HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1924-09-04, Page 3THE BABY'S FIRST FOOD
BY DR. FLORENCE L. MCKAY,
Good fortune attends the baby who bleeding, constipation or pains in the
has
thThadvantage oodfortune f aternal appliesnnot :stay ato ,the� doctor. reported immedis
only to himself but to his mother as She should go regularly to the doe-
well. for for observation
i and examination,
Why is it an advantage to the baby? even though she; feels well, and she
It gives him greater chances to live should make up her mind that no mat -
(luring the first year. Five bottle-fed ter what the feeding method has been
'babiesdie to one breast-fed baby dui. with other babies, she is going to feed
ing the first year of life, Also it has this one mother's milk and that it is
boon found that the longer the period not selfisl>'ness'but for her baby's good
of breast feeding the greater are the to consider ,her own health above all
chances to live, else. Mother first, baby next and fam-
It geSsses him resistance to disease. f1Y lest.
It is believed that there are certain In order to maintain the proper
protective qualities in mother's milk quantity oft roast milk after the baby
which" are transmittedtothe, baby, in- conies there are in addition to main.
creasing Ins powers of resistance. taming the mother's good health ser
Breast-fed.;babies are thus less likely tain things to be remembered about
to have rickets, • pneumonia and other methods of breast feeding that will
diseases of the lungs and summer be helpful.:
complaint. Eleven . bottle-fed babies
die of summer complaint to one that
is breast-fed.
A bottle-fed baby, if fed under, con-
stant`,:medical supervision, may make
excellent gains and appear to be as
well as a breast-fed baby, but those
babies fed under medical supervision.
are comparatively few. Artificial feed-
ing -without medical supervision 'is
very likely to produce pale, f'la'bby ba=
'bies who succumb` to any ;illness, to
"trill •r they inay be exposed•
Why " Is it an advantage to the
;?pother?
In the first place it is far easier and
it is a timesaver. It saves all the
'fussy care of the feeding bottles and
of the nipples; of the modification of
'milk_ and its pasteurization; of bother-
ing to stop to warm the milk and pre-
pare the bottle before giving it to the
'baby ,at each feeding; and of the
worry about the change of milk in
`moving from one place to another. It
is cheaper. It is also usually produc- mother should either sit in an easy:
chair.in a comfortable' position or may
lie down if she prefers and can keep
awake. This gives her additional rest
periods of fifteen to twenty minutes
regularly.
The baby
should Y be kept nursing
throughout the nursin g period and
not
allowed to stop . to sleep unless, as
seems to be possible for some babies,
he can sleep and continue nursing at
the same time. If the baby stops
nursing; starting to pull the nipple
away or expressing a little milk into
his mouth will usually start him going.
There may be times when the quan-
tity of milk becomes less, but this
Should in no way cause the mother
alarm.because it can easily be made to
return to normal. The first ' period
when this is likely 'to' occur is when
the baby is about two weeks old, about
the time that the Mother dbegins to as-
sume her duties. At this time she
should`' be under the doctor's super-
vision.
on:
It is very important for her not to
overdo, to have sufficient rest and to
have plenty of fluids in her diet
there may be a scantysupply,but this l There are other periods when the
y mother may not be in her usual health.
can be quite easily overcome.
Also in order to have plenty of milk thr� when worry orh excitement may thee
the `pother must be very careful as to' a causes of the lessening of o
her own diet and hygiene. quantity of milk. Rest and care of
the another are then important for her
to regain her usual:physical condition.
When the breast milk does become
scanty it is important not to take the
baby from the breast but to give him
his regular feeding at the regular
hour and have., him completely empty
the breast.
If he then still seems hungry an ad-
ditional feeding of a few ounces of
milk modified according to the doctor's
orders. should: be offered, but always
after the breast feeding.
An important measure in the meth-
od of breast feeding is the care of the
mother's nipples in order to prevent
soreness, cracking and the discom-
forts that go with it. Nipples should
Regularity is of greatest i
ince. The baby should be fed
clock. The intervals should not
in length. They should be either
hours or four hours, depending
the doctor's advice. Usually aft
baby is three months old the four
interval is advantageous, and
babies do well on the four-hour p
even from birth.
It' is equally important' that
breasts be completely emptied at
•nursing. This regular co
emptying of the breast stimulates
produce more milk. If there'
lessening in,the quantity--of--the
supply, the breast should be corn
ly emptied after the baby has fin
nursing.
The mother can learn to empt
breast herself by manual expres
which her doctor can teach her.
The_ baby should be nursed
quiet place where both he and
mother may be undisturbed •
mport-
by the
vary
three
upon
er the
-hour
some
eriod
the
each
mplete
it to
is a
"milk
piete-
ished.
y the
cion,
in . a
the
.The
tive of a better baby that is far less
trouble, and thus saves the mother
'much time and worry.
Are there any disadvantages?
The only possible disadvantage to
the mother is that it lerhaps keeps her
'tied a little more closely to the baby's
'feeding schedule, thus allowing less
'freedom.
This, however, though an advantage
to the baby in that he gets more of
his mother's time and attention, can
usually be reduced to a minimum, par-
ticularly when the baby is fed on.a
three-hour or four-hour schedule.
Many physicians allow- a mother to
give an occasional bottle instead.. of
breast feeding when she wishes to be
away from the baby for a longer
period:
THE MOTHER'S REQUIREMENTS.
Sometimes the excuse is given that
the mother is not strong ` enough to
nurse her baby or to have good' milk.
I
t is generally' believed by specialists
that all mother's milk is good milk—
that is, that there'is very seldom any
'fault in the quality„though sometimes
Under this
care frail mothers often And them-
selves in better health during the nurs-
ing months than usual, so this sup-
posed disadvantage often proves to be
an advantage.
It has been proved that nearly°every”
mother can nurse her baby if she
really desires to do so and firmly be-
lieves in her ability, and if she and
her doctor work in co-operation to-
ward this end:
There are very few reasons for dis-
continuing breast feeding; these are
pregnancy, tuberculosis and -occasion-
ally some acute .illnesses. The baby.
should not, however, be removed from
the breast in an acute illness unless
the doctor so orders, as there are many
sicknesses in which the baby can be
nursed as usual for ,at least a part of
the time.
If, in an- acute illness, the removal
of the baby from the breast becomes
necessary, it is usually temporary and
breast feeding may be continued as
the mother convalesces.
What must a mother do to be able
to nurse her baby
She must begin to prepare before
the baby comes. During this period
she should see that she has the best
be washed before and after feeding
ecause of ty sand and gravel than
with boiled water.
L
Australia .can raise bonny babies, too:- Thie is Mary Patricia Wilson of
Melbourne, who won a £ 100 prize in the recent Empire contest.
THE CHILDREN'S
HOUR
i
THREE BABES IN THE WOODS.
What a splash it was when
queer log ship on which Jackie Rab
Willie Woodchuck and Johnnie Mu
rat were sailing along in the moon
light, hit the old stump. Into
water they went, those three. slee
little fellows.
But in a wink they were wide awa
and splashing around in the water
find the old log. Of course, right.th
the Old Man in the Moon hid hims
behind a big fleecy cloud (I think it,
was to hide the smile on his face) and.
in• the dark they couldn't find the 'log.
"I can't swim any longer," puffed
chubby Willie Woodchuck.
"But you must, Wille," said John-
nie
Muskrat.
.Wait I
ll
help
you."
rr a
P
I rri getting tired, too, and one ear
is •full"of water already," said Jackie.
"`We can never reach. shore."
"Keep swimming," cheered Johnnie!
Muskrat. "I'Il help you too in a min-
ute."
You know Johnnie Muskrat the
champion swimmer of.. 'Woodland.
Willie Woodchuck couldn't swim much'
because he; was too : fat, and Jacki
1: bbit's big ears- always go full o
water and then he couldn't swn
either. ' But in the " dark' Johnni
Muskrat couldn't find his friends.,
Then something happened. Johnni
stubbed his toe. Heaps of :times h
had done this, when playing poi-pom pull-away and hop -skip. But to stu
his toe when swimming meant onl
one thing, that he was near shore.
"Ohl Ho!" shouted Johnnie: so loud
that it frightened Jackie and'WVillie
so badly that they forgot: to swim and
sank. But
hardly was the tips . of
their ears °wet, .when up' they jumped.
"We're right on shore," they shout-
ed, both `surprised and tickled.
So,.it was that three soaked little
Home elution
"ths ChII $ i•grst achpol Ir the .�amlly"—Froiebet w
Terror Hang --Overs From Childhood --Py Manthei . -iolt%
The women were grouped about the used to tell zee that ghosts lurked in
tea table. Thee talk had ,drifted to she dark and that they tapped on the
"fear." One of the younger women windows. Since then I've learned that
turned to Grace Maitland. a' beautiful those ghost taps, the dread ow 3re'ch
white-haired woman, from that time on made the darkness.
"`Miss Maitland, did, yell rattily stay intolerable to me, were but the rat -
out in the woods in; your caznp, alone'+ ting of dry branches against the win -
Did you walk along that beach alone dow pane, My mind has long known
at eleven o'clock at night?" the explanation perfectly well, but to
"Why, of course.' Miss Maitland this day if I am in a dark room and
deftly broke her slice of cinnamon hear a tapping sound, my heart jumps
toast. "`l have done that many time i, into my throat and I am shaken with
I have never been afraid, in that way, terror. Then, instead of -being pun-
in alt my life," ished in a rational manner when 1
"I'd die of fright before I gait half did wrong the threat was held out to.
way to camp, let alone staying• there' me that the brownies would take my
by myself all night," shivered the first best dell if I misbehaved or the Snick -
speaker. I erbosh, a fictitious bogey in our house -
Thelma Thorsen, a well known musi- hold, would get me.
clan, set her teacup down thought -1 Thelma Thorsen's blue eyes were
fully. Her eyes were hungrily .envious cold as ice as she related those mentor -
as she stared at Miss Maitland. I fes of;. a terrified childhood. "My
"Do you know," she remarked, "I mother," she continued, "probably
think that would be as near heaven as 1 meant to be kind; she was 'tender -
one could hope to get on earth—to' hearted' and did not have the courage
have no fear. Not to fear the dark ;to exact obedience except by l
not to fear silence; not to be depend:: threats, She never knew what torture
mus a truly wonderful. .to suffer from the .effects of her meth -
When ..wells have •. become ;polluted I confess I env. you." +"
from unsanitary seepage or dr ' �' ' y' y od, my childhood was fear -ridden and
the cause beimage i% abas aitland was suite -jaw] and a, my -life to -day. '
should found and re-. bit abashed before the intensity of , worth -while u 'leaf efficient and
moved and preventive measures taken' feeling displayed b •Thelia because of it"
so 'that the trouble should not recur. rr Y a Thorsen. (• think it is dife : to my mother's:
You robs
Treatment of Polluted Water. ant on other people, just NOT to be � she inflicted, but I have :never ceased
•� AFRAID. It must
b
The probably are just as unafraid wiser method that • water so polluted should be:as I, Thelma," she re lied: a i have never knervil
the sterij zed •before bein used'131'."You've P bit lame fear," replied Miss Maitland quietly.'
bit, in g for drink�� ver put yourself to the "My mother was one of the bravest
bit • • g purposes, Sterilization. may be test• I persona I ever knew. She had no fear
accomplished either by boiling thea "Oh, but I have!" exclaime1 Thel- of, mice, lightning dark,tramps
- water or by the addition of a suitable. ma. Thais why I know! All the: any of the dozen and one bogey -ideas
the disinfectant• The disinfectant most' while. I am , suffering from fear be- I�that most
PY suitable for this purpose is ar hypo- cause of the dark I know erfectl +their children,
have and pees on to
ke chlorite solution. This hypochloritebeing sillybut T cant anyone ildren, nor would she permit
well that I am ' y to frighten us."
tosolution maybe prepared and applied .help it. That fear is stronger then I "Luckyyou,"
asit is a terror hap ge =fled Thelma tremu-
n 0. follows, e: says Prof. Dan Jones, hang -over from child- lously, as theygathered en 0. A. College: hood. There was an older ' g h red up gloves and
elf d girl who purees.
Stock Hypochlorite for W t
Purification.
a er
• white sediment,into a jug' and fill in
f bottles, well stoppered, and keep coo
• in a ' dark place, This "stock hypo
e chlorite" will contain approximate.
the; equivalent of 3 per cent.
chloride .af lime or 1 per cent.
e available` chlorine.
e
Application -Mix one ounce of thi
b stock solution to five gallons of wate
✓ that is to be used for drinking pur
Wheat. Sprouted Before Har-
vest is Injured for Seed.
r_ Winter wheat is less valuable for
' seed purposes
it it
becomes sprouted
e before it is harvested. Experiments
were conducted,. in . the Field Hus-
_ + bandry Dpt, of the Ontario Agricul-
a tural College in which different var-
p ieties of winter wheat which had been
more or less sprouted in the fields,
were tested for germination. The
1- comparative injuries caused by sprout-
ing before harvest is indicated by the,
following average percentages of the
1. Mix one-half pound of chloride
of lime (33 per cent, available chlo
ine)
with
one
pint of water:
2. Add sufficient water to make on
gallon.
8.. Dissolve 13 ozs. of sal soda cry
tals in two quarts of lukewarm wets
.4.: Add sufficient water to make of
gallon.
6. Mix these two solutions in a bar
rel'or-crock and allowthe milky soh
tion to settle over night.
6. Pour off the clear liquid from •the
to gernnnation of the threshed wheat:
f Skin over germ, unbroken, 94; akin
over germ; broken, 76, sprouts one-
quarter inch long, 30, and sprouts
cif one inch long, 18. The prouted seed
not only gave lower'(germination but
°f the plants - produced were',
'growth uneven in
s
•may P
This: informations prove ver
r.
Y
- valuable in some sections of Ontario.'
Woodland boys climbed upon the bank
of the river, just where they did not
know, but a long way front hnnie.
"I want to go home," whimpered
Willie Woodchuck:
"So do I," answered Jackie Rabbit
with a homesick choke in his throat.
"And so do I," said Johnnie 'Musk-
at. "But we'll just have to wait until
daylight for we don't know where we
are. If we start out in the big woods
we will be lost.''
"I suppose we will have to'wait
until morning, but I wish I was home.
Let's build a fire and dry our clothes,"
said Willie Woodchuck.
"But we haven't any matches," said
Johnnie.
Use the Hoe.
There ie one sure way of getting
the weeds, that is with the hoe. If the
cultivators
-have done every bit that
they are capable of doing, and the""
plowing and fitting have also been
done well and timely, the hoe will have
light work. But one of the most diffi-
cult things the farmer has to contend
with these times is the timeliness of
hie work. He must work against the
weather and mostly shorthanded.
There are few indeed who are able
to do every task on the farm j.ush
when it should be done and in the best'.
possible manner. It is a question of
doing the best he can under the cir-
curhatances.
The circumstances have
thebeen. such
on
farm this year as to leave many
rather weedy fields. " After the weeds'
get bigY
I5
t too much
for
the
cu1ti-
vat
ors to produce the desired effect,
and the hoe must be resorted to.. It is
indeed :a very efficient implement. It
would be well if it came into more`
general use on .many Ontario farms.
It is greatly needed as a supplement
to the cultivators.
Perhaps you cannot find time; there
re too many more important tasks
that must be done, and you are very
uch averse to hiring it done. We
all are, after these last few years ex-
erience But it will pay to hire, if
t is necessary, and get the weeds be=
re they get the crop. ' The increased
field of corn or beans or potatoes that
e can expect if the plant food and
1 poses. After mixing.allow to stand where rains have been frequent at .the
for half an hour before use: • v. 1 time of winter ' wheat harvest this
The solution' may be added in small autumn.
quantities of water after it has been
drawn from the well or the quantity'Late Blight of Potato.
of water in the well or cistern may
be
Y The.`
da
estimated and the necessaryamount` mage done bydependen destructive -a
vine disease is largely dependent upon
of the solution poured direct into the weather conditions. During cool or an
well and stirred in.
itspreads rapidly, doing
I ; Farm well waters"in 'Ontario sus -wet seasons d 'dl
great
d
esti
u
acted of beingetion to the potato foliage p
p polluted will be tested 1 if not checked through the timely ap- i
1 upon application to the Bacteriological
Laboratory,' Ontario Agricultural Cols plicationeof Bordeaux spray. yo
lege. The first symptoms of the disease y
show up as small, irregular; yellowish w
green spots on the leaves which quick-
ly turn brown, and may -cover the leaf
in two d
Mistakes in Concrete.
..�s. un the under surface a
Because of, the permanence of con -,white mildew -like growth appears
trete, mistakes are not easily rectified bearing the, spores which spread the
after the mortar h
admonition, "Be sure you are right
then go ahead," can certainly be ap-
tilied with conviction to concrete con-
struction.
Perhaps more concrete in - the small
as set The familiars dise t h pan s. With climatic be had f a clean action to
field than from
moisture that would otherwise go to
produce weeds, be diverted to the bene.
fit of the crop will more than offset
the cost of cutting out the weeds. And
besides, there is more satisf
job and placed by layman hands fails
conditions just right a crop may be a dirty one.
'destroyed in three or four days. One _ d
infected plant will infect a field. If
I the weather is wet and cool watch for
symptoms and if noted, spray with
Bordeaux at ten-day Intervals.
The hands that touch the nipples for an ' other
Winter Rye.
The rye crop in Ontario is grown
"I can build a fire without matches"
The nipples should be c t tl So he gathered som d
tected by a clean piece of linen. If twigs and with a couple of sticks consequently the result is weak and '
they become dry or crusted the a li-' which he rubbed together, as Father falls down when n a natural load'is
pp s , y reason Particles which
should always be thoroughly scrubbed said Jackie Rabbit. are covered with a film of foreign
ons an y pro- adry leaves.and matter cannot bond with the cement,
cation of a little mineral oil may help Rabbit had taught him, they soon had imposed
By these simple precautions much a blazing fire. I Much concrete Is spoiled by the.frost
on approximately 100,000 ,acres. It is -_t _se. ? e
Resenting the Charge.
not an important crop when compared
with oats and wheat on an acreage
trouble can be avoided, Dancing flames and pretty sparks before it has set thoroughly. !grain crophas be
Remember that as a rule every made them feel more cheerful and as There are manyam been very plow, due to
y theydried their clothes theplanned P oncre and the difficulty generally experienced in
mother can nurse her baby if she zeal- y handbooks on the use of concrete. It harvesting a'crop.
ly wants to • the what they would g heavy op. At the On-
• you remember the story that every person who mightthe variety
g t use concrete known as Petkus has
Teacher Fox told us a � � headed the list
basis. The increase in acreage as a
t it is far better for "Don't do on the morrow should behoove every farmer and tario Agricultural College
the baby and also an advantage b h g
t school. Were to secure a .copy. the creed of con- like the Babes in the Woods," trete is: simple iiin for acie per annum
fTthe average kwm
said Jackie Rabbit. p , d easi:y learned. But :per acre per annum of Petkus
1 the rules' of concrete positively are not ter rye surpassed the next highest
So the three curled up on a bed of elastic, ;They must be observed to the variety by four bushels i
leaves and wea•.e soon fast asleep: letter. I Is in a seven
years test.
possible medical and nursing super:-! for
vision. and that she takes the best ,pot_ I nurse mother.; that if all mothers would
a
sible care of herself, their babies there would be a
Proper diet is important. It is nec-
essary for her to have milk, fruit and
green .vegetables. daily. This gives not
great saving in infant lives for the
whole nation.
Breast feeding is of vital importance
. to each one of us—at least once in our
only the vitamins but also mineral
salts which are necessary for the
lifetime—and every baby should be
formation of the •. baby's' teeth andte
bones, ! er'sen millc is every babyeschance, Thrbirthright, moth-
She"should have more rest and sleep
than arelasually demanded in her daily
routine -at -least eight hours at night
--preferably ' nine—and an additional
rest 'period :of at least half' an hour
once during the day
It is also important that waste ma-
terial be properly eliminated. The
habit of "a daily bowel movement
should be regularly established.
She should: drink plenty of water—
six to eight glasses a day—and take
frequent baths in order to keep the
skin lir good condition for eliminating
waste products. The breasts should be
properly supported when they become
heavy and pressure by the clothing
should be'avoidei, She should have a
moderate amount of recreation• and
should he free from worry or emotion-
al strain,
An of the danger signals,
Y ». such
a9 7
headache, ei emit % nausea, disturb-, sins the result'"
The Unexpected, as Usual.,
"Yesterday Smith pointed a revolver
supposed not to bo leaded at Jones
and pulled the trigger."
"Such thints aro terrible! What
anwes of sits.,i e veiling of the feet, "Nothing --it 'wasn't loaded. •
A detachment at'toya
recent lield.day 11rainaeuvres.
statavaV
Cousin Poorthing — "You ..now,
cousin, we have common
u
Cousin New�dollar—"Tri
some common ancestor
ancestercommon people in mine."
Dates of Sowing Winter
Wheat.
On the experimental plots at the
Ontario Agricultural College two
varieties of winter wheat have been
sown at different dates in each of ten
years,. starting oil August 26th and
allowing one week between each two
dates of seeding. The average results
show decreases in the yields per acre
from the seedings which took place
later than September Oth, the reduc-
tion from September 9th to •September
30th being 18.5 bushels per acre perannum. rnt9 highest returns were oh-
tained from the seedings of August
2dth: iii four years, September lst and
rid in two years, September 8th and
9th in two years, nod September 15th
n two years,
Persona! Proof.
It was the first night Johnny's moth -
r had persuaded hint to.go to hod
lone.
"My dear," she said, "the angels
ill watch over you."
Suddenly a shrill volae tai e front
hove, "Ma, are you titre the angels
re here?"
1 ere maybe
s in your
branch of the family, but
there are no
2
e
w
Canadian Ta"ngineei,s llaiitia d ."Yes, yes, of course, my deur" pontoons together for the .formation of a bridge in their Then after a few mini tee:.. "tie, irl,,
n'ia, the angels are bitin' ttesSta,
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