The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-05-13
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
BABIES - HOW TO FEED THEM
HOMEMADE ICE BOX,

For the sake of the baby the expect
ant mother, as early as possible in her
pregnancy, should get advice from a
physician and nurse.
Be sure that the birth of your baby
is Immediately registered at the Health
Department. He may otherwise lose
some of his rights of citizenship.
Know that nearly every mother can
nurse her child if she will keep at it
regularly for few weeks.
Remember there is nothing as good
for the baby as its mothers milk.
Don t feed anything else unless told
to do so by your doctor.
If the baby does not thrive, both
mother and child should be constant
ly under doctor s supervision.
Nurse regularly from five to seven
times in "a hours. Give the baby $
stomach and yourself a chance to
rest.
Know that breast fed baby can
stand sickness, heat and dirt much
better than a bottle-fed baby.
Don t wean the baby without your
doctors consent 1t is risky to wean
suddenly or in the summer.
Know that the food for every bottle
fed baby should be prepared exactly
according to Doctors written direc-
tons.
Know also that every bottle fed baby
even though apparently well, should
be brought to q physician at least once
each month for examination. until the
age of Is months.
Have your hands and dishes clean
when you prepare the baby's food
Keep all foods clean and cold.
Boil or pasteurize all milk unless or
dered otherwise by the doctor.
Never without doctor IS orders feed
4 well bottle baby oftener than seven
times in "a Householder six.
II the baby cries a great deal, he
needs to see a physician.
If the baby cries at other than
feeding time, you may give cooled
boiled water, without sugar.
In hot weather the baby is thirsty,
just as you are. Give him plenty of
cooled boiled water.
Use clean boiled nipple for each
feeding.
Use clean boiled bottle for each
feeding.
Always keep the milk on ice.
Before feeding the baby heat the
bottle to body temperature by placing
in warm water.
Test by allowing drop to fall on
the wrist.
Always throw out the milk that is
left in the bottle after feeding.
If you have not an ordinary ice
box, simple one can be made as
follows:
Get wooden box about IS inches
square and II inches deep from the
grocery store. Go to the tinsmith
and have him make you bottomless
cylinder of tin, II inches in diameter
and inches deep, or bottomless box
OF tin, III inches square and Q inches
deep. Then have the tinsmith make
another box of tin 10 inches souare
and > inches deep. Now put 8 inches
OF saWdust into the wooden box. Upon
this sawdust place the tin cylinder
or the larger bottomless tin box. Into
this cylinder or tin box place the small
er tin box. Fill the space between the
wooden box and the outer tin box n,
cylinder with sawdust. Fasten the parts
forming the lid of the wooden hoy 70
gether and nail about so layers OF
newspapers on the inside of the lid nj
the wooden box. Now nail two strips Of
OF leather on the top and at the edpe
OF one side to form hinges for the
iid. In the opposite side of the lid
NAH TWO additional pieces of leathe,
TO catch on nails projecting from thai
side of the box in order to hold The
lid down tightly. The ice box is now
ready for use. Into the smaller fir
oox put your wire basket, with the
filled and stoppered nursing bottles 20,
quart or pint milk bottle) and surround
them with cracked ice. Each mornino
remove the inner tin box, pour ont the
water, and refill with ice. Keen This
ice box in shady, cool place. Tbi.
refrigerator if properly cared for. will
keep days supply of milk cool ana
sweet.
Know that many babies crv from
over feeding as well as from bunger
BE sure that the baby get enough
sleep; at least two maps day.
Hot, close and dirty rooms kill babies
quickly.
therefore keep the house cool, well
ventilated and clean.
Battle the baby every day, and dur
ing the hot weather spopoa b;n, &c.