Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-04
Milk for Children.

tut many years 1t was q pet phrase oi
soapoox spellbinders ranting against the
government that Uncle Sam spent
nunoreds OF Thousands Of dollars every
year 70 show the farmers how to raise
and care for hogs, but did not spend 8
penny helping the many thousands OF
ignorant, young mothers how to care
ior their boys and girls. All this has
oeen changed by the formation of q
onlid welfare bureau, and one of the
noteworthy bulletins issued By this
bureau IL entitled "Food for Young
Children. Il 10 unfortunate that this
bulletin has not had wider distribution
Tor it teaches just what young mother
should know about feeding children.
one OF the principle rules laid down
IN this document 10 that every growing
child should have approximately q
quart of good milk day. Considering
that few children have more than pint,
and many have none at all, this state.
ment 10 one to start person thinking.
With milk selling ct - to 10 cents .
quart, and with, cay, four husky boys
under eight years, the cost of supplying
milk for the family would be quite Q
burden. So one mother thought when
she began reading the bulletin; but as
she read on, she learned something that
has changed her whole system Of feed.
Ing her children and which has resulted
In healthier children At less cost than
under the old way. She has substituted
milk for more expensive and less nourish-
Ing foods. After . six months trial,
she has found that milk is, indeed, an
Ideal food for growing youngsters and
that 1t can, and should, take the place
of lot of truck usually given them.
Her milk bill is much higher at the end
Of the month, but the grocer and the
butcher wonder how she lives 80 cheaply,
and the doctor wonders why he is never
called anymore for stomach and bowel
disorders that used to be so common.
"Milk is such an important food for
children" says this bulletin, "that 1t
is desirable to speak of 1t by itself.
Milk is the natural food Of babies and
the most important food for young
children. A quart of milk . day is q
good allowance for child. The greater
part Of this Is usually given as drink,
or served on cereals or in the form of
bread and milk. Milk may also be
served on fruits that are not very acid,
In soups, gravies, custard, junket, and.
other puddings, and may be used In
place of water in cooking cereals. THE
bulletin gives receipts for using milk in
many wsys.) II the water were driven
of from q quart of whole milk, there
would be left about half cupful of the
very best substances, including butterfat,
milk sugar, and also materials which
are needed to make muscles, bones,
teeth and other parts of the body. Be-
sides all this nOurishment, milk con-
tains q very small amount OF sub
stance or substances now thought to
help the body of child to make good
use of other foods. For this reason
milk is often called growth promoting
Apparently, nothing can serve so we'll as
the basis for the diet of healthy child"
This bulletin will do much to increase
the use of milk, and every dairyman and
every milk user should read 1t. 1t
means much to growing children, and
It will mean much to the producers OF
good milk. Write to the United States
Department of Agriculture, Washington,
d. c., and ask for Farmers Bulletin No.
TT. After reading 1t yourself, pass 1t
along to one of your milk customers.