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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
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10-per-cent milk 2 oz. 3 oz. 4 oz. 5 oz. 6 oz.
Milk sugar 1 " 1 " 1 " 1 " 1 "
Lime-water 1 " 1 " 1 " 1 " 1 "
Boiled water 17 " 16 " 15 " 14 " 13 "
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20 oz. 20 oz. 20 oz. 20 oz. 20 oz.
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As the milk sugar dissolves in the water the total in each column
will be exactly twenty ounces. The food is strengthened by gradually
increasing the milk and reducing the water.

The approximate composition of these formulas expressed in percentages
is as follows:

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FORMULA. Fat. Sugar. Proteids.
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I. 1.00 5.50 0.33
II. 1.50 6.00 0.50
III. 2.00 6.00 0.66
IV. 2.50 6.00 0.80
V. 3.00 6.50 1.00
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_Second Series_

_Formulas for the Early Months from 7-per-cent Milk_

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