The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-08-09
VALuAeLE SUGGESTIONS

oo1GES IlONS
nseeFdlng the Care and Management of
Infants and Young children.
Inc Following circular, issued by tho
secretary Of the Ohio State Board of Health,
1s applicable TO all sections,
Thousands OF children dieeyery year from
improper care and bad surroundings. 1t is
e.1uateo that out Of one hundred live-born
cuiioren, from forty to fifty will die before
the close OF the fifth year That large pro-
PARTON OF these deaths could be prevented, is
wei established, and the State Board OF
Health has presented herewith, In simple
form, Instructions for the care and manage
meut OF children, which. II followed, win be
lives.
In seeking for, the cause OF this excessive
infant mortality we find that the acute in.
tectous levers ouch as measles, diphtheria,
eli-pox, sceriet fever and whooping cough;
$mnatlqhs Of the respiratory apparatus,
rs pneumoniL, bronchitis, etc, and diarrhdal
Diseases, are the main factors in producing
Smallpox, scarlet fever, diphtheria ETC.,
arc 70 be prevented by avoiding exposure TO
these diseases, or to clothing or to other
articles containing the poison by which they
aIc caused.
lis TO be specially urged that children be
(retcd fgsEn shat dread disease smallpox.
tnof0ther causes Of death of children,
4, Inflammation of the lungs and diar-
bal diseases, may be largely prevented
recautions in regard to exposure and
Great care is needed with little chill
70 provide them with proper
CLOTHING.
r1t want OF newborn babe is heat.
bile to supply sufficient heat to keep
.4-fa nrrou tuhn lafI .l.
l| constantly in bed with its mother
d. the first week or two of life, the
goo inhabits must be constantly kept
Az hild grows older, and is placed, as
81 ways be, to sleep by itself, it will
/ oti s restlessness, become uncovered
~ SHOULD sleep in night dresses of
nan preferably made "a one garment
and mp At yhe bottom so the feet can
81 |.| |0ildren should always be
mao || loose living their limbs and lungs
fred ..IL.II| II is when children are old
qnq..0 ~ .|'. md be out OF doors, that the
Efe.'||I caro- A. demanded for protecting
them " proper Nothing. 1t is at this age
that deaths 50 Ircquently occur from acute
inlRmmatory affections of the lungs, and
this is undoubtedly due to exposure and inn
proper dress. Care must be taken to clothe
the limbs and chest warmly. Mothers are
often negligent in this respect, and children
may frequently be seen in cold weather,
clothed in heavy skirts and dresses, but
with legs and necks comparatively bare.
II should be remembered that in most
houses in winter, q cold stratum Of air is to
be found near the floor, and hence, infants
placed on the floor may be greatly exposed
70 cold in q comparatively warm room.
CLEANLINESS
ffnrtfou ho- TO Ill
ND children should not be allowed to sleep
soiled garments. Clothing worn at night
|nould be shaken and thoroughly aired
|hen removed in the morning. The cloth
0E and napkins soiled by the discharges of
|'Ing infants should be removed at once,
not used again until washed and
'ronghly dried. The washing and airing
uld not be done in the nursery or living
0Iess children are very feeble they
d have frequent baths, except when
wise directed by the physician. II
are too delicate for full bath, spong-
ould be substituted. The popular
I0.. thai diIt,, children are the healthiest,
z certainly not true in regard to nursing
Infants
The factor of greatest importance to the
health OF children is their
FOOD AND FEEDING.
children under two years of age. The only
natural and best possible food for an infant
Is breast milk. II the mother has sufficient
supply and is In good health, or if suitable |
wet nurse can be secured, nothing but breast |
milk and pure water should be given the |
child for the first five or six months The |
child is very frequently Injured by overfeed- |
ing A feverish child, craving water is
often given an inordinate supply OF food, by |
lee
besides hunger cause children to cry and be |
restless; and, as rule, for the first two |
months they should not be nursed oftener |
than once In two hours, and older children |
not 30 often. From the first, children should |
be nufsed less frequently at night, and the
mother must not sleep with her child at the |
breast
After the first week or two. the child
should always sleep by Itself. The mother
should carefully guard her own health,
using such diet as best agrees with her. She
should not givo the breast to the child when
she is greatly fatigued or er-heated, nor
when suffering under great excitement
from any cause. When the mothers milk
is insufficient, or the child, for any reason,
can not be nursed, it will be necessary to
resort to artificial food. This is always an
evil, and nothing but necessity should cause
mother to resort To il. The one factor of |
liarrhoeal Diseases and these more fire.
1uently occur in children wholly brought
up by hand When breast milk can not be
mad, cows milk properly prepared, offers
the best substitute. Great care should be
exercised 10 secure pure milk from healthy, |
weli-fed COWS. This is of Importance, and
should notbe neglected.
The milk should be obtained as fresh as
possible and kept in cool place, in per
W-.4T IL IL 1,r.h atf
0erhaps, to Immediately boil the milk, es-
.ccially irl.ot weather, when liable to rapid
@'scomp6F Never keep milk in damp,
.0ldy cellars, or in those containing de-
wing vegetable or other matter. Neither
ould II be kept in sleeping rooms, or those
INSTANTLY inhabited 1t should be remem-
bred that nothing so readily collects and
PRESERVES filth of all kinds, as milk. Cows
milk, to be fitted for food for young infants,
must be diluted, from one third to one-half
and slightly sweetened and sailed.
For diluting the milk, barley-water is
much better than pure water, acting both as
a diluent and as food. 1t may De prepared
by boiling tablespoonful Of ground barley
In pint Of water for fifteen minutes, and
carefully etraining through cloth. 1t is
much better to buy the whole barley. which
may be sufficiently ground in an ordinary
coffee-mill. The proportion Of barley water
TO be added win depend on the age of the
child.
This food must be given az regular inter
vals and TO young infants should be admin
lsterod blood warm througha nursing bot
tie. plain bottle of small size should be
used, with nipple, avoiding long rubber
tubes, and bottle and nipple must be kept
scrupulonsly clean.
Prepare enough milk for ono NEAL and
II any remains after feeding, empty at once
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