The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01


taught and governed by the observati9es
OF others. AS early as the tenth month
juice OF beef may be given or little
mutton, chicken or veal broth may be
eaten While the yolk of an egg lightly
bolied may be given but never all of these
together only one at a time on alternat-
ing days and only once a day. By this
time the child is getting five meals
day and warm milk forms a large part
OF them, and stale bread crumbs may be
given with the liquids or with the egg.
Notice that during all this growing
time the child has lived largely upon milk
and might have lived exclusively upon
that diet. and notice too that the chief
end Of the diet has been to build UP
tissue and repair waste and. above ALL
to keep UP the animal heat for the baby
depends much more upon fuel for keep
Ing UP the temperature within than does
the adult. 1t is curious fact that the
proportions of all other elements Of hui
man milk may vary within certain limits
but that of sugar is almost constant. SUI
gar being heat producer. This intro
duces the question of candy and while
there is no doubt that candy In excess
is injurious. there is no question that
sugar is beneficial in moderation and
plain candy is allowable Perhaps the
best form is the old fashioned barley
stlcE and many of those who can look
back over half century can remember
with pleasure the hard and shiny stick
of barley candy that "you can suck buf
don't bite" as gradma would say. And
the old lady had her pepperment drops
that stopped many twinge of collie. but
she never gave her most adored grand
ch1ld more than crumb at time, for
she knew that pepperment is an irritant
OF the stomach and that even a whole
temperament droD would do more harm
than good to the baby. These old fash
Toned candies were pure and simple and
one stick would last a child longer In
those days than a bushel of bonbons
and comf1ts of today and there is the Diff
terence.
A little sugar or plain candy NAV be
good; a good deal is bad Sugar has n
great affinity for oxygen and in the body
1t appropriate oxygen that Is needed by
the system to remove waste which is
fully as important as repair of tissue;
consequently the normal processes are
delayed. retarded, and the rhythm and
balance of functional processes Is serious
ly fnterferred with. In addition there ia
a surplus of sugar when taken In large
quantities that cannot be oxidized or
converted. and this undergoes fermenta-
diarrhoea. That is why too much sugar
is bad for child or man
In all books on the care Of infants and
children more or less extended rules and
of feeding, yet the conscientious writer
will supplement all these with the ex-
ception to the rule that each child must
be a rule to itself 1t is not the food
mat the child swallows. but the portion
GlgeSted and assimilated that Is of value
AS children differ so much in constitution
is 1t I'm possible to formulate any set rule
for all cases.
The fact that child thrfves on a GER
tain food seems proof that it is good and
the fact that he is periodically hungry
IS also proof that it Is good and that
he likes the food. If the child Is vigor-
Gus and will knit together and cries lust
lily upon occasion it is good sign of the