The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-15
DOES YOUR CHILD DISLIKE
GOOD COQDS3

Young children, and those who are
grown up, sometimes dislike car
rots, parsnips, milk, cabbage, spinach
or other perfectly good wholesome
foods, and cannot be persuaded to eat
them. In fact, the more these dis
liked foods are placed before these
individuals, the stronger becomes the
dislike. If our sense Of taste is for
our protection, why do we sometimes
like foods that are bad for as, and
dislike foods that are good for US ?
Although at first glance there may
seem to be no reason for this dislike,
there undoubtedly is. At birth we
have not much appreciation Of fla
vors. After a few hours or minutes
Of teasing the baby, by rubbing milk
on its mouth, it acquires taste for
milk-SWEET milk. Try to feed the
baby unsweetened milk and see what
howl baby makes!
During the course Of the next few
weeks an infant, may develop q liking
for a few other things like water,
orange juice or scraped apple. Each
new flavor requires period Of get
ting acquainted. This process con-
tinues throughout life, and unless
new flavor reminds us Of one that
we already like, we are very eau
tious about using it. This is a wise
provision Of nature to guard US
against poisonous foods. We taste
a thing cautiously and If it does not
harm US, we will be curious to try it
again until finally we acquire lik-
ing for its flavor.
In this way, many people and races
acquire appetites for q food that
seems queer to US If we do not enjoy
it's flavor or appearance. One mans
tidbit becomes another mans emetic.
It is q wise policy to explain to a
child that the vitamins in foods will
make him grow big and strong, and
that he will be able to beat other
boys in games, or to sometime drive
an automobile or an aeroplane. It
is q very poor policy to say, If you
don't eat your dish Of spinach, you
can't have any ice cream" Scolding
is worse than useless. While it gives
the scolder a feeling Of superiority,
it leaves the scoldee more obstinate
than ever.
In training q child, it is far more
valuable to bring out the instructive
desire to excel than to say, "This is
good for you," or "That is bad for
YOU"
A boy may be Indifferent to q
shower of facts about health, but
suppose he wants to win a mile race
at the school track meet? He is
willing to 60 into training, and will
simply gulp down the facts about
health. Teach him to brag about
the amount Of vegetables he can
eat. Give him helpings that are OBJ
viously too small and let him ask for
more rather than force large helpings
upon him.
! 1t is good policy to make favor
able suggestions about food when
talking to some one at the table so
that the child can overhear as, "Gene
Tunney drinks lots of milk and that
makes him q big, strong man." f..
Many of our dislikes for food are
associated with the memory of some
sickness of the stomach. have
noted severe cases of dislike for cab
bage that originated with vomiting
a meal that contained cabbage. It
is sometimes hard to trace the orr
gin Of dislike, but this can usually
be done if one really studies the
problem impartially.
One can usually overcome a dis
like by mixing small amount Of the
unpleasant food with very large
amount of the good food. This can
sometimes be done unknown to the
person affected, and in this way the
dislike will be gradually overcome.
A person who dislikes many foods
only makes life unpleasant for him
self.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Question: Mother asks: Twill you
please tell me what to give my chill
dren as a tonic after whooping
cough? Also. is it bad sign when
a child's finger and toe nails grow
very slowly?"
Answer: Tonics are only stimu-
llants and should not be given to chill
dren. In recovering from whoop-
ing cough it is necessary to take a
carefully balanced diet and to in
crease exercises each day in order
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