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Barley Water.
Every day put two teaspoonfuls of prepared barley
in powder into a pint of water, heat to boiling and
strain through muslin. If pearl barley is used twice as
much water is necessary, and it must be boiled for at
least twenty minutes. Only enough barley water
should be made for each day, as it does not keep well.
If it is not freshly made, it will give the child colic.
Important.
Feed regularly.
Do not hurry an infant's feeding. It causes
indigestion.
Do not give any milk left over from a previous meal.
Do not try to quiet an infant every time it cries by
feeding it.
Do not let an infant suck at an empty bottle.
Do not leave milk uncovered, or in a warm place, or
near to a drain or sink.
No starchy foods (such as bread, common flour, cornflour,
arrowroot, sago, tapioca, rice, &c.,) should be
given to an infant until at least two teeth are cut.
No potatoes should be given till the child is at least
a year old, and no solid meat until it is at least eighteen
months old.