In the face of this expert evidence it is to be hoped that this vile habit may be 

 banished from this Province. It is wholly unnecessary if a baby is well trained 

 and well managed. I have persuaded many mothers to abandon its use, and they 

 tell me that in two or three days they find the habit can be broken ; only, let me 

 remind you that to substitute " thumb-sucking " is almost as pernicious and quite 

 as unnecessary. 



LEARNING TO EAT FOOD IN THE RIGHT WAY AT THE RIGHT TIMES 



is a part of a child's education. An excellent plan with fanciful children is to 

 treat any kind of food they ought to eat, but do not care about, as one much 

 appreciated by their seniors, only allowed as a treat to juniors. Green vegetables, 

 milk-puddings, or other such simple fare become popular by this method. By the 

 way, raw cucumbers, onions, or tomatoes are very undesirable for young children, 



Fig. 7. 

 Sections of nose and mouth. 



Normal relation of parts. 



Distortion caused by " comforter. 



so are radishes and other salads, especially when combined with rich sauces. Their 

 stringy, indigestible character class them with rhubarb as unfit for children under 

 ten or eleven years of age, and then only sparingly. It should be but, sad to say, 

 is not unnecessary to state that no child should ever taste pickles or sauces. 



than cold, because it is in almost all cases more easily digested. If cold food, such 

 as bread and butter, form the principal item in a meal, then provide a hot drink; 

 water, so hot it can only be sipped, is quite good if cocoa or milk are not at hand. 

 It would be waste of time to point out the unsuitability of ice-cream as a food for 

 small people. No one would trouble to believe what is nevertheless a fact. To take 

 ice-cold food at any age imposes a great strain on the body, but adults have much 

 greater capacity to resist such a tax on their powers than is the case with children. 

 The only occasion when iced food is allowable is during a heat-wave, and then, if 

 given to little childVen, it should stand until the extreme chill has passed off. 



"MY CHILDREN TAKE NO HARM" 



will be the exclamation of the majority of mothers. Let me draw their attention 

 to a discovery of recent years, which is confirmed by every advance in the sciences 

 of anatomy, physiology, and sanitation namely, that the result of unwise actions 

 or of prejudicial habits or of ignorant and careless neglect do not show themselves 

 in a high percentage of cases until many months or years after their occurrence. 



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