184 Missouri Agricultural Report. 



6. Use eggs freely, soft cooked and not fried, and in simple cooked dishes. 



7. "Children cannot thrive without fruit." Give only ripe fresh fruit in perfect 

 condition, or that which is stewed or baked. 



8. Fresh vegetables should be a part of the diet, as these are rich in the needed 

 mineral elements. A great variety of new cooked vegetables may be served. 



9. In general, provide a plain fare, of which bread and butter, cereals and milk 

 form a generous part. 



10. Do not give meat to children under eight years of age when milk and eggs 

 are available. When meat is allowed, it should be fairly free from fat. 



11. For desserts provide simple puddings, such as junket, rice, tapioca or other 

 cereal puddings. Do not allow candy, except a small piece at mealtime. 



12. Cultivate the habit in the child of drinking a liberal amount of water, 



A thirteenth may well be added : Never allow the child to 

 have tea or coffee, or even cocoa or chocolate, except when these 

 are made with a large proportion of milk and a very small amount 

 of cocoa or chocolate. 



THE CHILD AND THE LAW IN MISSOURL 



(William T. Cross, Secretary the Missouri State Board of Charities and Corrections.) 



It has often been observed how little attention is paid to the 

 rearing of children as compared to stock-raising. This is well 

 illustrated by the subjects that appear on the programs of the 

 associations that are meeting in Columbia during this Farmers' 

 Week. In New York City they had a society for the prevention of 

 cruelty to animals long before they thought of organizing a society 

 for the prevention of cruelty to children. The truth is, that we 

 see and begin to study those things that are far from us first, and it 

 is only after we get completely wakened up to our situation that 

 we pay attention to the more fundamental proposition — the way 

 in which people live and in which they pass their ideals and tra- 

 ditions on from generation to generation through their children. 



But we have had a right lively awakening in Missouri lately 

 as to the necessity of protecting the interests of children and my 

 one reason for consenting to speak on this occasion is that I think 

 every member of the Missouri Home Makers' Conference should 

 take away from here the new idea of safeguarding the interests of 

 the little ones of this generation. Last spring in St. Louis the 

 live stock shows, the poultry show, the automobile show and the 

 other monster exhibitions at the big coliseum gave way for the 

 space of ten days for an entirely new kind of a show — a child wel- 

 fare exhibit. Thousands of dollars were spent, and hundreds of 

 prominent citizens interested in the project of displaying to the 



