Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-12
CARE OF SCHOOLCHILDREN
SOME SUGGESTIONS AS TO THEIR
HOME LIFE.
The Evening Study Hour Should Be
Lfmited-TOO Many Pale Cheeks
in Evidence.
ARTHUR WI Yale in the Kew YORK observer.

DR.. Arthur W. Yale in the New York Observer.
mo, mother, don't want any breakfast
this morning. Just let me have a cup of
coffee and a roll, for I've got a lot Of alge-
bra to do before school," And, so after
cup Of coffee hastily gulped down. the
young son or daughter is off to school,
carrying, perhaps. hastily prepared lunch.
What wonder that many Of our boys
and girls break down. or If not actually
compelled to leave their studies are pale
and heavy-eyed as they start upon their
days work? Much has been said recently
with regard to our modern school methods,
criticisng them as imposing altogether too
much upon the-young scholar. This is very
true. and the "cramming" process cannot
be too strongly condemned, but even if
Child is given but reasonable amount of
study, his ability to do that work will in
great measure depend upon proper home
care, and parents are largely responsible
for their children's ill-health.
First and foremost see that the boy or
girl has a suitable breakfast before start
ing for school. 1t Is hard to steel yourself
against entreaties for coffee, but remem-
Der. coffee Is not food. but stimulant,
and instead Of giving nourishment merely
whips up the heart There is no more ap-
petizing aroma than that of good coffee,
but if you will drink it yourself-and YOU
would be far better without it-don't let
your children form the habit of taking it
every morning Substitute a cup of cocoa
or better still a generous glass Of milk. If
possible, have dish of fruit upon your
breakfast table, grapes, oranges or what
ever you can procure, and by no means omit
cereal. An Englishman once ridieuled
Highlander who was enjoying a bowl of
porridge.
|. You give oats to men in Scotland" OBJ
served the former with sneer, but we
in England leave them for horses
Yes was the quick reply, land where
will you find such horses and such men?'
Cereals are SO numerous nowadays that
1t Is possible to secure great variety, and
as for the meat, have what you can afford
1t is easy for a physician to prescribe daily
steak or chops, for 1t cannot be denied
that the profession have an exasperating
habit of prescribing regardless of possible
expense. So If steak and chops make too
heavy a butcher bill. have what best suits
your purse. varying with eggs cooked in
some attractive manner, and to doctors
mind frying IS Eot an attractive Manner
By all means have your child come home
to luncheon, or dinner rather. Not only
is the hot, appetizing midday meal an es-
scnttal. but the walk in the open air gives
a welcome change from the confinement OF
the school room. II the noon hour is not
long enough to admit Of this, by threats or
persuasion contrive to have sufficient time
given, even II half recitation has to be
missed.
As for the dinner. doctor must not In
trr de upon the housewives prerogative Of
planning the menu, but by way OF SUCCESS
tion, let 1t include q good, nourishing soup
and have simple dessert by all means.
There are enough good wholesome puddfngs
to say nothing of fruit. without having re-
position and digestion. When the afternoon
session Il over insist that the child shall
have an hour or two of play. lessons or no
lessons. for good healthy romp u . nec-