Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-26
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
~ DR.. ANDREW NJ. SOULE

ion OF our readers. me putting IN
to practice of the ideas suggested
therein can only be helpful and ben
eficial, so that too much emphasis
cannot be laid on the. careful reading
of this article and the utilization OF
the ideas presented therein.
During the year 1917 there were
300, 200 American children under five
years old who died, most of them
because they were not fed the ris..>
kind Of food. Each statel had her
share of these deaths and this
means that we have a problem to
meet and solve now. We can pre-
vent such conditions by combating
the cause back of them. To carry
on this combat against improper
feeding of children is the purpose Of
this bulletin. The suggestions
given are practical and, rightly car
ried out. will give results satisfac-
tory to mothers and Others interest
ed in the present day question Of
child feeding.
Nine Months to Two Years.
We start on the supposition that
the child has been breast fed until
the age of nine months. After nine
months the quality of milk deterior-
ates. The child needs iron in larger
quantities than is furnished by milk.
Supplement the diet by iron-bearing
foods, yolN of eggs. orange juice,
pTune Juice. Cows milk is the best
substitute with which to begin.
Why? Because the composition of
cows milk is more nearly like
mothers milk. Dilute the milk with
barley or other cereal Cruel. The
feeding should begin gradually SO as
not to tax the digestive tract too
severely. By the end of the first
year add hard crackers. hard toast
OF Ewieback to chew. Why? These
give exercise to the jaws.
a Days DleSa-y foc Child of One
! quart milk.
juice.
Yolk of an egg.
3 20 tablespoons thoroughly
cooked cereal.
/. slice of stale bread. toast Or
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One year OF good feeding in the
beginning of life is worth more than
IN years after forty. A baby's
needs are NOT to be judged by an
adults inclinations.
!EEt-o Years Old
Milk should continue to be the
main part of the diet for the child
two years Of age. About the middle
of the second year one green vege.
table should be added to the diet
every day. The vegetables usd. be-
cause they are richest in iron and
other mineral salts, are: Spinach,
onions, peas, celery. carrots. cauli-
flower, asparagus. These should be
well cooked and strained.
Foods from which the two-year-
G'G dietary should De selected:
Wcli-cooked cereals.
lru;1 juice and pulps.
FcGs.
Vegetables.
The much dreaded second sum
ncr': for the child is largely the re-
+'ult of improper feeding. One of
ne most common mistakes in feed
.,,g for the second year is too many
.>i1dS Of food q
Three to Five Years.
During. these years the child :,
d.; &h3uid o the same as for the
second year, except in larger guam
titles and the addition Of:
Rice
CCrnmeal nush and other cereals.
Fruit, as, stewed pears, baked ba-
mana, etc. s.-f -.-..,.
Vegetables as baked potatoes
string beans squash dried peas: and
beans
/ Milk may now be taken in soups,
custards, buildings and cream toastsi.
The weight of an average child
2-operly fed and cared for should
o.:
A birth, 1-2 or 8 lbs
@;x months, double weight at
.'- N. ....s. ...
One year, triple weight at birth.
Two years, "a to 26 lbs 3. .
Three years, so to 81 lbs.
Four years, "a to SO lbs.
The normal child should like and
does like milk, but in case the child
does not like milk the following is
suggestive dietary for such cases
Oatmeal and cream.
Creamy egg On toast.
Bread and butter.
Caramel Junket.
Cocoa
Cream soup.
Mashed potatoes.
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