The care and feeding of infants and diet after the first year . used, vomiting, especiallysome little time after feeding, may result, or irregularities of thebowels, or loss of appetite. An excess of fat, particularly in thelater months when the baby is getting quite a large proportionof milk, may retard the babys gain in weight, and may alsoproduce rash, or cause the urine to smell like ammonia. Keep the milk covered and in a cool place, —the refrigera-tor, if possible. If ice is not available, the milk may be pouredinto ajar and kept in a pail of cold water, the water being changed of milktw
The care and feeding of infants and diet after the first year . used, vomiting, especiallysome little time after feeding, may result, or irregularities of thebowels, or loss of appetite. An excess of fat, particularly in thelater months when the baby is getting quite a large proportionof milk, may retard the babys gain in weight, and may alsoproduce rash, or cause the urine to smell like ammonia. Keep the milk covered and in a cool place, —the refrigera-tor, if possible. If ice is not available, the milk may be pouredinto ajar and kept in a pail of cold water, the water being changed of milktwo or three times a day. The milk should always be kept cold. Remember that you are using milk as well as Mellins Foodand that milk is liable to variations, especially if any decidedchange is made in the feeding of the cows. It is sometimesnecessary to change the source of the milk supply. If it is impossible to obtain suitable fresh milk for the timebeing, Mellins Food may be prepared temporarily with evapo-rated or condensed milk, as explained on page Lionel Rockefeller HallMifflinburg, Pa. [11] MELLINS FOOD FOR. THE BABY gg ———^ -^52 Directions Simplicity. Simply dissolve the Mellins Food in cold water, and then add the milk. It is unnecessary to add anything else; the Mellins Foodalone will perfectly modify the milk, if properly prepared. If there is any doubt as to the purity of the water, boil it,but let it cool before dissolving the Mellins Food in it. Mix the Mellins Food with the water and milk at least twoLet mixture or three hours before giving any to the baby. The Mellins Foodstand, will then have sufficient time to soften the curd of the milk, asalready explained, and thus render the milk easily digestible. If milk is obtained but once a day, enough of the MellinsFood may then be prepared to last for twenty-four hours. Ifmilk is received twice a day, enough of the Mellins Food maybe prepared each time to last for twelve hours. Keep the prepared food on
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