Chapter XVI: Appendix: B

RECIPES

=Limewater.= To make limewater, add one teaspoonful of unslaked lime to one quart of cool, boiled water. Pour into a bottle and shake thoroughly. Let it stand twenty-four hours; pour off the clear fluid at the top and strain. Keep in a cool place.

=Barley water.= Mix two teaspoonfuls of barley flour with a little cold water, then add one quart of water and boil twenty minutes in a double boiler. Strain through a very fine sieve and add enough boiled water to make one quart.

=Rice water.= Rice water is made in the same way as barley water, but only one teaspoonful of rice is used to one quart of water.

=Oatmeal water.= Mix two even tablespoonfuls of oatmeal with a little cold water; add one quart of water and boil for at least one hour in a double boiler. Strain through a fine sieve and add enough boiled water to make one quart.

=Beef juice.= Select the third cut of the round lean beef, broil it slightly on both sides, cut in small pieces, and squeeze the juice from it with a potato ricer or a meat press. Add a pinch of salt, and before using warm it slightly by standing the cup containing the juice in a dish of hot water.

=Whey.= Warm one pint of fresh milk to about 110° F. Add one teaspoonful of essence of pepsin or a junket tablet and stir until it is well mixed. Pour into cups and let stand until it jellies. Then break up the curds with a fork and strain through a sieve. The liquid is called whey, and it is sometimes used when babies cannot digest cow’s milk.

=Two per cent boric acid solution.= Put one teaspoonful of boric acid powder in a pint of boiling water and keep in a clean bottle.

=Soap suppository.= Take a piece of Ivory or castile soap and cut out a piece two inches long and about the size of a lead pencil. Narrow to a dull point at one end.

INDEX

Adenoids, 80

Air, necessity for, 17;
impure, 19;
temperature of, 21

Baby, care of the newborn, 29-37;
breast feeding, 38-45;
bottle feeding, 46-54;
caring for food of, 55-62;
the bath, 63-70;
clothing, 71-77;
training, 78-87;
teeth and their care, 88-92;
sicknesses, 93-101

Bacteria, preventing development of, 27

Barley water, 51, 110

Bath thermometer, use of, 94

Baths, for girls, 8;
oil, 30;
sponge, 30;
tub, 63-70;
bran, 69;
for convulsions, 94

Beds, 34

Beef juice, 111

Bicarbonate of soda solution, 10

Birth, registration of, 35

Boric acid solution, 67

Bottle feeding, 46-54;
special foods, 46;
cow’s milk, 54;
modified milk, 48;
utensils necessary in, 51;
pasteurizing, 52

Bottles, care of, 57

Bowels, care of, 14, 81

Breast feeding, reasons for, 38;
hours for, 39;
position of baby for, 40;
mixed feedings, 41;
diet for mother, 42;
weaning, 42

Candy as food, 14

Carbohydrates, 11

Carrying schoolbooks, 5

Cellars, care of, 26

Certified milk, 47

Chafing, avoidance of, 98

Chamber, use of, 82

Clothing, 71-77;
bands, 71-73;
shirts, 73;
gertrudes, 74;
dresses, 74;
nightgowns, 74;
stockings, 76;
short clothes, 76;
for summer, 76;
for winter, 77

Colds, 98

Colic, crying due to, 84;
treatment of, 95

Condensed milk as food, 46

Constipation, 96

Contagion, avoiding, 99

Convulsions, 93

Correct posture, 3-6;
when feeding baby, 60;
during the bath, 68

Crying, normal, 84;
due to hunger, 84;
due to temper, 85;
due to illness, 84-85;
due to fright, 85

Dental floss, use of, 9

Diapers, 74

Diarrhea, 97

Diet, for nursing mothers, 42;
for babies, 91;
for children, 91

Discharges from sick persons, 24

Dishcloths and towels, 28

Drafts, 21

Dresses, selection of, 74

Dressing the baby, 69

Drooling, 89

Dust and dusting, 25

Ears, care of, 66

Emergencies, 93-101;
convulsions, 93;
colic, 95;
constipation, 96;
diarrhea, 97;
colds, 98;
vaccination, 100

Enemas, 96-97

Exercise, 15, 86

Eyes, care of, 66

Fats as food, 11

Filters, 24

Flies, protection from, 36

Food, three classes of, 10;
mixed diet, 11;
milk, 13;
candy, 14;
care of, 27, 55-62;
for nursing mothers, 41

Fright, crying from, 85

Garbage, care of, 27

Gertrudes (petticoats), 74

Girls’ Health League classes, 103-109

Hands, care of, 28

Health of nursing mothers, 41

Hearing of babies, 33

Hunger, crying from, 84

Illness, crying due to, 85

Indigestion, 84

Kissing, 83

Laxatives, use of, 96

Limewater, 50, 110

Maltose, in modifying milk, 51

Mattresses, choice and care of, 34

Milk as food, 13

Milk sugar, 51

Modified milk, 48

Mosquitoes, protection from, 36

Mouth, care of, 10, 66

Nails, care of, 68

Nightgowns, 74

Nipples, care of, 58

Nose, care of, 66, 80

Nursing. _See_ Bottle feeding _and_ Breast feeding

Oatmeal water, 110

Oil, use of, 30

Oil-producing glands, 30

Orange juice for babies, 91

Pacifiers, 83

Pasteurizing milk, 52

Personal hygiene, 1-15;
value of good health, 1;
correct posture, 3;
care of skin, 6;
baths, 8;
food, 10;
exercise, 15

Perspiration, avoiding undue, 21

Pillows, 35

Plants in houses, 19

Privy vaults, 23

Proprietary baby foods, 51

Protein, 11

Reading position, 6

Recipes, 110

Refrigerators, homemade, 55

Rice water, 110

Rickets, avoiding, 94

Sanitation, home, 16-28

Scales, use of, 44

Scalp, care of, 67

Screens, 25

Scurvy, prevention of, 67

Shirts, selection of, 73

Shoes, selection of, 4

Sitting position, 4

Skin, care of, 6

Sleep, 79

Speech of babies, 33

Spitting, 8

Standing position, 3

Starch as food, 11

Stockings, selection of, 76

Sugar, as food, 11;
in modifying milk, 49

Sunshine, value of, 17

Suppositories, 96, 111

Talcum powder, use of, 98

Teeth, care of, 9, 88-92

Teething, 89

Temper, crying from, 85

Temperature, in pasteurizing milk, 52;
for bath, 63;
of sleeping room, 79;
of bath for convulsions, 93

Thermometer, use of, 95

Thumb sucking, 83

Toothbrush, care of, 92

Vaccination, 100

Vegetables as food, 11

Ventilation, 19

Water, the body’s need of, 13;
purity of, 22-24;
use of, in modifying milk, 48;
sterile, 62

Weaning the baby, 42

Weight of baby, 43

Whey, 111

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