Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1910-07-07
SAVE The BABIES
Timely Word to Mothers on Care
Of Infants DurlngHOtWeather
ADVICE WORTH NEEDING

health Commissioner Dixon GiVes
Rules to Be Observed In Nursing
the Baby and For lts Proper Care
In eeneral-The Necessity Of Purs,
Fresh Milk.
me hot weather Of this season Of
The year is extremely dangerous to
the lives Of infants and young chill
drsn. not only because OF the depres-
sing effect Of high atmospheric tenn
psrature in general. but more espe-
cially because of the effect Of hot
weather upon all perishable articles OF
food, among which cows milk holds
the first place.
It Is therefore highly important that
cows milk to be used for infants food
should be the purest and freshest that
you can AFFORD to buy. During the hot
weather Ice is absolutely necessary for
the preservation OF milk, and all milk
used for food should be cooled by ice
a. 5000 q It copes frpw the COW. apd
4ouid 6e kept hs5t Tie Zee Gnth
ready to be used. A little money
spent for ice may prevent illness and
its greater expense for medicine. nurs-
ing and medical attendance. As water
is often a carrier of disease It ID safest
to vse only boiled water for drinking
or the preparation Of q baby's food.
The following rules will aid you in
keeping your baby we'll during the
hot weather, and are given out By the
State Department Of Health Of Penn
sylvania:
Breast feeding. Every mother should
endeavor to nurse her baby. Breast
milk is the natural food Of . new
born baby. There is no other food that
can compare with II. A breasted
baby has O much greater chance Of
living than q bottle fed baby.
Immediately after birth do not give
any kind Of artificial food to the baby
while waiting for the breast milk to
come. Put the baby 10 the breast
every four hours and give nothing else
but water that has been boiled. The
baby needs nothing else and will not
starve. After the milk comes into the
breast nurse the baby every two hours
during the day and two or three times
at night.
Don't nurse the baby whenever Il
cries. A moderate amount of crying
helps to develop the lungs. Babies who
are nursed irregulariy or whenever
they CITY are likely to get indigestion
and then cry the harder from pain.
Nurse regularly, and the baby will
soon learn to expect its nursing only
at the proper intervals. Give the baby
a little boiled water several times .
day.
After the baby is two months old
lengthen the time between feeding to
two and half or three hours. with
only one or two feedings at night.
Do not wean the baby as long as he
is gaining, and never do SO except by
advice of your doctor. Do not follow
the advice of friends or neighbors
about weaning. If the baby remains
well, but after a time stops gaining In
weight, DO not think that your milk is
Of no value, but consult your doctor
about adding one or two bottles to
help you out
Bottle feeding. II It becomes neces-
sary to feed the baby entirely OF only
in part upon the bottle, remember
that the greatest cleanliness is neces-
sary In all details Of the feeding. As
soon as a bottle is finished 1t should
be thoroughly washed with cold water,
then cleansed with hot water and
borax Zone teaspoonful to q pint Of
water) and put aside for further
cleansing before being used again. II
you have only a few bottles and II be-
tonnes necessary TO use the same bot
tie for the next feeding, boil II. for a
few minutes before putting fresh food
into II. Never let tho baby nurse
from tho remains of bottle which he
has not finished. Take It away from
the crib, pour out the milk and cleanse
at once. Stale milk curds sticking TO
the inside Of bottle after few hours
become poisonous and may contaml-
nate fresh milk coming In contact with
them. It is better to have as many
bottles as the number Of the baby's
daily feelings, SO that all the bottles
can be boiled together before the food
is prepared in the morning.
Nipples. The simpler the nipple the
safer for the baby. Do not use com.
pIIeated nipples, and under no cir
eumstanees buy q bottle with q long
rubber tube attached to the nipple. 1t
cannot be kept clean and will certainly
cause bowel trouble. After the bottle
is finished the nipple should be re-
moved at once, turned inside out over
the finger and scrubbed with cold wa
ter and brush kept only for this
purpose. After use, always boil the
brush.
The cleansed nipple should be kept
in fresh borax water Zone teaspoonful
of borax to pint of water) in COW
cred glass. Rinse the nipple in boiling
water before using 1t.
Do not put the nipple Into your own
mouth to find out whether the milk 10
warmed enough. Let a few drops of
nf fha nIlk. fall ou vour xuyfaf. ~ a.