Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-05
Business News of Wilmington
Milk is rich inlimc and phosphorus.
'cuet bios fruits and crrrNls ore also

Milk is rich in lime and phosphorus.
Vcgetnb blcs, fruits, and ccrcnls are also
rich in other minerals. The combination
of milk with other foods ia safety
first" law in feeding children.
Well children grow rapidly Children
keep well and grow when their food
contains plenty Of the vitaminc found
in butterfat cream and whole milk
+ Experience has shown that growth
of animals is affected by the presence
or absence of this vitsmine found most
abundantly in tho fat of milk, cod liver
oil, liver, and the young growing green
leaves of plants.
Some yellow colored plants, such as
carrots and yellow corns, contain this
growth vtamine. Vegetable oils and
cereals in general contain mono or very
little of this growth ,tlmine.
Children must be given plenty OF
whole milk with the other foods il they
are to grow normally. Skim milk con-
tains the tissue builders (protein) sugar,
and mineral matter; but most of the
fat--souble vitaminc--has been taken
out with the cream or butterfat. There
fore skim milk should not he used in the
'lhCp vi NnplF ulllh III 'lt 'ht' VI eibN
ing children or adults recovering from
illness, ns both must he stimulated to
growth to become strong.
There is another vitamine which helps
TO keep us well II is soluble in water and
is found in milk, fruits, vegetable. and in
whole cereals. A third vi,emine is found
in raw milk, the nnti-scorbutic vitaminc
which prevent, the disease called,scurvy
This scurvy preventing vitamine is
affected by heat, therefore unless raw
milk is consumed, the diet should con
tain in addition TO milk, other foods
containing this vitamine, as fresh vege
| tables, orange Juice or tomato juice.
All these vitamines ore found in the
milk of the dairy COW which has heer
fed on the right amounts of green food
No other farm animal excels the Gov
in the economy with which she convert;
the products Of the field into milk
wonderful human food--the best o
builders. Milk il therefore yer,
economical food Milk products canno
easily he replaced in the diet of th'
world. therefore the dairy cow has beer
allied the foster mother Of the human
Grace.
Milk Is a food q, well rs drink
II is a food 10 be compared with meat
bread, and potatoes. OF course, ever,
child should have milk 10 drink, will
his meals rs we'll ne prepared dishe
containing it. When the child tires .
milk. the occasional addition Of smal
amount Of cocoa to milk will change
the flavor and increase the Use Of milk.
Cereals such "a ontmeal, rice, corr
meal. and hominy grits may he cooke
in milk instead Of water A doubl
boiler is used in the cooking. A cream
hcalthful dish is the result.
Milk combined with vegetables make
excellent soups, creamed and scalloro
dishes. Eouifics and croquettes Creame
toast and gravies also require the use c
milk.
Healthful, nutritious desserts f.
children usually have whole milk fo
their foundation. Ice cream, corn starch
bread. tapioca, and lunkot pudding
contain much milk and cream
Cheese dishes furnish the adult wit
the bodybuilding protein OF milE
OF course. these belong largely in th
dict Of the older children and the grow
person. Milk is safeguard in thel
diet and they can use many milk prod
ucts. To the Young child. however
milk is a necessity If he is to have prope
health. strength and energy.
The people Of Wilmington arc lndee
lucky 70 have real modern sanitar
dairy from which they can get re,
clean raw milk delivered at their homer
Bredahlk Farm Dairy, only three mile
from Wilmington, spcciali,es IN mil
\ for children and invahds as well as th
healthy.