[guestmama9908]

This is so cool!<br><br><a href="http://pds.harvard.edu:8080/pdx/servlet/pds?id=6232160" target="_blank">http://pds.harvard.edu:8080/pdx/servlet/pds?id=6232160</a>

 

[leila1213]

I'm impressed! Although, kind of sad that this was already necessary back then. I didn't realize bottlefeeding was that common that early on.

 

[sapphire_chan]

Huh, notice how it also blows the "breastfeeding until 6 months is a new-fangled thing" out of the water?

 

[titania8]

that's so cool. we need this republished!<br><br>
but does anyone have any idea what the warm weather has to do with nursing?

 

[fuller2]

Please see the thread I started about this below <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="smile">. (under BF advocacy from 1914)...

 

[mimie]

Did they have refrigerators in 1914? Maybe milk used to prepare formula was more likely to spoil in the summer leading to more illness in formula-fed babies during the warm months.