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mother. The important mineral ingredients, 

 especially lime, so necessary in bone building, 

 are also most efficiently supplied by mother's 

 milk. 



The conservation of the milk of a healthy 

 mother is of such great importance for the in- 

 fant that every effort should be made to utihze 

 it. We must first see that the breast is thor- 

 oughly emptied at each nursing, as this stimu- 

 lates the secretion. If only a little milk is se- 

 creted, give what is there at each feeding and 

 then at once supplement by the bottle. The 

 regular use of the breast soon stimulates to 

 better action. We must also furnish the mother 

 with plenty of food that will supply materials 

 best suited for making milk and which are rich 

 in vitamines. The best source of the materials 

 needed for making milk in the cow is the her- 

 baceous plants. When the spring grass ap- 

 pears, cows produce the best milk and in the 

 greatest quantities. These herbaceous plants 

 are the original source of vitamines. They are 

 also found in the germs or embryos of the grass 



