The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-31
CARE OF INFANTS
Circular Letter to Mothers Issued nv
Secretary Egan Of State Board
of Health.

y According TO the Illinois EfIto Boar
K OF Health a vast majority or aelil.
among infants occur during tho sim
L meN months ana July has death.rolI
Z numbering one-fifti CT All babies nat
/ DIE II Is the beliaf Of tho Board
[ tnat TINS high mo- tally ID not directl \
uue 70 hot weather, but chiefly "a toe
/ erect OF the heat upon the infants. :
: 1905 ana It is the farAer coavi.ti Il
mat hundreds Of lives mav be saved
Dy instrucging the mothers OF the Stats
on the care ana the feeding Of thaiva
babies during the summer mems.
WIN these ideas In yiaw. the Boar
: now distributing throughout Inc
stare 32-Page circular on Infant Fci-
iHg ana The Gaze OF Infants, ana II isI
we nope Of the members of Inc Roaei
\ hat one Of these circulars may fra
ils way inio aech nJiAc where young
ihlahls may be, before the GUNNER II
wen advanced. This circular is at.
tidcelNe IN appearance and IS written |
Y language 70 plain and 50 simple /
thaJ Y Is at once thoroughly undor
.Iood ana, II its edits are followed. f
we inlants OF the STATE will be faa
healthier ana happier and fewer win /
Succnmb 70 untmely death.
ESPECIAL attention Is given "a the
ea1e and feeding Of the infant dop.iv.
Ga Of maternal milk and, after fair
and Impartial consideration of e3n.
deased milk, manufac tnrcd food, ana /.
s+efllzcd milk, fresh, pure modiflella
cows milk Is advocated as th3 bsstIE
auhst tute The modification II milk, |
2 suit Il % the delicate dige tive pow
tis OF the infant is discussed fully I
lhd this usually complicated process
+ made simple that IL may be car
led out by any mother in any house
old :
Mothers are warned against drug
ing the babies and the many sooth-
ng yups and other nostYumG are un-
q0lY0ealiy condemned as being rot
MY nseie s but absolutely dangeeoHs
mere are instructive chapters on &
nc care Of the infants bottles ana
ipples, the necessity of cleanliness
1e methods Of feeding the baby: tic y
ATTEST solid foods ana an especially II
lteresling chapter on the general
are 81 infants-all generously illus.
a'ed with engiayings and sketches
akins the circular not only exceed
sly helpful but unusually attractive.
Each secti1n offers its character.
TIC epigrammaic admcnitions. ac ~
those points most essential
Z the mother to remember.
The comfort ana health of the
other and infant will depend greatly
on the intelligence displayed in
sing, says the circular TIL
Babies more often suffer from
than from undertaking. No
1T Is easy to get q baby into good No.
bits; il is hard to get a baby out No.
bad habits. No.
Never give a baby drugs or medi-
rs except under the direction of a No.
npetent physician What benefited No.
II neishhors baby may kill yours. No.
Good artificial feeding is better No.
n bad breast feeding
The fsesher the milk, the more
lily ii is digested
1t Is better for an infant to have -
IN milk in filthy surroundings than
y milk in ideal surroundings.
It Is amusing and yet pathetic TO
a parent haggle over the price of
int's food. endeavoring to save a
'tion of a cent on a glassful. and
4 willingly spend the price of a j
ri or two on saltwater or beer"
MS Is the forcefui style followed Deal
u cover TO cover impressing the eat,
MS of infant feeding and infant 'cr I
upon the mother with a direct -
and clearness which is not read. Mzfzs
orgotton. III .
fnal and exceedingly valuable u n
ter Of suggestions for dairymen Mr
milk dealers NOT only affords OK M
Mt suggestions of which the con. Y
ious milk-dealer may avail him 81 6
but informs the consumer of
may be reasonably expected w
the honest dairyman. a D
pie Of this circular will be sent
ely without cost to all who an. yUyszu
o Dr. James A. Egan, Secretary -
gfield.