The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-25

some <ound Advice nm Matter 81 Aeso
Than Ordinary Importance
While some children eat daintily
and seem 10 know when they have
enough. there sre others who eat
rayenously AT the table and seem 20 be
eating all the time between meals
This. | think. Is an unnatural state OF
things. Animals in their youthful
days are inclined 20 over-cat, but an
animal worth raising Is carefully
guarded 20 that il does not oyer-eat
Should not these children be a caro-
fully watched as animals, II il too
often habit acquired BY food being
easy Of access. or oycr-indulgcnt pa
rents. who. as soon as child frcts,
give il something 70 eat TO pacify il.
until from an overloaded stomach II
il frctful and cross. and the more il
eats the more uncomfortable II be-
comes
could not help contrast the man
ner Of very rich lady with her three
boys with that OF Others l have seen
since
They have a very comfortable
breakfast at seven o'clock in the
morning. lunch at twelve. which
usually consisted Of potatoes. rice.
cold sliced meat. milk. bread and but
ter; al i've o'clock a plate piled high
with sliced bread and butter and three
glasses OF water were carried 10 the
nursery. and they were allowed 70 eat
all they wanted Of il; at half-past fivc
the two youngest. aged five and seven.
we're Put TO bed; the Oldest. nine years
old. was allowed to be up till seven
The family dinner was al six. and IL
the dessert was a light pudding. fruit
and nuts. occasionally the boys we're
allowed TO come down to dessert but
retired as soon as il was over.
DO you never allow them a piece
between mcals?' / asked the mother
one day.
oh. yes. there are some crusts Of
bread on a shelf By the nursery door
that they can have whenever they arc
hungry"
"What. those hard thingSg ! asked
in amazcment. for thought they were
some c-rists that had lain there a long
time AMI been forgotten.
Yes" she replied. "if they arc
hungry they will sit down and gnaw
away al crust and enjoy it, and il i
good for their teeth
/ ! saw them many times get one Of
those crusts and gnaw at it as If i:
were candy. and thought how many
mothers would give their children a
great piece Of pie. cake or bread and
butter thick with jam. jelly or mc.
lasses. The crusts did not take away
the appetite for the next meal. while
| such a large lunch as the other would
answer for a meal.
| Depend upon il. that children raised
| on some system OF sclf-denial are much
| happier. much better in disposition
| and health than those allowed to graf
ify every appetite
1 Take notice for yourself. some tim
when you are travelling. and YOU vii
soon notice the difference between tn
children who eat from the time the,
get on the cars to the time they get on
and those who eat nothing upon TN
journey only at regular meal times
Children need good. plain food
plenty Of fruit. but all kinds OF rici
pastry. gravy and knick-knacks O
every kind they are much better with
out
The food We eat Is largely respcnsi
BILE for the diseases with which =
many are troubled and also for III
disposition; so the palmer Il j.. IT,
frccr we shall be from the many ills 4
which mortal flesh is heir. -L adic>
Homo Companion