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> An Object Lesson to Young Mothers Regarding the Proper $6
j Care ol the Nursing Bottle.
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That the nursing bottle, cltltc
rectly or Indirectly
of the
majority of deaths of lnfanlH Is tint
consensus of opinion among the best
medical authorities. Much as has
been written and prayed and preached
against It, there are few mothers who
rcgnrd the nursing bottle with the
proper amount of fear which It In
spires In the man of science.
"Always remember that there Is a
risk—a great risk—however careful
you are. In bringing up your buby on
the bottle," was the advice given
young mother the other day by Mr
M. C. Dunphy, the superintendent of
Itnudnll's Island, New York City.
The young mother,' the wife of a
well-to-do Ilarletn tradesman, had
gone over to the island to llnd out how
milk and milk bottles and nursing nip
ples were really sterilised. She had
read In the papers and thu magar.lnes
hundreds of directions, and none of
them seemed to agree, or else the di
rections Were not worded plainly. Her
three-months'-old baby was not thriv
ing, and she very wisely determined to
have somebody show her'exactly how
to sterilise milk and bottle uud nuts
lug nipples.
Like hundreds of other would-be
sclent 1(1 c mothers, this one lmd been
“sterilising" milk by simply Immers
ing the bottles In water and allowing
them to remain until thu water reached
the boiling point, nnd us a matter of
fact the milk was thereby rendored
even more dnngorous than before It
hnd been sterilised.
The mother was then shown by slin-
pllllcd process lmw she could prepare
Iter baby's milk at home with the Joy
ful certainty that after sterilising It
was absolutely pure and germ proof.
At Handall's Island they have tho
most complete facilities for tho sttp-
cessful rearing of "bottle babies” of
any place In the world. The first pro
cess consists of straining the milk,
which Is done by it patent separator,
for llaudtjU'H Island Is raising Just
uow 1-10 babies on tho bottle.
.The straining of tho milk is a most
Important feature, and can be done
qiftto as well at homo ns at KanduH’s
Island. Mrs. Dunphy showed tho
young mother how. Taking two yards
of cheese cloth which hnd already been
boiled twenty minutes, she folded this
Into a little bundle about eight Inches
square, laid It In an earthenware plu
plate and placed tho plate In a hot
oven, where it remained until the top
fold began to got brown. A coarse
towel was also put In the oven at the
same time.
Nine little squares were cut out of
tho cheese cloth with bright clear scls
sots. Three of these squares were tied
over a common mill: strainer, the milk
was poured through Into another simi
lar strainer, similarly fixed with steril
ized cltceso cloth, and still through an
other strainer.
It is appalling how much dirt nnd
dust there Is even In thu cleanest milk.
one of the old-fashioned death-dealing
horrors with n long rubber tube, but
with Just n single rubber nipple.
Mrs. Dunphy filled ten bottles, the
requisite number for one baby. Tho
bottles were inserted In cylinders,
hound together for convenience by a
tin hand. These cylinders can ho
made by any tinsmith for twenty-five
or thirty cents per set of ten. The
bottles, corked up tightly, tho cylin
ders were set In u porcelain kettle full
of lukewarm water, Just large enough
to hold them without allowing them
' In the morning to last all day, nnd In
tho evening to lost until next morn
ing. More than that should never ho
sterilized, because, while the mill:may
keep sweet a much longer time It loses
much or Its nutritive power if allowed
to grow the leusi bit stale.
If baby appears to bo not thriving,
and the mother can determine’this by
weighing It carefully every other day,
then Its mill: Is not agreeing with It,
and a physician should he consulted
Immediately. The healthy baby will
Increase In weight between certain
ages, while at others It will remain al
most uniform, hut It will never lose
weight. The falling oil in weight of
oven an ounce or two menus some
thing, and what ti.ls something Is none
but tho physician should determine.
In Just what proportions to dlluto
the mill: after It has oocn sterilized
nnd bottles nnd nipples made germ
proof, Is a question often asked by
mothers through the columns of news.
Atlriictlv
ITALY'S _NEW_QUEEN. ,
lei urn of tho i’erioiinlily
THE COOLING rilOOESS.
to wabble; Tho kettle was placed on
cook stove and the water allowed to
bubble and boll around tho bottles,for
not less than twenty minutes. Then
It was pronounced sterilized.
Lifting tho Cylinders out of the ket
tle, they were set In a sink ami thu
cold wiitcr faucet turned on. It Is
very Important that the mill: should
bo thus cooled nml In running water
before being put li tho Icebox; If put
In the Icebox Immediately after taking
from tho boiling water the milk gets
cold too quickly, and all the beneficial
results of the sterilizing arc-neutral
ized,
The milk must then he kept on Ice
until I lml> for feeding tho baby, when
the bottle Is again Immersed In hot
water until the mill: Is heated to 08
degrees, or tho warmth of mother's
milk.
After feeding, Just ns quickly ns pos
sible, (he bottlo and nipple must ho
rinsed In cold water, then put In a ket
tle with a piece of borax and allowed
to boll tor tweuty minutes.
While tho bottles wore boiling Miss
Margaret McCnrthy, the assistant su
pervising nurse, showed the young
mother how to sterilize the bottles nnd
nipples after they came out of tho
water.
‘Never lay n bottle on Its side, but
turn It.up," said Miss McCnrthy.
“Many mothers Imagine If they lmvo
boiled nipples and lnld them on the
window sill to dry In the sun that nil
tho germs are destroyed. That Is all
wrong. Tho warm sunshine only
warms tho little stray germs Into life.”
Two folds of the sterilized chccso
cloth were then laid on a piece of
clean, unpnluted hoard—n Unending
board is a good tiling—and the bottles,
necks downward, wero dropped Into
the -Interstices of a wire rack nnd al
lowed to drain on to the cheesecloth.
The nipples were dried with a piece of
the same sterilized material and then
wrapped In cheesecloth. The remain
der of Hie cheesecloth was folded up
In the sterilized towel uud put away
pnpers. No general rule can be formu
lated to answer this question. That Is
something which the physician alone
can determine. The formula that will
agree perfectly with one bnby often
proves the death of another. Each
baby requires Individual attention,
nnd the wise mother will avoid any
thing except professional ndvlce re
garding the preparation of her baby's
milk.
If tho mother nt homo will guard the
nursing bottle for one mite of a baby
with ns much rigor as Mrs. Dunphy
nnd her assistants look to tho bottles
for their 142 babies, tho death rate
among city, children might bo reduced
DRAINING TOE BOrrilES OX STEKITjIZED
OUEESE CLOTH,
rUTTING THE BOTTLE3INTO THE BOILER.'
The mill: was then put Into a large
Wrtight bottle, and tho bottle set Into
lee to get very cold, but not to freeze.
When sufficiently cold It was poured
-Into an eight ounce nursing bottle—not
until time to go through the sume pro
cess lu tho evening.
The milk should be prepared twice a
day—mornings anil evenings; that Is,
enough should be prepared at one time
to a minimum within the next two
years.
Tho Randall's Island babies, poor
llttlo waifs picked up la doorways,
railway stations, deserted warehouses
nnd occasionally fished out of damp,
leaky old scows or garbage cans, wax
strong aud llourlsh on a hottlo diet,
while tho child of well-to do parents,
living In a comfortable home, often
dl*s of neglect—that ts, neglect of th»
mill: bottle.
The Rnndnll's Island bnbles are In-
vnr'nbly more dead than nlivo when
they roach tho hospital. Every so of
ten when ti.c shabby little bundle hi
unrolled on arrival It Is discovered
that tho little feet are stiff and cold,
and many a feeble life ebbs out ere
the boat that carries the frail burden
Is moored to the landing.
And still A larger percentage of these
bablps live aud grow Into strong,
hearty children than any other class
of bottle-fed lufauts, not because they
are pampered nnd cared for like hot
house flowers, for where there-are 142
babies there Is no time for pampering,
but because the mill: bottle Is feared,
ns it must he by all conscientious
mothers.—New York Herald.
A Llttlo Mistake in Medals.
The chief officer of a Yorkshire yeo
manry regiment, while congratulat
ing one of tho troops on Its appear
ance, made n stirring allusion to tho
medals worn by some army veterans
In the ranks. One of tho men, a na
tive of 'VVharfdale, afterward went
home In a very thoughtful frame of
mind, nnd next morning ho came on
pnrnde with several medals on Ills
breast. Said the officer,“I didn't know
you had been In tho regulars.” “No,
I ain't," said tho man. “Well, how
about the medals, then, my good fel
low? They can’t bo yours." Tho man
promptly answered: “Can't they! Aye,
but they be. My old coo won ’em all
at Otley Show.”—Upper Wharfdale.
Fox-llnntluff Parsons.'
There nre still In England two rep
resentatives of the old-time fox-hunt
ing parson. Those are the Rev E.
lng parson. These are the Rev. E.
nolds, who are respectively masters
of the Cattlstock aud Conlstou packs.
The tastes of King Victor '•Emman
uel III., and especially of Ills queen,
arc all of u “sporting" kind, ns tho
Italians say, using tlm English word.
First and foremost with her comes the
sen. After that shooting nnd climbing
nro tier passions. No Montenegrin
lives who does not love climbing nnd
cannot shoot. It Is In tho blood, nnd
the Itallnns, who consider Queen liar-
ghcrlta a marvel, nre likely to see
feats of endurance In their present
queen that will strike them with awe.
The last time the Princess of Naples
Was In Montenegro she announced her
Intention of revisiting on foot the
mountains nbont Cettlgne. Her Ital
ian ladlcs-ln-wnltlng glanced nt each
other In -onstcrnntlon nnd all, with
one exception, hogged to he excused,
the request being good-naturedly
granted. One, however, young nnd
lovely, ambitious for the favor of her
mistress, determined to bravo all
and go, too. The next morning at six
nil hnd gathered except tho venture
some lady, who nt last appeared hi a
gown with a train, which, however,
hnd been nil carefully pinned tip,
scent bottle In hand and In hlgh-hcclcd
slippers. Tho prlnccsS took In tills
vision and remarked, smilingly, that
she looked pnle, that evidently she
was not feeling well nml had better
not undertake bo arduous a climb.
Tho hint was ncceptod, she stayed be
hind, but lost nothing, ns she 1ms since
been prime favorite, nnd often laughs
over the Incident with her royal
friend, who says, "Never forgot again
thnt you nro ornamental.”
Of shooting tho queen Is past mis
tress. In a land where every one
shoots, where, It Is said, the children,
hoys and girls, nro horn with rllics In
their hands against the Turks, she Is
considered nn exceptional shot. Her
father. Prince Nicola, Is Intensely
proud of, her achievements, nnd says
lie would willingly let her shoot nn
apple off his head If she could only lie
Induced to thy. “It Is much easier for
Ilelcnc to lilt thnn to inlss,” he says.
“It Is Instinct that she sees straight,”
nnd that straight regnrd Is one of her
characteristics in intercourse with
people. No wavering, no roundabout
ways; she looks you straight In tho
eye. addresses you a simple question
nnd expects nnd usually receives a
direct answer. She employs'perhaps
less of the suavity usual In courts,
anil Is rather >errlble to morpl back
sliders, hut she Is honest, and, per
haps hotter, good. My own opinion
Is that she will not bo very popular nt
first with the nation nt large. She Is
handsome, but not of n beauty to np-
pcnl particularly to Italians. Tall nml
graceful, with n small head, she has a
complexion almost yellow in Its sal
lowness, with largo eyes, round, rather
thnn long, nnd of nn exceptional beau
ty of expression. Ilut sho ineks grn r
clousness of manner, her serious fnee
ns she drives through tho streets cer
tainly not adding to her popularity.
Ilcr position for some time will he of
exceptional difficulty, taking, ns she
does, tho place of Queen Mnrghorltn,
who smiles on the people ns though
sho were delighted with them, nnd Is
over accessible to tho calls of mercy.
Queen Ilelcnc Is so, too, 1 am sure, but
she 1ms j :t to prove It.”—Correspond
ence of the London l’nll Mall Gazette.
l'rnpor Selection of ainrm,
When buying a .gown a womnn
should have In mind the use for which
It Is Intended. ( If a handsome street
costume Is planned, one which may ho
worn to n matinee, nn afternoon recep
tion, to nny Informal social affair be
fore dinner, by all means go to the
best tailor or the host dressmaker you
can nIVord. True economy dictates
purchasing n single elegant dress,
rather tlmu frittering the cost of thnt
on two or three costumes, not one of
which will glvo satisfaction. A sllk-
llned gow n is not. Indeed, Indispensa
ble, slneo silk linings nre perishable,
nnd there nro on tile market several
excellent substitutes which have com
mended themselves by their wearing
qualities. But the lining of a gown Is
q.s Important ns Its outside. Whntevcr
Is chosen must he soft, pliant, and sure
to bang well, not to sag after a few
weeks of use, nor to crack, nor shrink.
Tho way a gown hangs Is so often
overlooked thnt one constantly meets
richly clothed women whoso skirts are
too short In front, or too long over the
hips, or shorter on one side than on tho
other, or scant In the hack, utterly
marring tho effect of the dress. The
best dressmakers have In their employ
exports whoso sole department Is the
making and fitting of skirts. In whose
hands the dumpy womnn acquires
grace and tho bean-pole woman puts
on plumpness.
The gown, when bought, must be.
rognrded :.s relative to the remainder
of tho outfit to be worn with It. A
bonnet or lmt to match—or at least to
chord with It In tone, nnd of a style
appropriate to that toilet — shoes,
gloves, ties and _ wrap should be in
cluded in the outlay. Tho soldier on
dress pnrnde Is complete, an entity,
from tho crown of his head to the
points of his shining toes, every item
In good order and Immaculate. The
well-dressed womnn may copy him
In this attention to detail; let her have
one outfit which Is harmonious from
beginning to end. Shabby gloves and
shoes, n sorry-looklng hat, a soiled
and crumpled tie, a half-worn belt,
will ruin the effect of the most beauti
ful gown. It Is better to save on the
gown Itself, to he contented with
something less expensive than one
would like thnn to have fin- elegance
of that contrast with Ill-fitting gloves
nnd shoes approaching decay, — Col-,
lier's Weekly.
The Solmnlilrl’s Allnrrnm-n.
Shoes and gloves are Important Items
to every schoolgirl, not to mention rll>- j
boils. Tl.-y may bo made to cost a |
good ileal of money, hut If care Is
taken in choosing them there Is no rea
son why they should he so expensive.
It Is neve.* too soon for a girl to know
how to inannge her own spending- j
money. One of the |iest things Is to
hare her begin with an allowance for
these same nr.lclcs. In wearing rib
bons around the throat nnd waist, ns |
Is now tho fashion, of course a good j
deal of material can bo done away |
with, especially If a girl Is at all care- :
less, hut if sho has to buy her own rib- j
boils slic will soon learn to he n little j
more careful nnd to buy judiciously, i
Five dollars a month Is a liberal allow- ;
mice for gloves and ribbons, and even |
shoes can, with economy, he bought I
put of this, although shoes arc now ex
pensive. It Is not necessary to buy
shoes every month, so ■ some months
there will bo left fj for gloves nnd
ribbons alone. Half that sum has
been found possible for n girl to get
along with nnd look very well, nnd nt
the same time she Ib learning lmhlts
of economy.
The gloves for school wear should
bo of the henvy gray Suede or cha
mois, or enstor l:ld. The Inttcr Is
stronger thnn the former, and there
nre woolen gloves that look quite
smnrt enough, unless a girl lives In a
city where Bhc Is required to dress
moro elaborately. Wearing white l:ld
gloves with dark suits Is an absurd
fashion for any girl, anil ought not to
ho nttempt id by one who has to ho at
all economical.—Harper’s Bazan,
The firiiy-Hnlrcrt Women.
Ono of the most picturesque types
of the gray-lialred Individual Is she
who Is proraaturely gray and has bluo
eyes and a Hue complexion. Palo roso
pink nnd black, blue and white arc
her best colors, though she can wear
purple nnd also green, If Bhe handles
them judiciously. Cnu you Imagine a
prettier picture thnn such a one would
be In nn evening dress of blue, cov
ered with silver gnu7.o nnd trimmed
with pale pluk roses, with some In the
hair?
Elderly people, ns a rule, should
wear plenty of lace. In fact, it Is said
by those who make dress a study to
be essential to tho gowning of a wom
nn over forty. Then, too, ns a womnn
grows old the dress materials should
Increase In richness. Handsome bro
cades, soft, elegant silks, woolen tex
tures and velvcti aro most appropriate
nnd becoming.
That Fatal Point,
Do Oalper—I shouldn't think you
would attend any more dinners, if you
have dyspepsia ho badly.
Wickston- -l’vo got to the point now
whoro tho ouly thing that relieves uie
is to eat indigestible food.—Life.
Military Automobiles.
The Immense advantages presented by
automobiles have had n great fascinutloa
for progressive military men all over the
• world. Largo sums have been offered for
the best military automobile. In war, as in
everything,*it pays to use the beet weapons.
Tho bent shield with which to protect the
stomach is Hostetter's btomuch Bitters. It
is n certain cute for constipation, indiges
tion, dyspepsia aad biliousness, and pre
vents malaria, fever aud ague-
i do to bujr my winter suit.”
•II, ho told me nil tho horse’s moan tricks
Every year over too,coo
persons die of consumption
in this country alone. Cherry
Pectoral would not have cured
all these. Taken in time, it
would have cured many.
A Mr. D. P. Jolly, of
Avoca, N. Y., wrote us, a few
weeks ago, that his mother
had regular old-fashioned con
sumption for years, and was
given up to die. She tried
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. It
helped her at once, and she
is now completely restored to
health.
We believe Mr. jolly’s
story, because it’s only one
of thousands.
Three sizes of Aytr’a Cherry Pectoral:
35 cents, 50 cents, and £1.00. Bay tho
most economical size for your case.
J. C. Ayer Company,-
Practical ClicmiiU, Lowell, Mas,.
IVlilto Lead* Tor Eranlnc flown.,
■White will take tho leail for evening j
gowns, with much jeweled net and j
passementerie for trimming. Green i
spangles will he much In evidence on
white. Next to white In favor, and
gaining rapidly, arc the various smart
combinations of black and white,
which are adaptable to women of nil
ages. In tho pastel shades for young
women’s evening gowns the lavenders,
blues, apple and Nile greens, pinks
nnd mnuves will be most sought after.
If, for any reason, your druggist cannot
or does not givo you Ayer’s Cherry l’ec-
toral when you cull for it, send us one dol
lar tor tho large size and wo will deliver It
to yoo, all charges paid.
niiGTTY
ETCHINGS
TO WEAR
Among the new capes appears
“Talgnou." Golf capes are seen lu
finer grades and longer lengths.
Skirts continue to show the ripple
bottom, mul among the latest separate
skirts sold In the shops the adjustable
belt Is noticeable.
A popular trimming Is made by lay
ing silK, w.ill an Irregular outline,
upon cloth, and embroidering it to the
goods in self shades.
Boleros In all materials will he flip
height of fashion throughout the win
ter. The newest fasten I11 front with
long scarfs tied lu loose bows.
Ileal laces, are being used to a re
markable . extent, Cluny, Arabian,
point il'Alcueon, Irish point, point de
Flnudres and Renaissance taking the
lead.
Ono of the most stylish gloves for
wear with light gowns Is old-fashioned
looking, nnd of soft thin kid, with no
stitching on the hack and only one
pearl button.
The large loose waves so essential
to the low. Huffy, half-parted pompa
dour style of hair dressing can bo
made by wetting the hair and tying
broad bands of tape around It.
Silk applique on net, nnd velvet ap
plique on net or silk, arc trimmings ns
popular ns lace, and stunning little
cOnts tire made of black velvet ap
plique on coarse net and lined wltb
wuite.
Unpolished pearls aro widely used
for bat pins, the favorite effect is that I
produced by the pear-shaped pearls, :
with a brownish tint^nt the thick end.
tfhese are sot ns the petals of pansies,
with a diamond spark lu the centre.
In costumes on the tailor-made order
very small checks will he much fa
vored.. These will appear in two
shades 1; tho same color, nnd a pecu
liarity of them Is that the cheek fre
quently crosses the fabric in a slant
ing.manner, while In striped materials
the same Idea Is seen In the stripes.
The new seqson brings with It the
Idea of combining two or moro colors
In a single gown. The skirt must bo
In one color only, but In the bolero or
Eton many combinations aro allow
able, and, In fact, to have the jacket
ultra-rasulohable. It must contrast
somewhat with the skirt, usually in
the collar, revers and lower part of
the sleeves. ......
MINCE - „
kitchen wc em
ploy a chef
I who ia an ex
pert in making mmee pies.
! Hc has charge of making ail of
Libby’s Mince Meat.
I We don’t practice economy here.
1 Ho uses the choicest materials.' He
I is told to make the best mince meat
ever sold—-and he docs.
| Get a package at your grocer’s—
I enough for two large pies. You’ll
I never use another kind again.
• LIBBY, CloltEILL * LIBBY
■ Chloago
I Writs tor on, booklet. “How to Make
¥ Good Thioso to Eat."
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5—., ^ tho world. Wo make
and sell moro *3 and S3.S0 shoos than any
other two manufacturers In tho, U. S.
Dou£-1 as Vsloo 1mlVjVihom for prnr
itjle, comfort, and wearit known Duo I
everywhere throughout the world.
They hereto five better eetle/ee- AQ nn
tiOQ then other metre beeeua* $0.1111
the eUnderd hee alwayi been
plecejl eo high thet the wearer* CUDC
for th,ir money UtlUCe
then they eta f«t cleewhw.
"i' i* bMMMTH £4?
A.KK X1I1S llfeST. Your dteler ehould keep
6iT * °? 8 de “ l,r MeluiiT# tela la etch town.
Teke no aeihetltuto! lariat on hering W. L.
»ougla» .ho*e with name and price'stamped on bottom.
It your dealer will aot get them for yon, tend direct to
factory, enclorinr price and 33e. extra for carriage.
State kind of leather, alia, and width, plain or cap toe.
Our ahoae will reach you anywhere. Catalogue Free.
AV.L. J>ou B lua Shoo Co. Brockton, Mum.
Now is the best time to Paint.
THE TRIPOD PAINTS
are the best to use, as
THEY OUTLAST ALL OTHERS.
If jour dealer doss not handle them,
write for color-cards and Information to
THE TRIPOD PAINT CO.,
ATLANTA^ GEORGIA.