The theory and practice of infant feeding, with notes on development . turns blue natural enzymes of milk are destroyed at about1580 F., but it is doubtful if they have any practical valueas digestive aids, as it takes months for them to producemuch change in the proteids of the milk outside of thedigestive tract (32 B, 61). Care of Nursery Utensils. 160. After the food has been made up or the nursingbottles have been used, the dipper, measures, bottles, andanything that has had milk in should be first rinsed withcold water, then washed with hot water and soap or someof the washing p
The theory and practice of infant feeding, with notes on development . turns blue natural enzymes of milk are destroyed at about1580 F., but it is doubtful if they have any practical valueas digestive aids, as it takes months for them to producemuch change in the proteids of the milk outside of thedigestive tract (32 B, 61). Care of Nursery Utensils. 160. After the food has been made up or the nursingbottles have been used, the dipper, measures, bottles, andanything that has had milk in should be first rinsed withcold water, then washed with hot water and soap or someof the washing powders, and a bottle brush. If hot wateris used first, the milk cooks on the uten-sils, and it is thendifficult thoroughlyto clean them. Cleanliness is avery important partof infant feeding, asdirty utensils mayharbor bacteria (59)that cause decompo-sition in the food andhence produce sick-ness in the infant. After washing with hot water the uten-sils should be boiled and the bottles either kept filled withwater or inverted in a clean place until wanted for Fig. 60. Oil Stove for Nurserv. 254 INFANT FEEDING. The nipples should be washed out and kept lying in acup of water in which a pinch of borax or boric acid hasbeen dissolved. To be sure of having a supply of boiling water, a gasstove or oil stove should be in every nursery outfit. Food for Infants with Colic, Persistent Vomiting,Abnormal Stools, and Evidence of GeneralMalnutrition. 161. Colic may be caused by an excessive quantity ofproteid in the food or by the infant not being kept warmenough, especially the bowels and extremities. The ex-cess of proteid in the food may be reduced by increasingthe dilution. Persistent vomiting may be caused by feed-ing too great a quantity at a time; from too much fat orcream in the food, or by poisonous products in the milk,the result of bacterial growth. Abnormal stools may con-tain curds of casein or fat, fermenting sugar, and mucusresulting from the undigested food irritatin
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