Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-10
WOMAN AND HOME.
YsunE Mothers Need Sot Ne Afraid Of
Good Cows Win Tor Their inlints.

Good Cows Win Tor Their Infants.
To the delicate young mothers who are
physically unadapted 10 nursing children.
aud who arc unable. Il they ~ desired, to
obtain wet nurse. send the following
directions for feeding child with cows
milk through the medium Of the much
abused patent nursing bottle
For their encouragement allow me to say
that believe a careful. Intelligent mother
may bring mp her children In perfect
health by 20 called artif ial feeding. saul.
tary aud other conditions being good. /
have cared for two children. aud am n.
niliar with the catalogue of evils attend
ant upon the use Of the nursing bottle only
throughtLe columns ofvarious periodicals
Aud 20, dear little mothers. II thon are
good reasons why you should not nurse
your baby with mothers milk. do not h..
come discouraged u your notheriu .law or
nurse speaks disparagngly u every other
way Of bringing up family. but direct
the nurse TO give the little one warmed
cows milk diluted one.hGlf with boiled
water. II the weather il warm she should
also add u small quantity Of lime winter,
not enough to affect the taste OF the milk
unplea-antly.
When possible. fresh milk should be pro.
cured might and morning. Il should h.
diluted nj once with the boiled water, and
sct away In n cool plare ready for use.
After the child l. n few months old tho
proportion u milk may I've increased until
It l. able TO digest undilntcl milk
Achild should not Inc given sllld food
until Il Z. two Year, old Any wise physi.
clan will advise liquid food during the
period Of dentition.
About caring for the bottle-for upon H.
cleanliness depends It, successful use-lt
and IL patent attachment may h. kept NJ
clean a. q cup. In order 10 save the trouble
Of cleaning bottle at an inconvcnicnt
hour. and that fresh bottle may BE- rcAdy
for use during the night aud another for
the morning. one should always h. sup
piled with three well lifted bottles. These
may all be cleaned In III. morning NJ ones
leisuru, with hot water and soda. After
that one bottle will usually serve during
the day by carefully rinsipg the tubs aud
bottle after each period Of nursing. 4
bottle should not remain In the cradle after
the child's hunger u satisfied, ~ the milk
will become stale, and perhaps turn SOUR
In cleaning tho bottle aud tube one need
not fear 10 use the brushes sold by the
druggist for the purpose. II one 81 IT,
bristlcs should chance 10 gct loose the
thorough rinsing under q faucet. which
should always bc given each part, will
surely remove any obstruction.
The tubs brush should L. used by draw.
Ing the wire handle through the tube. I
have seen some people stupidity Try TO work
the brush end. through the tubs. thereby
l.nding and iniuring the bristle.. When
Has i not available a small oil stovr II q
necessity for speedily warming the milk
The mother should hear In mind that a
baby IL n creature Of habit, and that one
cannot begin too early to battle, feed aud
otherwise care for u at regular periods.
II the milk should cause constipation
cathariicS should not he given - child. but
instead small glyccrine repository. This
should he given Mt u certain hour every
morning, " necessary. II will tend 10 rrg
ulats the bowel, without dcrangiug the
system. Elizabeth Robinson scoyil la la.
dies Home Journal.