Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-08-09
Physical Care of Children.

The child is susceptible, absorbing
both good and bad. Give him the Op-
portunity, and he will find the means.
Some one must care for him, and with
wisdom" says DIR. Maurice Hunt in the
Mothers Journal"
"First-There must be discipline. 1t
is impossible to do without this. There
must be some one to govern, to regulate
the child. This must begin very early.
If there is no one to assume this author
lty, the result is a spoiled child, and
you know what ihat means Though not
by experience, OF course). When the
child cries, the mother can soon dis
tlnguish between the cry of spunl and
that of pain. She must be firm. She
must not vacillate The child soon
knows yes and no and learns to re-
gard them.
'SecOnd-If you would have perfect
cOntentment, as we'll as discipline. re
turn the cradle from the attic to the
nursery. The theory of the injury to
the child from rocking is without foun-
datlon. On the contrary, the results
are positively beneficial. The nursery
IS destitute without the cradle. The
future welfare of the child, also, is
dependent uron it. There is talk of
an increased nervousness among chill
dren Of today If they had the cradle
~ E'NtAiN tItIl NtuIy nerves. TINS
might not be the case. The cradle can
do no harm and may do a great deal of
good.
"Third-As to the food to give the
child-it should be of the proper kind and
given Mt regular hours 1t should be
such as is easily digested. and such as
shall make the bones grow and the
muscles develop. There should be prop
or restriction as to the amount eaten.
and nipcino shol1lI no ! H.
IS not fair to compare a child to n pig,
because the pig knows when to stop eat
ing, while the child is always ready to
eat more.
1T is better that fruits should be eaten
ut the mealtime. Pastry. cakes and can
dy are unnecessary. They are sources of
much evil, and increased doctor bills.
The poison works slowly and insidiously
for several days. the cause being often
overlooked. Green apples make the
child very sick almost Immediately. But
candy works more slowly. often leaving
nothing on which to base a diagnosis of
the trouble. II candy be given at all,
homemade candy is the least harmful.
but it should be dealt out in small guam
titles and at long intervals
Desserts should be light. Tea and
coffee should not be given under any cir
cumstances. They deter growth. both
physically and morally. They cause
anaemia, weakened digestive apparatus,
and create a taste fer narcotics.
Fourh-Strength should he devel-
oped. The child naturally will run.
jump, kick, squirm and will not stay in
one position unless he is asleep. 1t is
well for the child that this is So If he
were too still there would be danger Of
curvature of the spine Instinct keeps
him in motion. You must not expect a
child to know more than the baby ele-
plant who is never still unless living
down. but keeps walking and swaying
TO keep the weight of his body off of the
legs.
"a healthy child travels miles in a day
plays cars with theschairs in the din
ing room, playing conductor, taking tick
cts. riding his broOmstick horse. He viii
look at pictures or blocks, but. all the
while, he is squirming, rolling or Kicking.
He must not be restrained Give him
plenty of room and freedom OF move
ment. Thus he will digest his food ana
will thrive ms child should
If he is kept still, then begin sick
spells. He must not feel that he is
hampered. He must know, however,
that some one is in authority, ready 10
enter into fun with him or to put break
on when advisable. The child is to he
pitied who has not the strong arm of au-
thoritv TO lean upon.
"Fifth-The eyes are extremely deli
cate. and great care must be taken in
their use ii they are unrestricted they
will develop naturally. Most children
see only objects near them Sound NJ
tracts them. hut they do not see very Dis
tinctiy ut any great distance They are
able to see, but DO not concentrate their
gaze.
"A child will seldom be amused with
minute objects. because they tire the eye.
If forced to plav with these il will cause
irreparable INJURY TO the eyes. The