Show I I jAn n y n ME ED I 1 Mrs Eldred will willBe Be glad to answer answer all questions pertaining per per- taming g to babies and children A stamped and self self- J addressed envelope envelope envelope ope forwarded to The T Telegram e legram will bring a personal per reply TIFF SHOES ARE NO HELP FOR TH THE E BABY i J J. E. E G. G writes 1 My Jy daughter vv weighed six and fourths three pounds at birth births and now at 9 months weighs twenty- twenty one Has her gain been leen normal She drinks a quart of formula a aday aday aday day has three ounces of orange orante juice one teaspoon of cod liver oil a dish of cereal and several Vegetables vegetables vegetables on alternate days das Is this enough solid food She has six teeth sits alone nicely and tries to stand up but I Iam Iam Iam am afraid she will become bow- bow I legged I bought her stiff sUi soled shoes Is she too young for them She has bas a slight rash on her chin Is this due to teething ANSWER ANSWER The baby has made a very large gain Her diet Is fine Site She wont won't become bowleg bowlegged ed if she hasn't rickets This disease causes soft goft ort bones bone and no matter v what lint hat the baby's age ae or ot weight bowlers bowleg q g-q re result Ie suit sult when ho hr begins in to wa walk on them need ned to cree creeps 9 0 months on md and not be enc aged to walk too early T soft sort soled shoes which Io do cramp their feet or the spread their toes Look at the baby's 1 when she is standing bare bare foo see how th they y spread and grip grip- then visualize them bound snug shoes and with stiff soles sole you ou can see sec how difficult yo yom walking Healthy feet do crutches Too many mothers h babies cant can't walk without th the port of shoes ShON All that shoes for Cor Is to prevent hard surfaceS surfaceS' I hurting th tho baby's they are not intended to hold his feet for his big own muscles S' S that If he isn't int strong stron en enough h walk then he ho shouldn't certainly shoos shoes wont won't help t condition The rash i it doubtless caused an excessive amount of cither r or sugar and starch in the dl t. t I teeth mm Mrs J. J S. S jH The baby's b s tongue cO could coated without it being of ft e serious consequence Your b baby by is underweight 01 on ering erinA its perfectly weight and surely ees comp feedings A Proud Mother othel I IA The baby is just fine inc I 1 am amis s you are a aware ar of that 1 I Vl l' hJ yi kind thought for my continued g p W health ha had arrived d a sooner as I am run peering at itSon what blearily through P sneezes at the moment |