The Washington herald., 1911-07-08

intervals Of feeding become two and one
half hours to three hours, and the baby
is nursed from fifteen to eighteen min.
utes. The same principle Is to be OBJ
served IN older infants-gtve as few feed
ings from 10 o'clock at night until o
o'clock in the morning.
When to Use Bottle Milk.
From the fifth month to the ninth
month the intervals are practically tho
same. From the ninth month to the
twelfth month bottle milk should be part
OF the babys food and act as a traininSs
for the time when the baby will bS
weaned.
The bottle milk, In nursing babfss,
should at first be given twice a day. and
gradually increased until the baby Is.
weaned. Ordinarily speaking, nursinSi
| should be stopped at the end Of nine
months. However, during the hot weath-
er. the general medical opinion seems to
be that the change to a strict bottle diet
is dangerous for a baby.
1T is better to continue ths present
feeding during the hot months, unless It;
is satisfactorily shown that the baby does
not thrive.
/ After nine months the baby may be
given good clean, pure bottle milk. THIS
amount of food to be taken each day
must be adopted after consultation with
physician. Therefore, It rs evident that
the change from breast feeding to bottle
feeding should not be undertaken by any
mother without good medical advice.
Most Of the danger that turks II
milk-feeding is due to the careless man
ner in which the milk is stored at the
homes. Much Of the danger from nurs-
ing and the illness caused while the baby
is nursing is due to too much tea, stimu-
lants of any kind, lack Of outdoor recre-
alton, bathing, carelessness in internal
| hygiene, and the proper rest at night.
The preservation of bottle milk Is the
simplest and cheapest thing. If mothers
would only take the trouble to learn how.
"a common ordinary soap box, filled
with sawdust, in which a tin pail packed
with ice is fitted, makes an excellent re-
frigerator. Place the bottle Of milk in
the center OF the pail and cover the
whole box with an old blanket. This
will preserve a ten-pound piece OF ice
twenty-four to forty-eight hours.
The box should be kept in a dark
place.
PROPER
! The same physician. discussing the
manner in which a mother should dress
her babe during hot weather. suggested
the following:
Dress the baby lightly, yet so warmly
that it will not be affected by a sudden
change of temperature.
For the first FIVE months OF fits life,
the baby should wear an abdominal bind
ing. This is a band of baby flannel,
wide enough to extend from the hips to
the lower ribs. The band may add a
little heat, but this IS outweighed by the
fact that 1t prevents the possibility Of l.
sudden chill to that sensitive portion OF
its system.
THE napkins should be large and Of
soft, thick material. You can buy cloth
called bird's-eye toweling at any depart
ment store that is just the thing. The
feet should always be covered IN the
early months with wide mesh yarn
'booties,' and later with a very light
flannel sock.
THE outer garments depend largely on
the weather, and a mother should pro-
vide herself with simple ones OF various
weights, Sc that she can be ready for
sudden change OF temperature. The
best hot weather garment is a dress Of
soft linen or cotton without sleeves, or
with very short ones.