Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-09-16 | Page 15 | Sterilize Food for Baby

YOUR BABY AND MINE Sterilize Food for Baby By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED Sterilizing the baby's milk bottles boiling the milk for the formula and the thc water baby drinks arc are all an methods of making making making mak mak- ing certain that what goes into baby's stomach will wm not make him ill m. All milk contains some bac bac- teria terla Boiling it renders such bacteria harmless The milk should be cooled rapidly and kept ice cold until ready to heat and serve There is another advantage antage to boiling the milk The type of protein in cows cow's milk is often difficult for the baby to digest Boiling or processing changes the protein so that it is more readily attacked by the human digestive juices When the baby has any al allergy allergy al- al toward milk the use of raw untreated milk causes a more drastic r l' reaction e a 11 c t i ion o n. n Any method boiling pasteurizing canning or drying all ll help to tomake tomake tomake make the milk less offending to the sensitive milk-sensitive child chUd Perfect cleansing o 0 of f m mil milk i 1 k bottles is ia essential They too must not contain bacteria which will begin to multiply in the good formula poured i into n t tot o t them hem h e m. m Bottles should be rinsed with cold water when a em emptied in p t tie i e d washed with hot suds rinsed and put in cold water which is brought to a boil and kept there for five minutes Fish out the bottles and keep them on a clean towel covered with a a. clean towel until time to fill fill with Ith the formula Drinking water yater should be boiled for the young baby After the sixth month if th the water supply is a good and protected one the baby can drink it straight from the faucet If there are any doubts about its purity then boil it Adults it must be remembered have had years to develop immunities Our leaflet No 22 Formulas and Early Feeding may be had by sending a stamped self- self addressed envelope with your request to Myrtle Meyer Eldred in care of Salt Lake Telegram Home Service Bureau