Infant-feeding in its relation to health and disease, by Louis Fischer; containing 54 illustrations, with 24 charts and tables, mostly original . sthem. Place the bottles—previously filled with milk or thefeeding mixture—in the rack, and set the rack in thesterilizing chamber, and cover up tight with the lid andhood. Fill the reservoir (pan) two-thirds full of water andplace the apparatus over a moderate fire for one the milk is just from the cow, 40 or 50 minutes aresufficient (20 minutes for heating and 20 or 30 minutesfor sterilizing). The sterilizer may be used on a gas-stove (turn
Infant-feeding in its relation to health and disease, by Louis Fischer; containing 54 illustrations, with 24 charts and tables, mostly original . sthem. Place the bottles—previously filled with milk or thefeeding mixture—in the rack, and set the rack in thesterilizing chamber, and cover up tight with the lid andhood. Fill the reservoir (pan) two-thirds full of water andplace the apparatus over a moderate fire for one the milk is just from the cow, 40 or 50 minutes aresufficient (20 minutes for heating and 20 or 30 minutesfor sterilizing). The sterilizer may be used on a gas-stove (turnedlow), kerosene-stove, or upon an ordinary cooking-stove;if over the last, the griddle should not be removed. Youcan tell by a bubbling sound that the sterilizer is workingall right. If the water is not bubbling with regularity in-side, you need more heat. It must not be put on the fire STERILIZATION OF MILK. 175 without water in the reservoir, and the water should never be allowed to get lower than one inch from the bottom. With proper attention as to the quantity of water in the reservoir no further care need be given to the appara-. Fig. 23. tus, or to the contents of the chamber, for the prescribedtime. It is not necessary to place the bottles on ice afterremoving them from the sterilizer, but all bottles should 176 INFANT-FEEDING. be put into a refrigerator until taken out for feeding,leaving in the cotton plugs until it is feeding-time. Thedirections sent out with some sterilizers, that milk willkeep for days, implies that infants milk may be preparedfor several days at once. To this I decidedly object. Agreat many authors have pointed out cases of Barlowsdisease due to milk which had been sterilized and not used Fig. 24. for a very long time. Before feeding, the bottle is to beproperly warmed by putting it into a small measure orbottle-holder and heating it with alcohol or gas to aboutthe body-temperature of 98° or 100° F. Immediately be-fore using shake the bottl
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