The sun., 1897-12-05
HEALTH AND HYGIENE.
A Public Dispensnry for the People
at Delaware.

A Public Dispensnry for the People
at Delaware.
This department OF THE Sun is con-
Quoted by DR.. +. c. Joyce, of No. 1919
West Fourth street, but all communica-
tions relating to medical subjects must
bc addressed to the Medical Editor of
THE Sun. No. 103 East Sixth street, Will
mington, Delaware.
The Feeding of Infants.
This section is one OF importance and
should be carefully read by those to
whom it applys. After the newly born
infant is washed and dressed, it should
be nursed by its mother, not that it OBJ
tains milk, but it obtains what is called
colostrum, yelowish fluid that is Sc
crted by the mother previous to the Sc
cretion of the milk, and is the requisite
laxative for the baby. 1t is absolutely
necessary that the child should have his
bowels moved by this fluid. Now comes
the time between the colostrum and
the milk, which time is the source
of worrment to nearly every
mother. The feeding in this interval
has been the subject for much scientific
discussion. Some, and may add, the
best authorities on this subject, contend
that the child should not nurse at all,
nor be fed by artificial means. When
they use this argument they say that it
prevents the child from being dosed,
preventing collie, and the home remedies
for same, such as mint tea and
many times paregoric; also that
the interval between the first
nursing and the secretion of
the milk, is not of sufficient time to
cause any i'll effects. On the other hand
those contending that artificial feeding
should be pursued say that the child
does become hungry cries, becomes peev-
sh, etc, and when the milk is secretcd
that the infant is not in proper condi-
ton to assmlate the food ingested.
They give an half ounce every two hours
of the following mixture
Good cream (from milk not over
hours old drams2
Boiled water, drains $
Sugar grains 10
The whole to be thoroughly mixed
and stcyiiizcd.
A child should never, under any circunl-
ancscs, he forced to take more than
enough to satisfy it, hunger, and when
this is appcasrd it generally falls asleep.
When the mother has milk the child
should nrr,c from the breast. Mothers
that are at all veal; or siciily should not
nurse, because The drain on the system
OF il SckIy mother may cause her uIll-
mate death, anG then the mill; furnish
ed by such 4 mother viii not sustain
strong child. The next best nurse or
food. is a wet nurse, and a word Abuut
these Women Select one tnay is strong
and healthy las no tendency to disease,
morris diseased, and is Vi even tompcla-
mrnt. She sl,ou'd not bcoyrr tlr" or four
months in milk. II a wet nUrf" cann't
be obtained the question OF artificial
feeding comes Up. Cows milk Is tI!c best
of all substitutes because it j" nearest 10
mothers milk. Ii should not be given
in its original state, that i>a@ our "rdl-
nary table milk, but should be diluted as
in tie foregoing formula. Some child
rem will not thrive on this, and thcn the
mlny proprietary foods can be tried.
We will discuss this at further length in
next Sundays Paper.
}. R.-Evcry other day 1T nearly the
same hour, am attacked with the
chilS and fever. Have been taking
medicine but am no better.
Try this:
Quininc Sulph., grS. As,
OF. Capsici, git. II,
Opii Pulv, grs. &.
Mix and make in capsules, No. y.
Sig. one every three hours.
c. .P.-I Lave a swelling in my breast,
has been growing for seven years.
Think that it is Il cancer.
No. it is not Il cancer. a cancer
grows rapidly and is associated with
considerable pain. You had better
see some physician and follow his
advice.
A. Conncr.-l have lost my appetite,
nothing agrees with me. bclch wind,
and vomit sometimes.
You have Il gastri'is. Dict yourself as
in the edition IN Nov. 20, and take fol-
lowing:
Tinct Nutis Nom., dram /.
Ext. TaraXrum Il.
Acid Ni'rO-m Ratio, ,d al ans =,
Syr Auraniij, ounce.
Iinct Gpnli"n, ounce.
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