The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-30
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FEEDING YOUR cuunpv,,

. Your candid opinion as N ~.
Feeding ~ cabbage. cinnamon ,o,,-
peas. beans. corn, Die. cake ,,,,..
sauces. nuts and pancakes 10 chi.
dren between 2 and Q years Of arr I.
requested Any helpful or lntere~,,n.
data in regard 70 the general care -
child'B health OF from birth ,o Z
years Of age would be appreciated.
A. MIX should constitute tn. n,,r.
cipal article Of diet In a child ~ mi.
age Care should be observed 70 on.
tain az pure a quality Of milk "a nos.
Hibie. keep IL In a state OF abnol,r.
cleanliness and al temperatur. "a
about 90 degrees y.
Very cold milk should n.vs, \.
given 10 the child. and. n necesxarv
this might be warmed before feedIn,
especially In cases Of very young chill
dren.
The child should receive food in
proportion in which the different food
elements are 20 be found In mothsr,s
milk. namely: Protein, Is per cent.
fat. 5.5 per cent. carbohydrate sugar
and s,archesi. e.5 per cent: salts. 81
per cent, other constituents, o.s p~r
cent. water. ST. per cent Ths
amount OF food required. OF course
will vary with the age OF the child.
Fruit juices. especially the Juice of
oranges and strained tomato Juice.
are essential articles Of diet from the
standpoint Of scurvy prevention. In
all cases where the child Is given
pasteurized. heated or concsnsed
milk. the juice OF oranges or tons-
toes should be given in proportion Of
one 10 two teaspoonfuls a day.
In the event fresh cows milk 4
not available. the most excellent sub
stitute may be found in a good prep
arstion Of whole dried milk, which
usually comes in ye.peund tins.
This powder contains 3n per cent
/ butter fat
la addition 20 strict attention %
4. the child's diet. avoiding carefully
the use Of hot bread. cakes. sweets,
/ corn. pies. nuts and pancakes men
toned by you, due attention should
be- paid TO the correction Of any
physical defect from which the child
may be suffering. such as diseased
tonsils and adenoids.
A child should have about u
I hours sleep In a well ventilated room
each - hours. and allowed 70 play
out Of doors in the sunshine as much
as possible. Late hours are to b
avoided with particular care. because
Of the effect thereof on the chiid's
nervous system
Finally. the bowels must Be care
fully regulated. A child Of ? ysArs
OF age should have from one to two
bowel actions each day. II suffering
I from constipation. green vegetables
Z enumerated in the list. together with
fruits. will frequently overcome this
condition Furthermore. the child
should be encouraged 10 attempt .
bowel movement at the same hour
regularly each day. thereby cultivzt
ing the habit OF regularity. which
will naturally lessen the tendency to
constipation
! O. Please send me Q booklet %
the spine and inward nervousnan.
from which ] suffer.
A. The bureau has no publications
dccling with the spine. or with what
you call inward nervousness" II
you are not well. by all means have
n reputable physician give you .
thoro examination 10 find out what
is wrong. II your plumbing got out
OF order you would certainly call In
a plumber To fix IL Your body Is
very delicate mechanism. and you
cannot afford TO tamper with IT, By
all means call In a doctor and LET
him find out what Is wrong.