. How to take care of the baby; a mother's guide and manual for nurses . tion is indi-cated : 1. During outbreaks of diarrhea, scarlet fever, ty-phoid fever, etc. 2. When the milk has to be kept more than a fewhours without ice, or when it has to be kept for morethan twenty-four hours, as on long journeys. Pasteurization.âPasteurization consists in heatingmilk at a temperature of 155° F. to 160°F. for thirtyminutes. There are several apparatus for this purpose A MOTHERS GUIDE 67 on the market, the simplest being the Freeman pasteur-izer. It is made in two metals, tin and copper, whichcost fo


. How to take care of the baby; a mother's guide and manual for nurses . tion is indi-cated : 1. During outbreaks of diarrhea, scarlet fever, ty-phoid fever, etc. 2. When the milk has to be kept more than a fewhours without ice, or when it has to be kept for morethan twenty-four hours, as on long journeys. Pasteurization.âPasteurization consists in heatingmilk at a temperature of 155° F. to 160°F. for thirtyminutes. There are several apparatus for this purpose A MOTHERS GUIDE 67 on the market, the simplest being the Freeman pasteur-izer. It is made in two metals, tin and copper, whichcost four dollars and eight dollars respectively. It canbe obtained of J. T. Dougherty, 409 West 59th Street,New York City, and from most dealers in surgical in-struments. Directions for use come in the box. Indications for Pasteurization.âPasteurization isindicated: 1. When one is not sure how the milk has been han-dled, nor whether the cows are in a healthy condition. 2. In the warm months of the year, whenever themilk can not be obtained fresh, as in towns and FREEMAN PASTEURIZER Pasteurized milk should not be kept for more thantwenty-four hours. When a pasteurizer is not obtainable, the milk can bepoured into bottles that have just been boiled, then corkthem with sterile cotton wool and place them in a tinpail. Fill the pail with boiling water, cover it up and setaside for forty minutes. Then cool rapidly and place onthe ice. Pasteurized milk can be used for several months with-out harmful effects, but it^s preferable to use fresh milkwhenever it is obtainable. When in doubt about the quality of the milk, especially 68 HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THE BABY in summer, it is only necessary to bring it to a boil tomake it safe. Boiled milk should not be used over toolong a period. DIET FROM ONE YEAR TO FIFTEEN MONTHS 6:30 or 7 a. m.âWarm milk, 6 to 8 oz., diluted with2 to 3 oz. of barley or oatmeal gruel, given from a cup,and one zwieback. 9 a. m.âOrange or prune juice, 1 to


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