INFANTS, To Feed. — A newly born baby thrives best upon breast
milk, which should be supplied every two or three hours in the day and about
three times during the night. After a few weeks three meals a day only is neces-
sary, and none during the night, as it often occasions gripes. If the mother
have not milk enough or cannot suckle the child, give cow’s milk diluted
with a third part of warm water and sweetened with loaf-sugar. When the
child has been weaned — which should be gradually begun from the first
appearance of the teeth — bread and milk, bread pudding, and other light
food should be given, but on no account should meat be given until the
child has sufficient teeth to masticate it thoroughly. Brown bread is pre-
ferable to the white, as the latter generally contains alum, which chemically
destroys all the bone-making substance which exists in wheaten flour.
INFANTS, To Prevent Convulsions in. — Rub a little dry mustard,
once or twice a week, behind the ears or on the back of the neck for five
minutes, or until the skin grows very red. This will often prevent an attack
of the fit when the child is subject to convulsions.
See also Convulsions in Children.
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INFLUENZA, To Remove. — Place the feet in hot water, with a
blanket spread over the knees, for twenty minutes, then, without stopping
to dry them, dab off the majority of the water ; place the feet in a warm
blanket at the moment of getting into bed, and drink a glassful of hot
lemonade.
Or, mix a quarter of a pound of ginger, an ounce: and a half of cayenne
pepper, and a quarter of an ounce of cloves. Dissolve a teaspoonful in a
cupful of water, sweeten to taste, and take at bed-time.
INK (BLACK), To Make. — Put three quarters of a pound of
bruised nutgalls into a gallon of water, let it stand for a couple of days,
then add six ounces of copperas, a quarter of a pound of gum-arabic, and
six drops of creosote. Let it stand for a fortnight, shaking it up every
alternate day ; afterwards let it settle, and pour off the clear liquor for
use.
INK (BLUE). — Pour on to one ounce of finely powdered Prussian
blue two ounces of concentrated hydrochloric acid ; let stand for four-and-
twenty hours, then dilute with water to the strength required ; pour it into
a thick bottle, and keep closely corked.
INK (BLUE MARKING). — Dissolve one dram of crystallised
nitrate of silver in three drams of water of ammonia. In another vessel
dissolve one dram of crystallised carbonate of soda, a dram and a half of
gum-arabic, and thirty grains of sulphate of copper in four drams of dis-
tilled water. Mix the two solutions, and apply.
INK (COPYING). — To a gallon and a half of water add two
pounds of powdered galls, half a pound of sulphate of iron, six ounces of
logwood, six ounces of gum, a quarter of a pound of best white sugar, two
quarts of vinegar, and a few drops of oil of cloves. Stir it frequently for a
fortnight, when it will be ready for use.
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Presented as published in 1891. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
INFANTS, To Feed. — A newly born baby thrives best upon breast milk, which should be supplied every two or three hours in the day and about three times during the night. After a few weeks three meals a day only is necessary, and none during the night, as it often occasions gripes. If the mother have not milk enough or cannot suckle the child, give cow’s milk diluted with a third part of warm water and sweetened with loaf-sugar. When the child has been weaned — which should be gradually begun from the first appearance of the teeth — bread and milk, bread pudding, and other light food should be given, but on no account should meat be given until the child has sufficient teeth to masticate it thoroughly. Brown bread is preferable to the white, as the latter generally contains alum, which chemically destroys all the bone-making substance which exists in wheaten flour.
INFANTS, To Prevent Convulsions in. — Rub a little dry mustard, once or twice a week, behind the ears or on the back of the neck for five minutes, or until the skin grows very red. This will often prevent an attack of the fit when the child is subject to convulsions.
See also Convulsions in Children.
INFLUENZA, To Remove. — Place the feet in hot water, with a blanket spread over the knees, for twenty minutes, then, without stopping to dry them, dab off the majority of the water ; place the feet in a warm blanket at the moment of getting into bed, and drink a glassful of hot lemonade.
Or, mix a quarter of a pound of ginger, an ounce: and a half of cayenne pepper, and a quarter of an ounce of cloves. Dissolve a teaspoonful in a cupful of water, sweeten to taste, and take at bed-time.
INK (BLACK), To Make. — Put three quarters of a pound of bruised nutgalls into a gallon of water, let it stand for a couple of days, then add six ounces of copperas, a quarter of a pound of gum-arabic, and six drops of creosote. Let it stand for a fortnight, shaking it up every alternate day ; afterwards let it settle, and pour off the clear liquor for use.
INK (BLUE). — Pour on to one ounce of finely powdered Prussian blue two ounces of concentrated hydrochloric acid ; let stand for four-andtwenty hours, then dilute with water to the strength required ; pour it into a thick bottle, and keep closely corked.
INK (BLUE MARKING). — Dissolve one dram of crystallised nitrate of silver in three drams of water of ammonia. In another vessel dissolve one dram of crystallised carbonate of soda, a dram and a half of gum-arabic, and thirty grains of sulphate of copper in four drams of distilled water. Mix the two solutions, and apply.
INK (COPYING). — To a gallon and a half of water add two pounds of powdered galls, half a pound of sulphate of iron, six ounces of logwood, six ounces of gum, a quarter of a pound of best white sugar, two quarts of vinegar, and a few drops of oil of cloves. Stir it frequently for a fortnight, when it will be ready for use.