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Some General Generlsl Rules for Wise WiseEafing WiseEating Eating Eafing at This Ibis Important lmportnf Time TimeBy TimeBy By C HOUSTON GOUDISSD GOUDISSISTINGUISHED GOUDISS GOUDISSBISTINGUISHED ISTINGUISHED writers and sociologists soclOlogtsts both here and andabroad andabroad andabroad BISTINGUISHED DISTINGUISHED D abroad , , have concerned themselves m In reC recent recLnt nt years wIth wIththe withthe withthe the writing wrtlng of a Children's Childrens ' Charter and a Baby's Babys ' ' Bill Gf af GfRIghts afRights oiRights RIghts These efforts are commendable because they clem dent clemonstrate dentonstrate demonstrate onstrate a forward-looking forward looking forward-Iookmg Iookmg - attitude . a genuine genume attempt to tobetter tobetter tobetter better the lot of the next generation Indeed , they representa represent a concerted effort to do for fork children chlldren in general what whatmothers whatmothers whamothers mothers have always tried to todo todo tdo do individually for their own ownchildren ownchildren owichildren owichildrenBefore children childrenBefore Before a e Baby I Ii I * , Born BornBut BornBut , But not every mother realizes realizeswhat realizewhat : what all aU nutritionists know-that know that knowthatto know - thaito I to a not inconsld inconsid inconslderable inconsiderable - erable degree , the thevery thevery thvery ( very foundations of ofgood o : / , good health for fox the thechild thechild thtchild child are laid down downbefore downbefore dowrbefore before he is born bornFor bornFor 4 4tl tl tlFor For It has been beenwell beent beerwell t * well said that good goodnutrition goodS1 goocnutrition S1 nutrition for the In tn Infont intant ) ' S Sfant font fant begins wllh with wllhgood withi withgood willgood i good nutrition for forthe forthe foithe the motherUnfortunately mother motherUnfortunatelymany , ( Unfortunatelymany Unfortunately many people even evenIn evenIn evenIn In this enlightened age still cling clingto clingto clingto to superstition and old wives tales taleswhen taleswhen taleswhen when it comes to choosing the theproper theproper theproper proper foo foods s for those Important Importantmonlhs importantmonths importantmonths I ImportantI monlhs months before a baby is 1S bornSome born bornSome Some Common Fallacie Fallacies F FallaciesAs R Rcles cles clesAs * As a result some expectant expectantmothen'i expectantmothers , mother mothen'i motheni ' ! ' overeat frequently of the theI thewrong thewrong thewrong I wrong kinds kmds of food , others do donot donot donot not hke t-ike t ike - ke enough of the foods that thatare thatare thatare are required to maintain top tophealth tophealth tophealth health for the mother and bUild bUildthe buildthe buildthe the baby s body soundly while whilestili whilestill whilestill stili still another group believe . , such suchantiquated suchantiquated suchantiquated antiquated notions as the idea that thata a woman may n1ay ntay eat whatever she ' . craves cra\es cra es crates \ during durmg thiq thlq perIOdIn periodIn period periodIn In view of the fact that 'l'ecent lecent recent 'l'ecentnutrition recentnutrition ' recentnutrition nutrition work has given us more moreknowledge moreknowledge moreknowledge knowledge than tban ever before of how howand howand howand and what the expectant mother mother5hould motherhouid mothershould 5hould houid eat , dietetic errors during duringthl duringthis duringthis thl this , . period are particularly deplor depior deplorable depiorable dcplorable dcplorableBuilding able ableBuilding Building Better Babies BabiesFvery BabiesFvery BabiesFvery Fvery expectant mother should shouldbe shouldbe shouldbe be un ier ler icr the care of a physIcian physicianai physIcianal al ai d usually he gives speufkad specific speufk ad advice advice advice vice cc u it ncern n ng the foods that thatIn thatmay thatrnny In may ny Ie Le te L t e e ( 1 ' ilen sten ten and those tin tint tiiit t m rriikht rriikhtbetter mihtbetlt-r mihtbetlt r Ib ( , h t tbf'ttL bf'ttL bfttL better ' - r 1 Ie E ' avoided aoided a \ oldpd But e\ e ecry eery eerywe everyw \ cry cryW W we ( n IT ii an dn will be n a better bettpr mother motherif If If'it if'ii ' ' sl 'it it 'ii ii e ur tII sit der derstiii derstsn , > t ' ) n'i ni Is ! ' somethll\ somethll somethllof something \ of ofthe ofthe ofthe the functi fundi r'i ri r s ' an no 1 I fite htf fte ' of f ( I is iswith iswith ' ! with I itiittuly dl ai I l ( ul V- V - Vrderen r rtfercn rderen referen e t I this thispen thispen tinspen pen IDon i Don t OvereatCpI OvereatCot Overeat OvereatCci Cci CpI Cot cr 'I I or 'Illy ( ' ' illy \lly lly iiiy \ st s ' > 1 1kmg e-iking e iking e ( , ' - klng tI tie e 'nme nme s-ime s ime ' simef 'nmef - f ds tl t U ! it are re lured i nred tired fr fin f fri in ) s ' ) well wellv wellb wellilanc wellbilaruel v b lIam ilanc e I diet under ordimry oniln"1ry oniln1ry ordiniry " clr clrcUlnslll cm cmcurtist circumst cUlnslll curtist 11 ii c s ' > are the one ones " tint lint titet wJlI will wJlIve willbest willbest ve best < ; t < ; serve scrvm erVL tl ii e needs n'eds neds ( ' ( f m rfl me ( tl II ti er ernl eror ernr nl or I i m it LI 1 I 11 I dII iii d i n II nj Ilk n . , , the m no noiths - iths lths -iths t- t - te 1 ref e eI I { re cc a R I 1 t y I is ' ! 1 I c ( rn There 'ue ue sre 'ueI ' irelo\vc\cr irelo vc cr sreI sreos I 0 os \ \ e ( ' \ e en r < ( ei Ci ( ' I t I n Ii mod fi fie fir ( ' t tm liens I ( ( n fls < ; C ( f fIt fti ftl It ti Ite tie e d ci et cl Ct tl tI tIIt tlit it i r y well be hken tiken tikenii kenit 11 ii to ( I is S ' > ! lei let 'I I ( ' t I \ 1l iiI n 1\ 1 ii \ nI l < I , " rt r I t a w . IOJUtlte'1I110mt IOJUtlte1I110mt I i b but ) Ut tie U e ' lino irsio izit mtc ( f t ( fo (1 1 ( i i c ( ' s < , rei r t e I 1 It is not neces necessa necessary nccessary sa sary ry to ea eat t more issore than Is required requiredto to sttisfy s\h.ty sh.ty s h.ty hty sitisfy ' \ . the normal appetite in inthe Inthe inthe the belief that large quantities of ofaddlllOnal ofadditional ofadditional addlllOnal additional food are needed Nu Nutntl Nutrtti Nutnticr tntl trtti ( I r < , sts I ' ! 1avc 1 I avc av Vt . < , demonstrated Ihat that IhatIt thatti thattt It ti e C c ( ' I C ( rgv rgy reel fj req ( ' ( urements nrements iirements of the theexp theexp theexp exp tint hnt limit n is uU 00 oil cr lr Increa increase sncrease < , e onlyd onlyIr onlyci only d ci ciin ir in i r I- I - . ItI ( , tl tI II c e h li4t Ins ! tt tI ree monti monO mont ! s < ( f fj fst j . , { , ( { ,1 1 't t < , ' t I i 1 ' 11 1 I 1 is < ; it is ot net nd I nelP nemes necess nemesS ' ! "Iry Iry S " iry t I i ( crcise reice re < ; e the caloric calonc 111 in 111t int int t k kt kl f r r I ' the first few monti mont rnontt ! q s qIt stI stt It tI hit ili ( , _ h t I w.r wr wir wirl . f I the end ( cf f the pL pc pLr pcr p-r p r ( - r (1I fii fl (1 1 fi ( I i hI ( . , , i i id I i il II increase IIKreae ' ! in m cil c.1 c1 cii . ) incir "IC IC ric ricii ! " 11 ii like t I ike i my sy Y be made mode under tt tI e ed eI eci ed d ci cii I it tin t t n ( f tt It U e physician phY'Hclan phYHclan ' It IS ISadvl'ible isadvicible isadvisible advl'i\ble advl'i advli ble advicible ' ' \ however , to empha'ilze emphailze emphasize empha'ilzethat emphasizethat emphasizethat ' that the character of the addition additional additionni al ni food consumed , , as well as the theamount theamount theamount amount amount'ihouhl amountSHOUIl should 'ihouhl ihouhl SHOUIl ' ( always be taken takeninto takeninto takeninto into consideration con"lleration conlleration " ( considerationBu Bu Idng Idrig Id ng rig Materials MaterialsIt MaterialIII * It I i rtit rt rl II it > r t I to p pciy pay y < ; ' spc ( pe PC islim i 1 ilittt I I1ttL 1ttL slim it 1t n ti It te the amount and kind kmd of protein that Is eaten since over overthe overthe overthe the entire period the baby grow grows growstremendously growstremendously ' ! tremendously , even though almost almosthalf almosthalf almosthalf half of the weight of the new born bornchild bornchild bornchild child is added during the final finaltwo finaltwo finaltwo two months before IHrthBecent birthRecent birth IHrth birthRecent Recent Becent investigations also indl mdl indlcate mdlcate indicate cate that the prospective mother motheris motheris is best able to maintain her nu nutntlOnal nutnitional nutntional tntlOnal tnitional reserve if It the amount of ofprotem ofprotein oprotein ) protem protein in her diet is carefully carefullycalculated carefullycalculated carefullycalculated calculated It is de desirable < ; lrable I1ke like I1kewise likewise likewise wise that the protein protem be of the thehighest thehighest thehighest highest qualityMllk qualityMilk quality qualityMilk Milk Mllk is even more important in inthe inthe inthe the diet of the expectant motherthan motherthan mother motherI I than in m mu that orolher ofother of or other olher adults-not adults not adultsnoti adultsnotonly adultsnotonly adults - - notonly i only f r I ' its Ils protein protem but becauseof because becauseI I I of its nmerals nll'1erals nll1erals rnmierals ' and vitamins As Asa Asa A-sa A sa - a rule the expectant mothershould mothershould mother | should take a quart of milk a day daywhere'ls daywheress daywhere where'ls wherels wheress ' s tt tI e usual usudl diet for adults adultscall adultscalls adultscalls call calls ' ! for a pint pmt of milk dailyMinerals daily dally dailyMineral Mineral Minerals * and end Vitamin VitaminS VitaminSIn * In addition to requiring protein proteinto to help build tissue for her baby babythe babythe babythe the expectint expechnt mother must have havea a generous amount of minerals mineralsCalcIUm mineralsCalcium mineralsCalcium CalcIUm and phosphorus are re re- re- re reqUired required required - - quired especially for the forma formatlOn formation formation tlOn tion of the baby bnby s 8 bones and teeth teethConstruction teethConstruction teethConstruction Construction begins on all the theteeth theteeth theteeth teeth before bdore birth , . and at birth all all20 20 of the first set are completely completelyealcffted completelycalcified completelycalcified ealcffted calcified within the JawBesldf's jawBesides Jaw JawBesides Besides Besldf's Besldfs ' providing provldmg the necessary necessarymmerals necessaryminerals necessaryminerals mmerals minerals to help construct bones ar III at 1 I t I I th lii It it is alho abo also important to toII toii toK moth moth- mother mothen mother - II II I iii i I in III the prospective - er en s d < t t t an an adequate supply of ofVIlUJ1 ofvit ofvit Vitamin Vilamin D 0 is essential essentialif VIlUJ1 vit nn izis I i s " ' , If tlie the ( il ilcium ( furn ions and phosphorus are areto areto areto to 1 I e f " utilized utIlIl'd utIlIld utttiied { ' properly and It has hasalso hasalso hasalso also been indicated mdlcated that vitamin vitamins vitamlnaA vitaminsA . 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L C . are likewise ltkewlse most roost impor impor- important importoot important - - tant toot tantit ' -it it 'll ll - it tt tI U s a tImeTh timeThe time timeTlie Th Tlie The ( ' n 11 If ii eral ernl iron Is also re- re reqUire requmre re require - - quire qumre 1 I n ri < ; significant Igmflcant amounts and andthis andthis andthis this niiiy mdY niay well wen be obtained from fromegg fromeggs fromeggs egg eggs < ; dried drl'd drld { ' fruits whole grain groin ce- ce cereals cereals ce cereals - - reals and green leafy vegetablesIt vegethblesIt vegetables vegethbles It has ha'l hal ' 1 I tern em eon found that the thyroid thyroidglar thyroidglar thyroidglard glar d is unusually unu'iually unuiually ' active in the theeXI theext theext mother And Arid in those thoseseeh thosesecti thosesecti eXI ext e P t tii tut , I t where the thedrmkll thedrinkir thednnkii seeh secti r I ' s 'I I ' 1 of ot the country drmkll drinkir f g . w iter lIer eter and soil are de- de defkl,1 deficier de-ficiei de ficiei - - - fkl,1 fkl1 ficier ( , t in III led IOd ne physicians fre fre- freqUf'llIy fre- fre frequentlY frequently - - quently qUf'l\lIy qUf'l qUfl lIy ' \ f ( rNmlflerid rec ' ( ( mmend the use of ofS os ( S < ; ir II It e f 0 o o I 1 ' > ' su 'ti ti 1I h ii 3 as ' ! iodized saltAdequate salt saltAdequate Adequate Bulkor Hulkor Bulk Hulk or Cellulose CelluloleIt CelluloseIt It is Iq i < , st t le ie les < , ' i Ible > ble that enough enoughhurKy enoughbulky enoughbuFhy hurKy bulky f r Is h I'i Ii ' I 1 e l ' i lu In luled ied led in m the diet dietto dietto dietto to t I Ip P Prej i i t tun t10 \10 10 \ H rej re ' [ . , ( , ilar 11nr health health1 healthI 1 I I 1 1 hII ts h tsI II 1I I I i s . n re ' I 1 IHI 1n | HI r n < i i rnt pnt ent should llouid stiould , > be tak taken taken en ( " 1\ 1 \ 1t i t c re re rL I < ( f nil n Ii it matically rnal1C'ally rnal1Cally rnatmcally ' if generu gener < ( u us < ; i I i ts 1'1 11 Is ' ( of if fJ fi fin U ii t tq Is < ; vegetablesni vegetablesor vegetablesit vegetables or ( it 1 I v . v.1 v1 v.1r . } /-r\ r k / - , fr , rn ' \ n ( reals rpnls are con conS con5 S & r I e C ( ' 1 I 1 I r in 111 its ( n (1 1 I 1 I 11 lition tlOn to their theirn theiris theirni n is I r I 1 Is . , 1 I ! v t I ir ii " n ns ' ! all these thesef theseI f I j Is k " I 1 k ( ( w C { ( ' s < , I | ply P1Y bulk which whicha a l ! Is . i r i r r I 1111- 1111 1111I Ii tn 1k - . ; , i 1 ularity julanty julantyII . , ularityII II 11 c Wilt wi fe It . u II e { ' r f ( flLut'l flLutl fiuits li uits ' and vege vege- vegelathq vegetat vegetal - - lathq tal tat li ] ( ' s 'i i w ss . II 11 us ils < ; lelp t I elp to I luild 1U1ld add up a aliver,1 alibersi aliberil liver,1 liver1 libersi . , tilk aik lk li II e n reserve < , erve which which1 whichI I eli el [ s 'I I ' t I s < ; if h , III i liri ir ' IIp IIplth I t ieilth e \lth lth ilth \ during duringUeIN duringtl duringII UeIN II e ( er idg't'lhn idgtlhn idg't'lhnIf I Ie i e ( f f pc go ( ' till tti ' nIf n nIf If all these thl'ie thlie ' ' factors are taken takenInto takeninto takenInto Into consideration conslllt'ratlOn consllltratlOn ' the expectant expectantmother expectantmother expectantmother mother will n ii it Jt t only help to pre pre- pro- pro preserve proserve preserve - - . serve her own health ht'alth htalth ' but will take takeconstruchvt takeconstructive takeconstructive construchvt constructive ' measures to give her herbaby herbaby herbaby baby the tht ' hlt'ln hltln blessings hlessings ' ' ' 'J J ' of a sound start startin startin startin in life Then as the healthy , , eon con eontentcll contented contented tentcll tented infant grows into the thehealthy thehealthy thehealthy healthy happy active toddler toddlerand , and later becomes hf'comt'J hfcomtJ ' ' ' the healthy healthywell , well adjusted adjuslt.d adjusltd . school boy , the themother themother themother mother can indeed be proud of ofher ofher oher ( her handiwork handiworkI I ' ' e- e ewsu < > - WNU wsu C L 11 II sl at t Go ( Mm Si , i . ils lisa ttss " 193 1939-44 1939 44 193 - < . - * 4 . . |