Do not be afraid to let a child drink freely of wholesome water. A healthy, 

 active child of six or seven will drink nearly three pints in twenty-four hours in 

 warm weather. The body cannot carry on the processes of growth and nutrition if 

 there be a deficiency of water in the tissues ; but it can easily get rid of an excess of 

 water through the skin, the kidneys, the bowels, or the lungs. 



DO NOT CULTIVATE A HABIT 



of drinking just before a meal; but if a child rushes in very thirsty as dinner is 

 being served on a hot day, let it drink freely, or it will be unable to eat and digest 

 the food necessary to its support. It is well to train a child, also, to eat its meat 

 before drinking, and then not to drink again till the close of the meal. No harm 

 will follow reasonable drinking of water, between meals. A thirsty child is a poten- 

 tially naughty, and certainly an inattentive, one. 



MILK IS A FOOD, NOT A BEVERAGE; 



it becomes solid directly it is swallowed ; do not therefore rely upon it as a thirst- 

 quencher. Water flavoured with toast, lemon, or apple, very slightly sweetened, is 



OUNCES of FOOD. 



QOOJ 



