Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-10-15
BY ELLA BATES
School Nurse

For convenience the child's grow
ing time may be divided into three
periods: First, the period of infancy,
from birth to two years. Second, the
pre-school age, from two to six years,
and the school age child from six on
up.
1t is during the period of infancy
that the child makes the greatest
gain in growth. In these early months
the functions of the eyes and ears de-
velop to their fullest capacity and
baby needs special care in order that
he may develop normally, physically
and mentally.
The artificially fed baby is always
more or less OF an Individual problem
and should be kept under the care of
a physician who understands baby
feeding. Still, there are many things
that the mother may learn in the care
of the baby which will help promote
ITS health and proper development.
Simple Foods Best
Traditions in regard to food have
a strong hold on the imagination in
connection with these periods during
which the unborn child or nursing IN
IanJ derives its SuStenance from the
mother II should be reasSuring to
the prospective mother to remember
that a variety OF foods is necessary
20 maintain baby'S health as well as
her own. Nature tries to promote
normal. development and in this the
mother should assist by eating proper
ly balanced meals. Simple and well
cooked foods should be eaten most
frequently The increased require
ments for building material will be
best met by a liberal use of milk and
eggs supplemented by fruits and
green vegetables. The days diet
should include cereal, preferably
made from whole grains. Milk from
pint to a quart which may simply
be drunk at meals or made into cocoa
custards and soups. Sweet milk may
be replaced by buttermilk, matted
milk, kumiss, etc, according to pref
erence. Fruit, especially oranges, ap-
pies. prunes, raisinS, figs, dates, or
other fresh or dried cooked or raw
fruits should be used, also fruit juices
, Green vegetables as spinach, peas,
beans, lettuce, celery, cabbage and
onions, should be used freely. These
may be served as salads, buttered
creamed or in soups. When cooked
the water should be used if possible as
, it contains large part of the mineral
Meat, fish, eggs and cheese should be
used only once day. Butter, olive
oil, bacon in moderate quantities are
to be added to the fuel value of the
diet.
Needs Plenty of Sleep
Ahealthy baby grows fast. During
the first six months he should double
his birth weight and by the end of
the first year triple it. He must not
only digest food for rapid body build
ing, but he must have energy for the
daily maintenance of his internal and
external body activities besides, he is
obliged to take care of more food in
proportion to his weight than an adult
does, so any upset in his digestion is
a very serious matter.
Baby needs plenty of sleep and al
lowed to be quietly by himself when
awake. He should have plenty of
fresh air to breathe and such clothing
which will give him a chance to eXer-
else his arms and legs freely so that
he need not get all of his exercise by
crying Above all, he must be fed
regularly. With definite hours for
feeding the quality OF the milk is
more uniform and baby's digestion is
much better Meals BY the clock"
is one of the first rules of successful
feeding. What the schedule shall be
depends upon the physician in charge
of the case and should be strictly OBJ
served Baby should have plenty of
cool boiled water between meals from
a bottle or spoon.
Pacifiers should be avoided as "a