The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-03-12
copyright, 1914. BY A. S. Grays
MOTHERS MILK.

smaller chance Of escaping trouble and
achieving health and life than breast
fed baby of the most ignorant and
slovenly mother
OF course, when the child's artificial
food is prepared and given by an intel
ligent person under competent advice,
the baby may get through with a mini
mum of discomfort and danger from
digestive disorders arising from bac-
terial contamination OF its food from
unclean cans. bottles, spoons. nipples.
tubes and other utensils. devices and
attachments intervening between the
COW or the factory and its mouth; but
granting that all sources of bacterial
contamination are overcome, there
still will remain the absence of an au-
Dramatically adjusting physiological
God supply. which no other than the
human animal can furnish.
In composition milk is highly com
pick and variable. The important con-
stituents are the fats, held in emul-
sion as minute oil droplets; casein, a
nucleo-albumen which clots under the
influence OF rennin; milk albumen or
iactalbumen; proteid resembling
serum albumen; lactoglobulin; lactose
or milk sugar; lecithin. cholesterin.
phosphocarnic acid, urea, citric acid,
engines and mineral salts. The min
eral contents of milk comprise appre-
cable quantities Of sodium. calcium.
magnesium, iron, phosphorus and cho-
rine, besides probably minute quaint
ties of other elements not yet deter
mined.
BY reason OF the fact that casein
and milk sugar do not exist in the
blood 1t is held that they are formed
by tho secretory metabolism of the
gland cell under the action of hor.
none stimulating property. And the
composition OF the milk fat and the
astrological appearance of the gland
cells during secretion leads to the
view that the fat Is also constructed
within the gland itself. Bunge has
called attention to the fact that the In
organic salts of milk differ quantita
lively from those In the blood plasma
and resemble closely the proportions
found in the body of the young animal
thus indicating an adaptive secretion
The casein of human milk is smaller
In amount. curdles in looser flocks
than cows milk and seems to dissolve
more easily and completely In gastric
| Juice. Human milk also contains rela
lively more lecithin and less ash, while
cows milk, on tie other hand, con
tains less sugar and fat. Human milk
in short, is a complex compound NJ
factory can eveA approximate to any
appreciable degree
| Experience by poultry raisers prove.
artificial brooding to be lamentably in
efficient; the best kerosene lamp. as
sisted by the most earnest human ef
fort, making but a pitiable showing
compared with the average result
achieved by a sturdy old hen-and bot
tie fed babies are about at par witt
brooder chicks.
The absence OF normal building ma
terial while the foundations of life ar
being laid insures a handicap the OF
ganism must carry all through life
hence every mother should recognize
the ethical and racial obligations shl
is under to keep up supply OF mill
through the period of normal lactation
This brings up the question of hoy
poor or deficient supply of mother
milk may be increased or bettered an
how it may be maintained through tn
period OF lactation Generally tn
physician is not consulted about tn
matter until short time before tn
baby is expected, and then the best b
can do is to recommend q nourishin
diet. 1t is highly suggestive in thi
connection to note that PRACTICAL
every such recommendation include
some form of malt extract, and tha
practically without exception all prt
prietary compounds claiming to
good for nursing mothers are founde
on malt Experience proves that notl
ing appears more quickly to promot
the secretion of milk than good ma
extracts and many brands poesessin
various degrees of merit and grade
the market.
The experience of dairymen prove
that 1t makes little difference whs
! food is given COW; the quality of tn
milk, so far as the fat content is CO..
J cerned, will remain the same. QuaIit
is inherent and essentially matter
type and OF breeding. but quantity ca
, be developed. A COW will be born
give milk containing. for example, TO,
! per cent butter fat, and she will co
tinue to give four per cent milk und,
! all conditions, be the quantity much
, little. An abundance of food and W
ter coupled with kind treatment ma
Increase the quantity OF milk give
: but 1t will not influence the qualit,
, that will remain steadfastly at 70,
per cent fat
The COW is generally believed to |
the most placid. calm and docile of al
mails; nevertheless she is highly sen.
tive to handling and under identlc
conditions Of food and stabling OF
mixer may be able to secure near
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