Fresh cream............

Whey..................

Barley-water............

1 tablespoonful (fld. oz. 1/2).

2 tablespoonfuls (fld. oz. 1). 2 tablespoonfuls (fld. oz. 1).

Or,

Weak veal-broth (1/2 lb. of veal to a pint of water). Thin barley-water....... equal quantities.

Either food is best given cold, in small quantities and at short intervals - i.e., one teaspoonful every fifteen minutes in bad cases. As improvement begins, increase both quantity and intervals, but continue to feed with a spoon. After the stomach has been retentive for forty-eight hours, gradually return to bottle-feeding.

Milk food must be very dilute, and partially predigested at first.

In extreme cases No. 4 No-milk Diet (p. 258) may be required for a time.