Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-01-09
TooD BoR iNFAS 20.

At to the kind Of food best suited to
young children, 1t may be accepted as an
axiom that unless the mothers milk
positively dieagrees with her babe, IL Is
batter than any artificial preparation.
The rnle is that the child will thrive beat
and have the best chance OF life which Is
nourished at Its mothers breast. Even
the milk at times seems to Disagree with
the child, it will usually be found that
this Is due to removable earses. BY at
tention to or disregard to hygieuic rules
the milk may be made healthiul or ipjur-
ious. The mother with an infant at
breast should always rent mber that fact
and regulate her Diet accordingly. she
should avoid sour foods and drinks and
alcoholic stimulauts, for these have d.
rect effect upon her milk. Highly season.
ed DDS should not be eaten. Pepper
has tendency to dry up the m liz supply.
q little ripe, but not over ripe fruit Will
30 no harnl, uut rutU utuSt 10 tais4a that
| 1t Is uot green or decomposed. The OBJ
Acts to be obtained from the mothers
feeding SIRE to build up her own strength
and to produce q supply of wholesome
milk for the child. Eggs are usually ex-
| cellert, MIX is good, and so Is cocoa
and croma. Tender meat, If In a perfect
STATE and we'l-c oked, makes excellent
food, but it should be taken with other
foods Indicated above, so as not TO put
too much work on the digestive organs.
1t may be remembered that preference in
food must always be consulted, for the
Appearance, odor aud taste OF food is Of
nutritive value. The mother should avoid
as far as possible, worry and excitement,
and 1t is highly important that she does
not subject herself 70 overheatng. All
these things directly affect the quantity
and quality of the milk supply
When on account Of the quality or H.
;ufticient quantity of the mothers milk
some other food must be provided for the
child II is very Important that no mistake
be made in selecting the substitute.
Goats milk comes nearest to the infant
food OF nature, but to many people that
Is out Of the question. Besides, even II
obtalnable, 1t 10 sometimes hard to pc,
children to take II OF account of its
strong odoT. After this comes cows milk,
This Is difficult 10 obtain In the city In 0
rnre state, and the quality is not uniform.
To people living in the city, and espe.
. eially peopl in humble circumstances, 4
Is not easy to get one cows mix. Ii II
J therefore customary with physicians tC
recommend condensed milk, because It 1.
more uniform, less liable to deeomposi
ton and purer When cows milr Is use(
it should be freshly boiled every time tn,
, bottle is filled. The boiling DESTROYS an,
diseased germs lurking In the fluid ant
renders it less liaole to irritAte the deli
cate stomach Of the babe. Weaken /
1 with water and add little lime water
This aids digestion and prevents the ael,
stomach 10 which young children are s,
liable. Many artificial foods for infant
are advertised nowadays, but probabl,
! none Of them are equal to milk properly
I prepared.
Avoid nursing bottles with long rubbe
/ tubes. Milk Will collect in them an,
9 turn sour in spite Of the utmost efforts q
u cleanliness. They cannot be thorough
!, cleaned. Such fottles have produce
a many cases of intestinal arrangement
/ The simpler the bottle the better A plai
y bottle with rubber nipple Is all that
D necessary. Have two bottles, and Will
N one is In use keep the other In strong So
II luton OF biearbonate OF soda after II hs
4 been thoroughly scouTed out Do not us
\, a nipple too long. 1t soon becomes sa
y urated with the milk and should /
y thrown away. These precautions shout
~ not be disregarded. Disease germs al
7, facts, and uncleanlness aid their rapi
l. development. Care in these matte
IS makes the difference between health
ID and slckly child.