frequent
use Of tho bath, is many times tho cause
OF indifferent appetite in children. With
out cleanliness of clothes and cleanliness
OF person you con not have healthy chill
dren. Without this the young blood
seems poisoned, tho child has nothor
buoyancy nor heart, appetite is do.
pravcd or absent, and he grows up rs
pale and poor as n sickly plant.
lnjudicious clothing is another cause
of dyspepsia. 1t is bad enough to en-
case the body which has attained its
full development in n tight dress, but it
is ruinOus for child to be clothed in
tightly-iitting garments. Every organ Of
ch'ld's body requires room TO grow
and expand; il it be in any way com
pressed, the circulation through it be-
comes leSscned, and it is therefore
sicklied and rendered weak.
Tightncss, therefore, of any portion
Of n child's clothing ruins not only the
organ directly underneath the constrio-
ton, but indirectly those at distance
from it, for no damming up of the cir
culation can be tolerated by nature.
Tightness around the waist in children
and young people Is the cause of many
cases of dyspepsia, and in lesser do.
gree so is tightncsS of the ncckcrchlcf,
by retaining the blood in tho brain.
Have your chiidrcn'S clothing loose,
then, il you would SEQ them healthy
and happy. See, too, that at nigh,
they sleep not on feather bods, and that
though warmly, they are not heavily
clothed.
Children should be fed with great
regularity day by day. The parents, hav.
ing chosen the hours for dinner, break.
fast and tea, ought to sec that the times
are strictly adhered to.
lrrcgulaTity in meal hours and times
OF getting up in the morning and rctir.
ing to bed at night is not only prciu.
dicial to the present health of II child,
but it teaches him habits which are
greatly against his chances of success in
after life.
need hardly speak here about the
qual ty of the food that IS placed be-
fore child; against indigcstiblo or toe
rich food, against sauces and spices OF
all kinds. including currios; against
heaVY foods of the pancake, dough and
dumping kind, against unripc fruits,
against too hot soup, against strong tea
or coffee, or beer, or against over much
butchers meat.
Pray, mothers, do not forgot that an
interval Of rest should cnsuc between
the meals you give your children, and
do not ruin their young dgrstions bv
cramming them with cake, or buns, or
sweets OF any kind TO do so is worse
than cruc', it is n Sin, and sin which
you are bnt little likely to commit if
you truly love them, and really wish To
sec them generate into strong and
healthy men and women. Tarts and
sweets and confectionery would be bad
enough in all conscience for children,
oven Ii they were always pure and un-
aduIteratcd. But they arc too often
positively poisonous. Focd on plain and
Wholesome food regularly from day to
day, permitting no stulling between
meals, and not forgetting the benefits
that accrue from frequent changes OF
diet, moro especially az regards dinner.
DO this, and your children will live TO
bless you; do otherwise, and expect TO
sec them sicily, with veins and arteries
possessing no rcSilicncy, with mucous
membranes pole and nabby, pipes OF
lungs that the accident Of slight cold
IS sufficient to close, muscles of limbs
so weak that exercise is u penancc in.
stead OF II pleasure, and flesh so nm
wholesome that n pins prick mry cluso
fc#tcr, and MI this because the blood
Is impoverished through errors in diet.
-CaSSctt'S Magn%ine.
MciS$Onirr's bog and NrIat0nS' Pay.
A pet dog Of the painter Moissonicr
one day broke his leg. rendered friablc
by ovcr-fccdimg. Mcissoncr dcsulHtcd
by such al accident to so bclO,,d an
animal, resolved TO have recourse tn tho
prince Of surgical science, who at >hat
| time was NcatOn; but not Ncnturinr ~
| declare the true motive, he tClcgra ned
| III iloI IliSlc iOi nllll Us IL 10 SlSiI one OF
the family, then living at their charm
ing res. drncn III l5ou5iyal. Nclaton ~
rived, and entering the drawing groom
began talking on various topics with
| the master Of the h,usc, who, although
he had painted many battles and carrie |
OH many victories, knew not how to
face the present aHair. At last Ne; ron.
| becoming impatient at the delay, eud
know ng the value OF his time, as;c i. o
| the great embarrassment o. the p u cr,
where his patient was. Present Tho
wounded brute was brought in o. a
magnificent cushion. bowling with p IN
in spite OF all the care taken At so
distressing a spectacle, Mcisson;cr, or
getting everything else, excla med in
agony: Save him! iIustrious master,
save him.
Nelaton dressed the fracture, anil the
dog recovered and shortly afterwards
its master wrote n grateful letter to tho
great surgeon, thanking him 70 his
Kindness, and re. ,uesting to know II s
fee. Nclaton replied Ihat when ,ho
pa ntcr came to Paiishe could call II +, n
him This no eoop did oD6 u,oe ,.ro