The ladies' physician : a guide for women in the treatment of their ailments / by a London physician.

Date:
1891
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The ladies' physician : a guide for women in the treatment of their ailments / by a London physician. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Feeding Bottles.—These are of the greatest service when properly used. They are made so as to allow the child to suck its food gradually, and thus to prevent its mouth being too rapidly filled, and to imitate as far as possible the natural method of feeding. They are made of various shapes. Some have long india-rubber tubes attached to them, through which the food is sucked. These are the worst form, for it is almost impossible to keep them sweet and clean The best form is that represented in the accompanying illus- PEEDINQ BOTTLE. tration. It can be obtained of any druggist. It has a teat of india-rubber; it ought to be made of natural black india-rubber, for the caoutchouc has an offensive taste and smell. This form is easily cleansed and pre- served sweet. For this purpose it should be kept, when not in use, in cold water. In summer, when milk is more liable to turn sour, a very small pinch of carbonate of soda may be added to the water; but it should be thoroughly washed off before use. This bottle has the further advantage, that the child can- not go to sleep with the teat in its mouth. Both 0 mothers and nurses are too fond of giving the child