The Red Cloud chief., 1889-01-18
CHIlOREN'S APPETITES.
some Sound Advice on . Matter of More
Than Ordinary Importance.

some Sound Advice ma . Matter of More
Than Ordinary Importance.
While some children eat daintily
and seem to know when they have
enough. there are others who eat
ravenously al the table and seem 10 be
eating all the time between meals.
This. / think. is an unnatural state OF
things. Animals in their youthful
days are inclined TO ~over-ea:. but an
animal worth raising is carefully
guarded So that it does not over-eat-
Should not these children be rs care
fully watched as an.malso Il Is too
often 4 habit acquired by food being
easy OF access. or over-indulgclt pa
rents, who. as oon as "a child frets.
give il something 70 eat 20 paciiy it.
until from an overloaded stomach it
is fretful and cross. and the more It
eats the more uncomfortable it be-
comes.
/ could not help contrast the man
ner Of a very rich lady with her three
boys with tha: OF others l have seen
since.
They have very comfortable
breakfast at o'clock in the
morning. lunch ut twelve, which
usually consisted OF potatoes. rice.
cold sliced meat. milk. bread and but
ter; at five O'Clock q pklte piled high
with sliced bread and butter and three
glasses Of water were carried to the
nursery. and they were allowed 10 eat
all they wanted OF it; at half-past five
the two youngest. aged five and seven.
were put to bed; the Oldest. nine years
old, was allowed to be up till seven.
The family dinner was ut six. and II
the dessert was a light pudding. fruit
and nuts. occasionally the boys were
allowed to come down To dessert. but
retired as soon as it was Yer.
"Do you never allow them a piece
between meals?" | asked the mother
one day.
'Oh. yes. there are some crusts OF
bread on n shelf by the nursery door
that they can have whenever they are
hungry
What. those hard things?" asked
in amazement. for thought they werc
some crusts that had lain there a long
tame and been forgotten.
Yes she replied. iii they are
hungry they will sit down and .naw
away nj "A cras; and enjoy il. and il is
good for their teeth"
saw them many time, get one OF
those crusts and gnaw ut il as IL IL
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 mo-
lasscs. The crusts did not take away
the appetite for the next meal. while
such n large lunch a. the other would
answer for n meal.
Depend upon il. that children raised
on some system OF sclf-deniai are much
happier. much better in disposition
and health than those allowed 10 graf
ify every appetite.
Take notice for yourself. some time
when you are travelling. and you viii
soon notice the difference between tho
children who eat from the time they
get on The cars 10 the time they get OF.
and thoNc who eat nothing upon the
journey only NJ regular meal times
Children need good. plain food.
plenty OF fruit. but MI kinds OF rich
pastry. gravy and l.a.ck knacks OF
every kind they are much better with
out.
The food we cat is largely response
bic for the diseases with which so
many are troubled. and also for the
disposition; 50 the palmer il il. the
frcer We shall be from the many ills 10
which mortal flesh il heir. -L9d.es'
Home Companion.