Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1917 — CARE OF SICK CHILDREN [ARTICLE]

CARE OF SICK CHILDREN

Ruses Adopted to Make the Ailing Youngsters Take .the Prescribed s Food. Everyone who the care of a convalescent child knows how hard It is to make him eat the things that the doctor has prescribed. Ingenious mothers and nurses have Invented all sorts of schemes and devices to make the simple diet of the sick child acceptable and interesting.,— .. ;.... --- The Invalid who refuses to take his milk and eggs will often drink an eggnog from a tall glass through a straw, observes a writer in the NeW York Tribune. A little girl admires parties, and will eat almost anything If it is served from a doll’s tea set, especially If some of lier dolls are Invited to share the feast. The dessert may be covered with a little tent, house or wigwam, with a tiny doll standing guard at the door, and no peeking is allowed until everything else on the tray is eaten. Faces may be sketched on the eggs and hats or caps tied on them. Toast cut in fancy shapes is most exciting. It can be trimmed with a knife and made into little houses with doors and windows, or it may be cut with cooky cutters. A doll’s chafing dish is alot of fun. If the invalid is strong enough to sit up, a small table may be set, and he will never know what is being served if father Is the waiter with a napkin over his arm. With a little thought and care the child may be made to eat almost anything.