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Show GROWING CHILDREN The Period When the Nervous Activity is at Its Greatest. "AKainht the practice of giving lea und toffee to chllclrt-n, we 'cannot speak too strongly. Childhood is the period when the nervous activity is at its greatest. The brain la ever busy receiving new Impressions. Reflex action, co-ordination of muscles, and tho special souses are all under a special spec-ial course of training. "The nervous system is pushed lo its utmosi capacity, and long is the list of victims thai follow its overstimulation.. over-stimulation.. In these llttlv people nothing but harm can come from the use of such cerebral stimulants as loa or coffee, lad, then, hb this practice Is, let us as phyblciana bo aggressive In iU prohibition. "Do not be satisfied by answering 'No,' when ajjked as to their use, hut let us teach tho families with whom we come in coutact that such practice prac-tice is evil. Wo speak cm.VhatlcAlly, becauso not only among tho poor und uneducated, but anions the rich, who should know belter, this practlcn Is marvolously prevalent." The Honjo Doctor. Children like a .warm beverage for breakfast and it Is well for 1 hem to have It if the drink Is a food and not a drug. I Tostum Is made lo supply a rich nourishing liquid food with a crisp coffe, tasto for thoKe who cannot and should not use coffeft. Analysis shows It to , contain alout fourteen per cent of muscle forming elements and 66.11 per cent of rnery and fat-producing fat-producing elements, which go to nourish nour-ish and sustain the delicate nerve centers throughout tho body and from w hich ' the vital energy proceeds. . . v.Tho; buccowi of child or adult' depends de-pends largely upon proper sustenance susten-ance for thebod7. Children who depend:, de-pend:, npoiu tfa - Intelligence of th.Mr elder ' to TurnTsh them with good food deserve our most careful attention atten-tion ond thought. Rend "The Road to Wellvtlle," found , In pkgs. "There's a Reason." |