The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-08-17
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Save THE BABIES
Timely Word TO Mothers on Care
otIntants During Hot Weather.
ADVICE WORTH NEEDING
Health Commissioner Dixon Gives
Rules to Be Observed in Nursing
the Baby and For Its Proper Care
in General-The Necessity of Pure,
Fresh Milk.

Fresh Milk.
The hot weather of this season OF
| the year is extremely dangerous 10
the lives of infants and young chill
dren, not only because of the depres-
sing effect of high atmospheric tenn
perature 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.
| 1t is therefore highly important that
! cows milk to be used for infants food
should be the purest and freshest that
you can afford t. 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
as soon as it comes from the COW, and
should be kept next the ice until
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 is safest
to use only boiled water for drinking
or the preparation of the babys food.
The following rules will aid you in
keeping your baby well during the
hot weather, and are given out by .Ae
State Department OF Health of Penn
sylvania:
Breast feeding. Every mother should
endeavor to nurse her baby. Breast
milk is the natural food of a new
born baby. There is no other food that
can compare with It, A breast-fed
baby has a much greater chance Of
living than a 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 to 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 II
cries. A moderate amount of crying
helps to develop the lungs. Babies who
are nursed irregularly or whenever
they cry 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 a
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 weaving. If the baby remains
we'll but after time stops gaining in
weight, do not think that your milk is
Of not 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 or only
in part upon the bottle, remember
that the greatest cleanliness is neces-
sary in all details of the feeding. AS
soon as the bottle is finished it should
be thoroughly washed with cold water.
then cleansed with hot water and
borax Zone teaspoonful to a pint Of
water) and put aside for further
cleansing before being used again. If
you have only few bottles and It be-
comes necessary to use the same bot.
tie for the next feeding, boil Il for a
few minutes before putting fresh food
into It. Never let the baby nurse
from the 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 a bottle after few hours
become poisonous and may contami-
nate fresh milk coming in contact with
them. 1t 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
pllcated nipples, and under no cir
cumstances buy bottle with a long
rubber tube attached to the nipple. It
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 a 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 a COW
cred glass. Rinse the nipple in boiling
water before using it.
Do not put the nipple into your own
mouth to find out whether the milk is
warmed enough. Let few drops of
the milk fall on your wrist; If 1t
feels too hot for your wrist II is too