This section is from the book "Hygiene Of The Nursery", by Louis Starr. Also available from Amazon: Hygiene of the nursery.
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.
 
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