The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-27
Eorsthe Baby in Summer, Says
Expert of the chHdre
Bureau.

Luz O<@SAs
Rrepared for This Paper by the
sChiIdren,s Bureau, Jntted States
Department OF Labor
when baby is deprived OF his nat
uraI food. that is, his motherss milk,
and mnet be fed from a bottle, this
method IS called artificial feeding II
1s1ranght with many dangers for the
baby and much difficulty Tor the moth
ers The baby must learn to digest
food not adapted to his delicate or
zans. often hard task for him to &C
connpIish, and because of the strange
: food It may take several months for
bfnsto adapt himself and begin TO
grow and develop as he should
The mother or nurse has also a d11-
hc11H task To take proper care OF
the milk. OF the utensils needed IN Is
lies. means patient, daily devotion to
DEITY details means constant
atndy to see that the milk mixture
given IS exactly adapted to the baogss
condition. and to increase or decrease
ct IN quantity or strength IN accord
ance with the baby's varying needs
The mother must be continually on
Guard to see that the milk Is clean
md fresh when it comes 80 her, and
cred while IN the house, both b7fore
and after the daily feelings are made
AN. this work makes such demands
IN the time and strength OF a busy
mother that, for selfish reasons alone.
she should be glad to do al IN he1
mower to nurse the baby at her own
breast. even II breast feeding We're
not SO greatly to the baby's advan-
n. however, the baby cannot have
breast milk. then the best effort pos.
sft1le must be put forth to aoape
cows milk to its uses
The proper amount OF milk Tor
babies Of given ages and the way 70
dilute and sweeten 1t are maUeeFS
4hat cannot be treated completely m
an article Ike this WneneVer- 20 pos.
afble. artificial feeding OF baby
shonh be Under the direction OF a
comneteut doctor. But If mother
cannot have such advice, she may be
helped by directions given In a. nurn-
Ser of books on, the subject and In a
parnphlet published by the cn1toren ;
bureau OF the department. OF AooI, at
Washington, D. C.. called Infant care.
This pamphlet 1s sent Tree 70 every
one asking Tor it.
Some OF the general rules or ar
tffIciaI feeding are these:
After the first month, the average
healthy baby requires one and one
SssR ounces OF milk in twenty four
hours for every pound OF weight 7dl-
luted with the proper amounI on &c, I,
er for his age. This a Ten pound
baby will probably REQUIRE fItee3
ounces OF milk, diluted and Sweetened
necessar, during twenty four
Au increases either In the strength
or ouantity OF the food nust.be made
very gradually
The following directions for feed
ing the baby have been PREPARED Dy
committee Of the American Medl-
cal Association: -
arerage baby should be given three
ounces OF milk daily. diluted with
seven ounces Of water. To chs should
he added one tablespoonful OF Ilne-
water and two level teaspoontuiS Oh
Surar. This should be given in sew
en- feedings-
at one week the average child re-
uudres FIVE ounces OF milk dai1y,
which should be diluted with ten
ounces Of water. To this should be
added one and one-half even teaspoon
Sfuls OF sugar and one ounce OF lime
water. This should be given IN seven
9aedfnrs The milk should be IN
creased by one=half ounce every four
DAYS The water should be increased
by onehalf ounce. every eight days,
at three months the average cnaao
requires sixteen ounces OF nal1k cary,
IIich should be diluted witch sixteen
omees OF water To this should be
added three tablespoonfuls OF sugar
.and two ounces OF umewater. rms
ttshould be given in six feelings. me
,,nlik should be increased by one-half