four hours being made at one time. This ensures uniformity of
quality of each feeding.

3rd. By cleaning all the bottles at one time (previous to filling) it is
more apt to be done thoroughly; and by making all the food for a day at
one time it is more apt to be correct than if each feeding was made
separately.

The baby's nipple should be made of plain black rubber. It should not be
too thick because it is necessary to turn it inside out in order to
clean it thoroughly. The hole in the nipple should not be too large--if
the child can empty the bottle in less time than fifteen minutes the
hole is too large. If the milk drops out but does not run it is about
right. Don't buy nipples too long or too large. A long nipple tends to
gag the child and cause vomiting. A large nipple prevents the child from
sucking properly and usually allows the food to be taken too quickly and
with air, which causes colic and indigestion. It is well to have always
half a dozen nipples of the right kind on hand. When new, nipples should
be boiled before using. After each feeding the nipple should be washed
in borax and water on both sides, then it should be put in a dish
containing fresh, cold, borax water and left there until again required.
A large portion of the success of raising healthy, bottle-fed babies is
in being everlastingly clean in the details of caring for the bottles
and nipples which are in daily use.

SHOULD A MOTHER PUT HER BABY ON ARTIFICIAL FOOD IF HER SUPPLY OF MILK,
DURING THE FIRST TWO WEEKS, IS NOT QUITE ENOUGH TO SATISFY IT?--This is
a question that cannot be answered by a simple yes or no. A great deal
depends upon circumstances, and these circumstances must be weighed and
counterweighed before an answer is given. It is a serious matter, in our
judgment it is a criminal proceeding for a physician to advise the use
of an artificial food without exhausting every aid and means to preserve
and increase the mother's milk. This is a subject in need of earnest
missionaries in all walks of life, and it should be the duty of every
woman's club and gathering to voice the conviction of the highest
womanhood by advocating the use of mother's milk with every child born.
A woman who can and will not nurse her own child is scarcely deserving
of the name of mother.

It does not seem quite human to deprive a baby of the milk which
rightfully belongs to it; yet in certain walks of life this is not an
uncommon procedure. On the other