The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-15

fearful. At the time OF my babes birth my life
was despaired of; From miscalculatlons, almost most
always incidental TO young mothers with their
first child, / could not obtain the nurse | de-
sired to have, but was obliged to put up with
total stranger. | had no mother living 10 .oe
with me- nor any other familiar relative beYond
an aged maiden aunt. aud she was my slave. L
could do no wrong in her eyes-tndeed she
pampered me in all my ignorant folties 10
Providence in the guise OF my stranger nurse,
I am indebted for cheerful, happy life, after
this first sad event. For eight weeks lay I'M
gering near death, and ultimately recovered,
with a painful Indifference to life 10 find little
puny, wizened infant vegetatlng upon milk diet,
while the sweetest reward Of mother was de-
MED me; had no sustenance to give IT,
Weeks passed on with healing in their fight,
but nurse remained, at the earnest wish OF my
husband. She was not expensive to keep, and
she had that about her which enforced my
respect. When / became strong she urged,
with all respectful Difference, bat yet with trm'
ness, that l should walk daily, not merely
stroll, but till the glow OF health ran through
my veins.
was yet very delicate, she sad:-
This child should be one OF prayer to you,
ma'am."
"Why so, nurse"
because, maam, if YOU had done your duty
by him his little limbs would have been
stronger, and he wouldn't have been so frac-
''In what have 1 failed in duty to him." 1
asked.
"Well, ma'am, must speak out 'tis my duty
to do SO when see a young mother, healthy
and strong, have baby like this"
"How can help its sicklness! You know l
couldn't suckle it,"
"No YOU could not as il turned out; but you
might, If you had done yourself and him justice
before he was born. l don't know whether you
were very ill in the first four months, for some
strong people are, but in the last you should
have taken daily exercise in the open air, and
never for a day missed 1t, wet or dry; and you
shouldn't have eaten all sorts OF fanciful trash,
but kept yourself to pure, wholesome food, for a
depraved appetite soon comes, and always affects
the temper of both mother and child. / dare
say, now, ma'am, you were very cross at times,
and unwilling to move off the sofaY"
Eyes, that was the case; l suffered so much
from bile"
Yes, and so will this child but he will owe
it to you. You must not be angry, ma'am; but
you will find it true, what l say. fear you will
have sad hand with him by-and by.n
The child was starved before it was born,
and food don't seem to nourish it now."
=, But you don't give It any food, excepting
that made with water. Why not try milk ?'
because the child's stomach won't take it.
1t does him no good to stuff him; on the con-
trary, If were to do so, a chance If he wouldn't
have convulsions. But have lately heard of q
food which greatly benefits infants deprived of
the breast. 1t was sent me by my daughter,
who is head nurse In an English family in Mu-
nich, in Bavaria. She tells me that it was first
made by celebrated chemist for the use of his
motherless grandchild, and 1t succeeded so we'll
that the chemists there sell the malt flour and
the potash in packets ready made up But
suppose could get the ingredients here"
So saying, she handed me the following re.
cipe from her pocketbook:-
Food TOR Infants deprived of bredst-mHt, in
Uented by the celebrated Llebig.--Half an ounce
of wheaton flour, not the whitest, but the
seconds" and an equal quantity OF malt flour,
seven and quarter grains of bicarbonate of
potash, to be obtained at druggisJ's, and one
ounce OF water. Mix it well together then add
five ounces OF good cows milk, and put the
uhn a Hrn f1niv vtY1 1ra
begins to thicken, remove it from the fire and
STIR it for five minutes; then heat il and stir it
till It is quite fluid or thin; then let 1t boil a
few minutes; then strain 1t, and it is fit for use
and will keep twenty-four hours without under
going any change. 1t will require no sweeten-
ing; il is already as sweet as milk; and it con-
tains the double concentration of mothers milk.
Children thrive well on it, whether wholly or
partially deprived of the mothers sustenance,
and after snort time feeding on it many
trfing malady disappears. 1t has slight
flavor of malt, to which children soon get accus-
toned, and then they like 1t better than other
food
So it was tried and with success, My boy
thrived well, and soon after, nursed being com
PEELED to leave me, was left sole manager of
an infant, with no notion show to do it,"
Alter nurse was paid, nothing was left of my
hundred pounds. | had now only my husbands
salary of hundred and eighty pounds year,
derived from cierkship in a bank. What
seemed wealth before was married just now
looked very like poverty.
Nurses words had sunk deeply into my mind,
though would not acknowledge it. She had
attributed my chids puny frame ana frettul
temper to my idle seli-indulgence before he was
born; and SO l determined that | would De ten
derly careful of my babe--that he should have
a mothers attention now if he had suffered
from want OF it before he saw the light.
Nurse had always improvised bed for him
beside hers 1t was but two pillows placed in
two aTm-chairs, with their seats facing. She
had insisted upon having new warm blankets
and no Sheets for him TO sleep in-ndeed, his
pillow was covered with soft flannel. | saw al
this. certainly with species OF contempt fol
what ! was tempted to think almost uneGnnl
ways. which altered as soon as she left.
The first night after her departure my boy la.
in my arms until we went to bed. 1t was
novelty to have him entirely to ourselves. coul
not hug him enough; and in the eXuberance Q
my unlimited affection had almost forgotten hi
supper, cooked by our maid.servant in tn
kitchen, which, when it came, had suspicious
blackness, and 1t was undeniably smoky. How
ever, babe can't taste that l thought bu
didn't he, though? The yell he set up wa
piercing-very suggestive of pins and needle
all over him. Arthur fdgeted about while
stuffed the child with as much food as though
necessary which the little obstinate thing re
jected moment after, and would have per
verse attack OF hiccoughs;.so that had to plac
him across my shoulder and beat his back, t
the utter detriment OF my silk DRESS BY dint {
much perseverance, he was quieted and slep
Now, thought {, he shall lie in the refreshln
cool sheets. Five minutes only of this treatmeI
sutficed to drown our ears with his persisteI
cries.
''WLat is the matterYo Arthur pettishly e,
claimed, "Uniasten him, Mary; he must hay
pin sticking in him."
sat up in bed, aud he held the light while
examined him. No, there was nothing to eau
his cries.
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