Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-28

The AeA1tA 81 Iufanes In Summer.
From advance sheets OF the PropAyidctic.
health magazine. the Philadelphia Press
obtains the following valuable suggestions
to mothers concerning the prevention OF In
fant1le summer diarrhea and cholera tnfantum-
Having made sure Of pure air and water, IL Is
summer the infant should be nursed at the
breast BY the mother II possible II not, by q
is almost an impossibiiity TO obtain an unexcep-
uonable wet-nurse. II the nurses supply can
not be made both good and SUFFICIENT there is
food as milk from q healthy, well-fed cow.
Although cows milk contains more casein and
less sugar than human milk and the curd In cows
milk is not so fine the chief trouble Is after all,
In the care OF milk after II has been taken from
the COW. Az a rule the mschief to the milk occurs
between the cows udder and the human stomach.
Pals, cans, pans. and nursing bottles and tupes
must be absolutely clean, and by the frequent use
OF boiling water and whatever other means may
De necessary the possibility OF the presence OF spe
cine ferments must be prevented Hence much
benent has been found from giving the milk to the
infant direct warm from the cow. as soon as pos
where a COW can be at hand and MIXED three or
four times day, this can be easily managed. The
milk must not he given undiluted.
Dilution with water alone may appear to be
harmless In many instances, Tor some children
for WEIGHT snd arr o nay
nous with health and strength. better way 10
dilute cows milk, ana at the same time 10 render
It's casein less liable TO coagulate large Jumps Is
the addition OF decoctionso OF cereals. But cereals
containing but a small percentage OF starch are
preferred Barley and oatmeal have an almost
equal chemical composition; but the latter has q
tendency TO loosen the bowls. Thus, where,
there is a tendency 10 diarrbGa, barley ought to
be preferred In cases OF constipation, oatmeal
The whole barley corn, ground for the purpose,
should be used Tor small children, because OF the
protein being mostly contained inside and near the
very husk. The newly born ought to have its
boiled milk (sugared and salted) mixed with four
or nve times It's quantity OF barley water; the
baby OF six months equal parts. The barley meal
should be finely ground and be subject TO long
boiling; should also the oatmeal II used When
the young child has to be fed altogether on artn-
cfal food, more care Is required than when IL gets
some breast milk, too, at intervals.
During the second summer, after IL Is year or
SO old a child OF good vigor and health will proba-
bly, digest cows milk undiluted, when good and
fresh, which with good bread, at least a day or
two old, should constitute the CHIEF not the sole
diet lady who believed this, carried her
plump, rosy, but teethlng baby through the Sec
Ond summer in q city boarding house on three
meals day, OF bread and milk alone, without an
Idle day. But her hard-heartedness afforded
constant topic TO her fellow-Doarders." In some
cases little water and . trace OF sugar may bet
ter be added to the milk. In all cases where the
mix Is not given direct, warm from the COW, IL
should be boiled Water for diiuting should al.
ways be boiled. Any child would be perfectly sat
isned and happy with such food, knowing no other.