Show y nd y ELD ED Mrs Eldred will willbe be glad to answer 5 all questions question per per- 1 taming to babies E and children A stamped and selfO self self- S I O addressed I ope forwarded to T Tho h a Telegram will 1111 bring a per II 4 1 reply HICCUPS COMMON AILMENT OF CHILDREN My ry baby is subject to hiccups which last sometimes for fifteen or twenty minutes writes K L. L They do not seem seem to bother her I wonder what causes them them and andi i it they he are anything ng to worry worry about Answer Almost all babies have have hiccups There is a theory which seems reasonable rca rea- enough that they are caused by an irritation tn the esophagus This Irritation Is is perhaps in in all cases cases caused by food which is vomIted vomited vom- vom back and which after being soured by the digestive juices Is faintly irritating Even If the baby does not vomit he might spit up small mouthfuls which would d be again but which would account for the irritation Gi Giving Ing the baby water to drink stops th hiccups because it washes the esophagus esoph- esoph agus clean ot of the Irritating mat mat- let ter Give the water bottle or cup and if from a a bottle be sure that the has has has' hasa a large hole holeso so that the water the water will run run down freely and clear t tie e throat This is all that is nece necessary sary to do Too frequent feeding or too strong stron a feeding mIght be responsible for the vomiting In the first place ORANGE JUICE Mrs T. T H. H K has started to gIve her old month baby orange juice and has been giving her juice of half an or dally daily But this does not agree with her at all The baby has too many bowel movements and spits up a lot Jot of sour water She wants to know what she can use in place of the orange juice or whether er she might stop it and start later ott on without experiencing a repetition o of Answer When beginning any new food this has become a formula froth from frequent use only small quantities If you began feeding your old 3 baby the juice of half an orange a day you would surely have trouble Begin with one teaspoon of th the juice of at a naturally sweet orange and dilute once twice or even three time with boiled wa- wa ter Give one hour before any feeding feed feed- trig ing and if given for constipation one hour before the second mornIng morning morn morn- Ing feeding is the most effective for its relief Tomato juice because of its vitamin vita vita- mm min content both B Band and C being present in it-Is it used in place of orange juice It can be from either raw or cooked canned tomatoes and it should be strained and about twice as much of the tomato juice given as orange juice It has so much water in it that it need not be diluted |