The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-08-07
BABY IN SUMMERTIME
..sec,AL CARE NEEDED DURING
THAT SEASON.
;.;.. Il That He Shall BE
Co comfortable at All Times-too0'
Clothing and Bathing All
Highly important.

r.. ,ons hot days of summer are
,., ans to people of all ages but are
a..,rticul.rly hard on the young oapy
- = more liable to illness. especially
:. ~ d Il at this time. because ne
y !. -.,keued by the heat and in con
= st,ou where be is easily upset
M object for which the mother
.n.t work in summer is to make the
49, comfortable, for a comfortable
a.by d one who is well. TO make the
s.by comfortable it is necessary to
.oos,der how be should be fed, clothed
"a h.tbed: how to keep him cool and
-. him plenty Of sleep; how to deal
= III prickly heat and other similar
,rubles, and, most Of all. many times
yhst not to do.
Mating Is so necessary to the
health Of q young baby as breast milk.
rhis 4 the food nature intended him
n have and on which he will nearly
.lvay, thrive. Any other food. how
.,er GOOD the milk and however well
psuared. cannot take the place OF
nod breast milk. and no mother who
lives her baby will be willing to de-
,,ive him Of this boon until she has
TIED in every way to keep it for him.
hi, d true at all seasons Of the year.
bat II b especially true in summer.
when It i 20 hard to keep cows milk
pure and sweet. Unless cows milk
IL been MIXED from clean, healthy
avn, By clean mixers, into pals that
haye been scalded with boiling water;
Unless It has been cooled at once and
ispt cold until the food is made ready.
Il b not at for q baby.
b order that the mother may nurse
hs baby successfully she should be-
da about two months before the baby
b born to take care of the nipples.
vashins them every day in warm wa
ter md mild soap. like CASTLE, and.
altar drying them thoroughly. rub
them gently with vaseline, olive oil. or
some other softening application.
When the baby is about six hours
id be may be put to the breast, and
tAm It gix.hour intervals for the first
DIV Of two, until the mothers milk
CONES. After that he should be
surSed every three hours from six
selock b the morning until nine in
u evening, nursing him regularly, by
IL clock. For the first three months
hvM need night feeding, but after
mr. months he should sleep through
- night without nursing. When the
NJ y ok months old the mother
Ao1N begin to lengthen the interval
bstveea feelings a quarter Of an hour
- week until the length Of time be-
wen musings is four hours. The
~ aseds no other food than breast
Nh e1cept plenty Of good drinking
ssfR (which has first been boiled and
eeeleG tor the first eight or nine
noathG
II nufsing mother should have
~ q good food All good food
nlk'mating food. What is impor.
= = that II should please the moth.
n usee. tempt her appetite and
- her 10 headache. coated tongue
@ the stomach or bowels. II
- noMer y well. the baby is pretty
!. y 3 well. Among the things
- NON nursing mothers will digest
n . va tnfive on are fresh vegeta.
Ia. noaziahfns soups. good bread and
49, muk-sweet milk and butter.
..n meat. fish. poultry and
49, =. ~ and cooked. Some Of the
uaf may give her indigestion
~ puddinss. underdone cereals.
~ too-fresh bread and biscuit
d. Q : lack Of fresh vegetables
us fsom the diet. 1t is better
uSn the allowance of tea and
2 one cupful Of each a dav
g sood drinking water is need. |
. "a ~ good plan for the mother
l's: ~ MIX between meals and at