diluted by at least one half and at the same time the quantity given
should be reduced.

For a severe acute attack of indigestion the regular food should be
omitted altogether and only water given until the doctor has been
called.

_If the food has been reduced for a disturbance of digestion, how
should one return to the original formula?_

While the reduction of the food should be immediate and considerable,
the increase should be very gradual. After a serious attack of acute
indigestion, when beginning with milk again, it should not be made
more than one fifth the original strength, and from ten days to two
weeks should pass before the child is brought back to his original
food, which should be done very gradually. It is surprising how long a
time is required with young infants before they completely recover
from an attack of acute indigestion, even though it did not seem to be
very severe. The second disturbance always comes from a slighter cause
than the first one.


THE ADDITION OF OTHER FOODS TO MILK

_How long should modified milk be continued without the addition of
other food?_

This depends upon circumstances; usually, for about six months; but if
the infant is thriving satisfactorily the milk may be used alone for
ten or eleven months; with some infants who have especial difficulty