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WEAVING SHOULD Be
A GRADUAL PROCESS
Should be Accomplished by End
of First Year; Feeding During
Summer Months.

Following is the fifteenth of series OF
articles for the mothers column. contribute
cd by the medical consultant OF the State
Reconstruction Commission, and sub
mitted by the commission through the
cleaning house of the Delaware State
Program:
WEAVING.
WEAVING should meyer be undertaken
too soon. However, every child should be
off the breast or bottle by the end of his
first wear WEAVING should not be under
taken lust because of contagious disease
in the mother, unless on the advice OF a
competent physician. This is often done
unnecessarily. There are very few con-
ditions of the mothers health which war
rant very early weaving. In some eases OF
contagious disease, temporary weaving IS
advisable If possible, weaving should not
take place during excessively hot weather
as a serious intestinal upset may result.
In weaving take the baby off the breast
or bottle gradually. If he has been on the
breast. discontinue one or two OF the
breast feelings and substitute milk iced
ing, broths, or soups. Small quantlties
of mashed potatoes or other soft PLAIN
foods NAV be given No meat or pastry
is allowable at this period. It will be some
time before these are permissible even In
small quantities. Gradually reduce the
number of breast feelings and increase the
amount of other suitable food until at
the end of from three to hive weeks the
baby is completely weaned.
In feeding during the summer months
be careful to decrease the amount OF lat
in the diet as this often leads to serious
upsets. Balance the child's diet carefully
for II is often found that some children,
unless precautions have been taken. Will
become addicted TO the milk habit. mat
is. they like the milk. drink large quantl-
ties of il and refuse all other food. DO not
take this to mean that children are not
to be given milk. Every child should
have at least n quart of milk day ms
however, should not be taken all at one
time. nor should they be given so much
milk at one meal that they VIII lose the
appetite for other foods,
Excessive taste for milk must be cor
rected at once, as milk does not contain
all the food properties which are essential
TO good health Rather drastic measures
are sometimes necessary 10 cure TINS.
The normal healthy child is hungry. Put
the baby to bed in order that he may not
gel any food except that which Is prescrln-
ed. Feed him small amounts of broth at
intervals Of SIX hours for day or two.
This will result in the child becoming
ravenouslv hungry and willing to eat any
thing that is given him. Some mothers
object to such radical measures. but they
must not allow their feelings Of sympathy
10 overcome their Judgment and knowi-
edge that it Is for the best interests OF
their baby TO do this. Similar measures
arc oftcntimes useful in curing baby OF
the fancied dislikes which babies some
times develop for particular kinds OF
no,Irishing foods.
Never allow the baby TO ear between
meals. particularly do not allow him TO
consume large quantities Of indlgestlble
sweets. Many children acquire this per,
nicious habit with the result that at meal
times they want none Of the good food
which they need to insure proper develop
ment. Other children are allowed TO start
the meal with two or more glasses OF mix,
resulting in the satisfac ion Of their appetite
and the loss OF all craving for other food
provided.
Be careful. therefore, to see that your
childs appetite for all kinds OF body build
ing food is developed and do not allow
his whims or fancies 10 dictate his diet