The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-05-27
WHAT BABIES SHOULD DRINK

BY EMELYN LINCOLN COOLIDGE.
Attending Physician in Diseases of
children to the Society OF the
Lying-in Hospital. New York CITY
Milk is the ideal beverage for
children. Because it contains all
the essential food elements, it may
be regarded quite as much food
as beverage. During the first
of life, milk and water are the only
really necessary beverages for bah
les. Mothers milk is the one per-
feet food for infants. When it is
absolutely impossible to obtain this,
then cows milk properly handled
and modified to suit the digestion OF
the infant in question comes next.
To be suitable for infant feeding.
cows milk must come from mixed
herd of grade cows which have been
tested for tuberculosis. 1t must be
produced under hygienic conditions.
To make certified or pasteurized
milk suitable for the stomach of an
infant, in place of the calf's stom-
ach for which is was originally in
tended, we have to modify it, There
are many ways of modifying milk:
each doctor and book on infant feed
ing gives different methods. If the
mother can have her family doctor
the baby from month to month while
he is taking them, the results will
most often be satisfactory. If she
is not in a position to do this, then
the formulas sent out by the gov
eminent, those in DIR. Hollis book
Or the Registry formulas are usual
ly followed with very good results
No one set of formulas will invari-
ably suit every baby.
One quart of milk in twenty-sour
hours is what is usually allowed
baby or child up to six or seven
years of age at least; but this does
not mean that the whole quart of
milk shall be taken fppm bottle or
cup, as it is. Part of it is to be used
on the cereals. part in soups and
part in buildings.
Water is beverage much needed
by babies and older children. Even
an infant should be given several
teaspoonfuls of pure boiled water
two or three times daily between
meals.
AS the child grows older and de-
mands other beverages, a simple
brand of cocoa may be allowed some
times. Chocolate is too rich for
most children. One of the malt-
ed foods added to milk or cocoa
makes a pleasant hot drink for
children on cold mornings and even
ings.
Tea and coffee are to be absolute
ly forbidden all children under
twelve years of age at least.
In summer children enjoy frui;
Juice beverages so much that an oc-
casional treat of these will do no
harm. Plain orangeade is one of
| the btst fruit beverages for little
folk. For children over three or
four years of age, lemonade may be
allowed sometimes.
Pineapple juice, grape Juice. grape
water, apple water and loganberry
juice may be allowed older children
as cooling drinks in summer. These
should not be served with a meal
where milk is taken.
The albuminous beverages are Of
ten used for sick children or those
convalescing from some wasting di-
sease. Eggnog, junket eggnog.
beef eggnog, egg lemonade and war;
ious matted foods with egg, as we'll
as fruit juices and white of egg, are
all examples of these albuminous
beverages.
The starchy beverages are often
used for infants. when milk must be
withheld for time. Examples of
these are barley water, rice water,
oat and wheat waters. AS the child
grows better, milk is usually gradu-
ally added to these.