Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-12

brush to clean the inside of them.
She should then rinse them and boil
them in the same pan or kettle in
which they were p~asteurized. This
kettle and all the dishes used in pre-.
pairing the, baby's food should be kept
for that purpose alone. o., rl,s .,.,.
The nipples should be washed care
fully. A little salt rubbed on the in
side will remove the milk. They
Should then be rinsed and dropped in
to boiling water for a few moments
They will dry with their own heat
when removed. They should then be
| put away in a drysglass jar that has
also been boiled, covered and kept
out of the light. 1T '.,i5 .@n T'#
When handling the stelilized nip
pies take hold of them by the lower
rim. Do not touch the part which is
to go into the baby's mouth. Never
put the nipple intorthe mouth to test
the milk, as the baby might easily
be made sick if the mother happened
to have a cold or throat trouble. "
1t will be found convenient to have
enough bottles, nipples, and clean
bottle corks for the entire t%wenty-four
hours, and it will be a great saving
Of time if all the feelings are made
up at once. This will also insure
their being of uniform quality.
A later article will give a few d.
rections for modifying the milk for
babies. of different ages. Whenever
possible, it is best for a mother to
have the advice of a good physician
in regard to feeding her baby.
Whenever possible the baby's bot
ties should be kept on ice. A home
made refrigerator which will keep
the milk sweet for "a hours is easily
and cheaply made at home, For this
purpose procure a lard or candy pail,
or a galvanized bucket, or even a
wooden box with a cover. In the bot
tom place a layer of sawdust an inch
thick. Inside the box or pail place
another smaller receptacle, such as
a ten-quart pail (tin), with a cover,
and fill all the space around it with
sawdust. This inner pail holds the
ice and the milk.
The ice will keep longer if it is
broken UP and inclosed in a small
covered pail. Put the little pail in
the bottom Of the refrigerator and
pack the bottles around it, and put
the cover on. Then close the outer
cover, which for additional protec-
ton may be lined with newspapers,
Or with a cushion stuffed with hay
or straw. Where ice a not be had,
the bottles may stand in a pail under
a stream Of running water.
A bottle baby should be fed with
the same regularity as a nursing
baby. The bottles may be given at 6
and 8 a. m.,s at II noon, and at 3, 6
and 9 p m. Up to the age Of four
months the baby will need one more
night feeding. After that he should
sleep all night.
Beginning at the fifth month the
time between feelings should be
heightened a quarter of an hour each
week until the interval is four hours,
when the baby is six months old.
Give no other food than the bottle
feelings and drinking water in the
first few months of the baby's life.
The baby should nurse slowly, but
ought to finish his feeding in about
20 minutes. If he is inclined to take
his food too greedily, withdraw the
nipple from his mouth several times
during the feeding and let him rest
a moment.
It is especially important in sum
mer not to oyer-feed the baby. 1t is
far better to keep him on rather a
low diet than to bring on an attack
of diarrhea by giving him too much
food, or that which is unsuitable, or
by feeding him at irregular intervals.
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