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Show BABY FOODS J0J (j? 2s:: a m h tjgjjy u nH! -j iiiiiiiiayrijfi inuiidfgi!i (CONSULT your physician" I vision after a thorough examina-i . j- il. ((y-ONSULT your physician" ( are the three words that we hear most often in the tiuly of baby weifare. So important impor-tant is this advice that one of New York's most prominent baby specialists has printed on every diet list issued from his office tiiese words: "This diet is for yuur child at this time, and for nri other child at any time." All of which means that babies are individualists. Mothers have come to recognize this fact, and bcause there are free clinics as well as expensive baby specialists, babies everywhere are getting tlieir i:. dividual rights. A New Line of Canned Foods Tho most favorable indication of this progress in baby welfare is the' fact that reliable food manufacturers no longer turn out a product and label it "good for baby" without medical assurance that it is good. "Consult your physician" is the rule of the conscientious con-scientious food dealer as well as of the conscientious mother. An example of this Is the marketing by a well-known manufacturer of good foods, of a new line of baby foods Including tomato juice, spinach, carrots, peas, green beans and mixed vegetables. These foods were developed in collaboration collabora-tion with the Mellon Institute of Ii.dustrial research and the booklet book-let describing the foods was writ-tea writ-tea arid edited with medical super vision after a thorough examination examina-tion of the processing of the foods, and they have been granted the seal of acceptance of the American Ameri-can Medical Association. Because the facts in this booklet are scientifically correct, we are quoting here some of them which will be of interest to mothers: "If babies are to enjoy health, vigor, even dispositions and grow to sturdy, active, happy childhood they need certain body-building foods which contain the various essential vitamins. "Without vitamin A, resistance to infection diseases is poor. Lacking vitamin B, growth is stunted. Denied vitamin C, scurvy may develop. Furthermore with a partial deficiency of any vitamins vita-mins malnutrition with less definite defi-nite symptoms results. Thus, it is of paramount Importance that babies diet includes these healthful health-ful vitamins. "As mothers know, these all-important all-important vitamins are found abundantly in certain vegetables, such as spinach, carrots, peas and green beans. Vegetables supply iron greatly needed by the infants. in-fants. Vegetables are also good sources of calcium and phosphorus, phospho-rus, which are the principal building materials of bones and teeth. Moreover they are of much assistance in overcoming constipation constipa-tion of infants whose diet is principally prin-cipally milk. caaassB9asasa "Mothers know, too, the hours upon hours of work required to cook these foods properly and to strain the vegetables finely for baby's meals. First vegetables must be carefully selected and washed. Then cooking must be constantly watched. Cooking utensils must be washed. Moreover More-over time and strength and pa tience are required in rubbing the vegetables through fine sieves when these foods are prepared at home. "And fresh vegetables of sufficiently suffi-ciently high quality, for babies feeding cannot always be secured all the year round." Get Medical Advice The new line of strained vegetables vege-tables are said to be cooked, strained and packed under ideal conditions that weU preserve the essential vitamins and nutritive qualities and they are ready for heating and instant use. r And with all of this care in preparing, this manufacturer who prides himself on his reputation advises mothers to "consult your physician or baby specialist." Ask him the best time to start your baby on vegetables, on the manner of serving ihem diluted or undiluted undi-luted and as to the length of time to continue serving strained fr depending on the child's health and tooth dev tot iri rm ir.T"rn. -nant. jqetqi mno c D o I n o y Think of the Merchant c Whom You Know g Through Advertising ! t n c IN THESE TIMES of price confusion 1 and bargain chaos, it is safest to o o buy advertised brands and to deal J 8 with the merchant who is an adver- n U tiser. He gives you every advantage U 2 of low prices and at the same time . protects ou against the disappointments disappoint-ments of inferior merchandise. J Make the advertising columns of The 1 ;! J News your shopping guide! U o g n , n |