Evening star., 1949-04-14
ADVICE TO EXPECTANT
MOTHER.

Formulas and the cost thereof
vary greatly according TO the
needs Of your baby and the ideas
Of your pediatrician. However. i
believe you will find about $l.40i
per week the maximum cost II
your formula consists of canned
milk and dextri-maltrose. This by
the way is Just about the sim
plest formula to prepare. Dextri-
maltese costs about SO cents per
pound can and IL the formula
suits the baby I should advise
buying a 5-pound can which viii
cost O little less than II bought |
by the pound and which viii re-
lieve you Of anxiety. when that
i-pound can gets nearly empty!
The canned milk will cost about
Is cents per can 03 ounces).
This price viii vary slightly and
this is another item on which 1t
pays to watch sales.
To prepare formula. boil re-
quired amount of water plus. to
allow for evaporation and about
four ounces for drinking. for fif-
teen minutes. Pour correct amount
of water into vessel large enough
to hold entire formula. add dex-
| tri-maltose and stir until well dis
solved then add milk. You VIII
need funnel. aluminium Is good
because 1t can be sterilized with
bottles. measure the water in
the sterilized bottles and did the
same with the milk before my
baby began taking an entire can
each day. A graduate is nice to
have, but not essential-the bot
ties do nicely. An excellent way
to clean nipples Is to wet them.
fill with salt and rub together,
then rinse thoroughly before ster-
ilizing. A sterilizer is great con-
venience and would give. you q
fine storage place for bottles, etc..
as used. There Is one with a rack
sold by a well-known drug chain
that is not too expensive. AS for
bottle, my experience has shown
me that the wide-mouthed type
with ring. cap and nipple sold as
a unit are best. Much easier to
clean, store and carry. I find 1t
best to make my formula for two
days at time. This means I must
have eight 8-ounce bottles and at
least two 4-ounce bottles. AS a
matter of fact find three 4-ounce
bottles necessary, two for fruit
juice. one for water. And Of course
without more bottles you must
make it every day until baby gets
down to four day. I hope this in
formation will be Of some use to
you-my third cherub has brought
me pretty well up-to-date on for
mulas, think. May I wish you
all happiness with your baby-and
no collie or Group! J.
fFrom Mrs. J. c. H.. IT,, Arlington.)
I would like to reply to the lady
who asked about costs. etc. Of pre-
pairing baby formula. Please do
consider feeding your baby the way
nature intended. Try breast feed
ing your baby. There Is absolutely
no expense, except proper feeding
for yourself which Is essential,
anyhow. Certainly no bother. no
bottles to boil and no equipment
to store or take care Of. But best
of all. you will not have to worry
over getting the right formula.
Your child will have a tailor made
formula right from the start and
should thrive on 1t as did mine.
More information may be had by
writing for bulletins on the sub
ject from the Children's Bureau,
U. s. Department Of Labor.
PHILODENDRONS;
FIRKINS: BENDING PLYWOOD?
fFYom Mrs. P. w.. WashtngtonJ
shall first answer two requests.
7 lived for time in Chicago and
purchased philodendron plants
while there. I remember buying
them in two places in particular.
One was the large sand d-10-cent
store on State at Washington.
The other was a small Chinese
florist shop on Broadway. just
south of Granville on the east side
of the street going north.
Mrs. A. II. Of Annapolis may
purchase firkins from Virgins
Country Store. 100 Town Lane.
Northampton. Mass. They will
send their catalog upon request
and their prices are quite reason
able.
Ny request u for information
on how to bend plywood into q
semi -circle. Can this be done at
home by amateurs?
HAMSTERS.
(From Mrs. A. W. A., Washington
In answer to Mrs. s. BIS re-
quest about hamsters, would like
to say that we have had our little
male hamster for Q year and a
half now and he is an ideal pet.
Clean. odorless and noiseless. and
50 cute to play with and easy to
care for. He lives In large, rec
tangular iish aquarium in q nest
| Of shavings, with q heavy screen
fastened on top to keep him In.
I would suggest that any one
interested In these adorable little
animals write to Gulf Hamstery.
1914 BaSil street. Mobile II. Ala,
for their pamphlet on hamster
prices and other information. and
BY sending 81 to them. they viii
send . most interesting and valu-
able "HAmster Manual" on the
breeding and raising Of same.
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