The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-11
BETTER sCALD THAN PARBo1L

At this time of year many parents wish to
 know whether 1t is safe to change the milk
 they feed the baby, as will be necessary If they | go on a projected vacation. l It is perfectly safe to do so, provided the
 milk the baby receives on the vacation trip or l In the summer resort is safe for infant feeding. The purest and safest milk for a baby or for children or invalids is Certified Milk-milk so
 milk produced and distributed under strict su- pervison and regular inspection of a comnis-
 sion including physician, veterinary physician bacteriologist chemist health officer or repre- sentative of the local health department. Another grade of milk that is perfectly safe l for the baby or anyone on summer tour IS Pasteurized Milk-milk so labeled on the bot tie cap. PasteuriZed milk is any milk which has | been heated up to 145 degrees F. kept at that
 temperature for 20 to 30 minutes. then allowed to cool again. Such a par-boiling has been 1 found to kill any typhoid, tuberculosis, diph- theria scarlet fever, septic sore throat or un- contain.
 It is unwise to take chance with ordinary
 raw milk which one may obtain While travel ing or while staying for few weeks Tn strange place. If neither Certified Milk Pas
 teurzed Milk is obtainable. then any other milk should be boiled, parboiled or scalded before 1t is fed to infant or child. Of course boiling for five minutes Is a prac-
 tical way to sterilize any milk. but such boil ing alters not only the taste but also the phys ical character of the albumen or protein con-
 stituent of milk and their dgestibility and their
 nutritive availability. Likewise it destroys vita-
 mins in milk. For a temporary emergency these objects unimpOrtant. An infant may thrive for few weeks on boiled Or par-boiled milk,
 but will certainly develop scurvy or other defi- | cency disease if fed on such sterilized food for
 moaShs; ors who will, take the pains can paseur. ize milk quite effectively in the home as Is
 done in large milk stations dairies. All that
 the housewife requires is double boiler and therm ometer.
 Much simpler and preferable, think, is the practice of scalding any milk of doubtful pur-
 ity. Scalding means simply bringing the milk 10 fin inn, adi at Thio germs there may be in the milk Scalding
 moreover, has been found to produce less phys ical change in the albumcn or protein constitu- ents, and too. it is less destructive to Vitamin
 than is parboiling as this occurs in the pas teurization process.
 So I advise that any milk other than Certi- fled Milk Pasteurized Milk be scalded to
 make it is safe for the baby. Of course every infant nowadays receives fresh fruit juice fresh vegetable juice daily to protect against scurvy.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Hydrochloric Acid A prescription in an old medical book calls
 for a teaspoonful of hydrochloric acid in four this an aid to digestion? On the hydrOchlOric acid find n label Poison. (NIrs E. R.) Arc
 a dime? I'd like Your booklet No sa-Guide to Right Living.
 Answer-Many good medicines are poisons
 when unintelligently used. The gastric juice during digestion of food contains hydrochloric acid. which aids in the digestion of albumin or protein. Sometimes physicians prescribe dilute hydrochloric acid after food. when there is deficiency or absence of the acid in the stom- ach. You had better not monkey with such
 medicine your own. Mo- dime is dime, and stamps are something else. The Peril of Cleanliness Please tell me whether there is any harm in taking q tub bath at the time of mcnstruatiOn. A friend of mine claims she even takes an ocean dip at such time. (Mrs F.) Answer-It is all right 10 take a bath or go in swimming then. if you wish. Appendicitis Had slight attack of appendicitis went on . diet for a few days now taking mineral oil every morning. What to eat Is the problem. (T. E.)
 Answer--I advise you take iaxseeds instead of mineral oil. mixed diet, with liberab proportion and variety of vegetables, fruits and
 milk, is advisable. Of course t.is includes meats once day.