The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-08-12
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Home Health
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By DAVID n. REEDER, Phi. D., ND. y
La Porte, Ind.
ARTIFICIAL FEEDING OF In
FANTS.

char acteristics, not only Of the foods
offered from which to select, but,
most important OF all, the various CON
stitutional and hereditary endow-
ments of the child to be fed. Not only
must these two things be considered
but the financial condition of the par
ents. or those upon whom the little
speCl; of humanity is dependent.
Tie item of milk is not a small por-
ton Of the expenses in the families
of the poor, and it is not an unusual
thing for the physician to find a puny,
sickly baby being fed upon the poor
est and cheapest kind of condensed
milk. The after effect of such a
course will be discussed later on. For
the present the difference between
cows milk and human milk must re-
ceiye attention.
There is in the ordinary cows milk
only about One-half the amount of
sugar that is present in the human
milk: moreover the curd that may be
deri Yed from human milk is only
abort One-fifth as much as can be OBJ
tanned from the same quantity of
COW q milk. There are other striking
differences, as, for instance, the
amt unit of casein precipitated by acid
and subject to coagulation, when the
ingr edients of both kinds Of milk are
compared. A scientific study of these
differences proves the necessity Of
JiJrt;nn oDur;, ro;II- whom a fo ~ no
usel for very young infants. By add
ing two parts of water to one Of milk
about the proper amount Of casein is
returned; yet the addition OF water
still further reduces the amount of
sugar and fat, which are already too
low. AS a result, the infant fed upon
diluted cows milk must partake of a
larger quantity in order to get the
SAME amount of nutriment that would
be occurred by a breast-fed infant. The
result CT this overcrowding is quite
likely to be %distention and enfeeble-
ment of the stomach.
To overcome this defect the fat may
be Increased by allowing the cows
milk to stand about eight hours, and
thea taking only the top, or the
cream, after which we a secure the
proper amount of sugar by adding
sugar of m1k-abOut n teaspOOnfui
to four ounces of diluted cream. Or
binary cane or beet sugar is not SO
good, as it is likely to cause fermen-
tation, but if it must be used there
should be added only n t%easpoonful
to six ounces Of the diluted milk.
In estimating the amount of cream,
in the absence of accurate measuring
appar<5&us, remember that a quart OF
good T8ilk will yield about six Ounce
of crs;tm of the richness desired,
while rOOr milk will yield about four
ounces, or sometimes even less. Ii
the top milk, as some call the cream,
is not obtained in this way, then when
they are purchased separately equal
parts Of cream and milk May be used,
diluted and prepared as above direct
ed. frequently babies fed in this
way viii throw up large curds and
give other evidences of dyspepsia. In
such eases barley water instead of
plain gfater, in the same proportion,
shOull be used.
Tho preparation of this barley wa
ter slUrIld be a matter of considerable
attention on the part of the mother,
or attendant. In using pearl barley it
is found necessary to boil it for a long
time--say six or eight hours-renew-
ing the water as it evaporates. As a
rule, the proper proportion is two
tablespoonfuls of pearl barley to one
quart of water. Barley flour, if it can
be secured, should be used in the
same proportion, but it requires much
less time to- prepare-from one-haf
to an hours boiling being sufficient.
In v4ther case, when the boiling is
finished, it is then to be carefully
strained through a linen cloth, a little
salt added, and when cool it is ready
to use.
A. very good and reliable formula,
given by DIR. Holt, Is to take of
cream or top milk eight ounces; bar
ley water is ounces, sugar of milk,
six heaping teaspoons, or of cane
sugar, four teaspoons. This will give
sufficient quantity to last a two
months old infant for "a hours. The
proportion may be kept the same, but
the quantity gradually increased, until
about the eighth month, when the fol-
lowing would more nearly supply the
little ones needs; cream, 10 ounces;
barley water, 10 ounces; sugar of
milk, nine teaspoonfuls, or cane
sugar, five teaspoonfuls.
Many children can take plain cows
milk, and appear to thrive upon it,sto
such an extent that other foods or
notifications are deemed unneces-
sary: but such cases are the exception
and not the rule. In selecting or pre-
a diet for any infant, child or
adult. common sense and observa-
ton are essential elements, and I'M
less this mixture is used, the chances
are about even as to whether a sick
w or healthy child will be the result
MI the time and labor expended.
/ would advise all parents against
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