The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-27

| Dr. Charles V. Chaplin, superintendent
of the health department, has issued
| circulars on: How TO Take Care OF
Rabies" contemporaneous with the es-
adjustment of pure milk stations; aud
/ a woman whom experience qualities TO
| judge, says that DR. Chapins advice
| is the most practical and sensible she
has ever read on the interesting topic
The substance of the circular is as
| follows.
"To Keep a Baby well--Give II pure
air day and night; give IL no food but
mothers milk milk from the bottle. or
food directed by the physician; when
ever IL cries or is fretful, do not offer
| IL food but give IL water: be sure that
ii gets enough sleep, at least two maps
/ during the day; do not put too much
clothing on IL; battle IL In a tub every
| day; don't handle IL; let IL alone.
"To Take Care OF Babies During Hot
| Weather-and 10 prevent diarrhea,
| sickness, and death the health depart
| ment recommends the following rules:
"A baby needs fresh air when awake
when asleep. both day and night Do
not allow the baby 10 remain In
close room, or in a room where you
| are washing or cooking. Take the
| child ont Of doors in the early morning.
| DO not let the sun shine in the baby's
| eyes. Keep the baby out OF doors on
| hot nights.
/
| In very hot weather keep the doors and
windows open day and night. Always
| keep a window open in the baby's sleep
| ing room Do not allow slops or soiled
| linen to remain In the room IL your
| sink or cellar smells badly, clean the
sink. and air the cellar.
Every mother should, possible, nurse
her child The best FOOD for baby
under one year Of age Ia mothers milk
t1f Of oig in
| babies comes from overfeeding, which
often causes diarrhea. long sickness and
| death. This diarrhea does not come from
| teethfng but from too much food. too
| frequent feeding, too little water, too
little sleep, too much handling.
THE way 10 avoid diarrhea and sick
ness is TO feed the baby at the breast
| and 10 feed II regularly. Feed II by the
clock from birth to two and one-half
months nurse every two hours from 2l4
months TO months every 21z hours. and
! from six months TO II months every three
| hours These feelings are 10 be during
| the day only, from six In the morning
10 six in the evening. The child should
| be fed not more than twice during the
night.
Wake the baby regularly for feeding
during the day. but do not wake between
| 10 at night and six in the morning DO
| not feed II more than twice during the
| night When the child takes the breast
| LET n have it's AL. When IL stops nurs-
| ing take II away from the breast ana
| have II wait until the next feeding time.
II II cries or frets. offer 1t pure. cool
water without anything in H.
Never wean a child in the beginning
| Of summer. wean the child by giving IL
| diluted cows milk first, one feeding
daily then others. until wholly weaned.
! .J'he hest food for bottle children is
! good fresh cows milk that has not been
| skinned prepared according 10 the direc-
| tions given by the physician. Cows mix
| without water In II should never be fed
to a very young baby. Do not give con-
| densed milk or infants food or bread,
meat. potatoes, candy or anything else
without the advice OF a physician.
always keep the milk covered In a
| cool place II you have no ice, wrap a
| cloth wrung out OF cold water around
the pail; but II you possibly can' keep
| milk on Ice or in Ice water. Any MIX
left over should be thrown away. Never
| let the bottle stand with milk ii II. Never
use a bottle with long rubber tube
Have at least two nipples. When the
! child is through feeding. and when the
| bottle is being washed. turn the nipple
| inside out, wash II in hot water, and keep
| IT In a cup of soda water until ready for
use Be sure that the baby does not get
| the 1000 100 1aht
Never put baby to sleep upon fea-
| ther pillow. and never on any kind of
bed with a rubber cloth or oiloloth upon
| the bed The best kind of bed for a baby
| ia made of excelsior covered with cheese
| cloth. Whenever II Is soiled the excelsior
may be dumped out. the cover washed,
| and another cover stuffed with excelsior.
| Get the baby in the habit OF going
| to sleep early without rocking. Be sure
It hasa morning nap and an afternoon
nap, and without keeping the child at
| the breast or bottle. Children often cry
| when put down to sleep. II they are let
| alone and not handled or talked to, they
| will soon stop crying and go to sleep II
| children were let alone and allowed TO
| have their cry out. instead OF being tossed
| and petted and hushed. they would be
| far better for IT, Don't fear the crying
| child will rupture itself.
| when II is awake. do not get It into
| the habit OF being held, either by its
| mother or by other children; let the child
| alone, with some one TO watch II, but not
| to handle H.
"Do not put too much clothing on a
| child in warm weather The belly-band IL
| not n good thing for a child TO wear.