Health and the school; a round table . hildren with some-what less than one substantial meal a day, what may notbe expected from three such meals? Mr. Ross.—Is not this little handful of 40 underfedchildren exceptional ? Dr. Latta.—By no means, sir. Picked up almost atrandom, they indicate the terrible proportion of under-fed children to be found in all parts of our land ofplenty. It has been estimated from careful investiga-tions made in New York City that at least 1,248,000children in this country are suffering from under-nour-ishment. Mr. Ross.—The children of the poor, I suppose. Dr. Latta
Health and the school; a round table . hildren with some-what less than one substantial meal a day, what may notbe expected from three such meals? Mr. Ross.—Is not this little handful of 40 underfedchildren exceptional ? Dr. Latta.—By no means, sir. Picked up almost atrandom, they indicate the terrible proportion of under-fed children to be found in all parts of our land ofplenty. It has been estimated from careful investiga-tions made in New York City that at least 1,248,000children in this country are suffering from under-nour-ishment. Mr. Ross.—The children of the poor, I suppose. Dr. Latta.—No, the surprising thing about theseshocking figures is that the hungry children are notconfined by any means to the homes of the poor. Mr. Ross.—Then why arent they properly fed? Dr. Latta.—Because parents almost universallychoose their childrens diet without any special referenceto two essential requirements—the nourishing proper-ties and the digestibility of foods. The diet must be regulated in accordance with these. H ZW u ww a H < H?J<WK 5 _S ^^ a^ U ^ OSQ ^-O o n-5 OJ FOOD 219 two main requirements: (i) food should be nourishing,i. e., it should contain the right amount and proportionof elements; (2) it should be digestible, i. e., it shouldpromote the most perfect assimilation and eliminationpossible. With these two guides to set the right coursein feeding, mothers can weather seas of difficulties. I. NOURISHING FOODS Nourishing food provides completely for two vitalprocesses in children—growth and activity. An abun-dance of all the food elements must be supplied to pro-vide the growing bones, nerves, blood, muscles, andother tissues with their needed materials. The surpris-ing hunger of growing children is normal. They needmore food to their weight than grown people do. Notonly do they require much tissue-forming food, but, onaccount of their great natural activity, a large amountof strength-supplying food as well. If a child is lan-guid or is sa
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