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they have been further injured by all the changes so cruelly inflicted upon them. I am therefore sending you these instructions, which must be followed to the letter, so that my little girls will be returned to me with the minimum of psychological damage.
1. Basic nutrition
For breakfast, every day, they must have: a full glass of whole milk, a small glass of fresh orange juice, a small bowl of cereal with sugar, two pieces of toast, and one egg, preferably poached or soft-boiled. They may be permitted sweet rolls if they eat their eggs.
For lunch they must have soup, a sandwich, preferably meat, but peanut butter if necessary, a fresh fruit such as an apple or pear, a full glass of whole milk, and potato chips IF they eat their fruit.
For dinner they must have a large serving of a GOOD meat, not just hot dogs or pizza. They must have liver and some kind of fish at least once a week. Steak, lean hamburger, chicken, or well-cooked pork will also do. Two vegetables with each meal. A salad of fresh lettuce. A potato or rice. A glass of whole milk. Theirdessert should be something wholesome, like a milk pudding or custard, and Jell-O with fruit.
At bedtime they may have hot chocolate with cinnamon toast.
They must have vitamin pills. I have packed the bottle that I bought with my own money; if they run out while they are there, they are to have CHEWAMINS and nothing else because that is the only kind they like.
They are not to be stuffed with sweets and candy and cookies.
If they have trouble with constipation, they are to eat raisins before going to bed.
They must eat ON SCHEDULE, breakfast by eight, lunch by noon, and dinner at 5:30, or their digestive systems will be upset.
Cook and serve the food in an attractive and appealing manner so they will want to eat it.
2. Sleep and rest .
They must be in bed by ten o’clock at night, NO LATER, and they should be allowed to sleep as late as they want to every morning since it is school vacation.
After lunch they should have a rest period. It is not necessary that they sleep, but they should lie down or sit quietly for an hour. This is necessary to their health.
3. Other Health Care .
They must brush their teeth three times a day. Only Crest toothpaste is allowed. If they don’t brush their teeth, they can’t have cinnamon toast. They must have a bath every other day, and if they go swimming in a public swimming pool, they must have a shower immediately afterward. Their hair should be washed once aweek with Johnson’s Baby Shampoo. They will need some help from you with this.
They must wash their hands every time after using the toilet and before and after dinner. Also after petting any animal.
Their nails should be clipped once a week.
If it is necessary for them to use a public toilet, it is necessary that you first line the toilet seat with fresh toilet paper so that their skin makes no contact with the seat.
If the girls get sick, they should drink fluids and take aspirin—orange-flavored baby aspirin—but they may not take any medication from a strange doctor without my permission.
IF EITHER GIRL GETS EVEN SLIGHTLY SICK I AM TO BE NOTIFIED AT ONCE NO MATTER DAY OR NIGHT.
4. General .
They are not to do any of your housework for you.
Do not take them to see movies which might have violence or anything sad; they are delicate, and anything like that will upset them dreadfully. The same with TV.
If they go swimming, they must be supervised at all times.
They are not to be left with a babysitter.
When riding in a car they must wear seat belts.
If they want to call me at any time of the day or night, they are to be allowed to call me. They are to call me every Wednesday night at six so that I can see if they are all right.
They are not to play with boys.
I have sent all their clothes freshly washed and ironed and expect them to be returned in the same fashion. They are to put on clean underwear and clean clothes every morning. Their nightgowns must be washed once a week.
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