Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-13
Health Talks by DR.. Brady
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Hero Is one OF many letters which tell about
the same story:
My sister has baby girl born March !.
weighing Mt birth i've pounds. and now weigh
ing ton pounds. The baby is bottle fed and
cries most OF the time. AT nrst she received
cows milk and oatmeal water. but they
thought this didn't agree woll. and without
advice from tho doctor they changed to canned
MIX MY sister lives on farm and has fresh
'hi'k right at her door. have four children
my haby being n month younger than my
SISTERS and Weighing fourteen pounds so
think there must be somethinR wrong about
tho feeding OF her baby or course NV hahias
have NIL boon breast fed. My sistor's baby is
an very constipated and seems to hav. 40
much gas she asked me- what she had bet
ter reed tho baby. should think fresh cows
milk better. hut I should never attcmp, to
tcii even my own sister what to feed a Ia by
for I think n a doctors advice Is ever essen
'iai 1t Is In just this matter OF baby feeding
MRS. S. w. 4.
good generic title for ali IN. substitutes
oH"red uns"phisticatcd and unonlIRhtened par-
ents rs baby food" would he "ner~nt ca.."
1t Is so much easier to pour out dash OF
somethinS from a medicinal container. add a
nus "at"r and hand II to tho unfortunate
INFANT 10 make tho best OF It. than Il is To
xxx" care or frosh milk and prepare a modi-
hcation thereof suitable for tho hahy.. NJ.
and condition. Tho moro ignorant and indif-
ferent tho parents tho moro freely arc the
aruhcial substitutes employed In liou OF real
food-ant that Is tho reason why tho babies
or unenliShtencd and Indifferent parents most
frequently suffer from obstinate co,s,in,,io,
intestinal INDIGESTION, gas" collie" scurvy
i''h",H' Anemia ana other grave nutritional
49, no" can baby he expected to
thrive on skimped ratIonsr How can hnhv
eScaP" chronic constipation n his factitIous
arment contains nothing for IN. ,n,es,,n. 10
work upon? How a baby avoid sur.rinv
scurry and ricketts, II M has 10 worry along
on nothing but d1Ad stuff stun utterly limo.
cent Of The vitaminu that ara indisp.nsahIe for
norman growth. Eu5n In weight and Intestinal
function?
Tho comparison the corrospond.n, draw, in
her letter Ia n typical one Tho breast fed
""oE always has II over tho bottle baby lihe
~ "'' wen 'houHh the bottle baby gets aome-
'hinE hearing resemblance to food Tho nm
enlightened and indifferent mother pr,rnrs no,
70 nnrs" her baby II she can possibly hatch IN
som" trumpery excuse for cvadinc th,. sacred
'u's' some women bear children with resix-
u" '''h' others are so selfish and unwomanly
mat 'hey consider Themselves martyrs IL they
Dear child at all and they positively refuse
10 nurse their own nesh and blood lear ~ no.,
'heir NArcissine pleasure Tint rare ,.w., m.
hundred per cent mother merits and surely
receives Gods blessing and the honor Of all
mankind "'
frooapty the most unfortunate circumstance
scout factitious feeding IS that. In many cases
inc excess OF sugars starches IN th,s, sub
7''t"'es produces pale. anemic nabby Obesity
" men the Ignorant parents mistake for evil
'ehce that tho stun Is nourtshinR ,he child
well This obese state Ia on the contrary ,
pad sign II meanH weaknasa and IL dsnv.r
'S""' "h'ch cautious parents should heed
II u AKIN TO drorsy. for Il Ia chiefly attribu-
.ao'c 10 TOO much winter retained in IN, in
'Ants TISSUES IT calls for correction Of tho
met as certainly as doer emscia,ion phy-
Slc!ans advice is indeed essential in this vita,
matter OF infant feeding-not Mrs sumsev.
or sairy Camps