The science and art of nursing the sick / by Aeneas Munro.

  • Munro, Aeneas.
Date:
1873
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Credit: The science and art of nursing the sick / by Aeneas Munro. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the same cow, if possible,) and two-tliirds of water, at a temperature which would make the whole mixture up to, and not more than, about 98° Fahren- heit, the natural heat of the body, and to this is added a little sugar, just enough to impart sweet- ness to it. Thus, e.g., two ounces of milk (fresh), three and a-half ounces of warm water, and about half a teaspoonful of sugar, will be enough for one drink, and, if any is left over, it ought not to be given to the child again, because milk soon ferments, but a new supply prepared when required next. In summer it is useful to heat the milk as soon as it is got in, to prevent it changing by atmospheric influences, and then the milk is heated again, either after the water is added, or the warm water is added to the milk, so as to bring it up to the proper heat. The milk should not be boiled, because boiling deprives it of its aroma, and makes it more indi- gestible, in consequence of the expulsion of the air. Both these plans are quite good, and either, will succeed. This mixture will answer quite well, and be sufficient for the child during the first month ; but it is astonishing sometimes what the little infant can digest, and all that is required is to suit that,