SOME THOUGHTS ON THE CARE OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN

J. A. WORK
1898 Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)  
absent. And, beside the phosphorus in the actual form of phosphates, milk contains further considerable quantity of phosphorus in the proteids and in nuclein." To the child who is not fed on milk, with so many factors necessary in nutrient-food, one may fail to be supplied by its artificial product. Hence, we may find that a diet prescribed with scientific skill, will fail sometimes, when success attends the other regulation of diet by an untutored mind. One mother says "my baby did well on
more » ... e Brand;" another, " that brand was no good for mine." One prefers Horlick's malted milk; another, Mellins'; some try them all without achieving any success.
doi:10.1001/jama.1898.92450170028002h fatcat:qn7zmu25uratjk22gzh7d33quu