Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-25
Onr Children.

The question OF what shall be given
to the baby who has to be raised BY
hand is quite an important one and
should receive careful consideration. /
have never had the experience of rear.
ing a child from birth on prepared food,
but have begun to feed at three months
and have been extremely successful.
None Of the babies have so fed have
suffered with the collie, and not one has
ever had the sumner complaint nor have
they ever been constipatcd. II they
were sick at all, and that was rarely, and
usually when cutting tooth, II came In
the shape OF cough, or a slight fever
] know OF mothers and relatives who
have reared babies from the birth on n
bottle, or with spoon food. And have
studied these different cases rs closely
rs ! could. propose to give you the re-
suit OF my Investigations. Some mothers
have used oatmeal Cruel, some graham,
aud some have used milk and water
alone. ] am inclined to think that the
very best diet for a child who gets to be
three months old before beginning to feed
is graham cruel, cooked IN the following
manner. Take three tablespooniuls Of
siited out OF little II up In thin rag, and
boil 1t for three hours in a quart Of
water. A half tcacup OF this Cruel,
with four iablespoonluls Of new milk,
not cream, and little honey to sweeten
1t, will make palatable and nutritious
food for baby. should use the same
thing for new born infant, only make
the Cruel thinner, that Is, use less -four
mill Of
babies that have been most successfully
raised on this diet, and strongly recon-
mend II. Oatmeal Is too rich, and too
heating for the blood. After the child
Is four months old you can begin to use
little brown bread, fixed IN this way:
Break up your bread, which should
never be too fresh, In tin cup, pour lust
enough boiling water over II to molsten
il, and after il has soaked pour into II
some good milk. Don't sweeten this,
as baby will soon grow fond Of the sim
pie bread and milk, and II IS hard to get
a sweetening material that is so harm.
less as that m the mothers milk. Never
use cane or beet sugar, implore you.
II will give the babe colds, sore threats,
hois, and every little trouble that comes
from overrch blood Honey, or even
maple sugar. S far better. You can get
a milk sugar in the drug stores. but II Is
expensive. AS soon as possible, train
the child to eat It's food without sweeten.
ing of any kind. These two foods
have mentioned are quite sufficient for
any child until the teeth are all through.
You can add bit OF bread and butter
after the child is year old, and ripe
strawberries and other fruits can be
safely used, II you are only careful to
feed the child at regular, strictly reg
ular, intervals, and not too often at that.
Summer complaint Is not caused by
fruit II Is caused by overlooking and
diseased bowels. Fruit may irritate
diseased bowels, but II you keep the
laws OF lie for your baby. never fear
fruit for It. But beware how you allow
II to eat meat. That charge you. No
child under three years old has any need
for meat. Eggs after Il is a year old.
And now, as parting admonition,
remember what has been said about
feeding the infant. Rule from birth to
three months, once In three, or better,
four hours, and twi.e in the night. At
four months, once in four or i've hours
and once in the night. At six months
three times a day and not at all in the
night. That continues until growth
stops when twice day Is sufficient.