MILK FOR INFANTS
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Comparing cow's milk with mother's milk, it will be
seen that the latter contains less protein, about the
same percentage of fat and more carbohydrates than
the former. A comparison may be made from the following
table of average composition in round figures:
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| | Total | | | Milk- | Mineral | Fuel
| Water | solids | Protein | Fat | sugar | matters | value
| | | | | | | per lb.
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| Per | Per | Per | Per | Per | Per | Calories
| cent | cent | cent | cent | cent | cent |
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Mother's Milk | 87 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 316
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Cow's Milk | 87 | 13 | 3.25 | 4 | 5 | 0.75 | 312
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Modifying Milk.—Undiluted cow's milk is too rich
in protein and in salts for infants and, when fed without
modification, must be diluted with an equal amount
of water during the first two or three months. Such dilu-
