Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-06-11

moisture but if they do not have an
abundance of sunshine they viii not
thr We"
With a sudden impulse, she took nv
hand and said, ''My friend, l thank you
for inviting me to see your choice W u
dow plants. Children are, indeed, the
choicest of flowers nd L see that you
wOuld teach me, that bright sunny
room, is Just a. essential to animal life
as to We getable life. In my thought
leSSnesS, L have sacrificed nv chiidren's
health to the blossoms on my plants"
''But 1t is not too late" / replied.
Bring your children out into your
bright, cheerful room, where they can
have floods OF sunshine and you will
see the rich color gradually appear
on their cheeks AMI lips, and their
hstlessness. indigestion, and nervous
ness will vanish, ike mist before the
sun; while their merry laugh and gay
song Will make that room more cheerful
than it ever was before"
''AhI" she replied, chow / have
robbed my children, that my plants
might thrive, but | Will make what
amends | can
The next week received a note from
Mrs Shuler asking II l would do her
the kIniness to come over that after
noon.
l went, and on entering her cheer u
parlor, found it converted into the
family room. Mrs. Shuler said, II
hope L have not presumed too far on
your friendship in sending for you, but
was not well enough to go out, and as
you have already given me such good
advice. l wanted SO much to hear your
method OF clothing and dieting your
little ones Since | lave seen your splcu-
did children, nv earnest desire is to
have my own to blossom out in such
perfection"
We'll" | replied. '.you know, in
growing lants, there is some differ
ence, each month, in the manner IN
which you care for them SO IN dieting
and clothing my children, [ vary nv
method, in some way. every month l
cannot give you correct idea, except
by giving yuu my plan for each month
As tins Is Nav, | viii tell you what
my children eat and wear during the
month of May.
For breakfast, they have eggs, oat-
meal, graham bread, and cup OF fresh
warm milk. ! will tell you nv way Of
preparing eggs for children, as | found
II very valuable when | first began to
feed Vera. | beat the eggs until they
begin TO rise. | then add one table
spoonful Of sweet milk to each egg. a
pinch Of salt, and a tiny pinch of black
pepper. Put a small lump of butter III
pan, allow the butter To get hot, but
not scorchiug not; then pour IN whip
ped eggs and cream. Directly, II IS
the consistency Of boiled custard light,
moist, and puffy. Just melts away
IN your mouth, and Is delicious
learned this, 10y experiment, when L
+ AaNo ~ al hg old
7 She was very delicate, and l could
/ find no. food that agreed with her.
/ The prepared foods, that l bought, all
| disagreed with her hadly-cuw's milk
/ seemed almost poison and We thought
| our child would die. Some one sug-
I gested boiled custard, but the state of
her bowels was too bad to give her
/ sweets, so i thought Of the custard, with
/ salt and pepper for seasoning, instead OF
/ sugar. 1t dId admirably, and | kept
/ her alive, one whole winter, ON eggs
prepared this way, and nice, hghtbread
soaked III weakened blackberry ne.
l These things are both astringent and
nourIshing, and it was IA lucky hit.
Who would think she had ever been
/ a delicate childl She Is a picture of
/ blooming health now," interrupted
/ Mrs. Shuler.
] % sAc -, AAu L All uuIS 'A'iA
full"
I'm speaking OF eggs, let me tell you,
that the weakest stomach viii bear
eggs in some form or other.
My baby was very sick last summer,
, and vomIred every thing we gave him,
until L whipped the white of an q &
very light, added enough sugar,
nutmeg. and whissey, to flavor 1t, and
and gave it to him. He liked 1t, and
retained 1t, and began to get better
right away.
For dinner generally give them a
little of srch vegetables rs We have
cooked; ric and gravy, perhape; "A little
tenderly cooked chicken or beef; and
some OF the desserts, unless IT is some
thing very rich ana indlgestIble-aud
seldom have such dishes on my
table.
For supper, they have milk and
bread, or oatmeal and milk. My child
rem drink warm milk night and morn
ing. AN in very cold weather / warm
1t little, by pouring boiling water IN
it. if il has been MIXED 50 long as to be
cold.
! never give my children pork and
cabbage, under any circumstances.
In fa I. | give them very little meat of
anv kind. Meat is too heating; and
while We NAV not notice any injurious
effects in cold weather. the little things
will nav for it the following summer;
and We will wonder how came their
little stOmachs 50 infamed and ont OF
order-neyer thinking OF the too strong
diet We gave them IN cold weather"
Mrs Shuler said. Il find more
trouble IN finding II suitable diet for
nv baby, than for the children who are
not teething-"
$50 We all do" 1 replied, "and
find the best Diet for teething children
l. er,s ami milk I also give them
some OF the cereals; thoroughly cooked,
and II they IRE CostIve, "A ripe apple or
pear, scraped OF baked, Is good for
them.
A. NV children are through teething,
L give them a more varIel diet now,
but not any and everything, l can
assure Won | think the habit OF sit
tim children to the table, and giving
them everything they cal tOr, has done
more towards giving Americans the
name of a dyspeptlc people, than any
other one thing. Chilirea should
never be given hot bread. The In
gIish seldom eat hot bread, and they
are much hardier. as "A nation, than
Americans. Their children are hall
grown before they come to the table
and eat mixture of rich food. They
have "A table in the nursery, set with
wholesome food, and their children eat
there. 1t Is true, that many Of Us
cannot afford a nurse and nursery, but
We can use Judgment in tn selection
OF food for our children, always chOos-
ing such things as are nourishIng and
easily digested. We should be careful
in our selection OF vegetables. AT this
season, nothing Is more suitable than