Show FEEDING THE CHILD the wise mother app appreciates relates the immense value of teaching her child to masticate its soad food well beginning with willi its first ill mouthful the habit 1 t aill soon be f formed ilich will never bo be broken food well masticate d ed Is much easier of digestion less food is eaten as the appetite Is sooner satisfied and in consequence no food is wasted A child should never he nl jil lowed to hurry or to eat cat ja v lien hen excited forcing a child to oat eat after excitement and play AM often cause serious digestive dl estive disturbances for a child from two to three orange juice prune juice the pulp of stewed prunes baked apple and sometimes scraped raw apple may be given but never jurt wt before or just after a feeding of milk the yolk of egg contains the growth stimulant 1 L nil all young animals should have in some forra form butter cream green leaves of various plants as well us as clover and alfalfa contain this wonderful growing principle cereals of various kinds kindi long and well cooked it if strained of coarse fiber will ill make a goo good food for the young child sweets are arc craved by all children ond and they should have them in the hie most digestible form forin which will be sul clearly that Is in dried fruit like pruned figs raisins and apricots later a child may have a piece of wholesome caily canly after a meal once or twice a week but n u child Is better in every way to get its sugar from fruit dry toast stale bread gra graham ball crackers mid and zwieback aro are all good breads for little people simple pimple desserts should not be given until the child Is two years old cus tards baked fruit with cream rice cooked in atik and ripe frosh fresh fruit will make inake a sufficient variety pastry ifould never be given to a child until after ten years of age the breakfast may be a little meal bu but at noon the food should bp bc t the he heartiest with a supper of simple bread and milk milk toast or r some light cisily digested food like rice and alt il |