TKe FletcEers Build a Home
With Patience and Ingenuity
By NANCY LYTLE
Like many another American couple, Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Fletcher had the dream
of building their ideal home. Unlike most couples they materialized their dream by con
structing their home with their own hands, patience, and ingenuity.
It all started last year when the Fletchers and two children Martha and Skippy were
living in College View. They sawf- : —
a plan in Parent's Magazine which, house is more than ample.
a
with a few alterations, would ex
actly suit their needs.
Plans were drawn and a lot
bought in Beverly Estates. Ex-
< cavation for the foundation be
gan last Easter. The whole fam
ily pitched in and worked in their
spare time. Mr. Fletcher, who
teaches in the Mechanical Engi-
•* neering department, worked in
the evenings and during week
ends. With the aid of a floodlight
he was able to work late into
the night.
Mrs. Fletcher learned to chip
stones, lay blocks, and paint. All
of the painting which finished the
interior was done by her.
Skippy laid the blocks for his
room all by himself, and he is just
ly proud of it and its built-in fea
tures.
' As Mrs. Fletcher is Organiza
tional Chairman for the Brownies
in College Station and joins in
many clubs and church activities,
she has had to budget her time to
*a remarkable degree to accomplish
all that she wished to do on her
home. She sews in a professional
manner and plans to make all of
the drapes and bedspreads for the
house.
The dominant colors to be used
are pale green, deep forest
green, yellow, and a rich red.
The exterior of the house is con
crete block with plaster over it.
The inside walls are also plastered
and painted. Windows are of a
modern, one-pane variety that open
<at the touch of a finger.
One enters the house through a
email entrance hall. On the right
is a passageway to the kitchen,
and off of it is a small dressing
,room-bath. The living room is
large and long with a fireplace on
the right-hand wall. Walls are
pale green, and forest green drapes
will hang at the windows.
Lighting fixtures in the house
are both attractive and unobtru
sive. They are fitted flush into the
ceilings.
From the living room one passes
into the “rumpus room” which is
an ideal place for the children to
play. To the right of it is the
kitchen. Counters are in an L shape
with the end of the L forming a
large breakfast bar. Under the
counter are spacious shelves.. The
-counter will be finished in a
heavy, bright yellow linoleum. For
her cup towels, Mrs. Fletcher plans
to have an accordian-like rack
which may be pulled out of the
cabinet when in use and folded
back out of sight when not need
ed. Off of the kitchen is a small
laundry and storage room in which
she keeps her electric washing ma
chine and stores her groceries.
Storage space throughout the
Classes Scheduled
In Square Dancing
Adult classes in square dancing
are scheduled to get underway at
College Station during the evening
of January 17, according to an an
nouncement by the College Station
''Recreation Council.
Persons interested in learning
how to square dance are requested
to contact Mrs. R. B. Hickerson.
, Square dance instruction for
children will be scheduled by age
groups beginning January 24. Ar
rangements for lessons can be
made with Mrs. Hickerson or Mrs.
G. W. Schlesselman.
Adult instruction will be given
by Lee Thompson, and children in
struction by Mrs. Thompson and
Mrs. Schlesselman. Classes will be
handled at St. Thomas Parish
House in College Station.
All bedrooms open off of the
rumpus room. The master bedroom
has two built-in wardrobes, and a
built-in dressing table will be add
ed. One wall is a series of win
dows affording maximum light.
Privacy is obtained by sliding
drapes, and also by the fact that
th^ room faces off of the street.
A bath is joined to the right of
this room, and next is Martha’s
room. Though small, it is so com
pactly arranged that no more
space is needed.
This room has a Pennsylvania
Dutch theme and decals of this
type will decorate the furniture.
There is a built-in bookcase large
enough to hold Martha’s toys and
other treasures. Her bed is original
Pennsylvania Dutch, very old. Next
to this room is a deep storage room
which may be added to Martha’s
room if she needs more space when
she is older. Across the hall from
the storage room is a huge closet
of shelves. Next to the storage
room is Skippy’s room, guaranteed
to delight the heart of a young
boy. Its corner windows make it
light and airy, and it, too, has a
built-in bookcase and wardrobe
closet.
A patio will be built off of the
rumpus room and Mrs. Fletcher
has many tropical plants which she
will place in it.
Mr. Fletcher estimates that
the house has cost $8,000 to
date. Most contractor’s esimates
were for $15,000 or over.
Although there are many finish
ing-up details to be done, the house
is very liveable and charming al
ready and even Scotty the dog
gives a woof of approval as he lies
stretched under the large piano
in the living room.
Sybil Banister
To Wed Jan. 23
In Towanda, Pa.
Colonel and Mrs. John R. Ban
ister of Rock Springs, Texas, have
announced the engagement of their
daughter, Sybil Claire, to Lyman
M. Jones of Ithaca, New York.
Miss Banister is director of wo
men’s programs for the Rural Ra
dio Network. A graduate of the
University of Texas, she was for
merly assistant radio editor of
the A&M Extension Service.
Jones, son of Mrs. Ethel Jones,
Ithaca, attended high school in
Townnda, Pannsylvania and El
mira and attended both Ithaca
College and Washington and Lee
University. A veteran of nearly
seven years of military service and
former assistant director of public
information at Cornell University,
he is at present employed by Rural
Radio Network.
The wedding will take place Jan
uary 23, in Towanda.
Harold Coe to Wed
Mildred Berry
The engagement of Miss Mildred
Berry to Harold H. Coe, an A&M
student, has been announced by
the bride elect’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. D. Berry, of Santa Clara.
Miss Berry is a graduate of Wil
son High School in Santa Clara.
Mrs. Wing is Speaker
At Newcomers Club
Newcomers’ Club met Wednesday afternoon at the
YMCA with Mrs. C. F. Richardson, Mrs. B. B. Boriskie, Mrs.
R. A. Downard, Mrs. W. R. Covington, and Mrs. W. M.
Howard as hostesses.
After refreshments were served Mrs. D. L. Belcher,
♦ program chairman, interviewed
Mrs. Leopard W. Wing who later
spoke on bird songs and her expe-
Veterans’ Wives
Bridge Club
Will Meet
Honoring the incoming officers
for the spring semester, members
of the Veteran Wives’ Bridge club
will have their semester party
Thursday night at 7:30.
Meeting place for the bridge so
cial will be on the third floor of
the YMCA on the Campus.
Sharing honors with the new
officers will be the group of out
going officers.
New leaders elected at the last
meeting of the club include Bar
bara Goodson, president; Doris
Bennett, vice-president; Gwyn
Burns, secretary; Dorothy Brad
shaw, treasurer; Mary Ann Smith,
reporter; Loraine Ward, historian,
and Lois Koening, parliamentarian.
All present, old, and prospective
members of the club are invited to
this party.
Homemade soups made with
meat or fish stock should be sim
mered, rather than boiled. Barley,
rice, and noodles, if used, should
be added toward the end of the
cooking. Use the tops of celery
and a few springs of parsley for
good flavor.
JANUARY CLEARANCE
SALE
CORDUROY Yd. $1.69
TWILL-BACK VELVETEEN Yd. $2.29
VELVET Yd. $2.19
MILLIHEX WOOL PLAIDS
FLANNEL & CREPE $1.49 to $2.99 Yd.
MILLIHEX 100%
WOOL GABARDINE Yd. $5.98
M1LLIHEN DUVETYNE
100% WOOL Yd. $3.98
P
I
WITT'S
Heauty SHOP
OPEN 8 A.M. TO 6 P.M.
« Phone 4-1169 ^
SOUTH SIDE COLLEGE STATION
riences in the Yukon where she
and her husband and four children
spent last summer. Mrs. Wing’s
early musical training makes her
well equipped to record the songs
of birds.
She played the various songs of
the Eastern and Western meadow
larks, the Hermit thrush, and the
White Crown sparrows on the pia
no, pointing out how they vary in
key and rhythm; how they change
their songs with the weather and
time of day; and how they even
sing duets. She believes there is a
definite feeling of music in birds
just as in human beings. To illus
trate how composers can use the
motif of bird songs, Mrs. Wing
played several charming little
pieces she had worked out based
on the songs of the meadowlark
and the sparrow.
Door prizes were awarded to
Mrs. R. H. LeRoy and Mrs. Roy
Wingren. As usual, many of the
Newcomers enjoyed playing bridge.
Prizes for high score and low
score were awarded to Mrs. J. G.
McNeely and Mrs. E. E. Brush.
Aggie Wives Will
Meet Tonight
Tonight at 7:30 the Aggie
Wives circle of the A&M Metho
dist church will hold its regular
meeting in the home of Mrs. J. C.
Diddle, 124 Lee St., College Sta
tion. Originally scheduled for Mon
day night, the meeting was chang
ed because of the Town Hall Con
cert.
Also, tonight at 7:30 Mrs. Wal
ter Dickens will entertain the Ag
gie Ruth circle of the A&M Metho
dist church in her home at the
Golden Rule Poultry Farm.
Tessies '68
A daughter, Lou Ellen, was born
to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mayberry
on Monday, Jan. 3, at St. Joseph’s.
Miss Cynthia Mullins was born
to Mr. and Mrs. William G. Mul
lins on Monday, Jan. 3, at St. Jo
seph’s.
A daughter, Martha Sue, was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert C.
Jones on Friday, Jan. 7, at St.
Joseph’s.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville D. Hynd-
man are parents of a baby girl
born Monday, Jan. 10, at St. Jo
seph’s.
Ex-Student Begins
3-year Army Tour
Hal Mullins, A&M graduate ii
the class of 1948, has re-enterei
the Army for a three-year tour o
duty, according to Colonel Osca
B. Abbott of the Texas Militar
District.
Mullins home is in Wolfe City
Texas.
Toast slices of leftover packag
poundcake and serve with sli<
bananas and caramel sauce for
scrumptuous dessert.
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1949
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HEALTHY FOOD HABITS MAKE A HEALTHY BABY, and
children should not be forced to eat food they don’t want. They
may be allergic to them say prominent baby doctors.
College Candidates Win
Course in Home Training
Herbert R. Mayes, editor of Good Housekeeping maga
zine announced today the selection of candidates for the
On-the-Job Training Course in home economics to be given
by Good Housekeeping Institute, under the supervision^ of
Katharine Fisher, Director of the Institute. The following
i ♦•were selected:
School Days
Are Recalled
At Party
“School days, school days, dear
old Golden Rule days,” such was
the theme of the Back to School
party held by the Extension Serv
ice club, Thursday evening in the
Sbisa Hall lounge.
Miss Dorothy Brightwell posed
as principal of the school and led
the group singing. She was aided
by five teachers: Mrs. W. I. Glass,
Miss Fannie Brown Easton, Miss
Gena Thames, Clifton Bates, and
W. I. Marshall.
“Pupils” participated in compe
titions in geography, health, spell
ing, and costume. In keeping with
the school theme, the lounge was
decorated with school room draw
ings, black boards, and chairs.
Square dancing was also a feature
of the evening.
Guests of the club were Chan
cellor and Mrs. Gibb Gilchrist,
President and Mrs. F. C. Bolton,
Dean and Mrs. C. N. Shepardson,
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Williams, and
Director and Mrs. R. D. Lewis.
Acting as hostesses were Mrs.
Jack F. Sloan, Mrs. Ide P. Trotter,
Mrs. E. A. Miller, Mrs. Charles
King, Mrs. Louis Frankie, and
Mrs. D. L. Weddington.
A&M Christian
Women’s Council
Has Session
The Women’s Council of the
A&M Christian Church met in reg
ular monthly business session last
Monday afternoon in the home of
Mrs. E. B. Middleton, North Oak-
wood.
Mrs. Middleton, who is council
president, conducted the meeting,
and Mrs. James M. Moudy gave the
devotional.
Reports from committee chair
men were: Mrs. A. L. Cook, fi
nance; Mrs. L. W. Brittain, cour
tesy; Mrs. E. E. Vezey, program;
and Mrs. Charles N. Shepardson,
work.
Mrs. R. F. White thanked the
group fo rthe gifts which they
placed in the Christmas box which
was sent to the Juliette Fowler
Home in Dallas.
At the close of the meeting Mrs.
Middleton served refreshments to
the 18 members present.
Bulletin Board
’49’ers Club, Wednesday, Janu
ary 12, at 7:30 p.m. in YMCA. Miss
Jean Kernodle will give a book
review, “A New Song In A Strange
Land.”
BRYAN - COLLEGE STATION
A.A.U.W. will meet Monday, Jan.
17, at 7:30 p.m. in the small as
sembly room of the YMCA on the
Campus. Social Studies committee
will be in charge.
VETERAN WIVES’ BRIDGE
CLUB, meeting Thursday, Jan. 13
at 7:30 p.m. on the third floor of
the YMCA. Past, present and fu
ture members are invited.
Louis Fields And
Mary Davis to Wed
Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Davis, 300
Tierney Road, Fort Worth, have
announced the approaching mar
riage of their daughter, Miss Mary
Catherine Davis, to Louis _ F.
Fields, A&M senior from Henriet
ta, Texas.
Rev. W. W. Ward will officiate
at the wedding at 4 p.m. January
2 3 at Polytechnic Methodist
Church in Fort Worth.
Miss Davis, a graduate of NTAC,
received her degree from NTSC.
Fields, a veteran student, will
graduate this semester. He is a
member of the Aggie Ramblers.
Aggies '68
A son, Bruce C., was born to
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Schneider,
Jr., on Tuesday, Jan. 4, at St. Jo
seph’s Hospital.
Howard Francis Gray III was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Howard F.
Gray, Jr., on Wednesday, Jan. 6,
at St. Joseph’s.
Mr. and Mrs. Pierre G. Normand
are parents of a baby boy born
Sunday, Jan. 9, at St. Joseph’s.
A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Leslie G. Tingle on Monday, Jan.
10, at St. Joseph’s.
Steers Escape,
Housewives Chase
In English Village
POCKLINGTON, England (A*)—
The people of Pocklington, house
wives included, tore off in pursuit
when eight fat steers—local meat
ration for the week—jumped a
slaughterhouse fence and headed
for the Yorkshire moors.
They caught them all—the last
one three villages, ten miles and
eight hours later.
Said a tired housewife: “What
would you do? That was our Sun
day dinner.”
MOST DECORAEED
SOLDIER MARRIES
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 10 —UP)—
Audie Murphy and Wanda Hendrix
were married Saturday night be
fore more than 100 relatives and
friends in Christ Memorial Unity
Church.
The 20-year-old actress is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mack S.
Hendrix of North Hollywood.
S.A.M. Wives
Hold Meeting
The S. A. M. Wives Club met
Tuesday evening in the lounge of
the Y.M.C.A. at 7:30. Mrs. Leo E.
Tucker and Mrs. H. D. Snider were
hostesses for the evening. A Mex
ican theme was carried out in serv
ing refreshments of pralines, as
sorted nuts, and coffee. Bridge
was played and a prize presented
to the high score winner, Mrs. J.
P. Covan.
The next meeting will be held on
Tuesday, January 18, at the home
of Mrs. J. P. Covan, sponsor of
the club. All members and wives
of Management Engineering stu
dents are invited to attend.
Food Demonstration
Planned in Bryan
A food demonstration to be held
in Bryan Thursday, January 13,
was planned at a meeting of the
Petroleum Engineering Wives Club
held in the YMCA last week. The
program committee announced
plans for the demonstration which
will be conducted by a represen
tative of the Lone Star Gas Com
pany.
Please, No More
Watermelons!
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 12 <A>)—
The mother of two-and-a-half year
old Joey Duhy says please no more
watermelons.
Joey is suffering from a rare
kidney ailment which doctor says
has responded to watermelon
juice.
Joey’s plight came to light yes
terday when it was disclosed that
a state highway patrolman knew
where to get watermelons in Jan
uary.
Then melons began pouring in.
Today a plane load came from Ha
vana.
Mrs. Joseph Duhy, Jr., the tot’s
mother, said the hospital is swamp
ed with melons and phone calls.
“We have all we need,” Mrs.
Duhy said. “I want to thank all
the people for their kindness, but
please, no more watermelons. We
have so much it is causing some
confusion at the hospital. The sit
uation is getting out of hand.”
CAR PRODUCTION UP
DETROIT, Jan. 7 —UP) Motor
vehicle production in the United
States this week will total 95,018
units, automotive news estimated
today.
A simple cocktail sauce for sea
food is made by combining catchup,
chili sauce, lemon juice and horse
radish; chill well before serving.
Lemon, parsley, tomatoe or but
ter sauce do a lot to point up the
flavor of fish dishes; watercress
is also an excellent addition to a
fish platter.
Vera O. Wilson, Macdonald
College, McGill University, P.
Que., Canada Patricia Sullivan,
University of California, Santa
Barbara, Calif. Marilyn Dietrich,
Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa.
Evangeline Thomas, University
of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.
Selection was made by the Com
mittee on Apprentice Training of
the American Home Economics As
sociation, on the basis of scholar
ship, aptitude, and qualities of
leadership. Serving on this commit
tee were Marie Mount, Dean of
Home Economics, Universty of
Maryland, Chairman; Marie Sel
lers, Director, Consumer Services,
General Foods Corporation; Ruth
Lusby, Head, Food Administration
Department, New York State In
stitute of Applied Arts; Frances
Urban, Field Secretary, The Amer
ican Home Economics Association.
Trainees will begin a six-
months’ training course Febru
ary 1, 1949, in the laboratories
of Good Housekeeping Institute
in New York City. They will act
in the capacity of Junior Staff
Members of the Institute, and
will be paid a salary by Good
Housekeeping during the train
ing period.
Good Housekeeping’s training
program is being given in collab
oration with the American Home
Economics Association, and is
sponsored by that organization.
The course of training is designed
to give the trainees a broad, prac
tical experience that will make
them better equipped to pursue ca
reers in their chosen fields of Home
Economics.
The training will include prac
tice in current techniques in cook
ery and in working with and eval
uating new food products; investi
gating and evaluating the perform
ance of household equipment, sup
plies, and methods used in cook
ing, laundering and in the care of
the house; investigating the basic
qualities of textiles and clothing,
and evaluating new developments
in textiles. In addition, trainees
will be given opportunity to par
ticipate in the planning and prep
aration of magazine editorials, in
staging photographs for illustra
tions, and in other aspects of the
Institute's work that might prove
useful in their careers, such as
writing reports, answering corres
pondence, and becoming conver
sant with laws, trade practices,
and accepted standards related to
consumers’ products. The training
will be given by members of the
Institute’s technical staff, in its
kitchens, laundries, and engineer
ing and textile laboratories.
Good Housekeeping’s On-the-Job
Training Program was first an
nounced in September 1948, at
which time students of home eco
nomics in collegese throughout the
country were invited to apply.
Dried rosemary is often most
satisfactory if it is powdered be
fore being used. Put the tiny nee-
dle-like herb into a mortar and
pestle and crush well.
Study Club Members
Attend Literary Program
Members of the Campus Study club convened in the
parlors of the Campus YMCA, last Tuesday afternoon for a
business session and a literary meeting.
The president, Mrs. H. L. Heaton, presided over the
business discussion during which members voted to sponsor
a record shower for the A&M Con-+-
solidated school and a book shower
for the Lincoln Colored school of
College Station. These showers
are to take place at the next meet
ing of the club, it was announced
by Mrs. R. O. Berry, chairman of
the Education committee.
Mrs. I. W. Rupel led the club
prayer. Plans were changed for
the Federation Day luncheon be
cause Mrs. John J. Perry, who
is state federation president and
is slated to be guest speaker,
will not be able to be present at
the appointed time.
Mrs. Raymond Rogers was in
charge of the literary program,
“Speaking of Books,” and she read
a paper written by Mrs. R. E. Pat
terson who was ill.
Mrs. Patterson’s paper, “Direc
tions of Recent Literature,” stated:
“As peace has not brought about
an end to the anxieties of the
American people and the organiza
tion of the United Nations has not
guaranteed the end of war, the
writers of the country betray the
same uncertainty and bewilderment
as do the ordinary readers.
“This is a time for novelists
who are critical of the various
aspects of American life, such as
racial discrimination depicted in
‘Summer on the Water,’ by David
Westheimer.
“It might be interesting to ob
serve that there never was a year
in American history in which the
Bible did not excel the next best
seller, and some critics blame the
mediocrity of recent literature on
callousness and lack of a spiritual
base and inspiration.”
Mrs. Rogers concluded the
reading of the paper, “a best
seller may be defined as a book
having sales figured of one per
cent of the total population for
the decade in which it is pub
lished.”
Mrs. E. P. Humbert reviewed
“Silver Nutmeg,” by Nora Lofts.
Mrs. Dora Barnes discussed her
favorite for the year, “The Stil-
well Papers,” by General Joseph
Stilwell. Mrs. Jesse B. Johnson
spoke on “The Light and the
Dark,” by L. P. Snow. Mrs. Otis
Miller chose “Bride of Fortune,”
by Harnett T. Kane, and Mrs. Rob
ert Darrow discussed “The Big
Fisherman,” by Lloyd C. Douglas.
Mrs. C. N. Shepardson, Mrs. Ru
pel, Mrs. F. N. Smith, and Mrs.
H. E. Hampton served as hostesses
for the afternoon.
Food Allergy May Mean
Poor Grades In School
By DAVID T. MARKE WP> ■
Baby doctors have come up with
a new explanation for junior’s poor
grades in school. They say he may
be allergic to eggs or other foods.
Allergies can cause behavior
problems like obstinacy or poor
school performance, they say. Find
ing the guilty food, and taking jun
ior off it, often cures the trouble.
Such doctors as Susan Dees of
Durham, N. C., Arthur Hoersch of
Cleveland, Ohio, and Jerome Glaser
of the Rochester University School
of Medicine, at a recent meeting
of the American Academy of Pe
diatrics in Atlantic City, were
agreed that some children may
come down with asthma or the
hives simply from smelling foods
such as potatoes or scrambled eggs
being prepared by their mothers
in the kitchen.
Food allergies can appear even
in the first week or two of a baby’s
life. They sometimes cause hives,
colic, vomiting, and later skin dis
eases as exzema, baby doctors say.
In children, egg is the most com
mon food cause of allergy, with
milk probably next, followed by
wheat. If mother will stop giving
junior the food for a time, says
Dr. Glaser, the child later in life
often is able to eat it again without
getting a reaction, he says.
It is estimated, he says, that 10
to 20 per cent of the population is
sensitive to food at one time or
another. Serious trouble may re
sult if the trouble is not diagnosed.
Dr. Bret Ratner, of the New
York University College of Medi
cine, says that a fingernail test
and X-rays can often help chil
dren overcome allergies. These
tests spot physical troubles that
weaken the child’s resistance to
the allergy chain-reaction, he says.
Overcoming thees troubles helps
junior to resist attacks. Of course,
the main defense still is to avoid
the offending foods, he says.
Lewis A. Miller
Will Speak At
A.A.U.W. Meeting
The Bryan-College Station
Branch meeting of the American
Association of University Women
will be held Monday evening Jan
uary 17 at 7:30 in the small assem
bly room of the College Y.M.C.A.
The program for the evening will
be in charge of the Social Studies
committee, Mrs. E. B. Middleton,
chairman. Mr. Lewis A. Miller,
president of the Council of Social
Agencies of Brazos County, will
lead a round table discussion of
the welfare organizations in the
county. Representatives of various
other social agencies will be pres
ent to answer any questions re
garding the work of their groups.
The committee expects this to be
a vitally interesting program, since
it concerns purely local problems.
Dr. Ratner feels that if allergic
children are treated early, there
will be fewer cases of allergies in
adults. The earlier treatment is
started, the easier relief can be
obtained.
Speaking of food, mother should
realize that junior’s need for it
may vary from one meal to an
other, from one age to another,
from one season to another, says
Miss Ann Usher, in the magazine,
Better Homes and Gardens.
Your baby knows when he is
hungry. He also knows when he
has had enough. And he can sig
nal, too, when he want more of
something. He’ll eat the right
amounts for his individual needs
at his age, she says.
Don’t stuff him full of foods he
doesn’t want, she warns. You may
turn him into a poor eater. You
may find that in his first year,
junior eats like a Trojan. Now
he doesn’t. That’s nothing to wor
ry about. It may be because he
isn’t growing as fast in his second
year, she says. In his first year-
of life, junior accomplishes the
most enormous growth of his ca
reer. Never again will be he ex
pected to triple his weight in one
year.
If your doctor says that junior
may have two ounces of cereal
now, he means he can have them,
if he wants them. No modern doc
tor means for you to force-feed
your child. In addition to having
greater appetites at one time than
another, junior may occasionally
go on favorite food sprees. He’ll
eat all he can get of a certain
food and refuse entirely other
foods offered at the same time.
Such excess preferences don’t last
long at a time. Apparently they
do no harm, so don’t worry about
them, she s^ys.
Perhaps you’ve read of Dr. Clara
M. Davis’s famous self-selection
experiment. Doctor Davis, now at
Children’s Memorial Hospital in
Chicago, took children so young
they could just finger-feed them
selves and set several dishes of
suitable foods before them. After
a few tentative tastes, the babies
selected one food, ate the entire
serving, and indicated that they
wanted more—ignoring the other
foods on the tray. At every meal
they were permitted to eat as
much as they wanted of any one
food.
But over a period of time, Dr.
Davis notices that the children’s
preferences included all the ele
ments they needed. And what is
more, they gained and developed
as well as children eating so-called
balanced diets.
As Doctor Davis and others
point out, your baby has more
food sense than you might expect.
So, if he’s healthy, be content when
he is satisfied at mealtimes.
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