The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-06-25
Care Of
the Baby In
Summer
Bottle Feeding.

States OCpuI VI
The first and most important thing
to do for u baby is to find the right food
for him When for any reason he IL
deprived of the one right" food, his
mothers milk, some substitute must be
found. Experience in feeding many
thousands Of babies in this and other
countries has shown that clean, fresh
cows milk is the only food that can be
depended upon to take the place of
breast milk with ever a fair degree Of
success.
In order to have milk that is clean
enough for a baby's food, the greatest
care must lie taken to keep it clean,
from the time it is drawn from the COW
until it goes into the baby's mouth. II
a COW is kept ON the place it should be
possible for the mother to see that the
COW is brushed clean before being
MIXED, that the teats and udder are
washed before the milking begins, that
the hands and clothing of the mixer
are clean and that a partly covered
milk pail is used, which has been
scalded with boiling water before use.
1t Is sometimes advisable to boil the
milk, especially in hot summer weather.
Usually the method of treatment called
pasteurization renders it safe. Here Is
a simple method Of pasteurizing:
Put q gallon Of water Over the fire in
a large kettle. When the water is boil
ing hard emove the kettle and let it
stand uncovered for ten minutes.
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the hot water, cover the kettle and al
low it to stand for half an hour. Re
move the bottles and cool them, under
running water If possible, until they
are cold, and keep them on ice or where
they will be cold until needed.
Perfect cleanliness must be observed
in making up the baby's feelings. The
mothers hands should be washed
clean, and she should yes a clean
apron. All the dishes and articles to
be used should have been boiled before
being used, and al far as possible they
should be kept for the baby's use
alone. Milk Is very readily tainted by
being put into dishes in which food
has been cooked. If convenient have
OF hand a kettle large enough to hold
eight nursing bottles at a time, a two
quart bowl or pitcher to hold the milk
mixture, a funnel through which to
pour 1t into the bottles, a long handled
spoon to stir 1t with, a bottle brush,
enough nursing bottles and nipples for
all the musings in t%wenty-four hours,
and the same number Of new corks.
! A graduated measuring glass Is a con-
I v%enience, but a nursing bottle having
a scale in ounces. blown in one side
may be used instead.
1t is most important that the bottles
shall be kept cold from the time the
. milk is prepared until it Is used. Here
is q cheap and effective icebox:
Use a lard or candy bucket or a
wooden box for the outside receptacle.
In the bottom put a layer of sawdust
an inch thick. In the middle of this
box place an eight quart tin pail with
a cover and I'LL all the space around
1t with sawdust. Inside this pail put
the ice and the bottles and both
the inner pail and the outer box. II
the ice Is broken up and put into a
small covered pail which is set inside
the refrigerator 1t will keep longer
' than when 1t is not thus protected.
If the outer box has a W on hinges,
as will, be most convenient, q thick
/ layer Of newspapers may be tackled to
the underside of the cover. Or a cush-
' ion stuffed with shay,i straw, excelsior
or sawdust, made to At the v of
the box. may be fastened. to It. III
properly made this little device will
! keep the baby's bottles sweet for
' twenty-four hours with very little ice.
, provided they are very cold when
put In.
When It is time to feed the baby
take one of the bottles out Of the ice
box and put 1t in a small pail or pan
| of water over the fire to heat. The wa
ter should come up to the milk line
on the bottle. Do not make the milk
too hot. The mother may test the heat
by sprinkling q few drops on the inner
surface of her arm; when It feels just
r comfortably warm to her skin It will
lie right for the baby.
After the feeding is finished, remove
the bottle ut once and empty out "nv
milk that may be left. Rinse It W.,
cool water and leave It filed with wa
ter. At some convenient time was:,
the bottles with warm soap and wa,'r
using the bottle brush to scrub tho,
clean inside. Rinse thorough ALL
put them owe the IRE to boil. Tie h"'-
tie used for pasteurizing may be n*"l
for this purpose. The water sl'o"ti
" the bottles and they should b.
boiled for fifteen minutes. They may
stay in the water until the feelings 81.
made up. Wash and boil the cor''s
ut the same time.
To clean the nipples, wash and scrub
them in warm soapy water. A little
common salt rubbed on the inside will
remove the milk. Rinse well and drop
them into boiling water for i've min
utes. They viii dry with their Owl
heat when removed and should be put
away dry, in a dry glass jar, which
has been boiled. with the bottles. Cover
the jar and keep It ont of the light.
Handle the nipDles only BY the lower