Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-26

Foods best avoided by children;
Rich pastry. -
Fried food,
Rich gravies and sauces.
Fresh pork.
Sausages.
Heavy cakes
Coffee and tea.
Fancy candies.
Nuts unless finely ground.
Diseases Caused From Improper
Nourishznent
Not only is the child permanently
handicapped by being improperly fed.
but some diseases may be traced di-
rectly to this cause These diseases
are nervousness, scurvy, ricketts,. ma
rasmus. Normal development OF
both mind and body is retarded un-
less the child is supplied with proper
food.
A days dietary for a child of three
years: 1 small apple, 2 tablespoons
full rolled oats, 2 slices bread, quart
milk, 2 tablespoonsful butter, ia
blespoonsful hominy grits. table
spoonsfu1S sugar. tablespoonful
corpstarch, 10 leaves spinach.
For candies substitute natures can
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poastee made from home dried or
canned fruits, honey, molasses.
Guiderosts to Children's Feeding
1-Cultivating a rational appetite
is an important part of the cnild's
training.
2-Children should be fed at stated
times, but not too often. The stom-
ach must be given a chance to rest.
tn
old should have four meals a day,
older ones three. These meals should
be at fixed hours.
the best food whether it be taken as
such or used in cereals, vegetables,
soup, custard and simple buildings.
5-Soft-cooked eggs, not fried, can
be used freely.
6-Well-cooked cereals, made from
whole grain, should be given to the
child every day, without sugar, syrup
or butter
7-Children need fruit. Give good,
fresh fruit, o. fruit that has been
otewed or baked.
$40 supply the mineral elements
needed, wen-cooIged, fresh vegetables
should be included in the diet.
9-Se"vc plain food, of which
bread, cereals and milk should form
a large part.
10-Milk and eggs should generally
take the place OF meat for children
under eight years old. When meat
is given it should have very little
fat.
ll-Simp!e buildings, as rice, tap
ioca and other cereal buildings,
should be used for desserts. Allow
only small pi3ce of candy at meal
time. Homemade candy is better
than the bought and is best taken
just after the meal.
1c-Mncourage the child to drink
q liberal amount of water.
raGa With Difference TO Alfalfa
Growing
j. W. H.. Rome, Ga, writes: ! eN-
rect to speyja!ize on raising alfalfa for
; nay and fog grazing hogs, and want All
the information l can get Oh the Su0Jecf.
Any suggestions you can give me VIII be
Appreciated .
Alfalfa may be grown successfully
on quite a variety Of our Georgia
soils. 1t is best to seed this crop
in the fall, and as a rule it should
be planted on land which has been
well prepared in advance. To this
end we think it desirable that you
should arrange to seed it on soil al
ready devoted to the cultivation OF
cowpeas or some other legume which
has been used to enrich 1t. Alfalfa
does best on deep, friab1e, 1oamy
land containing plenty of nitrogen
and humus.. Any means used to at
tain this end in the soil will be sat-
isfactory.
The land intended for this crop
should be literally lined. We pre-
fer to put two tons of crushed lime
rock on early in the season, prefer
ably in Nay or June. Grow some
1egume on the land to be turned
under about the first of Septem Der.
Then at least two or more tons OF
crushed raw rock should be applied
per acre and narrowed in. Work
the land as q fallow until about Oc-
tober l.. If you can secure a favor
able sea son, then seed the alfalfa.
Use fifteen to twenty pounds of care
fully cleaned selected western
grown seed. This seed should be very
carefully inoculated with a special
culture manufactured for this pur-
pose by various concerns. Cover the
alfalfa with a weeder. A few days
before planting apply 500 to 1000
pounds of formula containing per
cent nitrogen, 10 per cent phosphoric
acid and 8 per cent to 4 per cent
potash. Do not Craze the alfalfa
during the fall Or next spring. 1t
should be cut for hay the first year
in our judgment. After that it may
be grazed with less danger or dam
age to it. Our experience indicates
to US that under the climatic condi-
tions prevailing in this state we have
obtained a larger return Of profit
per acre from cutting, curing and
handling alfalfa as hay rather than
attempting to Craze it down.
A Balanced Ration Will Help This
Eog ...*<
NJ, t., Culberson, N. c., writes: have
fat hog which is down and cannot
walk. For some time its hind feet and
feeding it on corn at night and sitchen
slop and scraps in the morning. Keep
it in lot with plenty of shade and run
ming water. 1t wheezes and seems to
be constipated. Please tell me what
tde trouble is and give me a remedy if
possible.
Presumably you have your hogs
confined in a relatively small lot. At
least, the symptoms would indicate
this to be the case. Breaking down
in the headquarters is not an uncom-
mon trouble. AS rule it is due to
malnutrition, brought about by a
failure to feed a properly balanced
ration. Corn by itself is not a suit
able concentrate for hogs, especial
ly when they are confined in small
quarters. You should arrange to
give your hog the run of a pasture
or a small wood lot Any ground will
be suitable where there is some
shade and plenty Of opportunity to
root in the soil and get nlAnfv Of