The morning call., 1894-11-24
GIRLS HEADACHES.
Caused by Omitting the Most Impor-
faut Meal of the DeV.

when 1 went to school," said a charming
grandmother of our acquaintance, II never
knew what il meant to have Il headache Yet
my granddaughters complain OF them almost
constantly. Something must be wrong. What
is it?''
In tile search for causes thus instituted 1t was
at first suspected that lack of proper ventilation
in school or sleeping rooms was TO blame. This
not proving 10 be The case. the food was in
Qured about. and several things appeared to
the sensible grandmother 10 be wrong.
The girls we're allowed TO eat what. when and
whal quantity they chose, not seldom emitting
their meals entirely. Don't force them TO eat, I"
had been The parrnIal Injunction. young Dr. O.
De will always cit as much as is good for
them" Unfortunately this is not ALWAYS the
case.
There are many young girls who have no ap-
petites for their brpakf asts, the really most i'm
portant meal OF the day. and If unchecked Will
start upon their days work with no better pro-
vision 10 meet its demands than cup % coffee
ana cracker. The blood IS called to he brain
by the first hours of study, and the lack OF
nourishment. though not felt as such, Is very
perez ptible in It's effects. After two or three
hours of work the girls can do no more. They
are exhausted, fretful. unreasonable; their
'heads ache" They feel but little more anne.
title for luncheon than Tor breakfast and that
little they satisfy with the least noufishing
SORT OF food which are placed before them. AT
the late dinner, the only meal 10 which they
come OF their Own accord, they eat more. per-
haps too much, IN fact, but rarely of that which
is best suited o their real needs.
After the grandmotner's observations had
shown her this state OF things, she asked that
one of her granddaughter might be loaned TO
her for one year. As all lived In the same city,
attended tie same school and complained of
the same trouble, her proposed experiment was
a fair one. and one of the girls was loaned 10
her grandmother Tor the period desired
AL first Nj bel felt ii hardship that she was
not allowed laie dinner with the rest OF the
family, but, instead, was given only light sup
per. very like thai which excited the ire of the
gouuv patient in Sanford and Merton, only, IN
stead OF the porridge which accompanied the
latter's prunes. Mabel was served with plent-
full supply of good brown bread and milk. Like
those or the irate, equity man, Mabefs prunes
were cooked without sugar.
Even the first morning after this there was
slight improvement. Mabel did not feel the
usual disgust for food which had formerly kept
her from reaching the breakfast table until The
last allowable moment
Indeed, she felt a mild degree of appetite
which enabled her to swallow a small portion
of tile cereal, fiuit ana crsam which ALWAYS
formed The first course of her grandmother
breakfast, though she declined the delicately
poached egg which succeeded. Coffee was pro.
hiblJed.
Luncheon, Mabel found. was to be conside, ed
her dinner. and she was expected TO consume a
goodly portion OF beef. lamb or chicken, and at
least one wholesome vegetable. Fruit or light
puddings were usually her dessert.
Before month was out MabePs headaches"