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Show Mother of .Cross Child Should Watch , Baby's Weight and Sleeping Habits picture, because than are numerous numer-ous degrees of undernourishmsnt But in an attempt to decide what it wrong with the child, the parent par-ent nut take into account the factor of weight, of disposition and of bodily function. And, of all theee, weight U probably the most Important clue to the child'! needs. You cant fool the scales. Yoar Baby By MYRLTE MKYEB CLDRED Our leaflet on "Underfeeding and Overfeeding" may be had by sending a 3-cent stamped, self-addressed envelope with your letter to Mrs. Eldred of the your baby and mine department In care of The Salt Lake Telegram. Tele-gram. When a parent says, "What do you suppose is the matter with my baby?" she is certainly recognizing recogniz-ing that something is amiss, something some-thing which needs to be corrected. In an attempt to decide what may be the matter, there are certain cer-tain definite signs and symptoms which may help her. The first question she should ask herself Is: How is the baby gaining? If the baby is not gaining weight or gaining very slowly, she should not attempt to satisfy herself that this is natural because the baby has a thin papa and mamma or thin relatives, or Is "growing taller Instead of fatter." Under all circumstances, cir-cumstances, and with all varieties varie-ties of family background, babies who are amply fed will gain weight. If the baby Is not gaining weight, there will be other noticeable notice-able " symptoms -ortmderfeedlnf-The baby will be a restless, light sleeper, day and night He may vomit but probably will not since he gets too little food. Almost always he will be constipated and be will likewise be cross, hard to entertain, nervously high-keyed and jumpy. The baby who Is well fed will, on the other hand, be placid and good- tempered. He will sleep for long hours, be easily amused, his bowels will function normally, and his skin will be moist and firm, and his eyes bright Of course, all underfed babies will not exactly fit into the above |