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 MILK FOR INFANTS

Comparing cow's milk with mother's milk, it will be seen that the latter contains less protein, about the same percentage of fat and more carbohydrates than the former. A comparison may be made from the following table of average composition in round figures:

++-++-++-+-+-+              |       | Total  |         |      | Milk- | Mineral | Fuel | Water | solids | Protein | Fat | sugar | matters | value |      |        |         |      |       |         | per lb. ++-++-++-+-+-+ | Per  | Per    | Per     | Per  | Per   | Per     | Calories | cent | cent   | cent    | cent | cent  | cent    | ++-++-++-+-+-+ Mother's Milk | 87   | 13     | 2       | 4    | 6.5   | 0.5     | 316 ++-++-++-+-+-+ Cow's Milk   | 87    | 13     | 3.25    | 4    | 5     | 0.75    | 312 ++-++-++-+-+-+

Modifying Milk.—Undiluted cow's milk is too rich in protein and in salts for infants and, when fed without modification, must be diluted with an equal amount of water during the first two or three months. Such dilu