that of milk, and possibly a little cracker or bread, thoroughly soaked and
softened.

4. Meat should never be given to very young children. The best artificial
food is cream, reduced and sweetened with sugar and milk. No rule can be
given for its reduction. Observation and experience must teach that,
because every child's stomach is governed by a rule of its own.

5. A child can be safely weaned at one year of age, and sometimes less. It
depends entirely upon the season, and upon the health of the child.

6. A child should never be weaned during the warm weather, in June, July or
August.

7. When a child is weaned it may be given, in connection {320} with the
milk diet, some such nourishment as broth, gruel, egg, or some prepared
food.

8. A child should never be allowed to come to the table until two years of
age.

9. A child should never eat much starchy food until four years old.

10. A child should have all the water it desires to drink, but it is
decidedly the best to boil the water first, and allow it to cool. All the
impurities and disease germs are thereby destroyed. This one thing alone
will add greatly to the health and vigor of the child.

11. Where there is a tendency to bowel disorder, a little gum arabic, rice,
or barley may be boiled with the drinking water.

12. If the child uses a bottle it should be kept absolutely clean. It is
best to have two or three bottles, so that one will always be perfectly
clean and fresh.

13. The nipple should be of black or pure rubber, and not of the white or
vulcanized rubber; it should fit over the top of the bottle. No tubes
should ever be used; it is impossible to keep them clean.

14. When the rubber becomes coated, a little coarse salt will clean it.

15. Babies should be fed at regular times. They should also be put to sleep
at regular hours. Regularity is one of the best safeguards to health.

16. Milk for babies and children should be from healthy cows. Milk from
different cows varies, and it is always better for a child to have milk
from the same cow. A farrow cow's milk is preferable, especially if the
child is not very strong.

17. Many of the prepared foods advertised for children are of little
benefit. A few may be good, but what is good for one child may not be for
another. So it must be simply a matter of experiment if any of the
advertised foods are used.

18. It is a physiological fact that an infant is always healthier and
better to s