The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-08-09
Care of Babies in Sumner.

How to keep baby cool and in good health
In hot weather is a serious problem fo1
every mother. The first essential to q
babys good health Is to make baby COM
Portable and to make a baby comfortable
in hot weather necessarily implies its be-
ing kept perfectly cool and quiet. The &C
complshment Of this is now regarded and
treated as a science In itself by the leading
maternity hospitals throughout the land.
According to the very best authority on
this all-important matter there are three
important features in the proper care Of q
young baby. and II the baby is properly
cared fol- from It's very birth 1t Is much
less susceptible to mortal ailments all
through its life than II it be just allowed
to grow up like weed; for a baby Is a
little human flower. and the more care and
attention it receives the stronger and more
beautiful will it be when it comes to full
blossom.
These three features are food, dress and
handling.
To Keep the baby well in any kind Of
weather. and especially in excessively hot
weather, too much care cannot be exercised
i'll the preparation Of its diet. provided it
is Icing reared on the bottle. Under no
condition should it ever taste raw milk,
which is little better than poison to its
delicate stomach and digestive organs. 1t
Is simple matter to thoroughly pas
teurize cows milk, and when thus pre-
pared and diluted to the proper consist
ency with water there is nothing that will
better take the place of mothers milk. Al
though the milk is easily pasteurized at
home. ii is just as cheap and very much
better to buy some of the preparations put
up by various chemical laboratories.
The baby should not be fed too much or
too often. Every two hours from 3 o'clock
in the morning until at night is the rule
observed in most maternity hospitals with
splendid results From 9 until in the
morning the baby gets absolutely nothing
unless it is an occasional drink Of cold, not
ice. water
Speaking of water. that is an important
part OF baby's diet. but unfortunately, it
best mothers The baby of a few days
cid Graves and requires water in hot
weather just as much as his elders. Many
fnfantile diseases are directly attributable
to dearth OF fluids in the system and
unless the baby has plenty Of cold water
most sure to be feverish and fretful.
The water given the baby should always
be sterilized. and given in quantities of an
ounce and half at time. Until the age
of eight months the baby should receive no
solid food whatever, nor should 1t ever be
allowed to taste any other sort OF fluid ex-
cept milk or water. Under no circum-
stances ever give the baby ice water, and
avoid condensed milk as you would the
plague
Every two hours Immediately before and
after nursing. the baby's mouth should be
washed thoroughly with boracic acid, using
a saturate solution This prevents thrush.
a parasitic disease which first manifests
itself by a white coating over the lining of
the mouth and the tongue, and which il
not checked will gradually spread to the
stomach and intestines, with terrible re-
suits. This dangerous disease can be cured
in one day il taken in time by washing
haby's mouth carefully.
Constipation Is another thing that must
be carefully guarded against by frequent
dosing with 10 minims of castor oil.
Several nursing bottles and a generous
supply of nipples should be kept constantly
on hand. In these extremely hot days a
fresh bottle and nipple should be given to
the baby every few hours. The bottles and
nipples not in use, after having been boilcd
should be kept in saturate solution Of
boracic acid until needed.
The bath is an important factor in keen
ing the baby not only cool. but we'll and
strong in hot weather. Twice day at least
once in the morning. and again in the even
ing. just before it is put to sleep for the
night the baby should have an immersion
bath in tepid water.
Care should be taken by mother or nurse
that the baby does not founder about in
the water, or become frightened. It should
not remain more than few moments in
the tub, and soon as taken out must be
wrapped in a soft feecy blanket. and pa.ted
with the palms. Of the hand until the
blanket will have absorbed every drop Of
moisture After each bath the baby should
have generous powdering of pure corn
starch, and patened preparations should -