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... observation of some years convinces the author , young mothers , almost without any exception , do not possess ; and yet , from ignorance of which unavoidable indeed the constitution of many an infant has received irretrievable injury ...
... observation of some years convinces the author , young mothers , almost without any exception , do not possess ; and yet , from ignorance of which unavoidable indeed the constitution of many an infant has received irretrievable injury ...
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... observed , may not be sufficient for the demands of the child . Whenever this is the case the deficiency must be made up by the mixture of cow's milk and water , and of this alone , if it agree with the child . It must be given , too ...
... observed , may not be sufficient for the demands of the child . Whenever this is the case the deficiency must be made up by the mixture of cow's milk and water , and of this alone , if it agree with the child . It must be given , too ...
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... . As this is the first time that artificial food has been particularly referred to , it is right to observe , as a general remark applicable to its use at all times , that the greatest care must ever be taken 8 DIET OF THE INFANT .
... . As this is the first time that artificial food has been particularly referred to , it is right to observe , as a general remark applicable to its use at all times , that the greatest care must ever be taken 8 DIET OF THE INFANT .
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... observe upon this point , that the extreme cleanliness of the vessels in which it is made , and the most perfect sweetness of the vessel in which it is given to the child , is imperatively essential to its success . The quantity given ...
... observe upon this point , that the extreme cleanliness of the vessels in which it is made , and the most perfect sweetness of the vessel in which it is given to the child , is imperatively essential to its success . The quantity given ...
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... observed , this is a substantial objection in the selection of a wet- nurse , whenever found to exist . I may just mention that many mothers give themselves unnecessary fatigue in suckling from the awkward manner in which they hold the ...
... observed , this is a substantial objection in the selection of a wet- nurse , whenever found to exist . I may just mention that many mothers give themselves unnecessary fatigue in suckling from the awkward manner in which they hold the ...
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