THE RELATION BETWEEN THE SCIENCE AND THE ART OF INFANT FEEDING

During the past few years there has been much discussion in reference to scientific infant feeding. On closely examining the points discussed, however, it will be found that little attention has really been paid to the science of infant feeding, as almost all the efforts have rather been directed to the art of infant feeding. The science of infant feeding consists in knowing why certain things should be done, or not done, and the effects of different procedures. The art of infant feeding comprises the methods employed in preparing food and administering it. Most of the articles concerning infant feeding have related to methods of making foods acceptable to infants, and many diverse methods have been proposed. As infants have been found who have thriven, to a certain extent, on all of the different methods that have been advocated, it is evident that there has been something in common possessed