St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-07-13
Lacfafed Food the Best Bill of Fare For
Babies in July.
Experience of Mothers and Physiciaus-
Diet All ImpOrtant.


Now is the time when mothers arc
filed with apprehension, and start with
dread when baby cries. 1t is July, the
month when babies suffer from cholera
infantum and Inflammation of the bowels
The greatest care is none too much for
baby during June, July and August.
The great question is that OF food, and
the safest and the one bill of fare for
babies and children that is always re-
liable is very simple and short one,
easily obtainabe, nourishing, strength
ening, palatable, always pure-Lactated
| Food.
Children fed on lactated food grow
hardy and strong. The efficacy of the
nutritive quality of this perfect substi-
tute for pure human milk has long been
acknowledged by the medical profession.
Pure mothers milk is the ideal food for
infants, but when this is out of the ques-
ton, lactated food, which more closely
than anything resembles healthy human
milk, should be nsed
The majority OF deaths of children
under five years is directly traceable to
the ignorance and mismanagement of
mothers. But it is being better and bet
ter known that the dreadful scourge.
cholera infantum, and similar summer
troubles may be prevented by the use of
lactated food. In many communities it
has reduced the ratio of mortality ofin-
fants under five years. 1t has entered
the practical working pharmacopeia of
thousands of physicians 1t cannot be
too often said that it has saved thou.
sand of infants lives and caused as
many more to grow plump and active.
The careful mother should not give her
child anything the composition Of which
is not known to her. Lactated food is
not a secret preparation. 1t is made in
the most careful manner from the nour-
ishing elements of wheat and barley
properly combined with the pure sugar
OF milk. The buildings where it is pre-
pared and put up are famous for their
absolute cleanliness. 1t never spoils.
Mothers the country over have for
years been writing grateful letters telling
how their children when fed upon lac
tated food have grown from weak and
puny babes to healthy, happy, hearty.
youngsters, and this experience of other
mothers, together with the best medical
skill, is at the service of every mother in
the land.
Mr.. A. d. Wentworth, Niagara Falls,
writes; "Our boy was born in March
and his mother died one week after his
birth. He was SO feeble that we did
not think we could raise him. but a
friend recommended lactated food to us.
after we had tried almost everything
else, and since then he has thrived like
young rabbit and has never had a sick
day. He weighs twenty pounds and is
in perfect health.
Mrs. ]. F. Whitson from away out in
Michigan writes 1--WE owe the life of
our baby girl to actated food and we
treasure her more than we can express.
People that call on me say, "What a
nice, fat baby! How wish mine was as
fat and healthy | tell them to iced
their baby lactated food and it will be
just as fat. | will recommend the lactated
food to every mother | meet. We have
used it ever since you sent us the sample
last spring, and think there is no other
like it. No words of mine can fully de-
scribethe merits of lactated food"