New-York tribune., 1903-04-20
FEEDING OF INFANTS.
Advice to Young Mothers on Proper Guam
titles of Food.

ITO the young mothers OF America" the third
edition of DR.. l. Emmett Holts Care and Feefing
OF Children" Cd Appleton Coz is dedicated. The
book is catechisn for the use OF mothers and
chfldrens nurses and in its forms has been
for some eight years as a manual for nurs-
cry maids in training at the Babies Hospital, New
York.
The need of fuller treatment of several subjects
particularly that of feeding led revision Of the
work and as presented It contains large
amount of information in convenient form which
ought to make it invaluable to all persons having
the of young children.
The subject of infant feeding occupies the great
part OF the book and the selection and care OF
cows milk and its preparation for the use OF In
fants fully and carefully treated. This subject
the author regards being of supreme. 1npor-
Learning to eat proper things in proper
way, he SAYS forms a large part Of child's early
education. If careful training in this matter Is
begun at the outset and continued. the results Will
we'll repay the time and effort required A child
that has been trained to eat properly can usually
be trained to do anything else that is important
Overfeeding seems TO be regarded as one OF the
great dangers of infancy The appetite of per
fecty normal infant is usually proper guide as to
the quantity of food TO be given 10 it. says Dr.
Holt but overeating is q habit gradually acquired
and may continue until twice as much food as IS
proper is taken in the twenty-four hours. ms
habit is most frequently IN infants whose di-
gestion is not quite normal Because or the tenn
porary relief discomfort experienced by taxing
food into the stomach they often appear l" pe
hungry the greater part of the time, especially at
night The food taken in excess of the needs o.
the body becomes a burden to the child II lies
in the stomach or bowels undIgested, ferments ana
causes wind and collie When the overfeeding Is
continued serious disturbances Of digestion are pro-
duced The infant is restless. fretful, constantly
uncomfortable. sleeps badly, stops gaming anu
may even lose in weight. Such symptoms may
lead TO the mistaken conclusion that too little 1000
Is given. and it is accordingly increased When II
should he diminished
II is great mistake DR.. Holt continues, to offer
food every hour two TO an infant VINO Is i'ol
hungry. Such a course only prolongs and aggra-
Yates the disturbance. When a child has little
appetite and yet Is i'll the number of feedlngs
should be reduced. the interval Oeiis Iehs ~
one hour, more ...t..
The catechisn gives careful tables or quantities
and intervals for the feeding OF infants ano Sute g
Children and advises a rather strict adherence 10
assigned limits ~. e.. -
The following is given proper diet for an
average child during its third year:
Three-quarters or an hour peIoTe oIeahio71 '0
piece of an orange. ..,..5
cereal with cream, little sugar and salt stale cT
dried bread and butter, glass Of warm MILK sou
egg three times week
Second meal: Glass OF warm milk or a cup OF
chicken or mutton broth, with slice OF staIe OF
dried bread; piece OF unsWeetened z"leDach' VI d
good breakfast biscuit -....5
Third meal: Broth (when not given at second
or white meat of chicken. scraped or finely cut;
potato baked boiled or mashed or rice, or
maccaroni stewed very soft, with milk, asparagus
or fresh meas or string beans spinach, or steWed
celery all thoroughly cooked, and bread ana put
ter; junket plain Custard twice week; on o'heI
DAYS prunes baked ample, or applesauce =
warm milk with bread, farina. arrowroot, oarleF
cornstarch. or granum. or milk toast