278 THE NEW ZEALAND FAMILY HERB DOCTOR. 
attended to. When the milk comes off in an unaltered state, 
or very little changed, it may be expected to arise from an 
overloading of the stomach, or from the richness of the milk 
itself, in which case the infant should not be allowed to 
remain at the breast until it gives over of its own accord, but 
the mother should regulate the supply by considering the 
quantity the child can digest comfortably. When vomiting 
arises from an irritable stomach and constipation, it will be 
wise to relieve the bowels by gentle laxatives, For this 
purpose give the Soothing Syrup, No. 1 or No. 2, with the 
tincture of mandrake added. Prepare also and give a medicine 
as follows :— 
INFANTS’ Emetic Syrup, No. 1.— 
Ipecacuanha ....... sccecessesees Quarter ounce. 
Edessa ae 4a 4 ee ee red pat as Half ounce. 
Cinnamon Powder .............5. A teaspoonful. 
Boil the whole in a pint of water for ten minutes, let it cool, 
strain clear, sweeten with honey, and give a teaspoonful every 
ten or fifteen minutes until vomiting takes place. 
A little Soothing Syrup, No, 2, may be given after the 
stomach is cleared. Keepin mind this truth, “‘ the stomachis 
the centre of sympathies,” and if it be disordered, the whole 
body will be disordered also. Therefore, simple vegetable 
emetics are at all times safe and certain with infants. 
LOOSENESS OF THE BOWELS 
Is frequently brought on by overloading the stomach, or by 
keeping the child in a close, ill-ventilated room, want of 
cleanliness and general attention, cold, &c., or by giving, as is 
often the case with some mothers, fat rancid bacon to suck ; 
but whatever the causes may be, the remedy is clear enough. 
First give a little of the Soothing Syrup, No. 1, to relieve the 
irritation ; and if the child is sick-at the stomach, give the 
Emetic Syrup, No. 1, after which prepare— 
