Daily Yellowstone journal., 1883-10-26
WHAT KILLS THE BABIES,


Physician on the subject,
The death rate among infants and
young children at all seasons of the
year in the city and in the country also
is much higher than it ought TO be: at
least those who have given this subject
the most thought are fully convinced
that, in spite of less vigorous inherit
ance than the survivors have been
blessed with, large proportion OF all
these early deaths are premature in the
sense of being needless. OF these
premature deaths nearly all are caused
by digestive disorders. Even accord
ing to the daily or weekly reports it
appears that more than one-half Of the
children die from "diarrheal diseases =
indigestion is the root Of al evil with
these little ones, whose appetites are rs
strong as ours, willie ties are practi-
cally unrestricted as to quantity OF food
and frequency. The food Of these chill
drcn is largely cows milk, and if they
the Manufacturing tie teet ing age
had notIihg else, and of this only what
they could digest, they would do well
enough. Given an approximately
natural food and there can be no indi-
Sest on, unless the quantity swallowed
exceeds the digestive capacity Of the
child. The quantity that he can digest
will nourish him best. Ii there is any
disturbance OF stomach or bowels in
any case, it is prima.iace evid nee Of
excess. As for the s'archy foods, more
particularly the bolted product of the
cereal. as corn starch, crackers, cookies,
ginger snaps, ETC., made from white
flour, the e is with inf4nts, prior to the
age when they have large proper ion
of all their teeth, normal dyspepsia,
Every particle of such food tends to
provoke disorder OF the digestive
organs. Hence constipation, coils, con-
vulsio S, "tcething SICKNESS" etc. But
these ailments prevail even when the
children are nourisLed by their mother.
This is due in part TO the immature
diet of the mother, but also, in great
measure, to excessive and over frequent
nursing"
"Teeshing"-This word covers a null
titude of SINS. Can it be supposed, by
even the most ignorant, that getting
the teeth should be painful and dau-
gerous process? Says DIR. Dawson:
If there was ever un absurd fallIcy
fastened upol the popular mind, it is. N
my opinion, this bugbear of teething
sickness l have never seen such
Case myself. DIR. Dawson, be it known,
Is, or was for long time, phi, stefan to
the New York Dispensary for Sick
Children, New York, and it is beyond
my comprehension why the Creator
should aiiiict only the young of man
with a normal physiolog cal process
dangerous to life aud health!'
DR.. Dawson attributes the gasto-in-
festival disorders 10 excessive alimcn-
tation, except where the mischief is
augmented by the use of starchy fnod
prior to the app, arance of quite large
number OF teeth. The q ialt IT, of milk
which these young infants are permit
ted to swallow is simply emo. nous,
when We come to have an adequate .dsa
Of their needs-that l., their capacity
for digestion and assimilation. They
can dis est all they need; they swallow
dou lie, often treble, the amount need
cd. 1t Is common enough for an infant
at TIE age OF three or four months to
swallow q quart OF cows milk. Tue
only babe. tnat in many years OF obsery-
atom, have ever known to pas, an en-
tirt year without an hours physi al in
convenience-not restless night, not
a cry of pain-w.s fed but three times
n day from the age OF two mo. this. His
food WIS cows milk, w.th "a lew hour
cream removed" with no water or gar
addel. At the age Of one year, this Ia
fant, stout, strappng boy, was tax ng
tn &c ordinary coIee cupfuls OF milk!
UP t0 the age OF two months this babe
was terror to the hon eho d. His
bowels were 9th, "loose" or &c oseJ,'
he Iilered with collie, was constantly
spit ng mp" etc, and was very un.
happy little fellow. After adopt ny tho
thr,o-meal system he became easy, and
up to this tune the is now sixteen
months odd he has enjoyed perfect
ease. His teeth are cat without nis
knowing it-coming along as naturally
~ his har or toe nails. My own infant,
now near ten months old, is nurscd
three times day only morning, noon
aud night and en- oys perfect health,
and sa comfort twenty-four hodrs in
eve day 10 herself aud all aboit her.
D.. Dawson. before quo.ed, agrees
with ME fully ~ to the cure Of diarrheal
. troubles rs we'll a. their cause. When.
ever there is disturbance Of the stoni-
ach or bowels indicating indigestion. rs
81 ting mp, hiccough, cole, liarrhea,
feyerisliness, etc, the diet should he
lessened and the intervals prolonged.
No dh,rlhea wo nd Withstand fast OF
two ty-four hours il taken at the very
outset. Few, indeed. Mt any stage prior
70 collapse, but would yield to,thls sys.
lam of traatnaenk viz !. No food whj!c