Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-20 | Page 6 | Your Baby and Mine

1 Your Baby and Mini Min By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED I I i LIME WATER VATER NO LONGER USED Li IN MILK FORMULAS Twenty or more marc years ago lime limewater limewater water was used invariably as an ingredient ingredient in in- of what were then called modified milk formulas The lime limewater limewater water was used to counteract the excessive ex cx- acidity of the cows' cows milk and to help break down the curds of cows cows' milk which were so much tougher and more than breast milk curds BETTER METHODS The use of or lime Ilme water has been abandoned because there are arc better and cleaner ways of at accomplishing this same end Boiling BoUin or pasteurizing ing the milk renders the milk curds easier to digest and neither process tends to tOI check digestion as the limewater limewater lime water does We must remember that digestion begins when the food is I mixed with the acid digestive juices and is 15 thoroughly acidified Then and then only the food tood begins its journey from the stomach into the small intestines A DIFFERENT ROLE There used to be a rather general Idea that the lime water was put into the formula to promote the growth of teeth and help the solidity of at the bones This was not the role of lime water Only limited quantities of at inorganic inorganic in in- organic minerals arc are absorbed by the body The cows cow's milk itself is exceedingly ex cx- rich In lime and with other foods supplies the bones and teeth In the winter time we add cod liver oil aU to the diet so that its vitamin D content supplied In summer by sunshine sunshine sunshine sun sun- shine will encourage the body to tomake tomake tomake make the very best use of the minerals minerals min min- in the diet The v well fed ted ll-ted baby receives through h his diet every element necessary for forthe forthe the he growth and development of his body There is no need to depend upon artificial sources for the essen ial minerals when the diet itself is rich in them Milk whole grain cereals egg yolk vegetables fruit juices and cooked fruits provide the mIner minerals In appetizing usable form ITS USES Lime water has its uses The child suffering from tram an excessively acid urine may be temporarily helped by doses of at lime water or bicarbonate of or soda water while the mother makes those corrections in the whole diet which have brought about the condi condi- tion lon Lime water mixed with linseed nil oi called carron oil is an Oln excellent an for burns Lime water miC may l also be used when the child has hive M in order to help their speedy hives disa But lime water in I formulas Is ou out out- Its mineral role Is bM better played by milk Il itself which 1 Is wn ren dered digestible to even the iSS tiniest infant by moderate or thorough Ing boil bon I Tomorrow Ono One Unmanageable Wrecks Mothers Mother's Disposition I