o the present generation. There are hundreds of
thousands of children living to-day who are healthy and happy because
years before they were born their mothers, when young girls, took this
grand household medicine. They were restored to health, a great load was
lifted, and things again looked cheerful and bright, and in this
condition a happy baby was born into the world. =If you do not understand
your ailments write to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free and
always helpful. Such letters are strictly confidential and answered with
the help of women only.=

CHAPTER XI.

PROBLEMS IN NURSING.

=Diet During Nursing.=--Many mothers believe that it is necessary to eat
only certain articles of diet while nursing their baby, for fear the
child may be given the colic. While this may be true in certain cases,
yet it is the exception. As a rule, mothers may eat nearly everything
digestible without fear of affecting the baby.

=Exceptions.=--Sometimes raw fruits or acid substances may change the milk
in some way so that it will disagree with the baby, but as I have said,
this is not the rule. Occasionally, however, when such articles of diet
as onions, cauliflower, and cabbage have been eaten, these will impart
such an odor and taste to the milk that the child will refuse to nurse.

=Must Be Guided By Experience.=--The only precaution the mother need take
is that if she finds some article of diet disagrees with her, or if she
knows a certain article always causes pain or discomfort in the child,
then these should be avoided.

It is true that certain medicines, especially purgatives, may be taken
by the mother which will affect the child very quickly. Here the same
rule should be the guide as should always govern one, namely, no article
of diet should be used which is known to disturb the digestion.

=Insufficient Supply of Milk.=--When a mother knows that the chances of
her child's life are greatly increased if it has its natural food, she
will certainly make unusual efforts to supply all the food necessary.

Mothers are too likely to think that an increase in the quantity of the
milk answers every purpose; but this is of no use unless the quality is
increased as well. The free use of soups and some malt extracts may
increase the quantity, but this does the child no good. It too much
resembles the example of the milk-man who uses the well-pump to increase
his supply of milk.

=How Increased.=--However, th