in town or city.

RULE--Take the upper half of milk that has stood an hour of two, dilute,
not hardly as much as a third, with sweetened water, and if there is a
tendency to sour stomach, put in a teaspoonful of lime water to every
quart. The milk and water should both be boiled separately. If the baby is
constipated, it is best to heat the milk over boiling water and not allow
it to boil.

INFANT FOOD FOR 24 HOURS.

Age of Child. Milk. Water. Total.

2 to 10 days 1-1/4 gills 3-1/4 gills 4-1/2 gills
10 to 20 days 1-3/4 gills 4-1/4 gills 6 gills
20 to 30 days 2-1/2 gills 6 gills 8-1/2 gills
1 to 1-1/2 months 3 gills 6-3/4 gills 9-3/4 gills
1-1/2 to 2 months 3-1/2 gills 7 gills 10-1/2 gills
2 to 2-1/2 months 4 gills 7-1/2 gills 11-1/2 gills
2-1/2 to 3 months 4-1/2 gills 7-1/2 gills 12 gills
3 to 3-1/2 months 5 gills 7-1/2 gills 12-1/2 gills
3-1/2 to 4 months 5-1/2 gills 7-1/2 gills 13 gills
4 to 4-1/2 months 6 gills 7-1/2 gills 13-1/2 gills
4-1/2 to 5 months 6-1/2 gills 7-1/2 gills 14 gills
5 to 6 months 7 gills 7 gills 14 gills
6-1/2 to 7 months 7-1/2 gills 6-1/2 gills 14 gills
7 to 8 months 8 gills 6 gills 14 gills
8 to 9 months 8-1/4 gills 6 gills 14-1/4 gills
9 to 10 months 8-1/2 gills 6 gills 14-1/2 gills
10 to 11 months 8-3/4 gills 6 gills 14-3/4 gills
11 to 12 months 9 gills 5-1/2 gills 14-1/2 gills
12 to 15 months 9-1/4 gills 5-1/4 gills 14-1/2 gills
15 to 18 months 9-1/2 gills 5 gills 14-1/2 gills
18 and more months 10 gills 5 gills 15 gills

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HOW TO KEEP A BABY WELL.

[Illustration: A delicate child should never be put into the bath, but
bathed on the lap and kept warmly covered.]

1. The mother's milk is the natural food, and nothing can fully take its
place.

2. The infant's stomach does not readily accommodate itself to changes in
diet; therefore, regularity in quality, quantity and temperature is
extremely necessary.

3. Not until a child is a year old should it be allowed any food except