Excerpt from PREFACE:. . . the amount of ignorance shown by many women is surprising. That a person of ordinary intelligence presiding over her household can be satisfied with only a vague conception of the common domestic methods, or that any true woman can see anything degrading in any labor necessary for the highest physical condition of her family, would be incredible if the truth were not daily manifest.
Excerpt from DIET FOR INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN:
Teething children should have the milk from but one cow ; the cow should not be fed on green corn nor sour apples, as these produce acidity in the milk. A little thin, well-boiled oatmeal, or farina gruel, may be added to the milk.
Children and growing persons need the most nutritious food, and plenty of it at regular intervals ; but nothing stimulating nor exciting. They should be given, and compelled to take, sufficient time for eating ; and should be taught to masticate everything slowly and thoroughly.
They should eat milk ; whole-wheat and cornmeal bread ; oatmeal, farina, and hominy mush ; plenty of ripe fruit raw, and stewed fruit sweetened ; beef, mutton, venison, and poultry, either roasted, broiled, or boiled ; baked potatoes, and asparagus ; green peas, beans, and corn, if every hull be first broken or cut ; eggs, omelets, and custards ; plain sponge cake ; ice-cream, if not too hard and cold, and eaten slowly; simple fruit and bread puddings ; fruit, tapioca, and farina ; plain gingerbread and molasses cookies ; whole-wheat cookies and wagers.
Childern should avoid hot bread and griddle-cakes ; fried meats or cakes or doughnuts; highly seasoned food ; rich gravies ; rich pastry and cake ; pickles, preserves, all stimulants such as tea or coffee ; raisins, unless cooled three hours and stoned ; sago, arrowroot, and other purely starchy foods, except when combined with milk, eggs, or fruit, and eaten with sugar and cream ; and especially veal and pork. . . .candy, rich preserves, and cake are not the best form of sweets for children. Pure block sugar or maple sugar is better than any form of candy. It should never be allowed between meals, but may be given occasionally as a part of the dessert.
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