Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-06
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what the personality and behavior
OF the adult VIII be from the con
duet Of the infant,
J The peeyish infant. the nervous
eScitable baby. the young one given
10 attacks OF infantile anger-all oI
these types OF babies are the early
stages Of emotionally iil.balanced
childhood and adulthood. The poor
sieepers and the finicky eaters are
headed for trouble IL left Just ia
grow.
The. normal baby is naturally q
contented glutton. His natural habit
In 10 wake up, fill his stomach. and
go back TO sleep. Like a snake, he
10 happiest when he In full and dis
tended. His business In TO gain
weight at the rate of 400 per cent .
year. to accumulate a few habits,
and to develop few emotions and q
little brains.
Just AZ his weight and stature
never afterward increase at so rapid
rate. the baby learns at a higher
rate OF speed IN the first year OF life
than In any subsequent ycar-incom-
parably 80. But then. he has so
much TO learn.
But II he departs from this pro-
gram-develops sleeplessness. on
edge-ness. irritability. nervousness,
violent emotional outbreaks. holding
the breath. black In the face. iinicky
appetitc--look out. mother! There
are breakers ahead.
DR.. Barr says that these nervous
babies develop into three types In
childhood.
! There are some who have the for
tune to be born to wise parents.
They are trained into normal chill
dren. without being overtrained.
In some the training Is begun late
and never accomplishes its objective.
The children OF this group are OBJ
servant and intelligent: but. be-
cause they are reticent. sensitive
and shy. they may seem dull. sullen
and obstinate.
The children Of this group are
prone to be solitary and introspec.
tive and given to queer religious no
| tions. such as overconscientiousnes
Out of this group a good deal Of
the dementia precox eventually
comes.
However, though there are many
peculiar children. children who do
not fit in, there are few who are
definitely insane. Insanity is not
liable to develop until the strain and
| stress of life begins to bear on those
of Door mental constitution.
The third group are the unre-
strained emotionals. They have
tantrums. and they indulge just as
freely as they did in babyhood.
The children of this group. as
rule. have intellectual power above
the average. They are imaginative,
superstitious, high-spirited. timid.
They are worried by trifies. vain.
crave sympathy, are not amenable
to discipline.
They are thin. slim. given to night
terrors and sleepwalking. Many Of
them have headaches or other forms
of migraines.
She Should Get Well.
Mrs. II. M. NJ. writes: HAS a
little girl. 10 years old. with heredt-
tary syphilis, chance to get we'll
and pass puberty without trouble?
'The last blood test. about two |
months ago, was negative, and now
some red spots, with some itching,
have appeared in her arms.
Can this be produced by acidity
in the blood besides impure blood?
"Please give some symptoms of
acidity and advise how to cor
rect it,"
REPLY.
Yes. There is no reason for
thinking the eruption is due to
syphilis. Inherited syphilis gets
we'll if it gets anywhere near reason
able treatment.
Raw Egg Unnecessary.
Mrs. Mel. writes: II have a boy
who was II months old May 1. For
the last two or three days I noticed
that his urine smells like ammonia
l have been feeding him the last few
days on one raw egg, we'll beaten,
and a baked potato with butter.
Could this cause that strong odor?"
REPLY.
Foods too rich. Leave off the
egg. Feed more cereal, bread, vege-
tables and fruit.
A Fruit and Dates Dinner.
T. v. writes: II would like to
have your opinion on one meal
day. consisting OF fruit and sone-
times dates or figs. eat fair
sized breakfast and about three or
four apples, two oranges and some
d a
apples for dinner. Then I eat
good d-sized supper. Do you think 1t
proper to eat fruit and dates alone
for dinner?"
REPLY.
1t is. assuming that you get all the
food elements in your three meals.
Look What the A. E. F.. Did! +
Old Reader writes: II have had
an itch on my body for the last six
months, and after my baby got it
and we all got it from one another,
my children, father and mother.
The children scratch themselves so
much that sores form on their
bodies.
Il have been to several doctors,
and all they give me is salve. but
that does no good, and all do
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