Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-03
Infants Diseases.

Perhaps the most troublesome and
frequent complaint OF very young chill.
dfen is that known as the cole. But II
we are TO be accurate, we shall not call
every attack OF indigestion which babies
suffer, collie; for collie is really an alice
ton OF the bowels, and Is far more pain
iul than ordinary distress In the stom.
ach. Cole, too. is as often given to the
child through the mothers milk rs Il is
through improper modes Of nursing the
child. To begin with q mother who
has weak liver and who generates gas
In her own stomach when she eats acid
food, Is very apt TO give cole 10 her
babe, even II she feed the child at pro.
per and regular intervals. II then the
mother is thus Affected, Il would be-
cruelty on her part to eat things which
would induce this distress In her inno-
cent baby. have no patience with the
bafharous mother who calmly eats
cabbage and pickles with the cold.
blooded remark that baby must get
used TO IT," II the mother be strong of
stomach and liver, she can eat cabbage
and onions all she plcases, aud II her
baby Is fed at regular intervals, neither
indigestion nor collie will trouble the
rest and sleep OF her innocent infant
Therefore, young mother, watch your.
self and use little OF the sense God
gave you with some OF the tenderness
which came along with your babys
birth, and experience will show YOU
what you and your baby can do aud
what 10 avoid, hardly think baby will
have indigestion Il you nurse him
regularly and once IN three hours. lf
he does, Il is the fault OF your diet.
And II he should, you must dose bin on
hot water, put hot clothes on bis bowels.
and toast his feet at the fire. Then. too.
you can give little cainip or cauo.
mile tea, n you won't put sugar in Ii.
and II the attack begins 90 look like
genuine collie, which you will know by
the child drawing up is legs and stiIen.
ing with pain, then get out your small
bath tub, ill ID with very warm water
put baby In, and let him stay as long M
ten minutes, at least. Then wrap Rim
up In hot blanket, and give him a flIl
enema OF quite warm water. et him
sip hot water every few moments. and
you vii soon have the pleasure of See.
lng him 90 quietly 70 sleep. Now put
him down In a warm, nice crib. with
either q bottle Of hot watei or a rubber
bag OF hot water at his feet. and leave
nm TO sleep Tor four or five hours. II
you have been the chief offender. leave
OH the offending food which gave baby
the terrible distress, or II you have been
feeding him lrTegularS then begin IA
once TO reform and never stop AGAIN.
Don't put very much into his tender
stomach when he wakes up. for IL is
sore and will be slow to digest what he
mex receives, OF all the silly argu.
mems which women use to prove tbat
babies should not be nursed ON hygienic
principles think the most absurd Is
mat a baby's stomach is SO small. I'D
IKE to know II II isn't as big IN proper.
uon as yours or NINE Is. How would II
seem to have the baby made witI a
stomach that would hold three pints AS
yours and mine do. And vet, some
lolks try to put three pints into baby's
stomach, and they act as II baby ought
To eat his three pihts every hour. De.
pend upon Il, nature knew exactly what
she was about when she Constructed
babys stomach and he needs almost as
do. $40 WV 90 'oN VI !