146 Heredity and Child Culture 



seeds. The nursing mother should drink milk, 

 also broths made from green leaves, such as 

 spinach, lettuce, celery tops, onion or beet tops. 

 A porridge or gruel made from cereals contain- 

 ing the germs will also be found of much value. 

 Meat is desirable and should usually be taken 

 twice daily. Sufficient rest should also be 

 enjoined; a restless, disturbed night will have 

 a marked effect upon the secretion of mothers^ 

 milk. The importance of all this will be realized 

 from the fact that over 80 per cent, of the babies 

 dying before the completion of the first year 

 are bottle-fed. 



When cows' milk has to be entirely substi- 

 tuted, the greatest care in its collection and dis- 

 tribution must be exercised. An extra quality 

 of cow's milk known as ''certified milk" is 

 now procurable in many communities and is 

 preferable for babies. The exact formula 

 and the method of diluting and preparing 

 cow's milk for babies at different ages should 

 be regulated by a skilful physician who can 

 manage each case according to individual 

 needs. 



