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Eight years of constant use of the Catechism as a manual for nursery maids have shown the need of much fuller treatment of several subjects, notably that of infant feeding, than was given in the earlier editions. The same want has been expressed by mothers and nurses outside of institutions who have made the book a nursery guide. The section upon Infant Feeding has, therefore, been almost entirely rewritten and much new material introduced, especially that relating to the selection and care of cows milk, and its preparation and use in infant feeding. An effort has been made in the present volume to state more fully the principles underlying infant feeding, a knowledge of which is indispensable to the nurse or mother who would cope successfully with this difficult problem. Much more space has been given in this edition to the nursing infant. Many other points relating to growth, training, toys, etc.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Excerpt from The Care and Feeding of Children: A Catechism for the Use of Mothers and Children's NursesA series of questions was written out by the author for the purpose of formulating for the nurses under training those things which were matters of daily observation in the practical work of the hospital. From time to time addi tions have been made to these, until the present Size has been reached.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.