The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-12-29
HOME DEMONSTRATION DEPT
By Mary Caddis H.ynie

Use milk. Use it freely. A quart a
day for every child Is not too much,
and each should have at least a pint.
Plenty Of milk gives your children
the chance for health they ought to
have. 1t helps them to grow, to keep
well, and to build strong, vigorous
bodies. Grown-ups, too, will find it
wholesome and desirable; while in
old age, with the need Of simple fare,
milk is commonly and largely depend
ed upon. Wholesome, readily digested,
and containing valuable nutritive ma
terial, milk is greatly depended upon
in the diet Of the sick and the con-
valescent. A mother having the res
possibility of the Development and
nourihsment of an nfant should use
quart Of milk a day in order TO
meet this additional physical demand.
Use milk for strong. bones, teeth,
and muscles. Milk gives us protein
for building muscles and other body
tissues. 1t also gives US calcium (lime)
which is needed for. our bones and
teeth, and for other uses. Protein and
lime are also repairing our bones and
muscles and other body tissues which
are used and replaced as a result of
normal wear and tear Of our bodies.
Well-developed muscles and strong,
well formed bones and teeth are lust
as essential for strong body as are
good materials and good construc-
ton for well-built engine. Strong,
healthy teeth are not only signs of
health, but they also resist decay.
Milk should not be the only food for
children. Fruits, vegetables, cereal
grains and their products, as we'll as
butter and limited amounts Of other
wholesome fats, eggs, and similar
foods, should be used to form a we'll
rounded diet. The diet Of many Am
erican families consists too largely of
meat, potatoes, white bread and cof-
fee. All these are low In lime. On
that dental clincs are increasingly
that dntal clinics are increasingly
necessary in our public schools. A
quart of milk contains as much lime
as 20 pounds of beef, % pounds of
potatoes, or 8 pounds of white bread.
Milk helps you grow and keep well.
Recently it has been found that in
addition to the substances we have
long been familiar with certain foods,
including milk, contains other sub
stances necessary for normal growth
and development. These are common
ly called "vitamines." Unless our
food supplies them, nnder-develop-
ment and illness will result, which
result, may become serious or fatal
If the deficiency is long continued, 1t
is generallybelieved that if fat soluble
A, one of the vitamines, is lacking,
growth II checked and liability to Sc
rious eye diseases and other infec-
tions and diseases is increased. In
water-soluble E is not supplied, BODY
development is hindere6 and diseases
develop more easily. A lack of g
third vitamine, water-soluble C, may
be a cause of scurvy and some of
those common infections to which
teeth are subject. Milk is rich in fat
soluble A (particalarly whole milk,
cream and butter), and it also sup
plies some water-soluble B and fresh
milk, especially contains some water
soluble c. Here are added reasons for
considering milk an important food
for all, but particularly babies and
for growing boys and girls.
Milk gives us energy and strength
1t supplies energy for the needs of
the infants body, and adds to the fuel
food of the child and the adult. Milk
fat and sugar typical fuel foods) are
both found in milk. A quart of whole
milk contains v ounces Of fat, The
milk sugar in quart Of either skim
milk of whole milk should fill three
tablespoonfuls. Milk proteins also add
to the fuel supply. A dollar spent for
different kinds of food does not Weld
like quantity of fuel in all cases,
any more than does dollar spent
for wood, coal, gas, or electricity.
Milk Is reasonably cheap source of
body fuel.
Use clean milk. For health's sake
it is important that milk should be
fresh, clean and wholesome. If you
produce your own milk, see that the
cows are healthy and clean. Keep the
milk clean, cold and covered, If you