Rule—Take the upper half of milk that has stood an hour of two, dilute, not hardly as much as a third, with sweetened water, and if there is a tendency to sour stomach, put in a teaspoonful of lime water to every quart. The milk and water should both be boiled separately. If the baby is constipated, it is best to heat the milk over boiling water and not allow it to boil.
INFANT FOOD FOR 24 HOURS.
| Age of Child. | Milk. | Water. | Total. |
| 2 to 10 days | 1¼ gills | 3¼ gills | 4½ gills |
| 10 to 20 days | 1¾ gills | 4¼ gills | 6 gills |
| 20 to 30 days | 2½ gills | 6 gills | 8½ gills |
| 1 to 1½ months | 3 gills | 6¾ gills | 9¾ gills |
| 1½ to 2 months | 3½ gills | 7 gills | 10½ gills |
| 2 to 2½ months | 4 gills | 7½ gills | 11½ gills |
| 2½ to 3 months | 4½ gills | 7½ gills | 12 gills |
| 3 to 3½ months | 5 gills | 7½ gills | 12½ gills |
| 3½ to 4 months | 5½ gills | 7½ gills | 13 gills |
| 4 to 4½ months | 6 gills | 7½ gills | 13½ gills |
| 4½ to 5 months | 6½ gills | 7½ gills | 14 gills |
| 5 to 6 months | 7 gills | 7 gills | 14 gills |
| 6½ to 7 months | 7½ gills | 6½ gills | 14 gills |
| 7 to 8 months | 8 gills | 6 gills | 14 gills |
| 8 to 9 months | 8¼ gills | 6 gills | 14¼ gills |
| 9 to 10 months | 8½ gills | 6 gills | 14½ gills |
| 10 to 11 months | 8¾ gills | 6 gills | 14¾ gills |
| 11 to 12 months | 9 gills | 5½ gills | 14½ gills |
| 12 to 15 months | 9¼ gills | 5¼ gills | 14½ gills |
| 15 to 18 months | 9½ gills | 5 gills | 14½ gills |
| 18 and more months | 10 gills | 5 gills | 15 gills |
HOW TO KEEP A BABY WELL.
1. The mother's milk is the natural food, and nothing can fully take its place.
2. The infant's stomach does not readily accommodate itself to changes in diet; therefore, regularity in quality, quantity and temperature is extremely necessary.
3. Not until a child is a year old should it be allowed any food except that of milk, and possibly a little cracker or bread, thoroughly soaked and softened.