Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-10-02 | Page 6 | Your Baby and Mine

Your Baby and Mine By MYRTLE MEYER ELDED The season for colds makes its bow with the resumption of school work For sense common-sense suggestions in avoiding and treating treat treat- ing tag colds send for Mrs Eldred's of leaflet Common Causes Colds Colds' Your request should be accompanied b by a self addressed stamped envelope and mailed to the Your Baby and Mine department department de de- de- de of or this newspaper Be sure its it's a cent 3 UNDERNOURISHMENT CLOSELY ALLIED TO RICKETS The development of the bony system system tem tern is as much an indication of good nourishment as the addition of weight Strong bones and good teeth tell the story of sufficient minerals and their successful deposition in the bony system Milk furnishes the best and richest supply of calcium Likewise Likewise Like Like- wise fruits of all kinds whole- whole grained cereals and vegetables will assure a ag a g good od supply of minerals VITAMIN D IMPORTANT Not only must minerals mine be fur furnished to the system but mus also be an agent which enables s the body to use them profitably Vitamin P is such an 10 agent and when the child has ample sunlight plus daily doses of cod liver oil all during the colder months he can make the best possible use we of the minerals minerals' in the diet The penalties for insufficient minerals in the diet are delayed den titian soft and easily decayed teeth and such obvious bony deformities as bow legs and knock Mrs Ws W's child of 15 months Is 15 showing another r symptom undernourishment undernourishment under nourishment This mother writes Please send me rue your our leaflet explaining explain ing about cod liver oil and the vio yb sterols I have a boy 15 months old and the mold of his head is 15 sunken People tell ten me inc that he has rickets Please tell me what you think He never was a healthy baby I nursed him bun for 10 months month and then put him himon himon himon on condensed milk I could never get him to take cod liver oil He aIwas aIwa's always always al aI- al- al ways was spit it out He is awfully 3 pale He has had a bad case of bowel trouble trou ble bic and just weighs 17 pounds Tell me what to feed him GIVE I HIM I FOOD The sunken fontanel or soft spot on the childs child's head is just one torn tom om which often denotes undernourishment The baby's very cry low weight and his pallor confirm the diagnosis of undernourishment The whole diet demands re re- revision vision He needs one quart of fresh boiled cows cow's milk a day day- dayas as well as egg or scraped meat He needs the juice luice of one oran orange orance e every day dav Each day he should have two feedings of whole grain lin cereals such as whole wheat or oatmeal or whole barley There are other prepared cereals rich in minerals and vitamins which are designed Just for children Inquire In Inquire quire of your druggist about them One feeding of sieved vegetables daily bread and butter Dutter and cooked cook fruit sauce comprise the rest of the diet Have the doctor advise proper of one of the cod liver II 1 concentrates This is a serious case of malnutrition which needs the he attention of the doctor besides a T really conscientious effort on your part to feed the baby properly The deficient diet has continued too long now Tomorrow Toilet Training More Successful Without Punishment