The broad ax., 1915-07-10
Care Of
the Baby In
Summer
After WEAVING the Baby.

! Prepared by the chlldren's bureau. Unit
/ ed States department OF labor.l
After a mother has weaned her baby
she is very apt to begin to give him
tastes OF various kinds OF food he
Is often brought to the table as soon
as he Is old enough to sit up in high
chair and offered bits OF the family
meal. In this way he soon has his appe-
tite spoiled for the simple food which
should satisfy him at this period
namely, milk, cereal. toast and the like.
But a far more serious result Of this
haphazard method OF feeding Is that
It Is very apt to make the baby sick.
II Is not reasonable to suppose that q
baby who has been fed almost exclu-
sively on milk for the first nine months
Of his life can all at once begin TO eat
solid food Of various kinds and not suf-
fer any I'll effects from It The fact
Is that feeding at this period Is hardly
/ less important than In early infancy,
and 1t Is because 50 many mothers fan
to realize this and make 50 many mis-
! takes In the choice OF food for the baby
at this period that the second sum-
mer" has gained an undeserved repu-
tation for peril to him
The mother Is also apt to be making
these experiments in feeding at the
time when the baby Is cutting his
/ teeth and when. on account OF the
possible pain OF teething. he Is not as
well able TO digest his food as usual
| On this account 1t is especially impor-
| tant at this time that the baby should
have the right food in suitable quaint
ties at proper intervals and no other
way.
II, on the other hand, the mother re-
allies how important It Is to take
great pains with the baby's feeding at
this period much OF the illness which
Is popularity supposed to be necessary
TO the second summer VIII be pre-
vented
1t Is not true that this Is a particu-
larly dangerous time for the baby.
The fact Is that about dve times as
many babies die In the first year of
LIE as In the second and that the ma
/ jority die in the first three months.
Both the first and second summers
Of a baby's life are hard on him Ex-
cessive heat alone Is sufficient to make
a baby sick. and even properly fed ba-
/ bies may suffer In this way, but It Is
far worse for those who are already
sick from other causes, the chief Of
which Is improper feeding.
The following food Is suitable for a
baby Of nine months OF age. In addi-
tion to the milk prepared as directed
In the last article:
Strained orange or prune juice may
be given once a day after the baby Is
eight or nine months old unless his
bowels have a tendency to looseness.
It should be given midway between
feedings-fOr instance, II he Is fed
every four hours the juice is given two
hours after a bottle feeding or nurs-
ing II Is best to begin with q small
amount, say two or three teaspoonfuls,
and to increase slowly till one to three
tablespoonful are given daily.
At nine months he may be given beef
Juice, beef tea or plain mutton or chick
en- broth once a day.
At ten months he may have one to
two tabIespoonfuls OF cereal once a
| day. Wheat preparations or farina may
/ be used either OF which should be
wen cooked for at least three-Quarters
OF an hour In a double boiler.
At ten months he may have q small
/ piece Of toast or Ewieback or a crust
/ OF bread to chew Immediately after bis
midday feeding.
At twelve months he may have cereal
twice a day. II oatmeal Is used It must
be cooked for three hours and strained
The following diet may be recon-
mended for a child at twelve or thir-
teen months:
6a mink. s-l0 ounces.
sa m--Orange juice. Ia tablespoonfulA
10a m.-Cereal. one OF two tablespoon
Il fuis with milk or stale bread and EWis-
back with mix. &c ounceG
ap m--Broth with stale bread OF bssf
Juice. one ounce with breadcrumbA
6p. Insane as 10 a m
l0p. m--MiIk. 8 ounceA
Give the baby only one new article
Of food at a time and watch It's ef-
feet very carefully. II the bowels are
disturbed. or the baby vomits with
draw the new food altogether untn the
attack is over.
Begin with very small quantities Of
any new food and increase Il very
slowly II II suits the baby. In this
way the baby Is gradually Taught to
eat new articles Of food and to digest
them properly. without having to suf-
far from needless illness
Never give a baby siup OF molasses.
candy. cake. doughnuts. pork or tough
meat Of any kind. bananas. pickles, tea
or coffee. Do not let him eat between
meals. but give him all the cool drink
ing water be wants.