THE CARE AND FEEDING
OF CHILDREN

A CATECHISM FOR THE USE OF MOTHERS
AND CHILDREN'S NURSES

By

L. EMMETT HOLT, M.D., LL.D.

PROFESSOR OF DISEASES OF CHILDREN IN THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS (COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY)

ATTENDING PHYSICIAN TO THE BABIES' HOSPITAL AND THE FOUNDLING HOSPITAL, NEW YORK

Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged

NEW YORK AND LONDON
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY

1907

COPYRIGHT, 1894, 1897, 1903, 1906
By D. APPLETON AND COMPANY

[Transcriber's Note: The text scans did not include a Table of Contents so the following has been added for the convenience of the reader.]

CONTENTS

• I. THE CARE OF CHILDREN
  • Bathing
  • Genital Organs
  • Eyes
  • Mouth
  • Skin
  • Clothing
  • Napkins
  • Nursery
  • Airing
  • Weight, Growth, and Development
  • Dentition

• II. INFANT FEEDING
  • Nursing
  • Weaning
  • Artificial Feeding
  • Selection and Care of Milk Used for Infant Feeding
  • Modification of Cow's Milk
  • Food for Healthy Infants—The Early Months
  • Food for Healthy Infants—The Later Months
  • General Rules for Guidance in the Use of the Formulas Given
  • Addition of Other Foods to Milk
  • Overfeeding
  • Loss of Appetite
  • Changes in Food Required by Special Symptoms or Conditions
  • Common Mistakes in Milk Modification and Infant Feeding
  • Preparation of Cow's Milk at Home
  • Directions for Feeding Infants
  • Intervals of Feeding
  • Regularity in Feeding
  • Sterilized Milk
  • Modified Milk of the Milk Laboratories
  • Peptonized Milk
  • Feeding During the Second Year
  • Feeding During the Third Year

• III. THE DIET OF OLDER CHILDREN
  • Milk and Cream
  • Eggs
  • Meats and Fish
  • Vegetables