The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-11

by the mother have a de!eterious effect
on the child.
A common cause OF flatulence both in
breast fed and bottle fed habies is too
frequent feeding: this results simply In
additional food being taken before the
last meal has been properly digesed,
with the result that there Is always
residue Of undigested food in the stom-
ach. This causes fermentation and the
formation Of gas and also, with breast
fed babies especially. a too high proper
tiun Of curd. which may be trusted TO
cause indigestion infallibly,
ON the same lines the overrichress or
strength of the milk given in the bottle
may be AT fault, resulting again in large
pieces Of curd This cause is easily
seen by the presence OF undigested curd
in the motions, and this should always
be looked for where collie and flatu-
lence are present
Another very frequent cause of the
trouble is found in too large feeds in
deed, few people realize how very small
is a baby's capacity in this particular
and only too many children have their
diRestions severely impaired by constant
oytrCiistention OF the stomach. Too
much sugar, again, is often the offender
tcaspoonfuls, not heaped ones, are given
and in older children the amount Of
sugar either in its elementary form or
as sweets should be vigorously censored.
At this time of the year there is less
chance OF the cold feet which are a
constant source Of the trouble in winter,
but their evil influence must not be over
looked
1 In two OF these particulars--the times
| OF feeding and the quantities given
| considerable moderation Of opinion has
| taken place Of recent years. Not 80
very long ago a baby was given its
| bottle as often as once an hour at first,
although in no other country. nor here
I in the old days, was anything like such
| frequent feeding suggested. II Is now
realized that n feed every two hours by
day and three by night (the day
/ counting from A. NJ to y. M is
all that should be given for the first
month, these intervals being lenRthepeC
more and more as the months pass
while no feeds between II y. NJ anC
\. NJ, should be given after the FIRST
six weeks or so. II the baby wakes anC
cries give IL little warm boiled water
and see that Its feet are warm--anC
that there are no starched frills worry
ing tt!-but do not feed II. During tn,
fourth and fifth month three hour inter
walls are the usual rule, and from thel
on to the ninth month three and hal
hours, by which time the number o
meals in the twenty-fOur hours ha
been decreased from ten to six, Will
tho quantity of food has been CORE
spondingly increased from one ounce {
from six 10 eight ounces
1t ia impossible Of course TO lay dow
anything like definite rules on tn
matter. for the difference in children
both OF the amount OF food they TAX
4 and tho strength they can assimilatl
varies Immensely. II must he rempm
4 bered, however, where hatulenCe is
I trouble that longer intervals will nearl
always help matters, and that no ma
\ ter how much one may be tempted :
{ stop crying by Fastening on feed
we are only increasing the cause
the trouble In obtaining apparent ten
pOrary alienation for II. Indeed, man
children who suffer much In this wa
have been known to benefit largely /
even intervals Of as long as four hour
a being arranged
Tho very small amount which a chi
y can take should also be remembers
y for there is undoubtedly n tendency
a give too large quantities In many qua
4 ters; # must be remembered. theref for
X that only two tablespoonfuls is II
s capacity of a child when 1t Is three da,
q old (before which no real feeding at a
\ is needed), and this increases qui
slowly as the months pass ,Und,