The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-26

answered here WAS asked, not by o
resent the general questions and prob
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that readers may wish TO send to hero
1.--Why IL the bottle-fed baby
more prone to summer complaint than
the breast fed baby
Because mothers milk is not ex-
posed to bacteria, while cows milk
Is Milk which stands absorbs germs.
Mothers milk passes directly from
tho breast to the babys stomach.
Cows mils Is handled, often by dirty
hands,
2.--How can the nursing mother
protect her baby from summer conn
plant?
BY keeping her own digestion in good
condition. She must not overeat. nor
eat foods that cause Indigestion,
cramp or dysentery She must not
nurse her baby when overheated- She
should nurse the baby regularly and
not so frequently as IN cool weather
She must not give the young baby
water to drink. After six months
she may quench his thirst with water
which has been boiled and cooled. not
iced She must never let him sip Ice
water. lemonade. cold tea or other
soft drinks which she enjoys,
9-~What precautions should be
taken for the bottle-fed baby?
Know the source of milk supply. II
you live in a city buy certified milk,
or the best bottled milk obtainable.
Never buy milk from open cans in
groceries or dairies
4.-Shall ! order milk from one
COW?
MIX from herd OF healthy cows
is affected by what the cow eats, its
slightest ailment. Baby ailments
have been traced ia the milk which
came from a COW that was chased by
a sog and became ovefheated.
flow should milk be prepared7
With infinite care and cleanliness,
1t should be cooled quickly after
milking. shipped quickly to your door
and then prepared Immediately in
vessels used for no other purpose.
Baby experts agree on cows milk.
with the cream stirred tn. malt sugar
and boiled water. as the best SUBJ
stituta for mothers milk. If the
bowels are loose, barley water can be
substituted for plain boiled water,
Directly the food Is prepared. 1t is
poured into bottles, each holding a
single feeding These bottles are
stopperad with clean absorbent cot
ton or cotton wool, set In a wire
basket or rack made for the purpose
and placed near ice.
6.-What proportion of milk and
water should be given babies at Diff
ferent ages?
The department of health. city OF
New York, issues the following form
ulas for general use:
Baby 8 days TO weeks. l table
IL ia
spoons barley water. Start with 2
tablespoons at each feeding and in
crease gradually. Feed every two
hours.
Baby weeks to months, 2 table,
spoons milk, 4 tablespoons barley
water. Feed every two or three
hours, gradually frightening the time
between feelings to the latter amount.
Not more than feelings in "a hours.
Baby to months. milk ounces
or 6 tablespoons, barley water,
ounces or 6 tablespoons Feed every
three hours. feelings in "a hours.
Baby s to 9 months, ounces or
IL tablespoons OF milk, ounces or
6 tablespoons OF barley water Feed
every four hours. Five feelings in
"a hours, the last at 10 F.. M.
Baby to IL months, ounces or
IL tablespoons OF milk. ounces or
tablespoons of barley water. Feed
every 4 hours. Last feeding 10 p.
NJ
When whole milk. boiled water and
malt sugar are combined for feeding
a very young baby, mix four parts
Of milk, sixteen parts Of water and
one part of sugar. Gradually, the
amount OF water is decreased. the
amount of milk Is increased. but the