The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-10-26

you, Grown-up, when you have a sick
headache or a bilious attack.
Here was a baby being overfed with
milk, just milk, but milk not properly
prepared.
And there you have it, rash mal-nu-
triton and downright indigestion, all
because three mothers did not know
what was going on inside of Babys
tunmy. We think SO long as Baby
has milk and nothing else he is safe.
Milk, even mothers milk, needs watch
ing, and Babyology tells you how to do
it.
The feeding Of the baby begins be-
fore it Is born. The condition of the
new born ba'by's stomach is largely
determined by the condition of the mo-
theirs stomach before he comes into
the world. That is why the eXpectant
mother should guard her diet and her
digestion so carefully during the pre-
cious months before her baby comes.
Any pronounced digestive trouble is
communicated to the baby directly,
and it comes into the world lily equip
ped for its first months struggle for
existence. The vast majority of babys
who die during their first year, die Of
hamilton, NAL assimilation of food, in
digestion and summer-complaint. The
mother can start her baby right by
keeping her own digestion in the best
of condition. Some mothers, in the
spirit Of self-sacrifice, serve at table
the choicest food to their growing
children, their Woodworking husbands
and sons. No expectant mother should
deny herself the nourishment required
to sustain her own strength and that
Of the little child so soon to be ushered
into the world.
The NATURAL, the best food for the
new born babe is mothers milk. And
the Creator has given the average
woman strength to nourish her child
in this natural way. Sometimes, di-
rectly after the baby's birth, the mo-
Their Is very weak, then well-meaning
but interfering relatives and advisers
urgeher to wean baby at once, when
with a little patience, the supply OF
milk would be ample. Unless the mo-
Their is anenic or suffering from con-
stitutiona1 or acute disease, the baby
will thrive best on mothers milk. And
the ability to nurse the baby until a
safe time for weaving can be encour-
aged by careful attention to the mo-
Tiers diet
A well balanced diet, made up from
a variety of foods which the mother
Gro ~es, will nourish both mother and
child
Meat that is easily digested, like
chicken, beef and lamb, is better than
pork and veal. Fish may occasionally
be substituted for meat, and eggs are
desirable If they do not create a bill
icus condition Green vegetables and
fresh or stewed fruits the mother
should have in quantity. On the other |
hand, she should avoid excuses in diet |
whether this be tea, coffee, sweets or |
pastries. Light desserts do no harm, |
but rich pies and buildings that keep |
the mother awake at night will have
precisely the same effect on the baby. |
No young mother should listen to |
what doctors call "old women's tales" |
bad advice about extremes In diet. |
At one Of the contests, heard a young /
mother say that she was drinking malt |
to make her milk more nourishing for |
the baby. And how she did hate that |
malt. It nauseated her every time she
drank It.
When the doctors told her that any
thing which nauseated her would effect
the baby the same way, she was act
tally relieved Yet she had been forcing
herself to drink the malt, because an
elderly neighbor had told her what
wonders it had done for other women.
Doctors. not neighbors, should be con-
suited in these problems of Babyo1ogy.
Another woman told me that she
1idn't see why her baby could not re-
ain her milk. 1t curdled on his stom- II
ach. And she assured me quite SOL
smnly that she never ate anything acid.
She did love pickles and salads and
emonade, but her nurse had told her
she must not eat sour things while
she nursed the baby. I heard the SEN
ible doctor in charge Of the contest tell
Ter to go right along home and make
herself a good fresh salad and eat it
lp to the last leaf of lettuce.
Her digestion craved acid, and her
,hild actually suffered because her
system was denied it. Acid to excess