The care and feeding of children / by John Lovett Morse, M.D.

  • Morse, John Lovett, 1865-1940.
Date:
1914
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Credit: The care and feeding of children / by John Lovett Morse, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University Libraries/Information Services, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University.

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    bread and crackers may be given plain or toasted, or in the form of milk toast. The simple meats, like roast or boiled chicken, lamb chop, mutton chop, and scraped beef, may be begun at two years. Plain blanc-mange and plain tapioca may be added to the desserts. At two and one-half years the green vegetables, such as peas, string beans, spinach, asparagus and stewed celery, may be given. The peas, string beans, and spinach should be put through a sieve, otherwise they are not easily digested. There is no objection to giving canned peas and string beans. Canned asparagus is, however, not suitable. Other forms of meat, such as roast lamb, roast mutton, beef steak, and roast beef, may now be given. It may be noted here that dish gravy is very un- suitable for children, because it contains a large amount of cooked fat, which