Evening star., 1947-06-24
NUTRITION GUIDES:
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To Mrs. e. H, Washington, for
guides to good nutrition, why not
write to the Bureau of Home Eco
nomics, Department of Agriculture,
Washington as. d. CT They will
furnish you with bulletins and ref
erences to books.
What do the readers think Of
cap pistols? I refuse to let my
5-years-old son have one, much to
his disgust because a younger friend
has one. Am 7 over-cautious in
denying him or Is the other mother
in error in letting her child play
with this sort OF toy?
COMMENT.
From N. II. B., WASHINGTON.
To Mrs. G. B. of Arlington who
wrote letter in reply to Mrs. A.
@. H.: Heavenly days, my dear.
it Is perfectly obvious that even
though you did work In a nursery
as graduate, very little was gained
from your experience.
For the past five years I have
been head nurse in a local insti-
tuition which is devoted to the care
of infants from newborn to 6 months
of age. From years Of experience,
7 can say Immediately that any in
FAINT weighing pounds that still (to
quote you) requires an occasional
three hour feeding does not have
the proper type of formula. In
other words he is not getting enough
to eat.
In our hospital, all new born in
fants weighing over 7 pounds do
not receive 2 o'clock feeding in
early morning. Or-after the in
FAINT has gained to pounds they
are taken off the. 2 am. schedule.
At the age of weeks, they receive
teaspoon of cereal at 10 am. and
10 pm. This Is gradually increased
until at 8 weeks of age, they take
a tablespoon at each Of these feed
ings. 1t Is an excellent suggestion
to put the ascorbic acid In the milk.
We sometimes find an infant who
does not like orange juice and we
follow this routine. BY 6 months
Of age, our infants are on four
feelings q day.
Our pediatrician is a member Of
the board at the local hospital for
children. His two assistants are
well-known specialists in this city.
There Is a book published by a
well-known local book store. 1t is
written by a doctors wife and deals
with her experiences with children.
I advise you to read it.
X X X X
PATTERN FOR CHUBBY"
(Fron1 Mrs. E. W., Sitper Spring.)
In answer to Mrs. X. w. p, Rock
vile, sewing for chubby girl of IL
years. Get size IA pattern, rather
plain. At the underarm seam cut
straight down from the armhole,
not slanting in on the fronts, and
slant only a little on the backs. Bind
the waistline making it about l inch
shorter. Get strong, not stretchy
cotton strip as large as her waist
line with lap. Mark with white cot
ton the center front and where the
underarm seams come, a bit wider
on fronts than backs. Make list Of
measurements when you fit her. Put
little darts or gathers all around and
fit your belt on, larger than the
pattern, of course. Add to gored
skirt at each side top, or make
plain gathered skirt or one with a
yoke. A straight yoke or inches
wide and 40 inches long can have
the straight skirt gathered to it.
Make skirts opened on left side. The
strip waist size is measure to keep
and work by. Mine has lasted three
years, not smaller yet.
The key to 1t all is make 1t all
larger in the waist and the rest will
fit, unless she is extra fat. Then you
would have to make them anyway,
as nothing can be bought to fit.