Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-20
Information for Mothers.

Tie following rules have baen printed ard
circulated by the Beard Of Health Of New
York with view to furlisSjt ... 81
~ Y ,sTsnis mosno'1 Nv "'s
of their infants, which, it is suggeseI if f low
ed must have very great ehct 10 DIM nlanlng
The death rate among Infants
Nursing Of Infants.
Overlooking does more harm than any thing
else; nurse sn in(ant month OF two old every
two or three hours.
Nurse sn infant six months and over FIVE times
in twen.y"four hours. and no moro.
If an infant is thirsty give it pure water or
barley water, NJ sugar.
On the hottest days few drops Of whiskey
may bo added to either water or food the whis'
kew not to exceed teaspoonfu in t~enty-four
hours
Feeding Of Infants.
Boil tesspoonful Of powered barley (ground
in coffee grinder and gill OF wafer WIN -.
little salt for fifteen minutes, strain, mix 1T with
half as much boiled milk, add lump Of white
sugar, size of walnut and give 1t luEeWarm
from nursing bottle Keep bottle and mouth.
piece in bowl of water when not in use. TO
which little soda may be added.
For infants FIVE or six months Old, give hall
barley water and half boiled milk with salt and
lump of sugar.
For older infants give more milk than barley
water.
FOR infants very coative give oatmeal instead
Of barley. Cook and strain az before:
When your breast milk is only half enough,
change of between breast milk and this prepar-
ed food. -,
In hot weather. if blue ltnus paper. applied
to the food turns red, the food Is too acid. ana
you must make fresh mess, or add smali
pinch OF baking soda.
Infants of six months may hsve bear tos or
beef soup once day by itself or mixed with
other food, and when ten or twelve months oid
a crust Of bread and piece OF rare beel 70
suck.
No child under two years ought to eat at your
table
Give no candies, in fact nothing that is not
contained in these rules. without q doctors or
ders.
Summer Complaint.
II comes from overlooking and hot and foul
air. Keep doors and windows open.
Wash your we'll children with cold water
twice day, and oftener in the not season.
Never neglect looseness of the bowels IN an
infant; consult the family or dispensary physl.
clan at once and he will give you rules about
what it should take and how it should be nuraed
Keep your rooms as cool as possible nave them
we'll ventilated and do not allow any bad smell
10 come from sinks, priyies garbage boxes or
cutters shout the house where you live. see
that your own apartments are right, and COM
plsin to the Board Of Health, ii the neigh bor-
hood is offensive. Where an infant is cross and
irritable in hot weather "trip on the water WILL
do it great deal of good (ferryboat or steaTn'
boat and may prevent cholera infantum
CONGRESSIONAL NoMINAT1oNs.-At the
Republican Congressional Convention eft the
First Floridsy District, held yesterday, Senator
! 8. B. Connover WAS nominated unanimously.
| The district is now represented in the House
BY r. II. Nj. Davidson, who has been noml'
mated by the Democrats: r..
Tie Republicans of the eighth Illinois Con.
gressional district have renouinated Green
bury L. Fort.
Congressman Peddie, of the Sixth New Jer
sey District declines denomination.
The democrats of the eighth Ohio district
have nominated +. B. Finley.
The democrats of the sixteenth Ohio district
have nominated Judge Wiley for Congress.
Ou's tannery at Brantfort, Ont, was burned
| this morninp Tnaa 6 Is 900