Infant-feeding in its relation to health and disease, by Louis Fischer; containing 54 illustrations, with 24 charts and tables, mostly original . Fig, 13.—Showing a Drop of Milk under the Microscope. Notethe poor character of this emulsion, the uneven fat-globules,and their irregular size and distribution. The infant nursedwith the above milk was rachitic and colicky. Although15 months old, no tooth had appeared. The mother of theinfant states that she menstruated every twenty-one ortwenty-two days since her infant was born—during thispresent nursing Fig. 14.—This Drop of Breast-milk
Infant-feeding in its relation to health and disease, by Louis Fischer; containing 54 illustrations, with 24 charts and tables, mostly original . Fig, 13.—Showing a Drop of Milk under the Microscope. Notethe poor character of this emulsion, the uneven fat-globules,and their irregular size and distribution. The infant nursedwith the above milk was rachitic and colicky. Although15 months old, no tooth had appeared. The mother of theinfant states that she menstruated every twenty-one ortwenty-two days since her infant was born—during thispresent nursing Fig. 14.—This Drop of Breast-milk is from a very AnaemicWoman. The child was extremely emaciated; had greenishstools, and colic, and was always crying. Note the unevencharacter of above emulsion, when compared with Fig. infant was poorly nourished; had rickets and markedcranio-tabes. Mixed feeding was resorted to, with decidedimprovement. G2 INFANT-FEEDING. quite low. There is also a decrease in the quantity ofsalts, whereas the amount of sugar steadily fat varies constantly. According to Johannessen,the quantity of albumin in the first six months is cent.; in the next six months per cent.; andat the end of the year per cent. Breast-milk varies according to the length of timethat it remains in the breast, and also the length of thenursing period; so it has been shown that the first milktaken at the beginning of the nursing act is the poorestin nutrient value, whereas the last milk is richest in longer the milk remains in the glands o
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