The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-01

ter throughout the dav. School chill
tdren should not he allowed to go to
school without breakfast
A number of children, because of ca ,
PRECIOUS appetite, refuse to partake of
food best suited to their growth and
development. This may be overcome,
not by insisting on the child partaking
Of a dish after he has once refused it,
but by preparing it different way
for another meal and placing it with
out remark on his plate. II must be
remembered that a growing child needs
milk, plenty of water, bread and but
ter at every meal, other vegetables
besides potatoes. particularly green
vegetables and fruits both cooked and
fresh in season.
Finally, a child should be taught
always to wash his hands before sit
ting at the table or touching food.
Children should not be allowed to
drink either tea or coffee
II i most important to establish
regular hours Of feeding, and not to
permit the children to spoil their APP
petite by feeding on candy between
meals.
- Malnutrition Should be Treated.
Malnutrition is condition of un-
dernourishment commonly measured
by underweight It Is seen in boys and
girls at any period after infancy or in
childhood
Il is an important condition very
often neglected and when neglected
may lead to serious consequences. It
may lay the foundation for poor physi.
cal development or i'll health in adult
life or may lead TO some serious dis.
ease like tuberculosis
How to Recognize Malnutrition.
Children suffering from mslnutrition
are not only much below normal
weight for height. but they gain much
more slowly than they should. At the
ages of six to ten years. when a
healthy child gains two To five pounds
a year, they may gain only one or two
pounds, or even none at all from IL
to l6 wears, when healthy children
should gain from six to II pounds
a year. they may gain only two or
three pounds,
Children with malnutrition do not
all behave thee same way. Some are
pale. duh and listless, with dark rings |
under the ewes. tire easily. and have |
no ambition for work or play: their /
work in school is often so poor that |
they must frequently repeat their |
grades Others are nervous and fret
full, hard 10 please and hard 10 man
age: they eat and sleep badly still .
others are overambitious constantly /
active, restless: they find it difficult
70 concentrate.
Why Malnutrition Develops.
Children get into a condition Of NAL.
nutrition because their growth is not /
To grow in height and gain
regularly in weight is Just as much |
a sign Of health in boy OF girl Of
eight or 10 wears as in q baby. Moth 4
ers have learned TO weigh their babies 4
they must also learn that il is Just a.
important TO weigh their older boys 1
and girls When children do not grow
or gain regularly in weight, something .
is wrong II these bows and girls are /
weighed regularly every month this
condition Of malnutrition would he /
discovered early and not allowed to
20 on to serious consequences.
The causes of malnutrition are IN
most cases nor difficult TO find Among
he most important are
!. The child does not get sufficient
food
:. He does not get tie right kind
II food He spoils hi appetite for
simple foods needed for growth. such
~ milk. cereals. vegetables, etc. by cN-
'es-ive indulgence IN candy. sweets.
pastry and other indigestible food
?. He cats irrerularly. between
meals. spelling hi- digestion by cakes
md trash.
{. He bolts his food never taking
iinc enough AZ meals to chew his food
properly. but washes i down with wa
er
5. he drink. tea OF coffee instead of
milk and water
&. He doe not Get enough sle:p; at
% 81 wears he does not get 10 bed
intii 10 O'Clock or after when he
hould he in bed az : O'Clock. and
lerp vith windows wide open.
suffers from hsbitusl consti-
iaf iuu.
$ lie gets too much stimulation and
mot ionai excitement motion picturcs
nd other evening entertainments.
p He PLAYS too hard too many