The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-08-02

the crib, pour out the milk, and
cleanse at once. Stale milk curds
sticking to the inside of bottle af-
ter few hours become poisonous
and may contaminate fresh milk
coming in contact with them. 1t is
better to have as many bottles as the
number of the baby's feelings, so
that all the bottles can be boiled to-
gether before the food is prepared
in the morning.
Nipples. The simpler the nipple
the safer for the baby. Do not use
complicated nipples, and under no
circumstances buy bottle with a
long rubber tube attached to the
nipple. 1t cannot be kept clean and
will certainly cause bowel trouble.
After the bottle is finished the nip
pie should be removed at once, turn
ed inside out over the finger and
scrubbed with cold water and brush
kept only for this purpose. After
use, always boil the brush.
The cleaned nipple should be kept
in fresh borax water Il teaspoonful
of borax to a pint of water) in a
covered 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 a few
drops of the milk fall on your wrist;
if it feels too hot to your wrist it is
too hot for the baby's mouth.
No general instructions can be CIV
en- about the preparation of a milk
mixture for your baby. Each baby
needs a combination suited to his
digestion. The mixture upon which
some other baby is thriving may be
too strong or too weak for your baby.
Let the doctor tell you how to mix
the food. If it is necessary to use
cream in the mixture do not buy
cream-it is likely to be stale-but
get it by pouring off half pint from
the top of a quart bottle of milk, af-
ter cleansing the lip of the bottle.
During the summer the baby's
food should be brought to scald af-
ter it is prepared. 1t should then be
poured into the clean bottles, corked
with baked clean cotton wool and
kept next the ice until needed. Do
not heat bottle when you go to bed
and keep it in bed until nursing time
because you do not want to go to the
ice box for it and heat it when the
to make the baby sick.
Vomiting. A bottle fed baby
should not vomit If it's food Is pure
and properly adjusted to its needs.
If vomiting occur it is usually a sign
of approaching illness, either of one
of the serious diseases of childhood,
or more commonly in hot weather, of
summer diarrhoea. Vomiting due to
this cause may be the first sign of
trouble and the bowels may not be-
come loose until several days later.
If vomiting is repeated, stop milk
feeding, give boiled water, cool or of
the temperature at which the milk
is given, and consult your doctor at
once.
Clothing. Do not put too much
clothing on the baby in summer.
During the hottest weather, remove
most of the Clothes; a thin loose
shirt and diaper are sufficient dur
ing the day and on very hot close
nights.
Never use clothing made with
tight Wristbands. Petticoats and
skirts should be supported by straps
over the shoulders.
EruptionS of the Skin. If the
baby has an eruption or breaking out
of the skin, consult doctor. Do not
think that every rash is prickly heat;
it may be some serious disease like
scarlet fever, measles, smallpox or
| chickenpoX.