cold water, and boil it until it is reduced to one
quart; then strain it, cool it, and drink it whenever you are thirsty. A
little sugar can be used without hurting the baby.

=Milk.=--I have already said that milk is the most perfect food; we will
now see what it is made of, and how it nourishes the body; and then we
can understand how necessary it is to have it pure. The elements of milk
which strengthen the whole body are the solid parts that separate in the
form of curd when it begins to turn sour; the whey contains the salts
and phosphates which strengthen the brain, bones, and digestive organs;
the cream is the part which makes us fat. When we remember that cheese
is made from the curd of milk we can see why it is so valuable as food,
and why a meal of black or brown bread and cheese will satisfy a hungry
man.

Try to afford at least a quart of good milk every day. It can be bought
in New York now for seven or eight cents a quart; and if the children
have plenty of seconds bread, or oatmeal porridge, and a cup of milk, at
meal times, they will be strong and rosy.

Skim-milk, butter-milk, and whey, are all excellent foods, and far
better drinks than beer or whiskey. Make a plain pudding now and then,
with skim-milk, adding an ounce of suet to restore its richness. If the
milk has turned a little sour add lime water to it, in the proportion of
four tablespoonfuls of the lime water to a quart. If the lime water is
added before the milk begins to turn it will help keep it fresh. The
following is a good receipt for making lime water:

=Lime Water.=--Slack four ounces of quick lime with a little water, and
gradually add enough water to make a gallon in all; let it stand three
hours, then bottle it in glass-stoppered bottles, putting a portion of
the undissolved lime in each bottle; when you want to use some, pour off
the clear fluid from the top.

Children should never have tea, coffee, or liquor; all these drinks hurt
them; give them milk, or milk and water; or pure water, if you cannot
afford milk. But you had better scant their clothes than their supply of
milk. If you have to limit the supply of food, deny them something else,
but give them plenty of bread and scalded milk, and you can keep them
healthy.

CHAPTER IV.

BREAD, MACARONI, AND RICE.

Homemade bread is healthier, satisfies hunger better, and is cheaper
than bakers' bread. Make bread yourself if you possibly can. Use
"middlings" if you ca