The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-05-23
NsefnI aud Curious.
THE BABIES.
U.ef.l Hints in Regard - the Treas.ess 81
C6ilarep.

The following "Rules for the Management of
Infants" were prepared for the use of the patient
department Of the Childreu's Hospital Of Birm-
ingham. England, and have received the indorse-
mert of eminent medical gentlemen in this coun-
try.
1. Tarmth. CIeanliRess, Fresh Ar.-Keep them
warm let the clothing be warm, but not tight
wash them all over with warm water daily, wi
ping them thoroughly dry afterward; never let
q wet napkin remain on for minute give them
plenty of fresh air send them out, at least for
short time, every day that the weather is fine,
and while they are ont, air the room by freely
opening the windows.
2 Nouriskment Ukile the Child 10 Cmder Seren
Months Old.-The mothers milk is the proper
food for infants. Therefore, If the mother has
plenty of milk, let her suckle her child and give
1t nothing else until it is seven months old. If
the mother has too little milk, still let the child
have what there is and in addition, cows milk
and water, as directed in Rule g. Till the child
is seven months old, milk of some sort must be
its only food. 1t is better that mother shonld
not work from home; for an infant requires its
meals regularly, and needs many attentions
which only mother can give hard work also
makes the milk unwhOlesOme.
3. How to bring up "By Hand."-If the child
must be brought up by hand, it should be fed
with warm, sweetenad milk and water out of
bottle. If the milk be genuine, add to it at first
nearly half water; at q month old, add only one
quarter part water. In most town milk, two
be enough; add also one tablespoonful Of lime
waste, (usless otherwise advised and sweeten
with white sugar. child two months old
should have about two pints of milk day thus
prepared; gradually put less water, and at four
five months give the milk plain. Give the
child 10 other Deurishment whatever, except
under special advice. A very large number of
children that are brought up by hand die in
childhood, and this mortality is for the most part
due to the practice of beginning too soon with
ANt,s hSAa Afo h.sza
are not proper nourishments for children under
seven months cid, aud should never be given
them. The bottle should draw easy. 1t 'should
be very carefully washed out every time after it
is used. The bottle, cork, and tube should be
kept separately in o bowl of clean water (con-
tanning pinch of soda) till the next time they
are needed. II the bottle is not quite clean, the
milk will sour, aud will thus make the child i'll.
The condensed milk" is good, and may be used
if other milk cannot be got fresh.
4. Importance Of Regular Feeding.-The child
should be put to the breast regularly-for the
first six weeks, during the day, in general, not
Oftener than every two hours; afterward, about
every three hours. During the night it does not
need to he fed so often. A child soon learns reg
ular habits as to feeding. 1t is a very great mis-
take to give the breast to the child evry time it
cries, to let it always be sucking, particularly
at night this is bad for both mother and child.
If the child is brought up by hand, it should be
fed with the same regularity; never give it the
bottle merely to keep it quiet. If the child is
weakly, the time between the feelings must be
rather less, both during the day and during the
night.
s. Nouriskment trhen the child is orer seren months
old.-If at seven months the child is strong and
healthy, and has cut a few teeth, it may now
have one or two meals day of milk slightly
thickened with Liebigs infant food, or DIR.
Ridges patent cooked food, or Chapman's entire
wheat -four, or rusks or well boiled oatmeal,
etc. 1t should still have beside this plenty of
plain breast or cows milk. At ten months it
may, once a day, have little meat broth with
barley rice, without vegetables. At from ten
to twelve months it should be taken altogether
from the breast. Till the child is nearly two
years old no solid animal food should he given.
Even at two years milk should be the chief food.
Any meat should be well pounded
6. Aroidance of Stimulants, Etc.-Tea, beer,
brandy, and other stimulants, cheese, new bread,
fruit, and pastry, also soothing medicines"
sleeping draughts," "cordials," "teething pow
ders," etc. should never be given; and even Or
binary medicines should, if possible, be given
only after proper medical examination and ad-
vice.