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bottle each time it is used, and after each time the child is
fed the bottle should be cleansed, or a clean one used. The
infant should not be fed oftener than every two hours in
the day time, and every four hours during the night. This
will be the diet up to the age of six weeks.
When the child is at least six weeks old, one pint of cow's milk
may be added to on© pint of water, and eight tablespoonfuls
used to each meal, the interval between meals being
increased.
At the ages three to six months, two pints of cow's milk should
be mixed with one pint of water, eight tablespoonfuls
being used to each meal. The intervals between meals, and
the quantity used at each meal, may be increased as occasion
requires. But it is necessary always to bear in mind the
danger of over-feeding.
In all cases the mixture of milk and water should be boiled and
kept in a clean jug, as before mentioned. Only a small
quantity should be got ready at one time.
Up to the age of six months it will generally be found better
to use no other food whatever than milk. On no account
should "pobbies" or other solids be given.
5. The bottle used should be one of which the teat fits
directly on the neck of the bottle. Bottles fitted with a long
tub© should never be used.
Immediately after use the rubber teat should be turned inside
out and cleaned with water containing soda, and then rinsed well
in clean water,
The bottle should be cleaned with scalding water every time
it is used.
If a brush is used, it must be washed frequently with hot
water and soda.
When the teat and bottle are not in use, they may be kept
in a dish, containing water which has been boiled.
6. After the age of 6 months, the following diets may be
used:—
Diet from Six Months to Twelve Months Old.—Five
meals a day.