THE FARMERS' MONTHLY, JANUARY, 1928 



odor in the house than when 

 the cover is left on. 



Question : At what age should cod-liver 

 oil be given to children and in 

 what amounts? 



Answer: A baby as young as three 

 weeks may begin to take cod- 

 liver oil. Two or three drops 

 may be given at first, and 

 this amount gradually in- 

 creased until he is taking two 

 teaspoons at six month and a 

 tablespoon at a year. It may 

 be given from a spoon, in 

 milk if the baby is bottle fed, 

 or in orange juice. The 

 orange juice is of course di- 

 luted at first. Cod-liver oil 

 helps the body form strong 

 bones and teeth, and prevents 

 colds. 



Question: What foods will prevent or 

 help to cure anemia? 



Answer: Anemia is a condition in 

 which the iron of the blood is 

 low. Liver, eggs, green vege- 

 tables, whole grain products 

 — as graham and whole 

 wheat bread and the whole 

 grain breakfast cereals — and 

 the dried fruits are all good 

 sources of iron, and will as- 

 sist in building good blood. 

 Conducted by May E. Foley, 

 State Nutrition Specialist 



CALIFORNIA'S THOUSAND 



GIFTED CHILDREN 



A survey was recently made of a thou- 

 sand gifted children in California. "Con- 

 trary to popular opinion, these gifted 

 children were not at all sickly or under- 

 sized. As a group they were well nouri.sh- 

 cd, above average in height and weight, 

 with broad shoulders and hips, well de- 

 veloped lungs, strong muscles, and good 

 teeth. Both girls and boys averaged 

 heavier at birth than is usual among un- 

 selected children. They walked earlier 

 by about a month and talked earlier by 

 Si months. Also they .showed a tendency 

 to sleep about an hour more than average 

 children," 



There was once an old sailor my grand- 

 mother knew 



Who had .so many things which he wanted 

 to do 



That whenever he thought it was time to 

 begin 



He couldn't because of the state he was in. 

 — A. A. Milne in "Now We Are Six" 



Cleanliness and order are not matters 

 of instinct; they are matters of education 

 and like most great things — mathematics 

 and classics — you must cultivate a taste 

 for them. — Hygeia 



"MIDDLEFIELD TO 



HUNTINGTON' 



To all who love the hills of Western 

 Massachusetts and who trea.sure the re- 

 collection of a kaliedoscopic gallery of hill 

 and valley in the varied costumes of the 

 seasons, a gay, glad bit of verse by Eva 

 Phillips Boyd, which was printed some 

 days ago in the Boston Transcript, will 

 make its strong appeal : — 

 From Middlefield to Huntington 

 The road winds up and down. 

 Now rocky ridge, now willow lane, 

 But never through a town. 

 Nor once finds gathei'ed chimneys high 

 As mile on mile it wanders by. 

 But all about, a hilltop sea 

 Flows misty, wide and far; 

 And island summits softly rise 

 Where brooding cloud banks are; 

 While closer waves roll full and green. 

 And leafy ripples break between. 

 From Middlefield to Huntington 

 Grow fern and meadowsweet; 

 The elderberry flaunts her bloom 

 Where wood and roadside meet; 

 And careless black-eyed Susan strays 

 Through upland field and pasture ways. 

 Red raspberry bends to meet the red 

 Of strawberry hidden low ; 

 The flame-bright lilies light a path 

 For pilgrim feet we go ; 

 And butterflies like flying flowers. 

 Float gently through the sun-filkd hours. 

 From Middlefield to Huntington, 

 The whole glad way along. 

 Song sparrows sprays his liquid tilt 

 From dawn to evensong, 

 And answering clear rise shining notes 

 They thrill across the fragrance breathed 

 From earth and sky and tree; 

 They pour their laughter on the wind 

 In quivering ecstasy. 

 So beauty, driven by men and roam. 

 Finds on the trail her gypsy home. 



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