The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-25
FOOD OR PHYSIC

with enlarged thymus and, or con-
genital heart defect, says she was
advised in two clinics that there is
nothing to be done for the baby.
She goes on to say that the baby
81. has always been bothered with
constipation and now she has hem
orrhoids. She isn't big eater, takes
only about ounces at a feeding.
She doesn't eat cereal or anything
at table. We are giving her iron
medicine and viatmin c, also con-
centrated cod liver oil. I've fed her
milk, half ard half, and put four
tablespoons o. dextri-maltose in rs
ounces of formula. Our doctor told
us to give her milk of magnesia.
I've tried quite few other laxatives,
but after about week they no long
er help her. have to give her
tablespoonful of milk of magnesia
every day. We will gladly pay you
for your advice If you will tell us
how much to pay"
I wonder why it has never &C.
CURED to the mother, apparently,
to pay doctor in her own COM
munity to look after the baby?
Any baby, particularly a sickly,
puny, undernourished. unhappy ba-
by, should have much more sub
stantial wood than half milk and
half water.
This mother should feed her ba-
by straight milk - Grade A from
tuberculin tested herd, Certified
milk if it is available, pasteurized
milk, or if none of these is available
then whatever fresh milk there is
available, but be sure to bring the
nondescript milk to a boil for one
minute before you feed it to the ba-
by or to any one else.
Every baby at the age of five
months should be given some ripe
banana daily - spoonful or two at
first, and more and more week by
week. until the baby polishes off a
couple of bananas every day - If
you can get bananas. If you can't
get bananas, I don't know a good
substitute wish to heaven l
did.
The mother says the baby will
! not take cereals.
A baby should be fed with spoon
in part anyway, and cereal gruelS
| Oatmeal, barley or Wheat) thin
enough to mix in the milk mixture
should be given in small quantity
at first from the time the baby is
six months old. Even oatmeal or
barley or wheat water chin Cruel
strained through muslin may be
used a tablespoonful or two at first
in the days milk mixture. Cereal
cruel or water should be simmered
for not less than three hours at
| first. Later less cooking is neces-
sary.
"Constipation" as the unframed
mother calls the costiVeness of un-
derfeeding, is inevitable and natur-
al when the baby's food intake is
! inadequate and there is little resis-
due to be disposed of. 1t is cruel
and wicked to dose the underfed in
FAINT with physic when all in the
world the poor kid needs is food.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Compound Licorice Powder
Please give the ingredients of
compound ncorice powder. (Mrs. I.
e.
| AnSWer-It is now more accurate
ly called Compound Powder of Sen
ma. 1t is composed of about 6 ounces
of finely powdered SIENNA, 8 ounces
of licorice powder; 2k ounces OF
powdered sulfur; a teaspoonful OF
oil of fennel an dabout pound of
powdered sugar. One-half teaspoon
| full to teaspoonful usual dose, as
physic.
Growing Gray
In your interesting pamphlet on
"Growing Gray" you say many
young adults require extra iodine.
II have avoided using iodized
salt as have heard it is bad for the
complexion. CMrs B. c. M
Answer - That's silly notion.
Everybody should use iodized salt
/ instead of plain salt for table and
| cooking. Send stamped envelope
| bearing your address, for pamphlet
Constructions for Taking an 1odln
Ration. If you ask for the Grow
ing Gray" pamphlet also, inclose ten
cents.
Contagious Abortion
Test showed the COWS on the farm
are suspected of having abortion. 1t
is the only milk we can get fresh.
Veterinarian said we had better not
use the milk. Oh. E. CO
Answer Brucellosis, Bangs di-
sease, contagious abortion, undulant
fever, Texas fever, Malta fever, var
ious names applied to same disease.
The milk will be safe to use if you
bring it to a boil for one minute by
the watch. That is sufficient heat to
destroy any disease germ there may
be in any milk.