Milford chronicle., 1922-12-01
MOTHERS CLUB FORM
ED AT HARRINGTON

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Mothers Clubs and Glasses are bt
:, :. ing formed throughout the State. Th
q nrsG one started at Harrington Cente
on november 18th. The program wa
: as follows:
. Prenatal Instruction." by D.
; Thomson.
Demonstration of maternity bed an
I its preparation, list of supplies, lay
: cite, baby's bed, etc.
!. 'The Preschool Child" by Mis-
Mary A. Balster, of Dover.
What Prenatal Visit Shoul,
, Mean" by Mrs. B. X. McAvoy, of Ken
County.
Demonstration by local schoo
Home Economics class on preparation
of children's food. This was a full,
prepared demonstration of the food
with description of the food con
tents.
Child Welfare in a Community
from Mothers Point of View" by
Mrs. Davis Grier of Milford.
Playlet, Germs and their Destruc-
tiOn," by the first grade pupils of the
Harrington school, with Miss Kenner-
ly in charge.
Demonstration of Girls Club, Rice's
School, Miss Helen Comstock, Club
leader.
Prior to the above occasion the chill
dren of the lower grades paraded the
streets of Harrington advertising the
meeting and urging their mothers to
go and be part of the Mothers
Club" 1t is hoped that a live Mothers
Club will be organized in each local
ity where the local Child Welfare
nurse can meet with mothers and help
them in some of the many ways that
nurses can.
The following is one of the essays
written by the girls who prepared the
food demonstration. All the essays
were good and we are sorry that we
cannot print the entire number. Great
credit is due Miss Marie Stambro,
head OF the Home Economics Depart
ment in the Harrington School.
Planning Meals TO Suit the Needs of
Both the Children and the Older
Members Of the Family
In some families where the food is
not planned to provide for the needs
Of children, the mother thinks she
has given a good reason when she
says she has not time to prepare ex-
ira dishes. But in many cases foods |
left over from the day before may be |
warmed and fixed over for the chill |
dren, such as potatoes which may be
creamed. 1t is much better to give
them such dishes than to give them
meat, fried foods and such dishes
which would tend to make their stom-
achs weak.
Milk is a good food for both chill
dren and adults. Every child must
have at least pint a day, while
adults should have at least one-third
Of a quart day. It may be given as
plain milk to drink, or, if the person
loes not like milk, it may be given in
some form such as cocoa, SOUPS, or
buildings. Milk supplies calcium,
mineral used to build by the bones.
Thus you may see why it is so i'm
'ortant for small growing children to
lave milk. If fresh milk cannot be
lad, evaporated, condensed, or dried
milk may be used, and if so, it is
veil to include fruits and leafy veg
tables in the diet.
Sometimes a mother will say that
he cannot afford the milk because
Ter children eat just as much other
ood whether or not they have milk.
Tut in such cases it is much better to
nit some other foods, like meat, than
} lessen the amount Of milk.
Cheese is another good food that
lay be given to growing children. It
; very concentrated and should be
lven to children only when it is COM
ined with other foods in such way
5 to prevent the child from swallow
lg it in Jumps. One way in which it
ay be served is melted in white
auce or in soups. Drowned on top
macarOni or on top of scalloped DO
toes are indigestible forms.
Vegetables must not be omitted
ON the diet because most of them
)ntain Vitamines, iron and other
inerals which are necessary to the
'dy because they build up the blood,
mes, nails, and teeth. Children
ould not eat cucumbers. Cabbage
ID corn should be given with care
fore the twelfth year. Cabbage is a
luable vegetable but one should |
ke care in preparing it. One of the |
Ost harmful ways of cooking it is |
tn fat meat such as salt pork and
con. Vegetables such as lettuce, cell
2, cabbage, and asparagus, are val
Bile for the mineral elements and
amines they contain. In addition to
} mineral matter and vitamines,
sse vegetables are good for their
TX. Such bulky foods prevent con-
patton.
t should not be hard for mother
plan for fruits in the diet because
lost any fruit may be given after
} years Of age. For younger chill
n of two years Of age, only the
ce or pulp from fruits may be made -
,art of the diet.
let us now take the Irving family
an example:
Irs. Irving, like many other mo-
RS, had large family. There was
" Betty who was only a year old.
liked to be entertained and cried
omeone didn't pay her a lot Of at
ion. When she did cry her mother -
It always gave her something to -
to quiet her. She was thin and al -
restless while sleeping. -
ick was seven years old. He had a y
k heart and was frail and thin.