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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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Home.’ ” Down Tommie scrambled, 
going nearer and nearer to the charmed 
sheep. He braced himself and began to 
play “ Yankee Doodle,” getting more 
and more excited, his little feet began 
to dance. How he did play ! 
It must have been almost too much to 
have “ Yankee Doodle” played and 
danced to a lot of homesick sheep, and 
the next thing Tommie knew. Deacon 
Dudley was standing over him asking 
him whether he was hurt. “ Your old 
King George has hurted my arm, and lost 
my harmonica.” Sure enough, the poor 
little arm was broken ; and Tommie says 
that he will never play “ Yankee Doodle” 
again to imported sheep, unless he is on 
the other side of the stone wall ! 
COUSIN 15. 
THE BABY’S FOOD. 
J UDGING from the amount of inquiry 
encountered on this subject, one 
would suppose that weaning the baby 
was a complicated, difficult, and danger¬ 
ous undertaking. As a matter of fact, 
when properly managed, it is a very 
simple process. A healthy, well-devel¬ 
oped child may be weaned at any age 
after 10 nionths, and at any time, ex¬ 
cept, perhaps, the months of July and 
August. One of the most important 
items, is to accustom the child to eat 
prepared food. Once establish the habit 
of regular feeding in small quantities, 
and the battle is, to a certain extent, 
won. I have found lactated food entirely 
satisfactory for my own children ; they 
always like it, and it is nutritious and 
easily digested. It is given in connec- 
6516—MISSSIS’ COSTUME 
tion with nursing for a while, the 
amount of food being increased gradu¬ 
ally as the milk decreases, until in a 
short time, the baby will take his meals 
without worry or question. In fact, he 
does not know that he is being weaned, 
it is done so gradually. The work may 
be accomplished in two or three weeks 
without accident or unpleasant incident. 
It is a great mistake to give babies 
raw fruit. During the second year, one 
of the best articles of diet is thoroughly 
cooked apple sauce if they like it, and 
are inclined to be constipated. This 
with whole wheat bread and one of the 
cei’eals, makes up a good bill of fare ; no 
matter which of the cereals be used, it 
should be cooked slowly for two hours, 
until the grains are soft through. Oat¬ 
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cooked ; serve with sweet cream and a 
little sugar. No greater mistake is ever 
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things prepared for adults. 
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tightly screwed on ; place the jar in a 
bucket and lower it in the well to keep 
; t cool. 
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and pour enough cold water over it to dis¬ 
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lime settle. As you use it out, add more 
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