. After Weaning.

When the Infant Is Weaned, and has acquired its proper teeth, it is
advisable to let it have small portions of meat, and other vegetables,
as well as dishes prepared of flour, &c., so that it may gradually
become accustomed to every kind of strong and wholesome food.

2029. Simple Food.

We ought, however, to be cautious, and not upon any account to allow a
child pastry, confectionery, cheese, heavy dishes made of boiled or
baked flour, onions, horseradish, mustard, smoked and salted meat,
especially pork, and all compound dishes; for the most simple food is
the most wholesome.

2030. Potatoes.

Potatoes should be allowed only in moderation, and not to be eaten
with butter, but rather with other vegetables, either mashed up or in
broth.

2031. Time-Table.

The Time of Taking Food is not a matter of indifference; very young
infants make an exception; for, as their consumption of vital power is
more rapid, they may be more frequently indulged with aliment.

2032. Regularity.

It is, however, advisable to accustom even them to a certain
regularity, so as to allow them their victuals at stated periods of
the day; for it has been observed that those children which are fed
indiscriminately through the whole day, are subject to debility and
disease. The stomach should be allowed to recover its tone, and to
collect the juices necessary for digestion, before it is supplied with
a new portion of food.

2033. Daily Diet.

The following Order of giving Food to children has been found proper,
and conducive to their health:--After rising in the morning, suppose
about six o'clock, a moderate portion of lukewarm milk, with well
baked bread, which should by no means be new; at nine o'clock, bread
with some fruit, or, if fruit be scarce, a small quantity of fresh
butter; about twelve o'clock, the dinner, of a sufficient quantity;
between four and five o'clock, some bread with fruit, or, in winter,
some preserve as a substitute for fruit.

2034. Tea.

On this Occasion, Children should be allowed to eat till they are
satisfied, without surfeiting themselves, that they may not crave for
a heavy supper, which disturbs their rest, and is productive of bad
humours: lastly, about seven o'clock they may be permitted a light
supper, consisting either of milk, soup, fruit, or boiled vegetables
and the like, but neither meat nor