The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-11
ADVICE GIVEN
AS 10 Gaze
OF TIE ABY
Health of Child n Summer is
NeryImportant, Say
Experts.

Experience In many thousands OF
Eases has shown that cows milk IS
the only food that can take the place
OF mothers milk with even fa1r
prospect of having 1T agree witc the
baby Neither condensed milk nor
the infant foods sold In the stores are
so good as clean cows milk for the
baby who cannot have breast milk
But to have clean milk It IS neces-
sary to have clean cows, clean barns
iclean mixers. clean pals and clean
handling. Later articles in this ser
/ les VIII deal more particularly with
the subject OF milk The country
mother IS often able to see the con
dition under which the milk she uses
is produced City mothers. on the
other hand, have the protection that
is afforded when the city inspects its
own milk supply.
In some citSes>it IS possible to buy
what is known as Certified" milk
This costs a little more than ordinary
milk, but its purity is guaranteed by
the authorities. BUT when certified
milk cannot be had, and when it IS
impossible for mother to see her
seIs how the milk she uses is pro
duced. she should heat all the milk
she uses for the baby, in order to kill
the disease germs which it may be
Carrying Among the disease germs
which thrive in milk are those OF tu-
bercu1osis typhoid fever, diphtherla.5
scarlet fever and djarrhea-
Germs multiply very rapidly in milk
so rapidly, in fact, that even II It is
reasonable clean when drawn, it may
become dangerous food If left stand
ing in warm place for sometime.
These germs may be killed by heating
the milk. Boiling 1T for half an hour
lis safe method. and is sometimes
advisable in very hot weather; but
the method OF heating the milk with
out boiling it called pasteurizng Is
usually employed An easy method OF
home pasteurization is as follows:
Put gallon of water over the fire
water Is boiling hard, take the kettle
from the fire and allow.lt to stand on
table for ten minutes uncovered.
Then put in the flied and corked
nursing bottles and leave them for
half an hour. covering the kettle
meanwhile with a blanket. At the
eId of the half hour. remove the bot
ties and cool them as quickly as pos
sible to fifty degrees and put them
led.
When it is time to feed the baby
take out bottle and set it in pail
OF warm water over the fire to heat
The mother may test the warmth of
the milk by sprnking a few drops
on her arm II it feels Just slightly
warm. it will be right for the baby
After the baby has finished. the
bottle mould be emptsed. rinsed and
flied with cold water At some con-!
venient hour in the day. the mother
will wash all the used bottles witty
soap and warm water. using bottle
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 pasteurized- This kettle
and all the dishes used in preparing
the baby.s food should be kept for
that purpose.
fully. A little salt rubbed on the
inside will remove the milk. They
should then be rinsed and dropped
into boiling water for few moments
They will dry with their own heat
when removed They should then be
put away in dry glass Jar that has
also been boiled, covered and kept
cut OF the Eight
When handling the sterilized nip
pies take hold of them. by the lower
rim. Do not touch the part which IS
! to 20 into the baby's mouth. Never
put the nipple into the 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 bot
tie corkS for the entire twenty-four
hours, and it will be great saving
of time il all the feelings are made
up at once This will also insure
! their being uniform quality
A later article will give few di-1
rections for modifying the milk for
babies of different ages. Whenever
possible, it is Rest for mother to
| have the advice of good physician
in regard to feeding her baby.
Whenever possible the baby's bot.
ties should be kept on zee a home.
made refrigerator which will keep
the milk sweet twenty-four hours is
easily and cheaply made at home. For
this purpose procure-a- lard or candy
pail. or a galvanized bucket, or even
wooden box with cover. In the.
bottom place layer OF sawdast an
inch thick Inside the box OF pail.
place another smaller receptacle, such
and VII Sll the sIrce around 1t with
sawds1Stt. This inner pail holds the
ice ard the milk.
The ice viii keep longer If it IS
broken up and inc5osed IN a small
covered pail. Put the little pail IN
the bottom OF the refrigerator and
pack the bottles around 1t. and put
the cover on Then close the outer
cover. which for additional protection
may be lined with rewspaper, or WITT
cushion stuffed With hay OF straw
Where ice can not be had the bottles
may stand In a pail. under stream
OF running water.
A bottle baby should be-6ed with
the same regularity as a nursing
babv-> The bottIessmay be given at s
l;,nd q At 10 noon, and-at 3, 6.