The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-10-21
FEEDING BABIES.
BY DR.. w. A. EVANS

BY Oh. w.
There are those who hold that TIL
methods of preparing milk for tn
artificially fed baby have been TOT
complicated. On the one hand the,
have been too complicated for the hes
interest of the baby. On the othe
and, they have seemed so Difficult
that many mothers have given theii
babies condensed milk n baby foods
They had no hope of being able t.
make the more complies
A simpler method is being advocated
by some of the best men in the coun'
try-a method so simple that no on
need hesitate to undertake 1t. Thi:
method is not intended for mother:
who can nurse their babies. If {
mother can nurse her baby she hal
better do so. 1t is better for baby. i
Is less trouble for the mother.
The reason why most women who
discontinue breast feeding their oun
babies give them the bottle is that they
think 1t will be less trouble. On the
contrary, bottle feeding is q trouble
maker. 1t is trouble to tho
milk. to keep it properly. to get the
bottle ready, to heat the milk.
! 1t is more trouble to do this than il
Is to put the baby to the breast. espec
lally since mothers are now following
the plan of nursing their babies every
-four hours. and only once or not at al
during the night.
When we take into account the sick
ness rate among bottle fed as COM
pared with breast fed babies, the ar
sument is very much in favor of the
theory that breast feeding is less
troublesome than bottle feeding. In
fact, bottle feeding is so very trouble
some that most poor people give it VI
and so to condensed milk and infant
food.
For instance, a good system and one
mat is widely used consists of a series
of nine strengths. No. l in the list
consists of two ounces of 7 per cent
milk. n ounce of milk sugar, one
ounce of lime water, and II ounces of
boiled water. No. 9 consists of 10
ounces of Z per cent milk. th~ree-quar-
tiers of an ounce of milk sugar. one
ounce of limeWater. and nine ounces
of boiled water.
Between these two extremes there
are seven mixtures as the series pro-
crosses from one to nine. The quality
of milk increases one ounce a step and
the quantity of water drops corre-
spondingly.
Seven per cent milk is milk contain
Ing I per cent fat. 1t can be bought
as Z per c-nt milk or it can be roughly
guessed at by taking the top pint of
a quart OF ordinary milk or the upper
% ounces of Jersey milk.
Weighing. measuring for cheese mix
NASS' oiA NHSNiiSiiS eS Lie puDy
gains IN age, appears formidable. Pos
slbly 1t is not so complicated. but at
least it appears so. To get away from
this is n OF the reasons for the sim
pier system proposed. However, it is
not the only reason. Its advocates
claim that the simpler mixtures are
more easily digcsted and nourish bet
ter.
The Simpler System-T The basis
OF the system is that in children under
a year OF age one and a half ounces of
good. clean. fresh cows milk will fur
"roWth. heat. and energy for a pound
of baby for "a hours. Then the first
step is to weigh the baby. The baby's
weight in pounds multiplied by one
n a half gives the number of ounces
OF milk needed by the baby in % hours.
AS the result OF very careful deter
mutations by very scientific men, one
OF whom is Rubner. the man III is
responsible for the feeding standards
IN use In the German empire during
this war period-it has been found
that a baby needs about As calories In
q day for each pound of its weight.
one n a half ounces of good milk
with the cream on it is a little short
OF the required number of calories.
instead OF using more milk the Galleries
are gained by adding some sugar. The
reason that more milk is not used is
because one and a half ounces con-
talnS enough protein. the food needed
Tor growth, and more than that amount
OF milk would furnish more protein
than the child needs.
Inc necessary energy in younge
pab1es may oe furnished in the shape
OF al cane sugar, milk sugar, or
malt sugar Grulee says the best of
these is malt sugar, though various
forms OF starchy foods can be given
SLOWLY to d1splace it at any time after
the third month.
In babies over three months old the
days food can start with one-half
ounce OF malt food and this. within
two weeks. can be Increased to one
ounce. We have, then. for a baby
Weighing 10 pounds Is ounces of whole
milk to which has been added one
ounce of malt food.
Ihe next question is how much wa
ter should be added to it? To determine
this 1T is necessary to know how many
ounces a LIZ Should eat in a day. How
many times shall baby be fed and how
much at a time? Tie capacity of the
stomach at different ages according to
Holt is as follows:
At birth. l 1-2 ounces.
At 3 months, 4 1-2 ounces.
AT 6 months, 6 ounces.
At l Year. . ounces.
The next question to settle is the
number of times a baby should be fed.
lHe auCtlcTllleS are all In FAVOR OF long
intervals between feelings. or course.
the policy of feeding a baby every time
1T cries or to put 1t to sleep is not fol-
lowed now by anybody who is well in
formed.
The only people whom I have heard
advocate it in recent years are a few
women who thought they know because
| of practical experience. When asked
what the practical experience was they
, said they had had large families, some
of them 10 children. When asked how
many of their children had died teeth
ing they answered. four, five, six, some
of them nine out Of 10.
The stomach must have plenty of
time to digest one feeding. empty itself.
and rest before a new feeding Is given.
| A baby's stomach cannot finish the di-
gestion Of milk in two hours. There
fore when a baby nurses within two
[ milk and the narily dicested m;ilc ara