LACTNET Archives

Lactation Information and Discussion

LACTNET@COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM
Options: Use Forum View

Use Monospaced Font
Show Text Part by Default
Show All Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Subject:
Re: Mrs Beeton
From:
Morgan Gallagher <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
Lactation Information and Discussion <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 6 Oct 2008 22:21:53 +0100
Content-Type:
multipart/mixed
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (1520 bytes) multipart/alternative (1520 bytes) , multipart/alternative (-1 MB) , text/plain (-1 MB) 
Of course, Mrs Beeton was dead by the time the present form of book was 
compiled and published by her husband. So that may have a lot more to do 
with it, than with Mrs Beeton's thoughts on the subject. Especially as 
she died of child bed fever, the day after birthing her son.

Morgan Gallagher

Norma Ritter wrote:
> I just came across this very interesting passage from *Mrs Beeton's Book of
> Household Management* , And, finally, though we would never—where the mother

> had the strength to suckle her child—supersede the breast, we would insist
> on making it a rule to accustom the child as early as possible to the use of
> an artificial diet, not only that it may acquire more vigour to help it over
> the ills of childhood, but that, in the absence of the mother, it might not
> miss the maternal sustenance; and also for the parent's sake, that, should
> the milk, from any cause, become vitiated, or suddenly cease, the child can
> be made over to the bottle and the spoon without the slightest apprehension
> of hurtful consequences.

             ***********************************************

Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html
To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]
Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask]
COMMANDS:
1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail
2. To start it again: set lactnet mail
3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet
4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome





No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com 
Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.7.6/1709 - Release Date: 10/5/2008 9:20 AM

             ***********************************************

Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html
To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]
Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask]
COMMANDS:
1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail
2. To start it again: set lactnet mail
3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet
4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome

ATOM RSS1 RSS2