Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-11
eminent which springs from unrestricted
coeducation.
BABrEs SUFFER- GREATLY.
The Philadelphia Board of Health Recon-
mends Rules for Their Care.


The Philadelphia Board of Health Recon-
mends Rules for Their Care.
The Philadelphia Board OF Health.
realizing from their own records and
those ot.the coroner Office that infants
suffer mos. during the PERIODS Of ex-
cessive heat, has issued a set of rules to
alleviate the Suffering Of the babies.
These Instructions, which are in
dorsed by the Obsterical Society, are
10 effect as follows:
Rule 1-Bathe the child once a day
in lukewarm water. If 1T is feeble,
sioig il all over twice a day.
Rule 2-Ayoid all tight bandaging.
Have light flannel rs the inner gar
ment. and the rest of the clothing light
and cool, and loose. Al night sponge 1t
and put on slip. In the morning
bathe the child and dress it In clean
clothing, or thoroughly air the dry
clothing by hanging 1t UP during the
night. 4D
Rule 3-1he child should sleep by
itself in cot or cradle at regular
hours and be early taught togo TO
sleep without being nursed IN the arms,
without the advice OF a physician.
never give it any spirits, soott ing
syrups or sleeping drops. Ii the child
frets and does not sleep, it is either
hungry or else i'll. Never quiet it by
candy or by cake.
Rule 4-Give the child plenty Of fresh
air. Whenever 1t seems TO suffer from
the beat let it drink freely of water
which has been bolled and cooled by
ice. Keep it out OF the room in which
washing or cooking Is going Oh.
ppI atA "a
well aired.
food for infants. If the supply is
ample, and the child thrives on it, no
other kind of food should bs given
while the hot weather lasts If the
mother has not enough she must not
wean the child, but give ii. beside the
breast goats or cows milk, as pre-
pared under Rule S. Nurse the child
once in two or three hours during the
day, and as se,dGm as possible during
the night. Avoid giving The breast
when you are overiatigued or over
heated.
Rule Til, unfortunately, the child
must be brought up by hand, il should
be fed on milk [diet alone; that is,
warm milk out of nursing bottle as
dlttCtou uuueE NUS .. OOhL mllk
is the best, and next TO it COW q milk.
Sage, ow-root, potatoes, corn Hour.
crackers, bread, every patent food and
every article of diet containing starch
cannot and must not be depended on
as food for very young infants.
Rule S-Each hottie of milk should
be sweetened by SMALL lump of loaf
sugar, or by half teaspoopful OF
crushed sugar. IL the milk is known &c
be pure it may have one-fourth part OF
hot water added 10 it. When the heat
Of the weather is great the milk may
be given quite cold. Be sure the milk
is unskimmed; have 1t as fresh as pos.
sible, and brought very early in the
morning. Before using pans into which
IL is to be poured always scald them
with boiling snds. In very hot weather
scald the milk as soon as 1t comes and
at once put away the vessel holding il
IN the coolest place in tho hnuse.
Rule 9-lf the milk should disagree,
tablespoonful of limswater may bt
added to each Nbottleful. Wheneye,
pure milk cannot be gotten try
the condensed milk, which offer
answers admirably. Should this dis
agree. a teaspooniul OF arrow-root,
of sAgo, or Of cornstarch to the pint Of
milk may be cautiously tried. IL the
milk in any shape cannot be digested
try. for few days, pure cream diluted
with three fourths or four-tifths o.
water.
Rule l0-The nursing bottle must be
kept perfectly clean.