| Show infant nutrition I 1 paper read before kindergarten club by dr it T willey Wll ley the maternal nutrition of the infant commences at the conception the developing ovum first absorbs nutriment from the fluids by which it 13 surrounded but as the organism develops it attaches itself to the wall of tile the uterus and through it obtains food As organization becomes more ca complex m the la Is formed and gradually the circulation of the blood Is established and when birth occurs a sudden change in the method ot of obtaining I 1 food takes place the mother now supplies it through the breasts instead of through the placenta at first she secretes cole strum but this is soon displaced by milk which is supplied until teeth are cut and the infant is ready for solid food during the time the infant is at the breast its digestive organs are slowly assuming those ot of the adult and are gradually developing their functions as is shown by their ability to take solid solid food a little at a time during tho the time that the digestive organs are developing nature sees that the infant has food that Is specially suited to it the diet of tile the mother does as a matter ot of course have a great influence on tile the structure of 0 the babas teeth especially the calcifying calcify ing of the crowns of these teeth as is the calcification takes place for the most part during pregnancy dr I tall hall illustrates this point very forcibly when lie he says that just as the hen hell needs food rich in time lime in order to form tha the shell of the egg so does a mother mother need food rich in lima lime in order to aid the osseous and dental formations the mother should observer obe observe erver a suitable diet during pregnancy not noi least for the sake of the internal se secretions cret ions in this respect a great responsibility rests on the physician in special cases it will be necess necessary ary for her to assimilate more mineral minerad aalfs than ys usual ual these I 1 a salts alts however should be conveyed to the or garam i in tile the organic bombin combinations actions in ul which ulich ich theyo are faund in the vecita veritable blo k kingdom inq the ai attempts tempts that haye have heen beer made to replace these salts onna in the vegetable kingdom by tarse pro deuced by chemical processes have not been very satisfactory in the thair ir results one of the ambitions of every inot mother heri should be to nurse her child through the first year of its life in order to do so she should conservo conserve her health in every way possible during the waiting time she should avoid it il excitement or stimulants that nav a deleterious effect not only on ahlo iother but on the developing cla chihil chilil plain wholesome food and plenty 41 freh frebe air and exercise wit without holit ve work will aid greatly in tile the biest tor for tood good health eminent physicians tell us t L at a baby while nursing is imil immune lulic to all the diseases which its math r may have had if the mother iris his had measles whooping cough aca let fever or any of the diseases se sc colimon to childhood then the child it if exposed to these diseases will probably escape through the farr immunity unity of oe the mother the mortality rats rata lor for bottle fed babies is more than twice as karpat great as tor for nurslings nur slings this Is the area vrea r reat view advanced tor for the nur ling 0 of a baby by natural means in using the bottle thore there la Is often a per period yd when the baby is ill nourished because it cannot adjust the digestive tract to the artificial food it this period Is prolonged and there Is great malnutrition tri tion the growth ot of the teeth in the tiny jaw Is interfered with and the teeth may be badly shaped with pi plated surfaces from a dental standpoint the most important reason for nursing a child Is that a better shaped mouth results in this connection 1 I wish to cointa very serious danger occasioned by the feeding bottle the shape of the ordinary artificial nipple results in the child sucking the nipple too far into the cavity ot af ille the mouth thereby creating a vacuum them the muscles of mastication exercise a pressure on tho the facial bones which at that age are exceedingly pliable the result is a deformity of the maxillary dental arell arch giving a narrow high palate and a protrusion of tile the frontal portion of tile the upper jaw the same result la is caused by sucking the thumb in the case of a child with an abnormally high palate adenoids aden can nearly a always ways bo be found and as a rule such children become mouth breathers the proportion of oxygen in the bl blood Is lessened these conditions are ara further aggravated by the irrational diet that a baby receives when it Is weaned n when a child has cut its baby teeth nature emphasizes the ate fact t that tho jaws and tooth and tb the musel muscles e of mastication are ready to perform their part by tho the instinct that compels a child to gnaw on something ciara in tile the majority or of cases a baby is given a diet of gruel porridge por pudding soft bread soaked in milk or other other liquid or semi liquid food food ou on weaning and the muscles of mastication 1 asti cation and the teeth have very little opportunity to perform their function not only mothers but doctors have been guilty of mistakes in this matter I 1 consider that in this case that hyper civilize lion holl plays a part people did not coddle coddie their children in olden times as they do now and neither did they prepare their food as wedo and it is noticeable ti that today the the people who are uncivilized have the host teeth just as a pig pen or garbage drain slowly seep its polson poison into the brook which in turn lows flows into the reservoir and contaminates the water supply of a city so does an unsanitary condition of the with accessed abc abe essed or decaying teeth and dec decomposing 0 imposing food slowly but surely polson poison the system such mouths breed disease and tho the teeth as crushing masticating masti cating tola ana chines are destroyed those of you who see little of children and their mouths can call hardly realize what an uplifted different point of view comes with a clean mouth and polished teeth it is interesting to see how a child will change in appearance of cleanliness after they have been given instructions in the use of tile the tooth brush there Is much in life worth while while besides teeth but ihnow I 1 know ot of no 1 one factor more conlu conducive elve to goo ghou health than good sound teeth and a clean mouth clean teeth da do not decay and sound teeth help boys and girls to win success ja in life strong I 1 teeth make strong vigorous bodies be dies sound teeth help in making nicking sweet breath good looks clear complexions completions complex ions an and d in saving dentists bills sound teeth help in a business or a p dional life A knowledge of oral hygiene will help hel pyou you bocare for your teeth and to be strong healthy men and women tile lans ain of prevention tio a ot of decay are walf welt defined and I 1 will sketch sketch them as follows 1 beginning in infancy a thorough orough th examination and survey of the teeth at regular intervals 2 the practice ot of personal hygiene all along the line 3 proper diet in infancy which means mothers milk it possible and as the child grows older the cultivation ot of normal eating lia habits bics 4 the use of fruits in the diet especially between meals 5 A thorough mechanical cleaning of the teeth with a stiff brush and clean water 6 thorough dental cleansing at least every six months 7 all decayed teeth filled and septic roots treated 8 all irregularities in tho the way of orthodontia corrected 9 it if pyorrhea is present a harn ham less prevention may be had in a month mol wash made by adding two drops or afi fluid extract of ipecac to a halt half glass of water 10 where teeth are ara hopelessly loose and the sockets destroyed extraction Is the best method teeth as organs of mastication are more valuable to children ot of from aroi three to six years of cf aged age than to al a alts adu adults its are not only better able to chew with imperfect masticating masti cating apparatus but their digestive organs are better able to cope with impe imperfectly chewed food than are the dl d cestive organs of children delirious Deli dious teeth teeth are as well designed to 0 o perform peri orTi their functions asi permanent teeth are to perform theirs it is necessary that food for children have bave tho th required nutritious elements abid am it is also algo necessary that this cooj be arop i rop erly chewed so eo that the contilo 4 nutriment can cam be digested absorbed and assimilated children suffer buffer rom ironi mal nutrition tIon when supplied with wholesome food that is not properly clemed just as surely as those who are not supplied with sufficient food an ali extensively ten decayed molar puts ft 11 teeth out ot of commission when alien decayed teeth are present the ho bolting of food is begun and the chill stomach being unable to digest half how ed food Is soon Irritated aud and he fl st step of mal inal nutrition Is taken all all authorities thor ties ldes testify to a ni arted jack of resistance to disease is a dished child the diseases 3 in v vach lil lell nial mal nutrition plays its its muad consia u bous ous part are arc measles convulsions plit phthisis hals bronchitis pneumonia croup debility atrophy and diarrhoeal diseases deca decayed teeth tee are not laly ili de con conten i afa ue aed d on page ef eighth g hi infant nant nutrition pots for breeding germs but also factories tor for the manufacture 0 ai pus toxins ptomaine and other poisons which seriously affect the stomach biastro tio intestinal tracts tract blood lymph vid nd nervous jervous system rheumatic fever the disease in childhood next in 3 ness to TB frequently receive i it its irmal infection from decayed tel berth th As soon as the teeth make their appearance they require attention in ill infants until they reach two 1 ars are c ef age an excel lant plan to lollop in keeping them clean is to use a mouth wash a solution of borl boris avid arid one me ounce of boric acid to a pint ol oc barer wa wrap the up tip of the finger ab cotton and dip into the solution then rub the gums biti a gantle friction after the child his haa reached tile the age of two it is well to begin tile llie use of a soft brush and a simple tooth powder dally daily evidence given by radiograph io measurements and molds show that tho the position ot of the bab I 1 teeth govern the position of the perm anent teeth as they erupt empt in the same position normally OT or abnormally abnor maly that the baby teeth assume when baby teeth are extracted or decay the remaining teeth move out of their places and the permanent teeth come in in a false position when the teeth whose office it is to prepare the food so that it may successfully cess fully be acted on by the digestive ferments are clean sweet and sound and correctly placed they become forceful factors in maintaining sweet breath proper development and effi ebent mental and physical vigor the eruption of the teeth is a normal function one of the processes of naturi nature and as such is not productive of ha harm however there may be a 81 slight agh it bem fem fever with restlessness and a loss of appetite at about the time a tooth is coming through with delicate children those who teethe late and those who cut several teeth at a time there is apt to be considerable trouble at teething time during this time when the gums are swollen arid and distended from pressure relief may be had by rubbing rubb iii the gum with a clean finger lancing may be perform d but units the llin atooli is well advanced adva it is autte qu te rossille rossi ile lile that the gum will reunite birr ocr the tooth forming a scar that th it ill all make eruption even more diffin difficult ailt than I 1 e c tore fare however if a week or ton ten days discomfort eau cau be overcome by lan ian ing a well advanced tooth I 1 cannot see but what it Is a adlisa 0 fe to lo do so sn convulsions due to directly are very rare when they d orcut they are most often due to irregular ties in the digestive tract which are common at this age stoma itis is perhaps the common commonest cst irregularity and comes under three heads namely catarrhal ap and ulcerative most cases come under the head of 0 catarrhal cat arrill and it if treated end as such but if allowed to go may develop into the others which are very much more serious the first symptoms of is a slight inflammation of the mucous membranes of the mouth month and at the same time the lips and gums appear reddened and injected it if the aph thoua form appears small greyish grayish plaques appear on tile the mouth ulceration does not appear usually until the catarrhal condition has become well advanced and has been present three or tour four days there will appear on an margin of the gums a faint ye yel lowish line ulceration occurs only where there are teeth and never in the case of children who have not cut teeth in catarrhal there Is an unusual flow of saliva and the mouth becomes red hot and painful and there is always a slight fever but thero Is no danger in the ulcerative ulce type there Is a foul odor tile the gums become lie corno thick and spongy causing the teeth to become loose the disease Is slightly contagious and is caused by several things the giving of overheated food Is one and is another it le Is well to bo be on oil the safo safe side and dense the mouth carefully after each feeding sometimes there Is so much pain caused by drawing on the nipple that feeding is i a serious problem and it may be necessary to use a I 1 breast pump and then feed the baby with a spoon in the ulcerative form more strenuous methods must be used A mouth wash of peroxide de of hydrogen may be used with good effect and chlorate of potash may also be used with discretion not more than ten grains in twenty four hours tor for a child under two years be very careful and use this at rare intervals another disease which should be discussed at this time Is ono one known as thrush or this disease makes its appearance in the form of small white masses which spreads over the entire mouth and looks like a coating of carded milk sometimes there la Is some disorder order of the digestive tract but as a usual thing the case can be cured within a week by a boric acid solution named in the case the mothers nipples should also be washed before and after feeding it if bottle fed the nipple should be thoroughly sterilized one of the more serious diseases Is called oris but it is not often found in this case the mortality Is great and it is distinguished by the awful odor that emanates two other slight blight disease that we might mention are fissure and also ulcers of the tongue but summing humming it up wo we find that all of these troubles to childrens mouths are caused directly or indirectly to and a neglect of a proper mouth toilet it if mothers would care for the babas mouths mouth sas as carefully as she does the fare faco and body there thera would be a great deal of pain in III pregnancy a woman should have the same confidence in the dentist that she lias has in her Physic physician larl and her teeth should be looked after affer carefully as she owes owe s it to herself and also to tho the coming child to bo be in ih the best possible colda condition to meet the ordeal arid alid also to give the child a fair start la in life |
