The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-05-02
SCHOOL AT TABLE

SCHOOL AT TABLE
If we did not know what peculiar
notions about food prevail in the
popular mind this problem, submit
ted by q reader, would merit only
brief answer:
My grandson, age IL, likes to eat
some fat when he eats meat, such as
roast beef or chops, and he says he
enjoys his meal better.
My son, his daddy, forbids this and
cuts Of all the fat before he serves
the boy his meat and that starts
trouble. The boy cries and gets all
excited, and you know that It's bad
for digestion.
My son finally suggested writing
to you to settle the question, as this
goes on day after day at dinnertime.
My grandson also Is pleased that
am writing you, and we will all abide
by your decision.
(Mrs. L. g.
The boy should eat the fat along
with the lean whenever he eats
meat. His father is in error. I Won
der how he acquired the notion that
a child should not eat fat meat. Let
him be good sport now and join
the boy In a toast to Gramma and
or Doc Brady, and no more argu-
ments about eating fat and lean to-
gether.
Scolding, haunting, emotional dis
plays, heated arguments or QuarrelS
at table put handicap on the d.
gestion OF everyone concerned. Un-
pleasant emotions such as anger and
hate not only retard or delay diges-
ton but stop it altogether for a
while and In some instances even
cause reverse peristalsis which
means that intestinal or stomach
contents are driven backward or
upward, and this accounts for acid
eructations or "waterbrash," furred
tongue, bad taste In mouth and vom-
iting In some cases.
Not only should the food itself be
as pleasing to appearance as possible
but the dishes and table cover and
napkins or decorations should be at
tractiye. Not only that, but the at
Hosphere of the table should be
/ pleasant, not glunl, sombre or quar-
yelsome. Good cheer aids digestion.
Children may be taught many
things at table, but not disciplined.
punished, ridiculed or criticised. II
the child must be disciplined let the
matter wait until after the meal.
and then let the parent or guardian
and child do the necessary In pri-
vate, II is highly thoughtless and
discourteous to others at table to
make them attend an unpleasant
wrangle or argument or scene be-
tween child and parent or guardian,
Within reason children should eat
what they like and never be com.
PEELED to eat what they dislike, ]
mean TO say II Is unwisa TO insist
on q child eating spinach II the child
doesn't like it-pfOVided the child
does eat some kind OF green leafy
vegetables or green IN salad etc. II
the child likes meat and refuses 10
eat eggs and cheese II is all right,
and vice versa, II q child refuses
10 drink milk but takes butter and
cheese freely, thta Is all right, too,
0UEb1t0AS AND ANSWERS
Afraid Of Face
Ny daughter does not eat, as she
Is afraid OF her face; II Is broken
out. She Is 10 and ! had 10 take her
out OF school a. her face was 70 bad.
lMFs. H.
Answer She should have the ben.
eft Of tho doctors advice, II yOI
can't get that fog her, send stamped
envelope bearing your address, for
pamphlet "BlaeklleAde and Pimples
lAcEelv. or let your daughter write
me In confidence shout II. ! had
acne when ! was her Rge, and ] re-.
member how miserable felt-a girl
must feel much worse,
Skin mHA Nails EeeFly AemFisllsd
Nails have become very brittle and
Thin and show stfeaks or uneven
ridges skin sensitive. snaaaanav