The Monett times., 1922-05-12


goats milk. Scientific analysis has
proved that goats milk conforms
more nearly to human milk than any
other artificial food to be had. There
lis some prejudice against goats milk
but this is from ignorance only. The
dairy goat is fine animal, very diff
ferent from the creature pictured in
the comic papers as subsisting on tin
cans in Shantytown. 1t goes without
saying that the greatest care should
be used in handling the goat and its
milk. The goat dairy should be as
carefully conducted as high class
Ecow dairy; and in most cities now
such goat dairies may be found. The
raising and keeping of dairy goats is
rapidly increasing in this country;
and ! predict that the goat will soon
be generally recognized as the safest
source for artificial nourishment of in
fants, and that goats milk will enjoy
steadily increasing popularity for
adult consumption as well.
Goats are immune TO tuberculosis.
Goat milk, like human milk, is aka
line in reaction; while cows milk is
acid. This is important in view of
the fact that bacteria seems TO thrive
in an acid medium. The curd of
goats milk, like that of human milk,
is soft and flaky and easily digested.
The fat globules of goats milk are
small and easily digested. Goats
milk will keep fresh four or five days.
The percentage of butterfat, iron,
proteids, and vitamins is much great
er in goats milk than in any other
artificial infant food. Poorly nour-
ished babies will thrive on properly
modified goats milk when they will
not tolerate any other form of arti-
ficial nourishment.
Cows Milk, and How to Modify
In some localities goats milk is not
obtainabie. The next best recourse is
cows milk. If cows milk is used,
Holstein milk is best. The change
from goats milk to cows milk can
safely be made in any case after the
first year.
The importance of cleanliness in
handling baby's food cannot be
emphasized too strongly. New bottles
and nipples must be thoroughly clean
ed by boiling for s or 10 minutes in
soda water. Zone teaspoonful Of
soda to the quart of water.) Wrap
the nipples in a cloth to prevent burn
ing on the bottom of the pan. After
each nursing the bottle and nipple
should be washed and scalded Keep
the nipple in a boric acid solution
when not in use. The bottle should
be set in the ice box, away from dust
and flies.
In order to change cows milk SO
| that it will conform more nearly tc
mothers milk, we must dilute it with
boiled water and add milk sugar and
lime water.
The properties of mothers milk are
gradually undergoing change from
the time she begins nursing until the
baby is weaned. In order to supply
the child with proper nourishment and
conform to these changes it is neces-
sary to make frequent alterations in
the proportion of food elements. The
top milk is necessary in order to OBJ
tain the proper amount of fat.
In making modified milk "Squibb's"
Milk sugar and "Lilly's" lime (direc-
tion for making are on the hottle) are
recommended. Boiled water should
be made up fresh every few days and
the retainer washed and boiled each
time.
Certified milk (milk that is handled
under proper sanitary nleasures)
should be obtained if possible, if not
pasteurized milk is the safest. When
delivered the milk should be put on
ice Immediately for six hours, after
this time the cream has raised suf-
ficiently to separate easily. After
making sure that all the utensils nee
essary in modifying the milk have
been boiled and your hands scrubbed
proceed as follows: Pour into {
graduate (Hygea bottles are gradu
ated) the required amount of boile'
water. Then with a small cream dip
per carefully dip off the prescribed
amount of top milk, add the mill
sugar and mix thoroughly. Afte
making up the formula for the 2
hours, pour the required amount TO
each feeding into separate bottles
cork with piece of cotton and plae'
on ice. At the feeding hour, add tn
Time water; warm the milk to bod,
temperature by placing the bottle il
warm water. With clean hands TAX
X one of the nipples from the bori