There will be required in addition one ounce of milk sugar[[4] ] and one ounce of lime-water in each twenty ounces. The rest of the food will be made up of boiled water.
These formulas written out would be as follows:
First Series
Formulas for the Early Months from 10-per-cent Milk
| I. | II. | III. | IV. | V. | |
| 10-per-cent milk | 2 oz. | 3 oz. | 4 oz. | 5 oz. | 6 oz. |
| Milk sugar | 1 oz. | 1 oz. | 1 oz. | 1 oz. | 1 oz. |
| Lime-water | 1 oz. | 1 oz. | 1 oz. | 1 oz. | 1 oz. |
| Boiled water | 17 oz. | 16 oz. | 15 oz. | 14 oz. | 13 oz. |
| 20 oz. | 20 oz. | 20 oz. | 20 oz. | 20 oz. |
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:
| FORMULA. | Fat. | Sugar. | Proteids. |
| 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 |