The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-25
SAVE BABIES
SAYS PHYSICIAN
DR.. T. B. Beatty Issues Circu-
lar to the Mothers of
State.
PROPOSES TO DECREASE
INFANT DEATH RATE
Rules Are Laid Down for the
Care of Children Under
One Year.


man vitality and exerts an injuriou
effect upon food matters, DR.. It. Z
Beatty. secretary of the state board o
health, has drawn up circular of rule
of wide extent and import, which vii
be distributed among the mothers o
the state. According 10 the compila
tion, more than 1000 infants under tn,
age OF one year die annually in Utah
This alarming rate exists not only ii
Utah, but as a problem confronting
the entire nation.
DR.. Beatty declares that in this
state a large proportion of the infant
mortality is preventable, being caused
to large degree, by the use of artit
cial milk and the eXcrcitation of er'
roneous ideas with regard to the rails
ing of infants in general. In n COM
mendable effort TO stop the fearful tide
of death DR.. Beatty has issued the fol
lowing circular, called ''Save the
Babies y:
More than one thousand infants under
the aSe Of ! year annually die in Utah.
\ larGc proportion of this frlshtful waste
of life Is absolutely unnecessary, as IL
could be surely prevented by proper care
and management. An appeal is made TO
mothers on whom chiefly rests the SAL
walton oi the baby. 10 acquaint them
selves with the life saving methods Of
child hygiene made known by modern
science and 20 faithfully apply them in
place oi the antiqUated and irrational
customs which are SO destructive 10 In
FAINT life.
Increased IN Summer.
Infant mortality is vastly increased
during tho summer months. Hot weather
.oWers Nltali-y OF the child and cNertS
al Injurious effect upon its food. and
u is necessary 10 observe the most rigid
% .l
danger, Ia no class OF diseases are pre-
Nentive measures more essential and also
more effective than In the deadly sum-
nIer complaints OF infants: and there can
saved BY tho intelligent observance OF
iho following rules:
TIE Danger TO an infant during the hot
season !s very. greatly iessened by re
cciNins The mothers milk. Mothers milk
Is The only natural and perfect infants
food aud should always he used II pos
y child's "hauco % living is materially
diminished by resorting TO any substitute
@no vast majority Of deaths from
d'arrhoeal disease occur in bottle-fed in
ldnts
Following The birth OF child. II the
mother milk IS insufficient every effort
should take AN abundance OF wholesome
food. especially milk. Nursing exerts a
powerful effect upon the milk secretion
ard the baby should be placed at the
The time of birth.
Immediately after birth do no, give
en- infant condensed milk or other foods
While wailins 10Y the breast milk to ap-
pear.io do so is harmful
y the breast milk continues TO be in |
sunicient. mixed feeding should be adopt
small amount OF food from the bottle |
after each nursing. This plan is much !
better than that Of alternating the breast |
"A n
Sottle feeding. modified millS-For this |
purpose and as 2 substitute where wcan- |
lhS rs unavoidable cows milk so modified |
as to be similar to mothers milk in The |
PROPORTIONS of fat. sugar and protejd |
snould always be used.
Cows Milk Is Good.
II must be emphasized that modified
COW mix Is the best and only proper
Se1;i,. ut, for mothers milk. II cor
with ihe .childs digestion than any srti-
fetal food. a.
For convenience and accuracy in meas
l,ning EVACUATED measure should he pro-
BILE n that from one COW.
The normal increase in an infants
weight is from four to eight ounces cscb
week. II the food agrees but the weIebt
aces NOT increase. the amount OF food or
me, me proportion pr Of milk In the mixture
rr,,s, s1sH De % increased i After the sixth month
be used for dilu,ing the milk
Solid foods should never be fed mill
tDe tcntn month and then only a small
Juice Niu peet
During the entire period OF infancy the
child , should be fed regularly and moi
100 often and the food should be sirnpIe
and wholesome Pastries. candy ntc
should he strictly forbidden -
Weaving Of Children.
A child should be weaned AZ soon as
:. p"ssinle m attcr The age OF ten months, ex-
cspt cs1d IN hot weather. Many women nurse
nenys detriment. under the deiusion thai
PREGNANCY NAV be prevented therebv
= = MS notion is absolutely without founda
II dlarrhoea or persistent vomiting oc
cur lniik feeding should be stopped for
awShtE.iour we to fortF-.eisht hours or more
caS,or OIL should be given irnrnediateI,.
WINE the food Is stopped boiled wafer
should be given regularly. 10 which MAJ
or cereal Cruel VI 'ss
II the condition does not quickly i'm
prove physician should be consulted
,eeolng Is resumed the quantity and nro-
rortlons OF milk should be greatly re-.
duced for few days
benehclallv substituted for modified Mil,
lor short time under the foregoing cir
ln, Cmins'ances. ia but should never be given
ana thrives upon il. for reasons eise
where described Z
Intervals OF Feedng-An infant should
oe fed at regular intervals. prefcrab biy {
very three hours. beginning at s O'Clock J
m the morning and ending at Q O'clock |
~ night tsiN feelings in twenty -fomr
hours. II the baby is weakly or able IN {
axe only small quantity at a feeding |
seven ,eedInss may be given; II fretfui
water may be given in the bottle. {
Avoid Over Feeding. {
Under no circumstances should a child :
ne fed every time II cries as injury will !
surely result.
A baby should not be allowed to nurse T
or more than twenty minutes at a feed I
ns. Avoid overlooking. which Is more
isrmful than underfeeding /
Pure Milk-It Is extremely dangerous 7
0 feed milk that is in any way contain 1
mated or impure and very difficult TO pre- !
'ent II from becoming SO: this Is the 7
lardest problem In bottle feeding The '
essential requirements may be summar-
zed as follows: Clean fresh milk In clean r
'oltles from clean. healthy cows kept In )