Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-18

Formula for Preparation NOR
of Food for Each Child. ~

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Formula for Preparation morning
of Food for Each Child. m@ = b ' 10
who do not nourish their babies from
their own breasts are taught how to pre-
pare the food from the formula which
has been provided for each individual
Child by the camp doctor. who usually
makes a daily visit. Sometimes lime
water. barley and other ingredients are
added to the milk, which in every case
must be sterilized and kept in cool
place during the day. For young baby
this prepared milk may have to be
warmed to a blood temperature at each
feeding period. The mothers are taught
how each process may be done in the
simplest, easiest way, as we'll as the dam
ger to the health Of the child which
comes from the omission of any of these
precautions. In addition to this. lectures
are given to the mothers upon the means
of improving their own physical condi-
tons.
Nursing mothers are taught the foods
for their own nourishment which are
best suited to keep their babies in good
health and TO avoid those which may
be harmful. Many a case of collie which
gives prolonged agony to baby, as well
as sleepieSS hours to his parents is en-
tirely due to something the mother has
eaten. Food may disagree with the baby
without causing the mother any discom-
fort at all. Ignorance of the causes of
such illnesses to nursing infants will soon
be overcome In the summer baby CAMPS
The sending of nursing mothers with
their babies into camps passed the ex-
per1mental stage long ago. The Fedora
ton Of Women's Clubs in a city In the
middle west five years ago established a
mother and baby camp upon a small
farm several miles from the city The
equipment was primitive and simple, but
babies sent there in apparently a dying
condition began to take a new lease of
life in week Or two. A mother who
went to the camp with her first puny,
little baby five years ago has now three
little ones, all rosy and Well cared for.
She credits the camp not only with hav-
ing saved the life Of her first baby, but
with having taught her how to take care
Of the others.
An ideal baby camp is maintained at a
point few miles down the river from
Philadelphia. 1t was made possible by
the generosity Of a child-loving couple,
who equipped a boat which makes two
trips each day for the purpose Of con-
veying mothers and children. A mother
open air, during which he may sleep in
q little hammock and be supplied with
properly prepared food. II the baby Is
i'll he may be left for a week or more In
care Of the nurse and resident physi-
clan, who attend to his individual needs,
depending. however, largely upon the
pure air to restore him to health.
In the suburbs OF New England city
is located a large factory which has
Sc m ingly
Factory's Welfare Work achieved
r., Aoh;.r.a cr.. the acme of
1Sse' generosity In
its welfare work. Thousands of hands,
both men and women. are employed by
the company. Many OF them marry each
year, and because the girls have worked
in the factory until their wedding days.
they have had no opportunity to fit them
selves for the duties Of motherhood. Con-
sequently the children Of the community
seemed frail and poorly cared for. Sew