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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1954)
t-4Sc 1) Stcrtesmcm, Salem, Or. Friday, April 30. 1951 Baby Feeding Has Startling Historic Facts ANN ARBOR, Mich. (INS) Some startling historical facts concerning the feeding of in fants have been uncovered by a senior in the University of Mich igan medical school John W. Burgess of Rockland Island. I1L, wasn't able to discover who first put the burp in baby's formula, but he did find: - An Egyptian formula dating back to 1500 B.C., said to encour age milk production in mothers by mixing a fragrant bread with poppyplant then having the mother eat the concocttion while sitting cross-legged. The Egyptians also were aware of wet nursing. Wealthy fathers were able to contract the services of a wet nurse for periods up to six months. Comes to Fore Pediatric medicine according to Burgess' findings first came to the fore in the Greco-Roman period. Soranus of Ephesus (98 AD.) was called the father of pediatricians. Soranus advised that infants be allowed to go hungry for two days after birth and that a wet nurse should be hired on the third day. Then, the Mediterranean medico suggested the child be returned to its mother for feeding on the fourth day. No Wine Literature on infant care in the Middle Ages was as dark as every thing else at that time. However, a Mohammedan physician named Avicenna handed down one piece of advice. He sugsted that mothers exclude wine from the infant diet except for anesthetic Teasons. The Renaissance, on the other hand, brought forth new ideas to child care. Pediatric literature was born everywhere and new mothers scarcely knew which way Co turn when confronted with the new, controversial question of schedule" or "demand" feeding. First Physician The first physician who was brave enough to record his thoughts on "demand" feeding was Dr. Bartholomew Mettlinger. In 1474 he advised mothers not to wake a child to nurse him. Dr. Mettlinger further advocat ed supplemental feeding and also took a stand against the use of too much meat in the infant diet because "too strong meat Causes worms to grow." A Neopolitan named Baldini fathered the modern baby bottle in 1784. It was the shape of a gourd, was made of pewter, and had a sponge instead of a nipple at the sucking end. Baldinis' bottle might have had something to do with the world wrestling In the throes of revolu tion about that time. Dust Storm Belief Passes WASHINGTON UP The Senate Wednesday passed and sent to the House a 15-million-dollar emer gency appropriation for dust storm relief in drought areas. It quickly and unanimously ap proved the , appropriation which was tacked onto a catch - all mon ej bill by Chairman Bridges (R NH) of the Senate Appropriations Committee. The House, which has approved other items in the bill, is expected to give quick approval. 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