The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-15


enough for the 6rNt 1oHih and every
third hour thereafter. II there Is 6
real dsn&nd between the periods.
sseetened water should be given dds
TILED OF boiled water and niIE sugar
Constant oYsrfeedinx causes ar abnor.
NAL appetite. as In the adult. that Ia
never EstiHfed
No definite rrle can be laid down as
70 the amount required. The best that
has been suggested Ia. an ounce for
eaah month. beginning with two
ounces. increasing 70 eight ounces a;
eight months. after which full milk
will be used. Moderate. iBdicious eI.
sTeise now becomes important A
child needs exercise before II cza
walk. The fresr ith opportunities for
movement the better.
The infant digestive system In not
adapted 20 cereal food. always a cause
Of more OF less digestive difficulty and
expenditure u vitality, even in the
adult Under no circumstances should
white bread. HoiEtened with tea. cot.
fee. milk or gravy be given 10 an IN.
FAINT.
There are many infant foods on the
market. composed Of cereals or Of
cereals with milk, matted In cassE Of
milk poisoning. or Of serious digestive
disorder resulting from unbalanced
feeding. due u the inadsptAbility Of
cows milk. something must be sub
Suiuted for the milk. but II does not
follow that because a child improves
On the substitution Of one Of these
prepared esfezls It Ia bettes
a. d permanent diet. II In also well
10 keep In mind that d child IL not
healthy merely because IL Ia fat II
may be falling 10 develop the diges.
tive system normally. It may become
~ 'habby' that II will fan a prey
70 disease when the fatty degenera,
ton has reached lis limit and ghe con.
diiiOng are favorable for disease
The common practice. when cows
milk dlsagrees, ~ " adapt the milk
b. mixing Il with oatmeal or barley
water This cereal tends 10 break up
the cDarse curd u cows milk. but Il
ID IN Itself unsuitable, though the
remedy IL better than the disease; the
prepared foods are better az the
cereal In them iE matted.
Cereal foods are digested with 81.
hcnlty By the adult and should not
be given freely 70 children Coarse
bread. never Jess than two days old.
h preferable 10 Gue white bread
which q child should never De giyea
fresh.
Al the age Of one year a very small
quantity u pglyerlzcd fresh peanut
fIay b. taken. a. noon. ~ water. form.
Ing q peanut cream. and the amount
very gradually Increased ull az Two
It fOrTnB half the diet a small piece
Of zwiebacb may nov be aeded 10 the
evening meal and very gradually In.
creased IN 1t becomes one-haN, by
weight. Of the evening meal. when
both should be continued.
A. three. tho regular diet Of child.
hood should be fully established At
seven In the morning a drink Of wa,
ter with lemon juice and only enough
sugar 10 make II acceptable. at eight,
apple. cantalOupe, ripe banana or 9th.
~ fruit, nothing else, unless water is
called for. At ten az much artificial
buttermilk as can b. taken. at noon a
slice or more Of whole wheat or com
bination cereal bread with pulyerized
peanut II the child 10 really hungry
ard healthy be will eat ths
Al three give the modified milk. |
At six zWiebach with honey or, II pre- |
ferred. prupes only. Give water aa
often as cAlsd for between mealI. but |
nothing else.
Let the sollcitous parent be fully as
gured that this diet will develop the |
highest qualities Of body and mind |
and that sickness will be avoided. II |
the child 10 properly sired, watersd. |
exercised and amused and protected
from stagnated. foul air. bad water
and sudden changes Il temperature
Or too much clothing In warm weather. |
The goat Is the he llthisst OF all AMI. |
mails, always free from tuberculosis. |
It's milk lie In every respect superior /
TO cows az 9 substitute in infant
fseding, and IL ought 10 be adopted /
Tor general use. there being no rea>
soEable objection bat lack Of knowl-
Edge Of the facts.
II Ia q poor goat that will not give
rom one 10 four quarts Of milk a day,
and II costs no more to feed than a
Iog. where there 10 fairsized back
gnrd.
Tests show that goats milk approx.
mates 20 the natural infants food
more closely than does Gown milk. ID.
FESTIVE tests indicate II to be three
lines more digestible. the curds be.
ne much finer and the fat far more
Absolute cleanliness and freedom
rom disease is. however. the chief
OF goats milk
Go 70 the hills and drink Eoat's
MILK" was the prescription Of Hippo
;rstss. the father OF medicine, for
tuberculosis. We are making the
earcb for q cure for ''the great white
"a II |