The Eugenic Marriage, Volume 2 (of 4): A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better BabiesHague, W. Grant (William Grant)
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The Eugenic Marriage, Volume 2 (of 4): A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies
Hague, W. Grant (William Grant)
Eugenics; Hygiene; Marriage
Stands and walks with support.... Makes a few sounds, such as
mam-mam, da-da, co-oo.... Plays with toys.... Attempts to use
paper and pencil.... Shows interest in pictures.... Clings to
mother....
Eighteen Months
Child walks and runs alone.... Says a few words, such as Mama,
Papa, Baby.... Points to common objects in pictures....
Imitates a few simple movements, such as placing hands on head
or clapping hands....
Two Years
Runs.... Repeats two or three words.... Knows features....
Obeys simple commands, such as "Throw me the ball".... Imitates
movements....
Two and One-Half Years
Talks in short sentences.... Knows names of members of the
family.... Roughly copies a circle.... Recognizes self in
mirror.... Imitates more complex movements....
Three Years
Talks distinctly.... Repeats sentences of six simple words....
Repeats up to two numerals--meaning repeats first one numeral
and then two numerals.... Enumerates objects in a complex
picture and attempts to describe it....
Four Years
Knows its sex.... Names familiar objects, such as key, knife,
etc..... Repeats three numerals.... Compares two sticks (can
select the longer).... Distinguishes the longer of two
lines....
Five Years
Compares weights and lengths.... Copies a square.... Counts
four pennies.... Describes a picture....
Breakfast:--(7 to 8 o'clock) Oatmeal, hominy or cracked wheat (cooked
three hours), served with milk, a little salt but very little sugar. A
soft egg, boiled, poached, or coddled. Stale bread and butter. One glass
of warm milk. At 10 o'clock, the juice of one orange.
Dinner:--(12 o'clock) Strained soup, four ounces. Chop, roast beef,
steak, chicken, small quantity of any one. Baked potato and cooked rice,
or spaghetti. A selection of green vegetables may be made from asparagus
tips, string beans, peas, spinach, cauliflower, carrots; they should be
cooked until very soft, and mashed or put through a sieve. For dessert,
plain rice pudding or bread pudding, stewed prunes, baked or stewed
apple, junket, custard or cornstarch. A glass of milk or water.
Supper:--(6 o'clock) Cereal; farina, arrowroot, cream of wheat, wheatena
(each cooked two hours), with salt but no sugar. Give two or three
tablespoonfuls. Drink of milk with stale bread and butter. Twice a week,
a little plain ice cream, or junket, custard or cornstarch.
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