, and more and more irritable, and sleepless,
until there was no rest night or day for the mother or baby. About this
time the child began to "swell up" as if dropsical; it lost its healthy
color and looked as if made of wax. It was very evident that the child
was being starved, yet this scarcely seemed probable when the actual
quantity of food consumed was considered. The directions on the can of
this food, called for a certain amount of the barley powder to be mixed
with boiled water; and in an additional paragraph it was directed to mix
this with a certain amount of milk. When I requested the mother to state
how she prepared the food, I was astonished to learn that she had
evidently never read the second paragraph of the directions. She was
feeding her baby on barley powder and boiled water,--an excellent
starvation diet. When her attention was called to the grave carelessness
she had been guilty of, she was the most contrite mother I ever knew. As
soon as the milk was added to the food the baby immediately began to
thrive was very soon a robust, healthy infant.

Of course these were errors of bad judgment and gross negligence of
which few mothers would be guilty, but these types of mistakes come to
the attention of physicians frequently, and emphasize the need of
constant vigilance in every detail in the management of babies if we
wish to achieve success.

FEEDING DURING THE SECOND YEAR

At the beginning of the second year the child should be fed at the
following hours, 6 and 10 A. M., 2, 6, and 10 P. M.

Early in the second year the child should be taught to drink from a cup.

A proper diet for a child of twelve months, of average development,
would be as follows:

6 A. M. Milk and barley water, or milk and oat gruel, in the proportion
of seven ounces of milk to three ounces of the diluent.

9 A. M. The juice of an orange (strained).

10 A. M. The same as at 6 A. M.

2 P. M. Chicken broth with rice or stale bread crumbs, six ounces; or a
light boiled egg mixed with stale bread crumbs; or beef juice, three
ounces. Milk and gruel same as at 6 A. M., but four ounces only.

6 P. M. Two tablespoonfuls of cereal jelly in eight ounces of milk; a
piece of stale bread and butter. (The jelly is made by cooking the
cereal for three hours the day before it is wanted; it should then be
strained through a colander; oatmeal, barley, or wheat may be used.)

10 P. M. Same as at 6 A. M.

About the fifteenth month the