The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-05
CANDY FOR CaILDaEN.
1t Should Be Givan Them in Very Small
Guam tities.

6lQtu GlLlSS.
BROOKLYN, N. Y, Oct. 4.-The cues
ton of candy with many other interesting
subjects, has now come u, and think can
90 no be tie tha1 to devote 50 ne space to
It's consideration. The letters received from
mothers and Interested relatives describing
taelr endeavors, and in many cases their
Struggles 10 induce the small members of
Ile nouiehold to partaks of the matusinal
meal are both pathetic ami funny. Oae
young mother declares that "sinca the in
auguratlon OF the breakfast racket" she has
cone literally nothing but contrive and COOK
uis1eS that VIII tempt the appetites of her
cuItqren al tne first meal of tue day. Her
lnetnous are ingenious and wise. She, like
many others, has adopted the rule OF the
lady previously mentioned, No eat m
study" oA'' ~
NOW. TINS mother asks the same question
VIZ: what Is to be done about candv2 as
candy necessary for children, and if 50 how
much and when" Another mother declares
toat she can get no smallest satisfaction
from her family physician on this subject
Suu that her friends are III the sams pre-
U 9as II asked my doctor" she writes
II candy would be likely to increase Tho
danger OF suffering from wormss' and he
depneu, mat, madam, is an exploded
ssupeFstitloq. Sensible folks no longer ba-
neve IN SUCH things" what to make of
Suc1 statement, the writer continue. 81
couiu not tell. was compelled to bel}ave
tnat my 4-year old girl was SUFFERING from
.ns exploded superstition There was
oserY possible evidence to substa initiate this
Upiaton. Now do you know, can YOU tell.
LAY Inls man could have meant!n
tba 10y Ss Us 70 oacK TO the simple question of
5ue necessity or propriety of feedinr chill
Gren with candy We will attanG r. III
unctor and his exploded sunerstitior, ),
"tCorWard. That some children by the very
oSSns!louIlon or things require more of So
EII@lIne matter than others seems to mo trna
oe5ono doubt. Take two children in the
o oaIl'e lanliy, for instance. The appetite of
lL"cau9ot De satisfied without sweets. the
r@ 49, clleS Tor lemons and pickles and cares
u ahtIg lor candy and cake The person
sproot Vsc'3reS mat the first should have no
is Tot S SnSs me second should have no sour.
40 -oV nan as sensible as Old Mother Goo.e
NY igneerfully conceded to Jack Spratt the
g;f. q eating all the lean, aud to his
~ -to .ue lbertv of partaAing of the fat. aud
Clean AA'is 'ue pIauGer
~ Nv - not an easy matter to train a child in
Il So %3ay lie should go even regarding so
AM ,P PEI matter as this. The sensible par
r,., VIA Jake careful note of constitutional
nnor 4. AoAe VIII NOT force vinegar
4 n 1gou tae chlld who dislkes it, nor molasses
81 H. .re lltSle one who is never 50 well sat
4 vii az "hen sucking a lemon. But she
IN .t 10 her best to modify excessive desire
and 9i'sner direction. She will tone down
m~ - toue up to the best of her ability. re-
q rsSt ing that while a constitutional
In, sII oy every physiolog cal aad philosoph-
sr,l taw demands inspect and ats ton, it
ps E,ras1pie to so indulge and pamper this
eila a appetite as to make it very disagree
s. ana Very dangerous
ma. lCtlng then that the saccharine ele-
log;o.oiI must be recognized, it is certainly
rH NJ 10 conclude that a certain amount of
SOM V SiH is necessary to the we'll being of
4 sbmnld t hIen. In my opinion this amount
/ and ~ oe Just as small az it can be made.
/ tai. ' 10 other less cloying sweets should
ca , US pace in every instance where it
alvgp,,es stLoly be managed Candy should
ann. oe eaten after meals. When the
b1ftyovnnO Is tully satisfied judicious dstri-
even a u candy will not be likely to harm
"a delicate stomach.
finn no" about the exploded sunersti-
unds- An AN incident in my own family.
and my my very eyes, will point moral
ton az I'm 1D tale" l think, to the satisfac
depIvr' '.le girl OF II years was taken sud-
'' Sno 70 ali appearance, dangerously