hildhood, generally so active in their
progress and severe in their character, it is unnecessary to offer any
observation.

The latter part of the work, consisting of the maternal management of
disease, the author regards as a subject of high and serious moment.
Small as is the attention which has been hitherto paid to it, yet, in
the diseases of infancy and childhood, how invaluable is a careful and
judicious maternal superintendence to give effect to the measures
prescribed by the physician.

The author has endeavoured to arrange the contents of the work in a
manner which shall be most easily understood and readily available; and
he now publishes it with the desire to supply, in some degree, a
deficiency in this important department of knowledge.

Finsbury Place, June, 1840.

CONTENTS.

Chapter I.

ON THE GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD.

Sect. - Page

I. On the Dietetics of Infancy - 2

1. Maternal Nursing - 3

Plan of Suckling - 3

Deficiency of Milk - 11

The injurious Effects to Mother and Infant of undue and protracted
Suckling - 15

Mothers who ought never to suckle - 20

2. Wet-nurse Suckling - 27

Choice of a Wet-nurse - 28

Diet and Regimen of a Wet-nurse - 31

3. Artificial Feeding, (bringing up by hand) - 34

The Kind of artificial Food before the sixth Month - 35

The Kind of artificial Food after the sixth Month to the completion of
first Dentition - 44

The Kind of artificial Food most suitable under the different
Complaints to which Infants are liable - 48

II. Weaning - 51

The Time when - 51

The Mode - 52

The drying up of the Mother's Milk - 54

III. On the Dietetics of Childhood - 54

General Directions, and of animal Food - 55

Sugar - 60

Salt - 61

Fruits - 62

Water - 63

Wine, Beer, and Spirits - 63

IV. Sleep - 66

During Infancy - 66

During Childhood - 69

V. Bathing and Cleanliness - 72

During Infancy - 72

During Childhood - 75

VI. Clothing - 78

During Infancy - 78

During Childhood - 81

VII. Air and Exercise - 83

In Infancy - 83

In Childhood - 89

Chap. II.

ON THE USE AND ABUSE OF CERTAIN REMEDIES.

I. Aperient Medicine - 97

Castor Oil - 99

Manna - 101

Magnesia and Rhubarb - 102

The Lavement - 105

The Aperient Liniment - 107

II. Calomel - 107

III. Opiates - 110

IV. Leeching - 113

V. Blisters and P