Scientific.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 375, 16 July 1903, Page 7

Scientific.

fVf. WHCKLESOME-FQOD; « ** BHE prevention,of "disease inih e family,; apart; from -hereditary. and ailments,, lies greatly in the ordering of'the "meals. The normal state of the human body is health, yet hundreds of mothers in all classes 'ate'' r to 5 be*'.iouhd who calml*;p-accept and talk of Ififli low '\ state of their children's health, as if 'Siifth.4* oondition was the divinely appointed ono. ■ They in a seem it-to be their duv to accept the affliction quite \j^a'ekly, r and heroically pay hills f<£i 'doctors-and' -medicines, never dreaming that "a simpler and cheaper method of keep? lies Jin the selection and eookirig of> suitable, food stuffs. Remember,, that,, clothes f . do not, manufacture heat 4 they only help to. retain it. Natural heat and energy are derived from*food,. hence -its importance cahnbt 1 be - The variable "cphditfonVof an autumn climate cause Jpepple.bf all ages to -take colds, but■■esgpojally children, as. they have a larger amount of surface corresponding tp, /the,s|feize 0f.,-their, bodies than adults. It-is important: to avoid taking cold a*t this time withh% long winter'infront' of the 'remedy isjto keep up the tone of the body by building it up with 'suitable' foods. Fatty,fooda areM prime importance, but are frequently rejected, -by- children..... j£* jbhe case, they musi be*, cooked and. presented- '# taS>let:in as attractive manner-as t for h a lbno;. that'plenty?of' fat in'our -dietary is .necessary to *feed the cells which destroy germs. This is the reason have J for' prescribing couraej \qt jipd liver, oil so. 'frequently.'' « . s*■ v. : :-"*~-= »'< « The most common ;fatty foods.,are butter, the fat parts, ofanimal fleßhs In-the-eases of delicate .children, about trgill of cream each day could be given * as"part'of .the ordinary* meals. : * For * * breakf &gt npthjing Mea| porridge, made of ggjK meal, barley meal,, ;*or „ Quaker, oat?.. The last two. .preparationsBidered thebestufois digestibility, bufc for nutriment goodf Scotch oatmeal can always patonV"- Never give chiSren-skiin milk with" their porridge J gf|gs! s of^ 3 buiter ll; also to fe recommended. "Nbt^nly. md&ft nduri§h bgiy* by..supplying the Ilimentaijy canal..* .;.*** :%-. *.-<• a Milk puddings* contain: a combination, of food* s stuffß presented* in a* manner vfery w^ll>uit^d , to baild up the subafancfs'of" the; milk and a '.■ isinair piece., of. *„ better supply thejfatty &; jaacesaary! ; v t l he,,.caseisL' l pfethe; milk and theTalbumea afford fleeh-foAfaMg* *«titeriiti:,? >*■ and' Hfce? farinaceous* MWstaneS^to ' fornt tKe whole iato u 'a*"srfeef food. ? Such? foods for children. Animal ■ *snduid* ! be ijiven only sparingly. Howeverj i^#S^i^|» , diet, suet puddings may advantage- 5 * ously he partaken of,--..As a.rule, ; as|l e f^% 0 4l®^ p l|i they cannot be made'to eat one scrap of beef or mutton fat, any one child

j JfflP' s Jh A slice of pudding,, and eat »pf ,id, ; t6u,;wlth the I is because the,suet;is.finely minced s ,. and mixed with th* the flour until its taste is concealed., Surely it is better to fatten!*;ohildjfen '"'* in thiß manner than todo'it by* the aid of nauseous drngsV- •"'• ' ifrSOC«ra^©w Objectionable Fatty Foods.—Never give children such foods, as. fried ham, chppe, or sausages. They can- -.-. not digest them; neither can 'they eat* sufficient bread td Supply ttie-other v materials required by the body. Try in every 'possible manner to culjSv" ate y a taste for plain, wholesome food"."'" As far as possible allow .fi„ dally*,* supply of bound, ripe fruit. ,I|o ] ... v "„' consider this an unnecessary lujtuxy**...;^ ;>, Apples and oranges contain; large ... quantities of health-giving properties.- • How children devour them* with > relish. Let tWin follow their natural «** instinct and eat freely of them, even" " encourage them to spend their own * : pennies on them, for,in sq.doing,they * will' v keep" their blood pure and tneir v bodies free from disease.—Margaret Murray.''' ... ~v . ,