Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-28
SAVE THE BABIES.
some Sensible Advice on Infants Diet
from n Practical Physician.
From he PAiIadeloAia Ns,os.

from Practical Physician.
From ne PAiladelDAia Nelas.
In answer TO the question what ia the
proper course of treatment for children in
such hot weather as the present, with
reference more particularly to measures
of prevention of the diseases incidental
70 the season, a prominent physician of
Philadelphia said yesterday to NeloS
gatherer
"The principal point 10 which the clos
est and most discriminating attention
should be paid is the diet. In all cases
1t should be the first and upper
most thing in the minds of
those having children in their
charge. We're intelligent attention paid
TO this matter more than one-half the
necessity for medical attendance would
be avoided. l said Intelligent attention.
Let me cite you an incident. Only yes
terday was called in to visit one of my
patients. There l saw a child 20 months
old. 1t sat with dish of cherries before
1t. eating them and swallowing the stones.
remarked that 1t ought not to have had
| them.
The cherries were taken away with the
remark: oh, it is accustomed TO that
Then the child cried In temper because of
It's deprivation; the indigestible fruit was
handed back in front of my eyes. Its pa
rents are intelligent people, but they did
not pay intelligent attention TO their
childs diet. Such feeding might be safe
nine times and kill the tenth.
with all children, ] am speaking of
babies more particularly. the first and
primary thing is the breast. There can
be no substitute for a healthy mothers
milk. If not Overfed, the child which
takes nothing but the breast gets along
safely. II the bottle is necessary the best
diet is diluted cows milk sweetened with
little sugar and raised to the tempera-
ture Of the mothers milk.
''For Older children the principal points
are the avoidance of the unripe fruit and
OF overlooking in anything. Generally
the complaints of children after teeth
ing, and even when teething. are caused
| by overlooking. The mother whose
child is sucking is too apt to give her
babe the breast at every SYMPTOM of I'M
easiness. This should not he done.
Even when so young the child should be
allowed moderate quantity of cold wa
ter to allay thirst which is often the
cause of its cries.
children should be taken out daily, in
the early morning and the evening, avoid
ing all damp periods. The daily spong-
ings and bathings should not be neglected.
Perfect cleanliness is paramount. Next
to the skin, even in hottest weather,
should be worn gauze, flannel or other
wooden material to guard against sudden
| changes.
Nursing bottles should be kept scru-
pulOusly clean. After washing them, the
uper-carbOnate of soda (baking soda }
should be used to rinse them out. More
than one should be had, so that even when
one is in use another can be In the process
Of cleaning. Occasionally a small guam
tity of lime water should be put in the
milk. 1t is tasteless, and prevents the
fermentation of the milk.
''In perfectly clear weather the river
breezes are inVIgorating. These can be
had by the poorest through the Sanitarium
Association. Passes for the Sanitarum
at Point Airy, on Windmill Island, from
Pine street and kensingtOn Water Works
wharf by the steamer Relief are prOcur-
able from physicians in all parts of the
city and should be more freely used.
FINALLY, in the case of every one, the
moment a tendency to diarrhea is devel-
oped avoid all fruits and vegetables and
substitute soft tOiled rice"