Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-08-18
THE DODGE CITY TIMES.
Writes TOR the Times.
INFANT HYGIENE.

WEASINo.--Most authors agree that with
the eruption of the second group Of milk
teeth THAT is the four upper iocisors from
the eighth 10 the tenth month"; efforts At
weaving should be begun. This is an epoch
in the digestive development Of the child
that indicates that other provisions for nour-
ishment have now made their appearance.
Unfortunately no definite rule can be laid
down az 10 the time or manner oil ~eaDing.
Many circumstance must be taken into con-
sidsra,ion in deciding this important ques-
ZION. II the child takes the breast readily
and seems to thrive, the mother IN the mean
time suffering from no exhaustion or weak
ness, there il every reason TO continue nurs-
ing But II with the increasing growth and
yigor OF the child. the strength Of the moth
er should begin to fail, and the supply OF
milk be insufficient TO satisfy the child's era
wing, then efforts at weaving should COM
mence. In large proportion oil children
this change will take place between the 9Th
and 9Th months. Another difficulty is nov
20 be encountered. What shall be given to
the child in lien OF the breast milkf Intel
iigence and discretion are nov demanded OF
the mother. A good plan will be to begin
from one animal, diluted with one-fourtb OF
its weight Of pure water and sweetened with
a half ieaspoonful OF white sugar to the pint
OF milk. This may be given warm with or
without nursing bottle. A small quantity
Of light nutritious bread one or two days
old might be added to the milk. If after
trying this diet for ten DAYS it Is found 10
disagree, then r--ort 10 barley or oatmeal
water and milk as given in the rules in TIE
first article OF TINS series. Should this fail
after an eight or ten days trial then give thin
beet broth and light dry bread. Some one Of
these articles Of food will be found TO agree
il prepared cautiously and given gradually.
The new food whichever il may be, should
be given once day for four weeks, then
twice day for the next four. and then gra-
dua,ly increase according to the circumstan-
ces Of the case. The child now soon learns to
eat cracker or crumb of bread and to drink
water The breast milk can a. the weaving
progresses be reserved and given at night
time only. Finally, This meal can be subsii-
tinted by lukewarm cows milk. WEAVING
should rot be attempted during The first sum-
mer unless il is impera;ively demanded.
Should the child be 20 unfortunate as to be
teething at this time il ia doubiy necessary
for il TO have lis natural food.
DiET.-Cow's milk for many reasons con.
stiiutes the staple article OF infant food, ell
Their as a substitute for the mothers milk or
after weaving. |. should be as new as posi-
BILE from the COW rs from its peculiar char
acter il undergoes rapid change on stand
ing. The cnri OF the cows milk formed du-
ing digestion is cosrser and tougher than
that of human milk This characteristic un-
tit- IL in a measure rs infant food. The vari-
on- preparations o, cows milk should be
given in quantities ranging from one pint to
one pint and half in tweniy-four hours, &C
cordng to the age Of the child from one
mon to one year old.H A useful formula
IL that of DIR. MeTci, Of Manchester, Eng
Doe iessp Donful OF bert srrowioot Ia boiled
for four or five minutes with three-fourhs
Of pin, OF water; To this is added from one
fourth 10 hslf pint of milk. and from one
to two tsbsspoun.uls of cream. The whole
Is -liehtly boiled. Thisquaniity should serve
Tor "a hour. Milk and cream are increased
according 10 age end strength of child. An
excellent imitation Of hum IN milk is thus
given by NJ. Lpbb. an English Psychologist:
H,.f a pint Of new milk Is get aside for
cream To separate, which latter is removed
TO the blue milk hall tesspoonful Of prepsr-
ed renret is added; this Is heated until the
curd has separated; the whey should now be
removed. Ia winter three drschms OF pow.
dsred sugar Of milk ste added 10 this whey
sna III. whole mixed with hall pint OF
re~ milk la -ummsr add three snd one hal
drschms o. susar of milk and boil the Who'll,
together Another formula lTnrner'sl j.
simple and excellent; D,ssoie ere ounce o.
sugar of milk in three qusriers of pint o'
boiling water and NIX with an equal 9uan.
tity OF cool rca oo~'- milk.
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