Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-08-29
P~rsparation Of Food.

mouth.
Preparation 81 Food.
No genera instructions can be given
about the preparation OF a milk mix
ture-for your bapy. Each baby needs
a combination suited to his digestion.
The mixture upon which some other
TOO weak for your baby. Let your doc
TOR tell you how to mix the food. II
II ls necessary to use cream do not
BUY 1t, 1T is likely to be stale, but get
II by pouring off half a pint from the
top OF a quart bottle Of milk. after
leaning h mouth Of the bottle.
During the summer it is usual to
bring the baby's food to a scaid after
It is prepared. 1t should then be poured
into the clean bottles. corked with
naked clean cotton and kept next to
the Ice until needed. Be sure not to
keep 1t in bed until nursing time. be-
cause you do not want to go to the
ice box for 1t and heat it when the
baby needs 1t. This is certain to make
the baby sick.
It a bottle-fed baby is constipated.
oil. II this does o relieve him within
Q Y then consult your doctor.
AT this time he will be able to prevent
9 serious summer complaint with which
your baby is threatened. If there is
any dlarrhoea. stop the milk at once,
been boiled and call the doctor. Il may
not be too late.
Do not begin milk feeding until the
DOCTOR orders It. Babies practically
starve and they are frequently
Killed by being fed after illness has
gone. Every drop Of milk that goes
into a baby's mouth after bowel trou-
pie begins. simply adds to the poison
ALREADY there. Serious or fatal illness
De caused by keeping up milk feed
lng after the bowels become disordered.
a oottle-led baby should not vomit II
mucn at q time. Vomiting is usually
q s'gn OF approaching illness, either
osse OF the serious diseases Of child
aoo". or more commonly In hot wealth.
er, OF summer diarrhoea. Vomiting due
trouble. II vomiting is repeated. ston
feeding milk, give water which has
been boiled, cool or at the temperat,lre
at which milk is given, and consult
your doctor at once.
10 mo- put too much clothing on the
baby in the summer. During the hot-
test weather a thin, loose dress and a
diaper are enough for day and night.
Never use tight. waist bands. Petit
coats n skirts should be supported by
straps over the shoulders.
batne the baby every day. When 1t
- very not q quick sponging all over
later in the day will give him comfort
make him sleep better.
Fresh Air Important.
Fresh air is as important for the
Dapyss 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-stroke from too much heat inHoors
doors.
1.-the baby ha an eruption or break
ing out on the skin, consult the doctor.
every rash is not prickly heat: Il NAV
pc some serious disease like scarlet
Fever. smallpox or ~chickenpox.
we gratefully acknowledge helm from
the chicago Board OF Health Bulletin.
n tne use OF the Illustration. found on
the second page OF he cover of this
Issue of tho Iowa Health Bulletin. We
were SO impressed with this illustra-
tlon that We have taken the liberty
to nave a cut made OF this most en-
cei!ent example Of infant feeding. In
order that U readers may know OF
the work OF our good friend, DIR. W. A.
swans. former health Commissioners OF
the city OF Chicago.
ills earnestly hoped that the news
papers OF u state will copy this arti-
Gle entire Tor the benefit Of fathers and
mothers. We believe that the newepa-
|pers nave aided h Iowa state board
or health very materially in disseminate
ing health facts to u Inhabitants. By
this most excellent andstimeIy helm. Ne
nave been able to accomplish man
things for our people.
IOWA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Guilford II. Sumner. N. D..
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