Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-07-28
FOOD FOR INFANTS.
Physician Gives Some Good Advice to
Anxious Motiicrs-IIcaltb Hints.

Physician Gives Some Good Advice 10
Anxious Mothers-Hcalth Hints.
AS TO tho kind of food best suited to
young children, 1t may DO accepted as an
axiom that unless the mothers milk pos.
nively disagrecs with her babe, II is bet.
ter than any artificial preparation. The
rule Is that the child will thrive best and
have tho best chance of life which Ia
nourished at its mothers breast. Even
III the milk at first seems to disagree with
tho child, it will usually be found that
this Is due to removable causes Bv Mt.
tcnt!on TO or disregard Of hygienic rules
the milk may bo made hcalthfnl or inju.
rioua, Jho mother with an infant at
breast should always remember that fact
and regulate her diet accordingly. She
should avoid sour foods and drinks and
alcoholic stimulants, for these have a
direct effect upon her milk. Highly
seasoned foods should not DO eaten. Pep.
per has tendency to dry up tho milk
supply. little ripe, but not ovcrripo,
fruit will do no harm. but caro- must be
taken that 1t Is not green or decomposed.
Tho objects TO be obtained from the
mothers feeding arc TO build up her own
strength and to produce q plentiful sup
ply or wholesome milk for tho child,
Eggs arc usually excellent Milk is good.
aud so Is cocoa and broma. Tender meat.
II In o perfect state and we'll cooked.
makes excellent food, but It should be
taken with other foods indicated above,
SO as not to put too much work upon tho
digestive organs. II may be remem.
bered that preferences in food must nj.
ways be consulted, for the appearance.
odor and taste of food is Of nutritive
value. The mother should avoid. so far
10 "A 4 /.
Is highly important that she does not
subject herself to ovcrheating. All these
things directly affect the quantity and
quality of the milk supply.
When On account of tho quality or in.
sufficient quantity of the mothers milk
some other food must be provided for tho
child II is very important that no mistake
DO made in selecting the substitute.
Goat milk comes nearest to the infant
food OF nature, but TO many people that
Is out OF tho question. Besides, oven II
obtainablc, II Is sometimes difficult to get
children to drink IL on account of its
strong odor. After this comes cows
milk. This is difficult to obtain In tho
city i'll pure state. and tho quality, Of
course, is not uniform. To people living
In the city, and especially people in hum.
bic circumstances, 1t is not easy to get
ono cows milk. 1t is therefore custom.
ary with physicians TO recommend con.
densed milk, because 1t Is moro uniform,
less liable TO decomposition and purer.
When cows milk Is used IL should DO
freshly boiled every time tho bottla il
filled. The boiling destroys any disease
germs lurking in tho fluid and renders II
less liable to irritate tho delicate stomach
OF the babc. Weaken IL with water and
add little lime water. This aids digestion
and prevents the acid stomach to which
young children are 80 liable. Many nrti.
fetal foods for infants are advertised now.
adays, but probably mono OF them are
equal to milk properly prepared.
Avoid nursing bottles with long rubber
tubes. Milk will collect in them and turn
sour in spite of tho utmost efforts at
cleanliness. They cannot DO thoroughly
cleaned. Such bottles havo produced
many cases of intestinal derangemont
The simpler the bottle the better A plain
bottle with a rubber nipple is all that Is
necessary Have two bottles, and while
one is in use keep tho other In q strong
solution of bicarbonato of soda after IL
has been thoroughly secured out. Do not
use n nipple too long. 1t soon becomes
saturated with the milk and should be
thrown away. These precautions should
not bc disregarded. Disease germs are
facts, and unclcanliness aids their rapid
development. Care in these matters makes
tho difference between healthy and a
siekly child,-W. A. Graham, NJ D., in
New York World.