Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-22
milk 10 OF no value, but consult your
doctor about adding one or two bottles
to help you out.
Cleanliness Necossary

| ooSloE oDcuG dONlAk one VI WV OSlSASe
to help you out.
Cleanliness Necessary.
If 1t becomes necessary to feed the
baby either entirely or only in part
upon the bottle, remember that abso-
lutte cleanliness Is necessary in all de-
tails OF the feeding. Because some
babies have lived thru Nth is no argu-
ment that yours will. AS soon as a
| bottle is finished it should be thor
oughly washed with cold water then
cleaned with hot water and borax Zone
teaspoonful to pint Of water) and set
side in a sunny place for further cleans.
ing before being used again. If YOU
have only a few bottles and it becomes
/ necessary to use the same one for the
next feeding boil II for a few minutes
with a little soda in the water before
! putting fresh food into it. Never let
| the baby nurse from the remains OF Il
J ot,le which he has not finished. Take
| i: away from the crib. pour out the
milk and clean at once. Stale milk
curds sticking 10 the inside Of the bot
tie become poisonous after few hours
AID may contaminate fresh milk COM
i"s in contac, with them. II Is better
and easier to have as many bottles as
the daily number of feelings SO that
food is prepared in the morning.
! The care of the nipples is especially
important. The simpler the safer Do
not use compiled ted nipples. and es-
peciai.y do not use bottle with long
rubber tube. II IS impossible to keep
il clean ard i viii certainly cause
! bowel trouble. After a bottle is .iE-
ished. the nipple should be removed at
. once. turned inside out over the finger
and scrubbed with cold water and 4
brush kept Only for this purpose. After
use. always boil the brush. The
cIsansed nipple should he kept in fresh
DoraN water Zone reaspoonful 70 pint
OF water in 4 covered glass, Rinse the
nipple il boiling water before using II.
; Do not put the nipple into Your own
mouth to ind out whether the milk is
warm enough. Let & few drops fall on
your wrist: if il is too hot for Your
wrist, il is too hot for the hahy's
mouth.
No general instructions can be given
about the preparation Of milk mix
ture for your baby. Each baby needs
a combination suited TO its digestion.
, Th1 mixture upon which some otne1
baby is thriving may be TOO strong or
too weak for Your baby. Let your doc
;or tell YOU how 10 mix the food. II
It is necessary 10 use cream do not buy
it. it is likely 10 he stale. but set II
by pouring o tflalf q pint from the
top OF q quart bottle Of milk, after.
cleaning the mouth Of the bottle.
Use Clean Bottles.
During the summer il is usual 10
bring the babys food TO scald after
II is prepared II should then be
cd
with baked clean cotton and kept next
to the ice until needed Be sure not TO
heat q bottle when YOU go to bed and
keep it in bed unit! nursing time. be-
| cause YOU do not want to go to the lice
box for it and heat ii when the baby
needs 1t. This is certain to make the
baby sick.
If a bottle-fed baby is cons,ipated
I give one or two teaspoonfuls Of castor
/ oil . If this does not relieve him within
I four hours then consult your doctor
! At this time he will be able to prevent
a serious summer complaint with
/ which your baby is threatened. If there
! is any diarrhoea. stop the milk at once,
give nothing but pure water which has
| been boiled and call the doctor. II may
nor be too late.
| Do not begin milk feeding again UNI
| til the doctor orders 1t. Babies prac-
ideally never starve and they are fire.
I quent!y killed by being fed after III
ness has gone. Every drop Of milk that
| goes into & babys mouth after boWe.
| trouble begins, simply adds to the poi
! son already there. Serious or fatal ILL
( ness can be caused By keeping up milk
| feeding after the bowels become disor-
I ce-ed. 4 bott!efed baby should not
vomit if its food is pure, unless Il is fed
! too much at time. Vomiting is usual
" sign Of approaching illness, either
/ one Of the serious diseases Of child
hood, or more commonly in hot wealth
, er. Of summer diarrhoea. Vomiting due
10 this cause may be the first sign Of
trouble. If vomiting is repeated. stop
/ feeding milk. give water which has
! been boiled. col or ct the temperature
at which milk is given. and consul;
/ Your doctor at once.
Do not put too much clothing on the
I baby il the summer. During the hottest
! weather, q thin loose dress and diaper
/ are enough for day and night. Never
! use waist bands Petticoats and skirts
| should be supported by straps over the
! shoulders.
Battle the baby every day. When it
/ is very not quick spoNglng all over
/ later in the day will give him comfort
and make him sleep better.
! Fresh air is as important for the
( baby's health as fresh food. During the
/ summer. keep the baby out OF doors as
! much as possible. and keep it out OF
/ the kitchen. They frequently get sun
| stroked from 100 much heat indoors.
! If the baby has an eruption or
! breaking out on the skin, consult the
! doctor. Every rash is not prickly heat:
/ il may be some serious disease like
! scarlet fever. smallpox or chickenpOx.
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