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THE CARE AND FEEDING OF CHILDREN


A CATECHISM FOR THE USE OF MOTHERS
AND CHILDREN'S NURSES

By

L. EMMETT HOLT, M.D., LL.D.

PROFESSOR OF DISEASES OF CHILDREN IN THE COLLEGE OF
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS (COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY)

ATTENDING PHYSICIAN TO THE BABIES' HOSPITAL AND THE
FOUNDLING HOSPITAL, NEW YORK


Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged


NEW YORK AND LONDON
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY

1907


COPYRIGHT, 1894, 1897, 1903, 1906
By D. APPLETON AND COMPANY


[Transcriber's Note: The text scans did not include a Table of
Contents so the following has been added for the convenience of
the reader.]


CONTENTS

I. THE CARE OF CHILDREN

Bathing
Genital Organs
Eyes
Mouth
Skin
Clothing
Napkins
Nursery
Airing
Weight, Growth, and Development
Dentition


II. INFANT FEEDING

Nursing
Weaning
Artificial Feeding
Selection and Care of Milk Used for Infant Feeding
Modification of Cow's Milk
Food for Healthy Infants