art of the bottle after the cream has risen. And
since the larger proportion of babies take the lower fats or "whole
milk" formulas, and seem to get along better than the babies who have
the "top milk" formulas, we will first take up the consideration of
the modification of whole milk.

PREPARATION FOR MODIFICATION

To begin with, everything that comes in contact with the preparation
of baby's food must be absolutely clean. The table on which the
articles are placed, and any towel that comes in contact with the
articles or the mother's hands, or those of the nurse, must be
thoroughly scrubbed.

There is only one way to prepare the utensils that are to be used in
making the baby's food, and that is to put them in a large kettle and
allow them to boil hard for fifteen minutes just before they are to
be used. The articles needed are (Fig. 12):

1. As many bottles as there are feedings in one day.
2. A nipple for each bottle.
3. Waxed paper for each bottle top.
4. Rubber bands for each bottle.
5. A two-quart pitcher.
6. A long-handled spoon for stirring the food.
7. A tablespoon.
8. A fork.
9. An eight-ounce, graduated measuring glass.
10. A bottle of lime water.
11. A fine-mesh, aluminum strainer.
12. A square of sterile gauze for straining the food (should be boiled
for fifteen minutes with the utensils).
13. One plate, and later a double boiler (14).
15. The sugar.
16. The milk.
17. Ready for the ice box.
18. Refrigeration.

BOTTLES AND NIPPLES

There is but one bottle which can be thoroughly washed and cleaned,
and that is the wide-mouthed bottle. It should hold eight ounces and
should have the scale in ounces blown in the side (Fig. 10). The
nipple for this bottle is a large, round breast from which projects a
short, conical nipple, which more nearly resembles the normal breast
than do the old-fashioned nipples so frequently seen on the
small-necked nursing bottles. There is a great advantage in this, in
that the baby cannot grasp the nipple full length and thus cause
gagging. These bottles and nipples are known as the "Hygeia," and have
proven to be a great source of comfort to the baby as well as to the
mother or nurse whose duty it is to keep them clean. There are a
number of other nursing bottles on the market, which, if they are
used, must be thoroughly cleansed with a special bottle brush each
day. The neck is small and the nipple is small and g