The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-10
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 Attached is snapshot of our year old son who, thanks to your teach ings and adv;ce and the Brady Baby Book and Preparing for Maternity, has been happy and healthy since the day he was born.
 (From the picture I'd say the boy is two years old, and I'll bet a con- plete set of Little Lessons in the Ways of Health against smokable pipe that the baby weighed as much when the picture was taken as the average healthy child weighs at the age of two years-which IS 271s pounds for boys, 26 pounds and 10 ounces for girlS).
 All of us have the greatest con- fidence in you and look forward with interest to your daily column. I was especially pleased with Pre- pairing for Maternity.
 I would appreciate your advice on a problem that has arisen. After attempts to wean the baby from the bottle I finally took it away entirely, hoping he would relent and drink, but for four days he went until supper time and then took 8 | fourth of cupful, and then l gave him food. Other mothers say they had the same trouble, but their babies have finally given in. This young man seems more stubborn. I don't believe he dislikes milk, but he likes solid food more. (MrS. -). Milk 1t all right, Ma'am, but . fella wants victuals, too. I sympa- thize with the young man because, although I go for hashed brown, baked, roasted, boiled, Scalloped, French fried julienne and Shoe- string potatoes, the very suggestion of mashed potato is sure to bring on one of my spells. At Thanks giving at gran'ma's once they made me eat mashed potato before I could have any turkey.
 Good plan to begin giving baby some milk, soup, gruel or fruit juice from cup daily at age of seven months, to promote development of l the mouth-throat muscle mechan- ism used in taking food that way.
 When weaning from the bottle withhold the bottle, but of course give the baby other food he should have-cereal gruel, ripe banana. soft boiled egg, vegetables well cooked and strained through coarse sieve, tomato juice, meat broth, soup.
 By the time a baby is IA months old, at the latest, bottle feeding should be finally discontinued, even the last thing at night. If the prac- tice of feeding something from cup is started early, as indicated, wean- ing from bottle will give little | trouble.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Doctor Approves If you have any doubt about the attitude of the rank and file of the medical profession you should hear our leading plysicians-Dr. and Dr. telling us to Task Dr. Brady about that" You certainly seem to know what you are talking about before you express an opinion. L. P0 Answer-Yet some people com- plain that introduce "controver- S1d1 QucStIOllS Lcrc. II OO, try to give the reader my conscien- tious opinion or belief about it, any, way, and that's more than some of the conservative old geezers con- ducting health columns do for their readers. If the question is de- batable, offer my personal opinion. In any case assume full responsi-A bility for it and never dodge re- sponsibility by implying that the teaching is that of some unidenti- fled medical authority" Breath Testing
 Is there any way to test ones, breath to find out if it is offensive? Read somewhere about blowing breath in 8 bag for testing.
 (Mrs. G. O.
 Answer-Only test I know is to try it on some friend, if not rela-. tive, who will tell you whether 1t is bad. Chapter on breath odor in booklet How to Breathe"-for copy send 25 cents and stamped envelope bearing your address.
 Copyright, 1943, John F. Dille Co)