Fraternity-Testvériség, 1963 (40. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1963-10-01 / 10. szám
10 FRATERNITY Early in this century, progress in the laboratories led to the development of a rubber nipple that was tasteless and odorless. It was a vast improvement over Elijah Pratt’s device, but when used with a rigid glass bottle it frequently caused babies to become distressed and colicky. Doctors pointed out that a vacuum caused the rubber nipples to collapse as the milk was removed, and baby began straining and swallowing air in an effort to appease his hunger. It was the swallowed air that caused colic and distress. Even an old fashioned trick like kissing the baby for good luck wouldn’t cure a bloated stomach. A few years ago, a pediatric nurse set out to solve the rigid bottle problem. She saw that when mothers breastfeed their babies, their milk glands shrink as the milk leaves them. The nurse’s idea was to make a bottle that would shrink the way a mother’s breast does when babies drank from it. That would avoid any vacuum or “back pressure” without any valves or gaskets to clog or adjust. Her research led to the development of the unique Playtex Baby Nurser which makes use of a flexible plastic “inner bottle”. As the baby drinks its milk, the bottle collapses so that no vacuum can be formed in it. The inexpensive bottle is discarded after one use, thus relieving mothers of the task of brushing and sterilizing piles of glassware. The Playtex Nurser also makes use of a newly designed nipple based on the human anatomy. Its natural shape works to promote proper mouth exercise which fosters correct jaw and tooth formation. This new bottle, considered by many pediatricians to be the best substitute for natural feeding since the wet nurse, is the biggest step toward keeping infants well fed and mothers happy since parents tossed out the cow’s horn and chamois nipple. JUVENILE MEMBER WINS BEAUTIFUL BABY CONTEST We have been informed by Mrs. Palma George, our co-worker in Branch 84, that Gabor Nagy, 18-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Gabor Nagy of 98 W. First Avenue, Clifton, N. J., was awarded the trophy for the most beautiful baby in a contest sponsored by the Passaic Festival of Progress. Gabor seemed to be bored with the whole thing as the four judges picked him over 141 other contestants in the competition for one- and two-year-old babies. The beauty event drew a large crowd of children, parents and relatives, and we are as pleased with the choice of the judges as the parents are. Good luck to Gabor and to his parents, and may the little winner continue to win the love and favor of his relatives as well as of all his friends.
