When Should Children Eat and How to Pace Meals
Guidance on feeding schedules for young children from infancy to school age. Emphasizes gradual meal tightening, regular between-meal options, and guarding digestion by avoiding unregulated snacking while accommodating healthy preferences and preventing constipation. Contains practical examples of meal timing and snack choices.
Mrs Herrick’s Letters on Storytelling and Child Diet
A long letter advises mothers on using fairy tales to teach truth and morals, recommending classic stories and Kipling. It also discusses child nutrition, stressing simple meals, balanced meals, and restraint on sweets, and asks mothers to share their dietary routines and experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia
Mrs. Ewing
Rudyard Kipling
When Suitors Break Off Promised Marriages in Distress
A girl engaged to marry faced sudden disappointment when her suitor, long trusted for his honor and industry, wrote he could not begin housekeeping after the wedding due to disturbed conditions in his distant region. The letter halted plans for their new home and prompted reflection on prudence in early marriage.
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Trousseau
Jane
Robert
A Woman Chooses Home Over Boarding in a Star-crossed Tale
In a tale of romance and prudence a fiancée resists a boarding house plan seeking a permanent home. She pins hopes on a modest future, but absence and delays test devotion. The piece argues for stable marriage and prudent money lessons for children.
Penny Trading Plan for Children’s Candy
A mother’s guide suggests a simple plan. Buy candy in bulk and sell individual pieces to children who want a penny’s worth. The approach teaches budgeting and ownership while keeping spending small.
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Mrs. Herrick
Nail biters and maternal pleas for cures
A mother asks how to stop her four year old from biting nails after aloes, tying fingers, scolding, shaming, and spanking failed. She seeks reader experiences and advice from the department and fellow mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Herrick
As to the art of China painting
The piece argues china painting requires formal study and drawing skill, noting the distinct touch and materials from oil or watercolor. It discusses acid work with hydrofluoric acid, raised gold, and glaze differences among English, French, Beleek,—emphasizing proper materials, training, and understanding of china types for durable, beautiful results.
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Philadelphia Record
China
Mansianelae
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