Telegram-herald., 1891-05-30

meal. Candies are not necessarily IN
Wholesome. AMI II little fr~~taGn with
the sugar bowl viii not suffice u supply
the sweets - cr@Ted the mother should
saless pure, uEsoolored candies AZ a rea-
able eoafe-si0ner's. or what Is better.
make them al home, and give them ~
her children al the close Of their meal.
The children q the T.oor are, ~ a rule.
insufticieutly fed. bat TINS Is the result
Of the ignorance which prevails IA the
selecting and preparing u their food
quite A. often A. from scarcity 81 II
A bony woman pre~-rnts herself at
city ilsIsnSaTy. She Is decently dressed.
bat her skin Is the color If parchment
She holds by the hand a pale, unhappy
looking child. The case IS stated. but
before the prescription Is made comes
the question. What does the child eat
The doctor Is prepared for the answer.
that he eats the same as the rest OF
the family DO. The doctor asks what
that is, and 20 the uninitiaied the
answer Is often most reassuring. 10 Wit,
Bread, meat. potatoes. milk, also pies
and cakes when We can get them" The
bread. whether baked at home or pro
cured from the baker. Is AS nearly fresh
from the oven as possible, and always Of
boltei -four.
The meat Is fred in fat. and comes to
the table with its nutritivc qualities
nearly all destroyed by the process, while
the hardened flbers are 80 impregnated
with fat that the gastric juice (the sol
vent OF meats, but not digester of fatsl
cannot act upon them. and an indlgcsti-
bic, irritating mass Is introduced into
the stomach instead of the nutriment
which the meat, il properly cooked,
would furnish. The milk Is bought by
the half pint at cheap grocery. and 1t
is often SO poor that 1T does not matter
that 50 little is used. Strong tea and
coffee complete the list. The bony as
Isect and parchment skin of the mother
and the sickly pallor of the child are ex-
planned, and much advice and little medi-
cine are given.
This is no isolated case. On the con-
trary, il Is one of the most common.
The rusty teapot and Great American
Spider" reign in all these homes, and
their victims are numbered by tens of
thousands. As rule the food Is sup
piled at a cost which might insure excel
lent fare for all. Intelligence in selec-
ton, ability TO buy the most nutriment
for the least money, and then To cook il
In a manner both palatable and whole
some are the necessary qualifications.
There Is no truer missionary field open
to the philanthropist than that Of in
structing the poor with regard To their
food-how 10 make the most and best of
what they can command-and no greater
public benefaction Is possible than one
which should convert the little starve-
lings of our underfed population into
children of stronger and better growth.
In other words, let little of the good
sense which is exercised in the care of
other growing creatures be bestowed up
on the children, and we shall soon cease
10 deserve the appellation Of a nation of
dyspeptics.
Indeed, without disparagement to the
latter, am sure no one will deny that it
is of much more importance that the re.
suits of careful observation and scientific
study be concentrated upon the develop
ment of the physique of growing citi,
zen of our Great and Glorious Repub-
lie" than that bantam rooster or Al.
derney calf be brought to its highest
perfection. Lucy NJ. HALL, NJ. D.