Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-05-27

LaPorte, 1nd.-Dear Sir: have enjoyed
your Home Health club talks very much
and now will be very grateful II you can
help me In matter that is troubling me,
My baby Is three weeks old and, al
though have nursed her this far, find
my milk is drying up and am afraid I
VIII have to put her on the bottle unless
you can help me.
| have three other children. The first
had plenty of milk for the second had
to raise on the bottle. owing to my poor
health after his arrival. and the third
had to be put on the bottle when abouta
month old, when was taken with diph-
iberia. have been in very good health
all winter, and have regained my
strength very rapidly since baby's arr
rival. so that am able to be about. but
now ! am fearing another experience
with the bottle baby. | would do any
thing TO be able to nurse her through
the summer, at least, and If you can help
me will be more than grateful. have
been drinking tea and cocoa at meal
times. and several cups of cereal coffee,
but | was told tea was best was also
TODD that~a drink made with bran would
be good, but have not tried It. Please
give me your opinion of these things and
anything else that could use. am
very anxious to nurse my baby, as we
live In the country Please help me il
you can, and greatly oblige, Mrs. e. W.
You should be very careful of your
own health. masticate all Of your food
carefully and thoroughly, and by all
means avoid constipation. AS to diet,
drink freely of new warm milk. Have it
brought TO the bed and drink at least
pint al a time Take IT one or two hours
before breakfast If milk cannot be OBJ.
tanned possessing animal warmth. then
take new milk. add one-tenth water, ard
neat over water bath to temperature
of l2O degrees Cheese makers testify
that the addition Of water prevents rem
net from coagulating The casein in the
stomach, also warm water prevents the
pepsln from curdling the milk If it IS
as warm as the stomach aud does net
coagulate. ii will be taken up by the alb
sorbents and conveyed directly to tho
blood, without going through the pro.
cess Of digestion, Mothers who hayea
great aversion to milk. learn to cultivate
a decided relish for it for the sake of the
child. Bear in mind however. that if it
does not contain the animal warmth, ID
ought TO be hot so it is necessary 10
heat It.
Dr. X. p. Harris. in speaking of milk
as "A diet for delicate mothers. says:
Those who with ordinary food invaria-
bly, fail TO nurse longer han few weeks
are capable by this diet of becoming not
only good nurses, but also of gaining
flesh while secretng milk in abundance.
When delicate mother of Sc pounds
weight, who had failed after a month
with each of three infants. is enabled by
it to nurse child is months. and gain
at the same time ~ pounds. the diet
must be an effective one The article
next best for promoting the secretion of
milk is cocoa or chocolate, prepared with
plenty of milk
Every form of malt and spirtuous
liquors should by all means bo avoided.
They derange the nervous and digestive
systems of both mother and babe Gus
tom happily, has to large extent done
away with the idea that nursing wom-
EN- must have ale or beer To those
who still maintain this yifw would REG
ommend the study of he question,
whether the help expectdi is at all com
mensurate with the dayser incurred OF
a pernicious appetite bgng cultivated in
both mother and childl
Good digestion is uyIally all that is es-
sential for an abundat flow of milk. The
food should be simp3, but nutritious.
Depend upd aHs and fruits mainly.
and by no ,ars exclude the bran from
the wheat <dr. The saline elements in
the bran hot only stimulate digestion.
but exTe the secretion of milk as well.
Try Dee experiment of feeding an Alder
neyfow upon fine white flour, excluding
the bren. By the lack of milk you will
prove thai the bran contains elements
preemeinently stimulating to lactea Sc
cretons. Therefore the bran drink rec
commended is better, much better, than
tea trust that others as well as your
self may derive benefit from these sug-
gestions