The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-07-19
CRUSADE AGAINST
infant MORTALITY
DR.. DIXON OF STATE BOARD OF
HEALTH GIVES HINTS FOR
FEEDING BABIES.
IMPURE MILK IS CONDEMNED
TeIIs Importance Of Healthy Cows
Says Most Of the Deaths Occur
Among the Bottle-Fed
Children.

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tary OF the state board OF health, In
continuance of his two-year crusade
against infant mortality during the
hottest Of the summer months. has
compiled group Of suggestions TO
mothers, which are the result OF ex-
tensive research and close study OF
the situation in this state.
He says in part: Two years ago
in New York 1000 baby deaths from
diarrhoeal 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 II should be pasteurized In the
home,
ITO pasteurize milk in the home,
set the bottles, unopened. as received
from the delivery man, into 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 bot
tie Set the pail containing the water
and bottles of milk over the fire.
Heat until the water (but not the
milk begins to boil Remove 1t from
the stove and allow the bottles OF
milk to remain in the hot water 10
minutes. Then cool the milk as rap
idly az possible and 1t will be prac-
tically pasteurized.
After all the pasteurization that
is necessary, prepare as many indi'
yidual 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 (creaml, sugar. proteid. 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
babys milk. Every bottle and nipple
should be thoroughly cleansed by
boiling
1T may be necessary to change
milk for the baby, but It is about as
often, indicated to change methods.
Avoid, II possible. the patent, pre-
pared baby foods. They are unneces-
sary, unsafe and expensive. Many q
IS food baby has ricketts,. Cook
ed milk (pasteurized or sterilizedD 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.
"The nursing nipple should be OF
the sanitary sort. II should be kind
that can be turned wrong side out and
washed and boiled. We are told that
DolllnS nipples soob spohs theh ahe
It is advised that instead Of boiling
them they should be well washed and
then soaked In a saturated solution OF
boracic acid.
Those long tube attachments
should never be used. Any nurse OF
mother equipping baby's bottle with
such a 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 o.
feeding a baby every time 1t cries IL
q habit to be condemned