The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-02-09
The Diet Of Children.

NO utOt VI CuiiuTou Cuu uoiuiy 10 w
plain. II they need 70 be encouraged
to eat by the administration vt dainties,
there must be something radically
wrong somewhere. II IL unlikely that
that something il constitutional, more
probably insufficient exercise Is taken.
or taken ut wrong times. or the nursery
is stnffy. or the bedroom badly vcnti-
latod, or tho parents have forgotten
that sunshine and fresh air arc rs Dcccs-
saryto the healthy life Of child MS
wholesome food itself is.
The want of cleanliness. or frequent
use Of the bath. In many times the cause
OF Indifferent appetite in children.
Without cleanliness Of clothes and
cleanliness OF person you canno. have
healthy children. Without this the
young blood seems poisoned. the child
has neither buoyancy nor heart, ap-
petite Is dcpraved or absent. and he
grows up as pale and poor as a sickly
plant.
lniudicious clothing Is another cause
| of dyspepsia 1t is bad enough to en-
case the body which has attained Its
full development in tight dress, but II
Is ruinous for child 10 be clothed In
tightly.fitting garments. Every organ
| of childs body requires room To grow
and expand; II II be In any way COM
pressed. the circulation through II be-
comes lessened, and It Is therefore
sicklied aud rendered weak.
Tightness, therefore, Of any portion
Of child's clothing ruins not only the
organ directly underneath the construc-
ton. but indirectly those ut distance
from it. for no damming up Of the circu-
lation can be tolerated by nature.
Tightness around the waist in children
and young people Is the cause OF many
cases Of dyspepsia. and in n lesser de-
gree SO is tightness of the neckerchief.
by retaining the blood in the brain.
Have your children's clothing loose,
then. il you would sea them healthy and
happy. See, too, that at night they
sleep not ON feather beds, and that
though warmly, they are not heavily,
! clothed.
| Cnildren should be fed with great
regularity day by day. The parents.
having chosen the hours for dinner.
breakfast and tea. ought to $50 that the
times are strictly adhered to.
lrregularity In meal hours. and times
Of getting up in the morning and retir-
ing to bed at night. Is not only prejudi-
cial to the present health of child, but
it teaches him habits which are greatly
against his chances of success in after
life. .....
Ineed hardly speak here about the
quality of the food that Is placed before
u child; against indigestible or too rich
food, against sauces and spices of oil
kinds, including curries; against heavy
foods Of the pancake. dough and dump
ling kind. against unripe fruits, against
too hot soup, against strong tea or cOf-
fec. or beer. or against over-much
butchers meat.
Pray, mothers, do not forget that An
interval OF rest should ensue between
the meals you give your children. and
do not ruin their young digestions by
examining them with cake. or buns, or
sweets Of any kind. To do SO is worse
than cruel. 1t Is sin. and sin which
you are little likely to commit II you
truly love them. and really wish to see
them generate into strong and healthy
men and women. Tarts and sweets and
confectionery would be bad enough in
all conscience for children, even il they
were always pure and unadulterated.
But they are too often positively poison
GUS. Feed on plain and wholesome
food regularly from day to day, per:
hitting no stufiing between meals, and
not forgetting the benefits that accrue
from frequent changes OF diet, more es-
pecially as regards dinner. DO this,
and your children will live to bless you
do otherwise, and expect to see them
sickly. with veins and arteries possess.
ing no resiliency. with mucous mem.
branes pale and flabby. pipes Of lung,
that the accident of a slight cold is
sufficient 10 close, muscles Of limbs sc
weak that exercise is penance instead
of u pleasure. and flesh so nnwholesomt
that pins prick may cause II tester
and all this because the blood is I'M
poverished through errors in diet
From CasSeTs Hngd:inc.