MILK AS A FOOD 151 



Formula by Dr. A. F. Hess for 30 grains of Table Salt (about Y^ 



7th to 9th month : — teaspoonf ul) 



22}/^ ounces of Full JMilk This mixture fills 5 bottles— 



lYi " Oat or Barley each to contain 6 ounces. Feed 



Water V/^ hours apart. 

 13^2 " Cane Sugar 



Formula by Prof. R. G. Freeman After 9th month: — 



for 2d to 6th month : — Full pasteurized milk, 8 ounces 



18 ounces of Full Alilk every 4 hours. 



16K " Water 

 13^ " Lime water 

 IH " Milk Sugar 



This mixture fills 6 bottles — 

 each to contain 6 ounces. Feed 

 3 hours apart. 



Wlien the modified milk can be obtained from a 

 dairy laboratory where it is prepared with scientific 

 care and accuracy, it is better to use it than to depend 

 on home-made preparations, and in many cases a doc- 

 tor's prescription may be necessary. Even if the modi- 

 fied cow's milk is prepared so as to contain apparently 

 the same proportion of the various groups of nutrients 

 as mother's milk, there may still be some essential 

 difference. For instance, the protein in human milk 

 consists mainly of albumin, while that of cow's milk 

 is mostly casein. It is often a question whether the 

 individual baby can digest the casein without trouble. 

 A trifle of rennet ferment, — a fraction of a Junket 

 Tablet, — added to the modified cow's milk just before 

 feeding may be beneficial to overcome that defect. A 

 Uttle limewater also is healthful as it neutralizes any 

 acid that may develop in the mixture. For the par- 

 ticular needs of the individual baby, a competent doctor 

 should be asked to prescribe. 



