The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14

UNLESS American mothers give
less thought to outside interests and
more to the food their families eat,
American children will die by thou
sands from malnutrition."
Alarmed by the prevalence of NAL
nutrition among the childhood or
this country. DR.. Arthur Stimson,
assistant surgeon general of the
United States, thus issued to Ameri-
can women an appeal for better
food.
Answer These
The United States public health
service has compiled from its RECORDS
and it's research a list of the hVe
questions a mother must be able to
answer in the affirmative, in order
to fill Uncle Sans requirements for
efficient motherhood:
4. Is the food which is served
to my family nutritious, varied,
well-baIanced, appetiZingly served,
and suited to the needs OF each
member of the family?
2. Are the principles of ventlla-
ton observed i'm my home, so that
there is always a circulation of
fresh air and a humidity of from
80 to 80 per cent?
3. Is the artificial illumination
Of my house so arranged as TO
give every one a welllighted place
to read or work in.
4. Is cleaning so performed IN
my house as not only to remove
visible dirt, but also to prevent the
suspension of dust in the air,
where my family must breathe it?
). Is the mental atmosphere OF
NV home serene and constructive,
so as to encourage the best types
of work and play by all?
The mistress of these five arts or
home making is regarded as the per-
feet mother, from the standpoint OF
the government.
Food Is First
"Of all these points, possibly the
greatest is food" says DIR. Stimson.
"Since the fad for calory-countlnS'
MANY housekeepers have neglected
TO furnish a variety in diet, which l.
lust as essential as its heat UNITS
"a child may be getting the proper
number of Galleries. but missing the
vitamines and minerals necessary
for growth. The best cook is the one
who serves every kind of FOOD shc
can find in the market, with a con-
slant change of menu.
"Milk is the best and cheapest food
that can be bought. Every child
should drink at least a quart q day
Of pasteurized milk.
Pasteurized Milk
= "Obiections have been made to
pasteurization of milk, on the GROUND
that it destroys the vitamines.
",rhis is of no great Importance,
because milk varies greatly in vita
mine content anyhow, and at some
seasons of the year is entirely WITH
out vitamines. The value of milk
does not depend upon its Vitamlne
content And pasteurization COM
pensates in safety for the vitamines
lost in the process"
Over-heated American homes are
blamed for large part of the child
mortality in this country. Children
thrive best in a temperature of SIXTY
eight or even sixty-fve degrees pro-
vided they are gradually accustomed
to it.
Dust, as menace to health, has
been one of the prime subjects of re-
search in DR.. Stimson's department.
ITO protect your family against re-
spiratory diseases, clean the floors,
walls and draperies regularly and
well, and, above all, keep a good door
mat and shoe scraper on the door
step. Mud tracked in soon turns into
dust and brings sickness"
Mental Hygiene
And the last point of the code is
mental hybiene. More and more,
as scientists show us the suscepti-
bility of young children to all kinds
of nervous strain parents are trying
to keep their homes as sunny and
peaceful mentally as physically"
says DIR. Stimson.
II have sceen hundreds of cases
of children suffering from indiges-
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