The Washington herald., 1915-01-24

Most beauty remedies are decidedly out
Of the question so far as children are
concerned. But anything that causes the
child to be healthy and strong it is the
duty of the mother to do And as beauty
in childh>Qd is largely dependent on
health and strength. the mother who
looks after her child's health looks after
his beauty. also.
To begin with, look to the condition Of
the Childs sleeping room.
To begin with. consider the bedrooms
in which your little daughters sleep. Are
they well-ventiIated at night. with an
cver-changing current of fresh, pure air
passing from open window to open win
dow, or from window to door? Are they
in the winter hermetically land most
foOlishlyD sealed, lest the darling. whose
looks mean so much. catch cold? Are
they at all times kept as sweet and clean
as soap and water can keep them and
without stuffy hangings? Or are they
dusty in corners, without healing sun
shine, and choked at every point with
musty hanEings and gimcracks?
II there is not proper, even lavish ven
tilatOn. the child's complexion is likely
to be bad. Close and still air involves
tn" rcacCeptance OF the poisonous ema-
nations thrown off by the lungs and
body. and paIlid or sallow complcxions
hollow eyes. the morning headache and
skin eruptions Cnsue as a result. The
blood vitiated by bad air causes torpidity
Uf all the organs and the excretory func-
tons ClOEged by the vast amount OF
work thrown upon them, fail to do half
their duty.
As TO tho bedroom hung with stuffs
which cannot be wRshed-which are al
lowed to hold stale Udors and dust for
seasons without changing, and which are
Cluttered to the ceiling. besides. with use
less germ -harboring ornaments-to say
the least, it may be regarded as veri-
table disease trap and beauty destroyer.
My own plan is TO have my child's
hcd chamber all but bare" says mother
Of beautiful children. The walls are
painted, not papered, the floor is unCar-
Pcted; and in this room where she spends
30 many hours OF her present day ex-
istence, 7 have placed little more than
a small iron bed, washable rug, a sim
pie cnamclCd dressing stand and rock
ing chair that may be washed off every
week. and a CrockeTy jug for an Occa-
..iOnal posy. Books and such things have
no place in a sleeping room any more
Than quantities of exposed clothing, for
all such things are excellent harbors
for germs and dust. And winter or sum-
mer the two windows of the room are left
current of fresh air.
Proper food is decided factor in all
good looks, and upon what a child eats
character itself may almost depend.
Up to the age Of seven a child's food
should he chiefly milk, bread and butter,
fresh fruits, light broths, soft boiled eggs,
simple sweets and plainly cooked vege-
tables When it begins to crave the taste
SuperiOr-reaChes the age that longs for
pickles. pork and other tempting indigest-
Ihles-the lighter meats should be chosen
IN preference to the heavier ones, and
fruit or delicate vegetable salad be
served now and then. Food too heavy
for a chiIds delicate digestion is mani
fold danger. for not only are compleNions
ruined thereby. hut the temper is spoiled.
the growth Stuntcd, and the health of the
stomach forever endangered.
Regularity of meals also contributes
la rSclv toward the improved health and
looks OF chiIdren-breakfss dinner and
supper should he served every day pune
tuaIIy at the same hour.
In these thinEs-clean. SparSaly furnish |
cd and weIl-aired bedrooms, and simple |
and regular food-lie the chief requisites
for cnud beauty. The others consist in
the ually tepid bath, in cleansing sham
poos for little heads and in teaching
child how to stand and breathe properly
Concerning the matter of breathing let
uE return for moment TO the badly ven |
tiIated bedroom. stuffed with unhealthful
,uperfuities Nowadays doctors claim
that it is one of the causes of adanoids