. Dr. Evans' How to keep well; . Fig. 294.—Simple Milk-Testing Appabatus. ability to take care of other food are better guides than the mere age of thechild. Ordinarily breast nursing should not be prolonged after the tenth the mother suffers from any serious illness,acute or chronic, it is best to wean the childearlier. Pregnancy also necessitates earlierweaning. As to the season, the best time to weana child, everything else being equal, is in earlyspring or fall. Keeping the child out in theopen air is very soothing to its irritated ner-vous system at the time of weaning. A child s
. Dr. Evans' How to keep well; . Fig. 294.—Simple Milk-Testing Appabatus. ability to take care of other food are better guides than the mere age of thechild. Ordinarily breast nursing should not be prolonged after the tenth the mother suffers from any serious illness,acute or chronic, it is best to wean the childearlier. Pregnancy also necessitates earlierweaning. As to the season, the best time to weana child, everything else being equal, is in earlyspring or fall. Keeping the child out in theopen air is very soothing to its irritated ner-vous system at the time of weaning. A child should be weaned weaning, much practiced in formeryears, does much harm to mother and child. When the first teeth appear, along in thesixth or seventh months, a healthy child shouldbe given some other food besides the mothersmilk at stated intervals. Four ounces of milk,with the addition of two ounces of barleywater, may be given. In about a week these
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