CHAPTER XII

INFANT FEEDING

Problem of correct feeding; breast feeding; wet nursing; contra-indications to nursing; anatomy and physiology of the infant; intestinal disturbance; times of feeding; water; normal development in the breast-fed; weaning; artificial feeding; bacteriology; composition of human milk; top-milk; top-milk mixture; certified milk; milk modifications; sterilizing and pasteurizing; comparative analysis of milks and infant foods; gruels; vomiting; colic; the stools in infancy; constipation; diarrhea; anemia rickets; scurvy; feeding the second year 320-356

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MEASURES AND WEIGHTS 357-359

INDEX 361-366

ILLUSTRATIONS

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SUSANNA COCROFT _Frontispiece_

DIAGRAMMATIC REPRESENTATION OF VILLUS 146

What to Eat and When