Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-05-17
GIVE BABY WATER ENOUGH
IF Abundance of Water Is Neglected
There Is Sure to Follow
Troubles.

You ask young mother what and
how she feeds her baby perhaps a
year DID, and quite likely she will
say: Eight ounces of milk diluted
with two of water" Her utensils are
kept with the most scrupulous care,
the child fed with strict regularity,
and still he is continually troubled
with constipation. and while not ex-
actly i'll, he is far from well. Why
does he not thrive better?
No, nc is not ever fed. He is un-
der watered. The milk should be di-
luted fully one-half The load must
have an adequate vehicle My baby,
now 16 months Old, takes nearly one
teacup CT milk tc a feed, but it is di-
iuted with water to make nearly
pint, fed, of course, blood warm; il
is not safe to give cold food except
in the smallest quantities under two
years. Besides he drinks one-fourth
to oue-third cup of cold water several
times during the day. He has some
plain, solid food with his meals two
or three times a day, bread, crackers,
johnny cake, or some plain cereal with
out hullS. He has nc oatmeal, no veg
etables, no sweets, but the moment
the abundance Of water is neglected
there is trouble
1t is not the fats but the solids
which clog the digestion. In all foods
irritation must be avoided. But first,
last and always quantities of water
must be given 70 insure health. It
has been said that baby suffers for
barrel of water before it is old
enough to ask for it. OF course, it
makes more trouble and many more
napkins to wash, but it makes rosy
cheeks and Astounding vitality. This
is my experience with four unusually
fat, rosy children.
If the baby is taken i'll, don't neglect
the water; it is all the more necessary
then. In colds, during the feverish
period, give cold water and after that
passes, if the child relishes it, hot
water. In measles and all dangerous
fevers, give the water cold, but feed
it with teaspoon A dozen spoonfuls
every Is OF 20 minutes will often keep
fever below the danger point. In
duy dCulS SIOLudGu CduS6u ny
indiscretion in diet or hot weather,
give half an hour or so after vomit-
ing a cup of some cereal substitute
for coffee, hot, without milk or sugar,
Water is what is needed, but plain
hot water is sometimes nauseating,
while the slight bitterness of the coffee
substitute is mos acceptable and be-
sides, it has a small food value. Then
give nothing until the usual time be-
tween meals has elapsed. when give
the same drink again. By time for
the next meal after that the stomach
will be rested and the same drink
with milk and d very little sugar will
be all-sufficient. Ii possible, give no
solid food until the following day.
If this treatment is applied promptly
the bowels being moved if there is
the slightest need. the first vomiting
spell will probably be the last When
teething. feed cold water with spoon.
You will be surprised to see how Gag
erly the baby will take it, and how
much he will want 1t cools the gums
and fed in this way no quantity will
do harm. The only harm water can
do is to chill the stomach, which 1t
will not do unless taken quickly in
uantities.-Orange Judd Farmer.