Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-12
WATCH YOUR BABIES
IN SECOND SUMMER"
MOTHERS ARE WARNED
It's the Turning Point in Chill
dren's Lives That Determines
Good Digestion-Dr.
Ryan's Advice
AVOID TEA AND COFFEE

Is this your baby's second SUMMER
Watch him Don't let him eat things that
will disagree with him. oversee every de-
| tail Of his diet, his clothing and his daily
regimen IL you want to keep him healthy.
For the second summer is a critical time
in the young child's life.
1t is the turning point that determines
the child's digestive facultes--if his diet
is properly prepared, regulated and di-
gested It Is safe TO assume that he will have
good stomach for the rest of his life.
II he is cross, and peevish, and is inclined
to refuse his food--to say nothing of losing
this feeding is wrong.
Go down to the woman's Hospital clinic.
at 335 Washington avenue, any day, and
you will see sweet-faced, whte-haired
doctor there. working among children of
all nationalitles, teaching mothers and stu
dents the proper way to keep the youngsters
wcl DR.. Maria =. Ryan has taught stu
dents at the Woman's College and has
handled youngsters for many years She
knows all about what to give them to eat.
Here is what she tells the mothers who come
to her daily from all parts of the hot city
with pale, ailng youngsters:
NO TEA OR COFFEE.
Don't give the child tea or coffee. 1t
may sound ridiculous, but you'd be aston
ished to realize how many women do it
not only tea and Coffee but foreigners feed
their young babies wine and beer as we'll
Can you wonder that the poor children are
pale and siClly2
"And don't give your baby raw cows
milk unless he's over IS months old. Pas.
teurization has done much toward improv-
ing the quality of the ordinary milk supply
but II cannot do all. Children used to die
like flies in october in tho hot weather be-
IL .HAH
Government agents. But the Government
can't work alone The mother must co.
operate.
~ tell my mothers to nurse their babies
until they are 10 or IL months old-every
two hours in the beginning, later every
three hours. They must be weaned with
cows milk, but this should be diluted with
two parts water. That is what mothers
don't do-consequently the child Is unable
to thrive, because he can't assimilate the
proportionate amount of proteids and fats
that arc in cows milk as compared to the
mothers milk"
Enlarged lymphatic glands at either side
of the throat are the first sign of a de-
ranged digestive system from unwise feed
ing, known as enteritis, according to Doc
tor Ryan,
"As soon as the mothers see these en-
larged glands they rush to the doctor, but
not before the damage is done" she will
for any child. There are plenty of good,
wholesome dishes to choose from. The
ideal case say Il child about . years old
would take a diet something like this: One
quart of milk a day. cocoa, but no tea or
coffee Bread n day old--never give fresh
bread. Toast and zweibach is better
Mashed potatoes with butter or gravy. Well
cooked cereals, stewed fruits and fresh
fruit juces--no fruits Custards are also
good, and, of course, everything must be
carefully prepared"
Bathing and clothing has n great deal
to do with the physical condition of the
ordinary child, Doctor Ryan asserts. Moth
ers who overlook the bathing precautions
often have feverish youngsters. she has
noticed.
1--WE use the cool sponges to reduce fever
nowadays and find it great Improvement
on medicines" she declares "The child
should always be bathed daily. and If 1t is
very hot during the summertime cool
sponges should be given every two hours |
The less the child wears in the house the |
better-it would do no harm for it to run
around naked
chd's regime is plenty of drinking water
the ordinary water that is taken straight
from the spigot. Doctors realize the cleans.
ing qualities of water inside as we'll as out.
side. The moro water a child drinks the
better his system will be. Make the child
drink as much as he will it's good for him
OF course, these are all preventive measures
for the ideal child, a diseased child needs
medical treatment by a skilled physician"