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Show Being- born, including doctor and hospital $200 to $600; minor min-or illnesses, $1,000, double or triple that amount if surgery or braces are needed; food including in-cluding occasional meals for friends), $10,000; ($500 less for girls); clothing, $2,500, higher for a girl. Add the costs of "incidentals" "inciden-tals" : haircuts, p e rmanents, toys, entertainment, vacations Hot cheap by any number- That adorable little bundle in bunting is going to cost you and your husband a bundle of money by the time he's 18. How much? A recent report in "Changing Times" estimates that junior's upkeep will run about $12,000 for a family with a modest standard of living; around $20,000 for a comfortablyoff comfor-tablyoff farm family and more wealthy parents. And these figures do not include in-clude the cost of college. Here is a breakdown of some of the expenses of chjld-raising: |