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Show BEST FED CHILDREN Harvey W. Wiley and John Preston Pres-ton Wiley (right), sons of Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, former food expert of the United States government and authoi of many volumes of scientific works relating to foods, are practical examples exam-ples of their father's teachings. "These boys, since their births, have had nothing noth-ing but proper foods," said Doctor Wiley, when asked to share his recipe with others. "First, their mother's milk until weaning time; then, modified; pure, fresh, clean cow's milk from tuberculin-tested animals until they wer large enough to begin to chew. Tho.V have been given only foods containing materials to secure growth and not to ' make fat. They eat brown bread, pure milk, good fruits, succulent vegetables ' and after three years of age they had a little meat, but not very much. Theli teeth are especially well nourished, regular, being hard, white nnd flinty. They have not had any candy, very little sugar or sweets of any kind, except ex-cept the sugar natural to their food. Their typical meal at nighttime ia wholewheat bread with a little pure butter, and a pint each of pure, fresb milk. j |