The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-25

clean barns. MIXED by clean methods
| cooled immediately after milking placed
| on ice and led from clean nursing bot
| tle having clean nipple. Failure in any
| life
| Milk should be kept as cool as possible.
| preferably on ice until just before feed
Ing and then warmed. During the hot
| that IS not kept cool with ice is in con-
stdni jeopardy. The cold temperature is
necessary TO prevent the multiplication OF
poisonous germs in the milk. Certified
milk should ne used when procurab BILE In
any event. be sure that it is clean when
MIXED and kept clean. To scald or stcri-
habys digestion. but II should be done
when there Is reason 10 suspect impure
OF contaminated milk.
Even when artificial foods are digested
and the child apparently thrves upon
them the needs. OF the system arc not
supplied. Rickets. increased susceptibility
10 disease and various other defects al
most invariably result from their use in
young infants, except in cases where they
arc added TO milk. UndiHted cows milk
should never be given 70 an infant under
the age Of II months
II is impossible to prescribe the guam
tity and modification OF milk best suited
for all cases, as infants differ in their
requirements and competent physician
should IL possible be consulted For the
benefit ot those who cannot consult
physician The following rules are sug-
sested as being generally applicable
For the first few days after birth, q
total amount of two ounces NAV be given
consisting OF one part milk. one part
lime water and two parts boiled water.
TO which Is added one half teaspoonful of
milk sugar. This may be increased in
few days 10 two and half ounces IL the
the ba by will take il. using the same pro-
portions OF the ingredients
When two weeks old the proportion
may be changed 10 one and one-thrd
ounces OF milk. one-half ounce lime wa
ter. two ounces Of boiled water and one
teaspoonful OF milk sugar. Gradually In
crease milk until at four weeks old give
one and three -fourths ounces OF milk
one-half ounce OF lime tater. one and
one teaspoonful OF milk sugar.
AT two months, milk two ounces, lime
water one half ounce. boiled water two
ounces. milk sugar one and one-half
level teaspoonsful
At three months. milk two and one
half ounces, lime water half ounce.
boiled water two ounces, milk sugar one
and one half teasDoonsful
Al hvc months and over the total
quantity of each feeding may be six 10
seven ounces, gradually increasing the
proportion Of milk to two-thirds of the
total quantity with one-half ounce lime
water and one and one half level tea
spoonsful Of milk sugar. The increase in
the proportion Of milk in the MIXTURE
should be gradual from week to week.
Adjustment Of Food
The lest OF the proper adjustment OF
a food is the resultant effect. If the
baby remains free from evidences 0f in
digestion and gains in weight the combi- |
nation is suitable and should be con-
tlnued
IL a child frequently vonnits sour ma
terial after feeding an excess OF fat in |
the food is probably indicated. II the |
child Is constipated and large curds are |
passed there is an excess OF proteId. The |
excess OF fat may be reduced by further |
dIutinE the milk. Tho excess OF proteid |
may be reduced in the same manner in |
which case the top TWO thirds or one
half of milk may he used in the mixture |
in place OF the whole milk In order to |
maintain It's percentage of fat II the |
baby shows an ability TO digest fat we'll |
The top milk may be used regularly in |
the place Of whole milk in the Same pro- |
portion as above described II top milk |
Us used IL should be dipped off, When the |
milk Is contained in a milk bottle this Is |
preferably done with q Chaplin dippcr.
which can be obtained In a drug store
II is usually most convenient TO pre-
pare days feeding at one time and |
place on ice either in separate nursing