The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-07-11
GIVES HINTS FOR
FEEDING BABIES
DR.. r. L. DIXON CONTINUES TWO
YEAR CRUSADE AGAINST
INFANT MORTALITY.
TELLS OF PREPARING MILK
Complies Group of Suggestions to
Mothers Which Are the Result OF
Extensive Research and Close
Study of Situation.

Study of Situation.
I4ansing.-Dr. r. L. Dixon, secre-
tary OF the state board of health, In
continuance of his two-year crusade
against infant mortality during the
hottest of the summer months, mas
compiled a group of suggestions 10
mothers, which are the result OF e4-
tensive research and close study OF
the situation In this state.
He says in part: 1.-TWO years ago
in New York 1000 baby deaths from
diarrhoeaI enteritis were investigated.
1t was found that 81 per cent were
bottle-fed babies
"The Importance of the healthy
COW, then, Is self-evident. just as I'M
portant is cleanliness and tempera-
ture in the method of preparation OF
the days rations for the baby.
IF the milk is not known to be
pure it should be pasteurized In the
home.
ITO pasteurize milk in the home,
set the bottles, unopened, as received
from the delivery man, into a pail or
basin of water. Put small block OF
wood or a cloth in the bottom OF the
basin. under the milk bottles, so the
heat will not break the bottles. The
water in the pail should reach at
least two-thirds to the top OF the Dot
tie Set the pail containing the water
and bottles of milk over the nre.
Heat until the water (but not the
milk begins to boil Remove it from
the stove, and allow the bottles OF
milk to remain in the hot water 10
minutes. Then cool the milk as rap
idly as possible and it will be prac-
tically pasteurized.
After all the pasteurization that
is necessary, prepare as many 1ndl-
vidual feelings as the baby will need
during the next "a hours. In the
preparation of the feelings the advice
of a competent physician should be
sought and followed. Within very
narrow limits a competent person can
determine the proper proportion OF
fat (cream) sugar, prQteid, ETC., that
a baby should have. This is usually
a definite proposition in relation to
individual babies. Because Mrs.
Browns baby got fat on cows milk
diluted one-third with water is no ar
gument for feeding Mrs. Smiths baby
the same. Absolute cleanliness should
be observed in the preparation Of the
baby's milk. Every bottle and nipple
should be thoroughly cleansed by
boiling.
1T may be necessary to change
milk for the baby, but itis about as
often indicated to change methods
"Avoid, II possible, the patent, pre-
pared baby foods. They are unneces-
sary, unsafe and expensive. Many a
IS food baby has ricketts,. Cook
ed milk Sasteurized or sterilized) is
liable to cause ricketts,. Babies should
be given fruit juice, preferably orange
Juice, daily after the first few weeks.
This tends to prevent ricketts,.
"The bottle should be so shaped as
to be easily cleaned. There should
be no corners on the inside.
uc III olhS llAPPhO oAiOuiu w Va
the sanitary sort. 1t should be kind
that can be turned wrong side out and
washed and boiled. We are told that
boiling nipples soon spoils them and
it is advised that instead of boiling
them they should be we'll washed and
then soaked in saturated solution 6f
boracic acid.
Those long tube attachments
should never be used. Any nurse or
mother equipping a baby's bottle with
such device should be prosecuted
for cruelty to children and punished
as a criminal They are filthy, germ
breeding, disease-producing convent
ences.
There should be regular feeding
times and the clock is almost as es-
sential as the bottle. The habit of
feeding a baby every time it cries is
a habit to be condemned