Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-22
Excellent advice Given to the
Mothers Of tie City.
SANITATION A: AND FOODS
znt resting ana Instruo,,ve Co,nmun,ca.
tton f ON Sanitary Engineer o. T.
BEAUMONT, who Has studied Tie
Queslaon. EFF. CTS OF the Heat.

To the Editor of the Daily Press:
The largely increased mortality,
among infants. during the protracted
heated term for the last year or two,
extending in one or two Instances I'M
It'll late into September. shas drawn.
special attention to the causes and
means Of prevention.
One of the most fruitful sourc, $, next
10 nnsanital'y. surroundings, perhaps, is
, poor, food. This applies especially to
the bottle fed babies. who. of course.
depend upon the nutritious quality of
the milk for health. development and
me, The evils OF adulterated mix
and its influence in producing inrantile
dlarl'hoea fan,l infantile debility,even If
no deleterious substances are added 10
the milk, have often been seriously
considered by sanitarians
In some cities the governing powers.
have taken action and adopted suitable
provisions. The influence on infant e
life Of removing large percentage Of:
the nutritious elements of the food
can be readily imagined. The sight of
the wasted. puny babies Of the VIC
TINS Of this practice would not de
light the dreams Of the most indiffer.
ent milk vertler The following con
clusions are forcibly stated:
l. That the mothers milk is the
only true material that is suited to
the development of the child
?. Cows milk is the only proper
substitute.
3. That the various artificial, IRE
pa Lions gre 70 pe eItire:y and COM
p.eesls IeJecteu during the first year
VI .ae cnliu -l'le.
tanned when an easily dgestible.
nutritious food was required II is as
lol!oNs. -Nun Ten grams OF pepsin 10
- p'll u;, ~ in'lF peat it IN Wetl then set
.,.,lh " = "arlil stove anu allow 1t
~ stsiilu t'ht'l curdieu. Nhen solid.
~ ~ , wv WIFI spoon ana
' siaih 'uu iall as anuch water as
.ueie - Why S"setefl TO the taste OF
l'.o.i1el inliN. - lounu 70 Digest Well
.plllc ~ .ne sol, cufd may be WORKED
ana"usn INTO me wheS, or little
ta.. ali, ,''as ~ aonsu' Il teaspoon full
1or eaeh feed'ns. These instructions
a.s.. ...sl'eci'hs - valuable II carefully
y eo 1n,us
lnlai.tlie u,arrhoea always prevails
lbs Mn:il -, .l,e weather Is the hottest.
oul tne influence OF the heat, as it
ua ,;e anects me infant. is not the
Slllei liclor IN producing Inns disease,
because II rarely happens that Infants
N a pure ana Wholesome atmosphere.
W.. ~ aie NJ neu ron. IN, mother,s toun-
:. la .3.,:. su,ler from the disease
4 noWessr, =; VERY potents cause Of in
tetlnai u'soiuef. Foeehe uhousn its
as.es ~ piull,utli:s rapid oecomposi-
, i,iu i,uliaiaGtion pI q sanic ma
..zi.,, W" 1919 ene leSu!l OF ch'rslng the air
~ p 'a'o1ious Sa:,eS, elnahatihs from
ny s'ecol1fl'oslns llitn, infants are far
-. - ne sieects OF such
;1'1 EH.Ir az t!ian 5auu'is
...n al,H, sAperltnce demonstrates that
49, 49, lcN'tliS most ana
- n.'. -. ~ ~ eNci h!th IS most
,'u,''..' :. a1lu t,se sources o. ar poll
lulloli iiluSt proiMlc' tne evenings con-
80, - -, -, sessl; . VIII stlnklng
..,a,. -, VIII LOU uAVentlated
I,..',as;, ~ ii4uscs VII susn oelective
800. ~ :. - q Sc al.a sewerage
a3ls -, " ,etainen IN me
Mals. ,Ie se aie US sure ana certain
:" ~, y ,., 'te proleS nvlhs
Iii A,;a Ia $50 ~ ~ sleN .inu many
.,raatIIr lassana a ;f +ba. o. ~ .s is
.,nr.,ri,,,,ta alass = ~ 40 also - me
sstatt.tiI.s nrora tb,t ~ a., tolele leo
yi1.tsn,s az M. d;saaso ,,.,,11 a. - ells IN,
with ,;,n ,.Iit,,s, aia+ u.e ,ase aeu
r. ~ NOT p,Irsa' th.,,s II,,ae .ostet
~ The aiat ~ INC a,.ent %
s,ot n,nutbs "a 81 t,a uu.ing the
ranc. = - ii1'f~,e-1'e ititp =
M, .,a,f,r. of ~ ,,i>;a -
c,Iire t,,at ..ro fbines stssi el ne - r..
saraf,,il,; nrnvidan -. ., e me-
1Iasa fwn na.aesi+ia,S ....'e. i!a .,t
r,,rniabed thera would "a - = ;ffanarsss
in .,nnrtalitv in Anrust ~ panan,l,a,.
Mni.hers ,..i,o arc anyio,s ~ ,,a..,,,.,.o
tlnirS ~, HES Ives sbnn1., +ha,.atas.e
clean IN their houses ,,nsi laan en- !, - W., -,
their reach, that can max. = s,,,:al -,
ilIila the q n. ~ wafer T,,t tan,1, ~, ~ -,
1i1..ir t.i1ildrcn twice l7ay y " o 80,
wafer, ,nn oftennr IL # is 1-nry 1,n+ ~, ~ -,
- the doors ANA 5winlnNs nra,i anf1 II az
much as practicable ksan TIE ~chila,a,,
& out of doors whenever Tho ain sean,s
most wholesome.
OYaifeetling disorders the bowels ar r