The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-12
INNING GOLD EAsILY.

Going out wien hungry is an excenent
way for child to take cold Very often
cRildren arc sent out to play few MIN
utes before supper time, or even before
| breakfast they ere usually In a very
weak condition from the fact that they
| have gone without food long time. ana
the system being Sc open Is liable TO cold,
ana the child comes in sneezng.
The question Of feeding a child meat Is
one that is open to argument The vege-
| toiiGns just now have the right Of way,
/ for their Numbers are Increasing aud they
are feeding very palatable foods. On tue
| other hand 1t Is claimed that vegetables
| do not sufficiently feed the brain. and that
| child should be fed meat at least once Il
! day
The woman Of the family who has tue
/ providing Of the family table must de-
| termne this question for herself but It is
/ acknowledged every where that 1t Is poor
plan Is feed a growing child meat more
than once day. Meat puts certain
amount Of work upon the digestive organs,
which In the case Of children are not ready
for this hard work. and II Is much better
TO give child something which VIII digest
In an, hour or two, rather than that which
For the child that Is to grow. strong. there
should be salty meats Ut kind. me
argument against this is that salt preserve
the meat and makes It lndigestple. The
process Of digestion Is, IN way. equivalent
TO the process Of rottipg. Decomposition
must take place and salt, which preseryed
the neat before It was eaten. win u 50
preserve II after Il is down. II VIII take
a long time 10 digest salty piece OF IN a.
and few children have the system or the
hardihood Of constitution TO undergo this.
The growing child should be given warm
breads In spite of the prejudice against
hot bread, there is nothing that nourisues
inc system better. but II should he tho
right kind Of hot bread. Bread which is
doughy and makes a paste 10 ne NOUN
Will not digest easily. and u should be pan
ished from the table OF the growing ram
The reason why hot bread IS so ndiges
tihle Is because Il Is eaten too warm II
shbuld be nearly cold Very young people,
very old people, overwoIked people. brain
workers and nervous YOU people Re69 T any
means but food which is at least as warm
as the mouth.
DO not force the growing child TO drink
hot water. The practice Of drinking hot
water Ms hot as can he taken from the
kettle Is one which began In a very tnlld
way but has been carried 70 excess MH pts
stonAchs have been ruined by the dtinklhg
Of hot water than have ever been cured oy
the drinking Of water that IS Just warm
enough "a 4, De.
naiafsblo Is at iust the right temp IA
lure fof the stomach. The mouth aud the
throat VIII bear hotter water thaH the
stomach and to drink anr huid as not Is
II can be taken into the mouth Is to Insure
hlisiered stomach lining;
You VIII often see invaids drinking hot
water whieh s. SO nearly boiling that the
steam rises from II. They are palo. IN
Tho DIGESTIVE organs are extremely VI X
The stomach is Kept perpetually parbolled'
snd there Is no such thing as a good dige'
tiOn ~ ,, 80.
Tho best examples ~ Goot egath To-Day
among women are % be found IN the We
men ~ thar mystic circle known as the
400 Thev are rich and can do rs thcY
nisase That much Is certain, bn, u y
tnn-vs what to d. AMI how 20 Do II. Or
49, ,s4e. however domestic science has
-.,,r4ae.e4 itatii the womfp Of leisure s
w ~ Who knows how 10 rake care Of
herself,
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