The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-29

HINTS AND DONT'S FOR
BRINGING UP CHILDREN

Don't bring up your children like hot
house plants and cheat them Of their
legitimate play and stunt their natural
development by excess Of scientific theo-
ries carried into practice.
There are many pale-faeed children Of
the wealthy classes who are so watched,
so trained. so scientifically fed and so
unnatural. that / pity their chances for
a strong constitution.
Theil very games are supervised and
suggested and they have little chance
for physical or mental development;
their prematurely old-looking faces are
"a positive index 10 the circumstances.
The extreme of circumstances. the
very poor children. lacking any care
at all. not washed not properly fed not
enough clean air, day OF night. look only
a Few degrees more thin AMI pale and
drawn than the over watched scientific
children
But il is the children of moderately
Well-of parents VINO fare the best as
10 their chances OF health and whole
SOME development in every way.
Il Is never kind To "a child 10 give IL
TOO much notice. see 10 the main things.
OF course, the vital things. but give
enid the opportunity 10 play us own
games, outdoors II possible. Let II get
naturally and normally tired and let il
nave IT'S meals punctually and plenty
70 eat OF simple food, and let it 20 10
bed early, insist upon that
a young child should bee put 10 red al
dark and iT you keep IL up late. you
VIII ma gets nervous. or pinched
looking
As 20 the food OF children. their own
instinct is good Judge ia many re-
/ sleets. not as regard sweets for they
/ viii want More than is good for them.
DO NOT begin giving candy: IL 10 does
hot Know the taste Of candy 20 VIII not
beg for IL. Many children like meat.
ana 90 not Ike many vegetables.
Parents generally insist on The chill
! aren eating and learning 10 ike Vege-
/ tables.
I Now there is good reason on the chiId's
I part. if parents would only think of b..
hut parents fui into the habit OF telling
I their children 10 do that which they do.
without giving the child the benefit o.
I the doubt
Its this way. Grown people eat 10
De uourished and keep Jle machinery
COINS but children have 20 cat enough
NOT only Tor that but also 20 put on
extra height extra material ln every
way. as they are growing and meat
l furnishes "a good solid foundation for
strong bones, flexible muscle, and a
good vitality.
/ " lille vegetables are not liked by chill
{ dreli until they are neariy grown, it
.
I growing children would make but puay
adults, while vegetables aTe is good diet
for already grown people. who need
/ only the uourl nflrut necessary 90 keep
I tle machinery COINS.
Bread and butter ma cream in album J.
/ ance are good Tor childrs1 also milk
. and eggs.
/ IL one child sens anaemie pale. and
+ lislgsS. Try 90 build zap that especial
T constitution UuJ thought aI q Considrra-
: ton on the subject. loE sou owe 81 10
J your child Co give 30 "a so4l strong be-
3 ginning ODD youth.
/ A pale child should be We'll led. shOuid
] have enough sleep. sEoI.l be taken
I from school until the health Is well es-
/ tabHsh-d. should live outdoors as much
/ as possible and should have all the nUp-
/ pingss IL can as all This tends 90 develop
] the nature ard the CouFtliutiou-
! Don't blame CrIldreE Tor being lazy,
. listIess and uneuerEeuc. rUt rather TIN
! o. make them SO healthy tnat they N-I
/ be- fuu OF energy.
/ Train them from infancy 10 sleep la
/ q cool. fresh room.
! / notice more and more. even among
I the most eullgEteuCu people, how LITTLE
! fresh air they give themselves iu their
] erpiug rooms
! Ii Is a mistake. Your lungs. your sys-
[ tenn your blood your vitality. an ue-
J pend on clean air 10 feed your lungs
7 ID is what they live on, aud they must
I have TO- OF as a positive result % your
T saIf "a headache Tie next morning, "a
3 bad taste iu your mouth. pale APP
I utdTauCe and generally ulIestrd I-rl-
/ Don't sleep Goa draught, or with the
I wind blowing on Eau, pHi nave your
d room ulled with clean llT before you
/ retire. and arrange the window 50 IJ
can be- open al the top d-d bottom SO
as 10 keep the air circulating ana con-
l stauty clean.