Care and feeding of infants and children; a text-book for trained nurses . Fig. 60.—A herd of Holstein cows. {Broad%new Farm, St. Paul, Minn.) easy task, and for the average mother it usually resulted in thegiving of a much larger percentage of cream than was is yet a common experience to see infants getting the top fromtwo quarts of milk in the days feedings. Simple Dilutions of Milk.—A simple and more uniformplan is to use simple dilutions of milk and add the necessaryamount of the other ingredients in the form of sugar, starch,or fat. ARTIFICIAL FEEDING. Il6 CARE OF INFANTS AND
Care and feeding of infants and children; a text-book for trained nurses . Fig. 60.—A herd of Holstein cows. {Broad%new Farm, St. Paul, Minn.) easy task, and for the average mother it usually resulted in thegiving of a much larger percentage of cream than was is yet a common experience to see infants getting the top fromtwo quarts of milk in the days feedings. Simple Dilutions of Milk.—A simple and more uniformplan is to use simple dilutions of milk and add the necessaryamount of the other ingredients in the form of sugar, starch,or fat. ARTIFICIAL FEEDING. Il6 CARE OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN Since mothers milk and cows milk have the same foodvalue, 670 per quart, it is apparent that if we dilute cows milkwith an equal quantity of water, the same quantity will haveonly one-half of the original food value. The simple dilutions of ys, y^, ys whole milk will usually befound to be tolerated at the proper ages. The necessary amountof sugar may usually be added to bring the sugar content upto 6 or 7 per cent. For the preparation and use of the different milk mixturesused in artificial feeding the following list of utensils will befound necessary: Two-quart porcelain pitcher. Pint or quart graduate. Glass funnel for filling the bottles. Dairy thermometer. Nursing bottles, the proper number for the days feedings,(The bottles may be purchased by the dozen very cheaply.) Rack for bottles. Bottle cleaner. Large pan for water bottle, or double boiler. Gas stove. Roll of sterilized absorbent cotton. Nursing Bottles and Nipples A simple cylindrical bottl
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