The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-08-25
SAVE THE BABIES

anu care OF DuDleS is puDllShed Dy re-
quest of n of u physicians in the
hope that it may be the means Of saw
ing some little life which is, at this
time of year, very close to the brink
of the Great Beyond:
The first principle of infant feeding
is absolute cleanliness. Here if any,
where "Cleanliness is next to Godli-
ness" Tt should begin with thd milk
ing and be codtinued through all the
processes of handling, keeping, mixing
and feeding. This applies not only to
the milk itself but to every article and
utensile with which it comes in contact.
The milk should be collected by a
clean person in a clean place in a clean
receptacle from clean, healthy COWS,
placed in clean bottles, sealed and
cooled to so degrees F. or lower, and
kept there until required. In this way
only car we feel reasonably certain of
the absence of diarrhoeal poison in
milk in hot weather. During the hot
weather ice is absolutely necessary for
the preservation of milk and no milk
should be fed to a baby which is not
cooled by ice as soon as it comes from
the COW. At so F. or lower germ life
is inhibited while above that temper
ature in suitable media bacteria de-
velop with amazeing rapidity, and as
they do so they elaborate certain high
ly poisonous substances which render
the food unfit for use. In milk after
once being so changed no amount of
treatment, mixing or ''doctoring' can
make it a proper article of diet.
The nursing outfit requires the most
careful attention, bottles should be
washed and boiled after each nursing,
while the nipples should be turned in
side out and scrubbed, disinfected and
placed in a cup in which there is bor-
ak or soda water. (Teaspoonful to
pint of boiling water.) Rinse the nip
pies in boiling water each time before
using. Rubber tubes should never be
used. They cannot be kept clean and
are sure to cause trouble. They are
San a%bomination to the Lord" All
utensils used in preparation of the ba-
by's food should be scalded with boil
ing water each time before use. The
hands Of the attendant should be care
fully washed with soap and water be-
fore the preparation or serving of food.
Hold the baby in the arms in a semi
erect position when feeding it, Allow
Is to 20 minutes to each feeding.
Never let the baby nurse from the re-
mains of a bottle which he has not
finished. One such dose may be
enough to start a fatal diarrhoea.
Give the baby a little cold boiled wat
or occasionally. There is no stead
fast rule for the preparation of a milk
mixture for your baby. Each baby
needs a combination suited to his di-
gestion and general condition. You
seould have a doctor in whom you
have confidence. Ask him about it.
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by out of doors as much as possible.
Keep it out of the kitchen and. away
from the flies. Watch the eruptions.
Every rash is not prickls heat; it may
be scarlet fever, measles or smallpox.
1t is safer in those cases to consult
your physician. Better be told a
hundred times that it is nothing dan
gerous than once that it is to late.
Shun patent medicines and body cure
alls, they are a delusion.
1t is not always possible to have a
trained nurse to care for your little
one. The doctor may find it necessary
to recommend a change of d~iet-cutting
out the milk for a time. Here are a
few Simples that every mother or non
mother for that matter, should know
how to make:
Albumin Water: Take white of one
egg, one-half pint OF cold boiled water
and a pinch of salt. Stir without beat
ing. Feed cool.
Lime Water: Pour a quart of hot
water upon a piece of unslacked lime
size of a walnut in an earthen jar,
when Stacked stir thoroughly. Let
settle and pour off the clear liquid in
to a clean bottle.
Barley Water: Take two table
spoons Of pearl barley and let soak
for a few hours in water. Throw away
the water and simmer continuously
for six hours, keeping the quantity up
to a quart by adding water. Strain
through coarse boiled muslin and put
in ice chest.
Oatmeal Water and Rice Water are
prepared in the same manner.
Oatmeal and Barley Jelly can be
prepared by cooking to one pint and
straining instead of keeping the guam
tity to one quart.
Junket: One pint of fresh milk is
heated gently warm Add two tea
%spoonfuls of essence of pepsin or Ii.
mid rennet. Stir thOrOuShlV and lei