The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-11
IDEAS for TWornen.

cseveaeSt physicians Of today hat many
Of the Ills which the flesh Of childhood
is heir to result from the poor neurish-
ment which he receives during his school
days.tH
who-that has seen the Impoverished
food with which the ordinary school
chs!d IS supplied will not agree in this?
Impoverished. I mean, IN the way of
containing nourishment. For more money
has often been spent on 1t than would
be laid out In securing really good food.
Not long ago I wa surrounded by a
group Of children, who during the morn
ing recess were looking ever the lunch
baskets which had been prepared for
their midday meal. The contents gave
me rome sdeas concerning the cause OF
s~bresking down among school children
during study years.
The majority Of those baskets contain
ed candy ins smaller or large quantity.
jam and cake formed another course
which suggested very little IN the way
of nutrition for the little bodies in all
the tolls of history and geography, ar
ithmetic and reading.
Caramels We're there in place of good
sandwiches, and jelIfes instead of fresh
ripe fruit. al in place of nutritious
bread and butter.
When the. solid food requirement. is
present in the mind of the mother or
sister who prepares the lunch basket
the tendency seems TO be that of supply
ing eatables Of so heavy a character
that the child's appetite is spoiled in the
drst glance at It. Hard. heavy pie. is
perhaps, worse than the bonbons, for the
little digestive organs n assimilate
it, while a slice of the same article of
food with w~ell-cookeds fruit and faky
crust is not only appreciated by the little
ones. but really nutritious.
Greasy cakes, such as ~doughnuts. cof-
Zee biscuits n SO on, are by no means
the thing to strengthen the little grow
ing students, as a few moments refec-
ton will show.
And misunderstanding variety of food
= extremely popular on account of It's
facility for adjusting itself to the mer-
c.es Of the lunch basket am for being
easy Of handling IN the school dinner.
But few women succeed in the concoc-
tion Of sandwiches, whether through
want of knowledge or thought. Are
they not usually made in a rush
with great thick slices Of bread, which
would take away the appetite Of the
strongest of workers. They should al
ways be compounded of slices cut at
least ~reasonaoiy thin. The meat, too,
should be shaved in slices and not be
thrust between its covers in great
chunks.
Good bread chouid always be. considered
an indispensable requirement. Good rolls.
when wesi cooked. and served with sweet
butter, form a delicious change from
plain bread. The taste Of the little Iuncher
should always pe considered with re-
gard to the cooking of meat. It is an I'M
necessary penance to compel a ~youngster,
whose whole craving revoTts from the
idea OF underdone meat, to satisfy his
hunger with beef or mutton in that con-
ditson.-N
The same applies. Of course, TO the
young man or woman who Graves rare
meats Either extreme is bad. but the
taste of the child should be consulted TO
q healthy degree.
Butter is beneficial, but there are many
children 70 whom the taste of this arti-
Gle Of food is really distasteful. These
tastes, many Of which the child inherits
and for which he is not responsible,
should be taken into Consideration.
Eggs form q good nutritious article of
food for the lunch basket and should
also De cooked to suit the likes of the
child, as many a small student has a
real distaste which cannot be overcome.
Milk Is g good suggestion. and if the
youngsters viii drink this a generous
bottlexul should accompany zach basket.
In the basket it can never reach that icy
temperature which is rhe secret of many
Of the injuries Of which this fluid is ac-
cuset.
In fact, every woman who is the ca
terer for school children is very much in
need Of some solid, thorough knowledge
Of the different uses Of foods and the
effects of each upon the system. She
should know the relative values Of zeal.
mutton, lamb, beef, pork, ventson, and
chicken, and the various species Of nu-
tritaous grains which viii form loaves
more than palatable, really delicious and
which win form a pleasant change from
the ordinary wheat -four of everyday
hfe.
tne water which children are 20 use
Will their school lunch forms another
grave problem For, of course, there
must be plenty of nuid In order to keep
the little ones healthy. # the water at
the school is known to be impure then
good filtered and boiled should be SUBJ
stftutsd and packed away in the lunch
baskets. MIX, as ! have said before, is
another good suggestion. perhaps the
very best known. after pure water Itself.
Milk. If not too rich for the child's con-
stitution, nay be prepared with half
quantity OF good water. In summer
lemonade is really good. n is usually
highly appreciated. Raspberry vinegar
Is another draught which the scholars
enjoy and which Is good for them as
the end Of school approaches and the
heat begins
fruit should always be found in the
basket and no lunch will be correct
without It. The variety which is in the
market forms just the element which the
young ones require.
Another suggestion for the school lunch
10 that of finding ON good boarding
house near the school grounds and max
ing arrangements with the proprietor
thereof that the children be supplied each
day at 9 certain hour with a good not
dinner. This plan is usually necessary
when for one reason or other it is not