From the Sixth to the Tenth Month
Increase the proportion of milk and of Mellin’s food, or other attenuant used.67
4 Tablespoons of cow’s milk.
3 Tablespoons of water.
1½ Teaspoons of cream.
1 Tablespoon of Mellin’s food.
½ Teaspoon of milk-sugar.
Boil the water, then add the milk, Mellin’s food, cream, and sugar, or put all together in a feeding-bottle, place in a kettle of water heated to 190° Fahr., and keep it at that temperature for one hour.68 This amount is only a general rule, and may, of course, be varied according to the age and individual need of the child. The proportion of the ingredients should, however, not be changed.