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not_o give_v it_o sudden_o strong_a food_n but_o by_o degree_n and_o the_o first_o seven_o year_n diet_n ought_v to_o be_v such_o as_o by_o its_o nourishment_n cause_v growth_n and_o from_o this_o i_o shall_v proceed_v to_o say_v somewhat_o of_o disease_n incident_a to_o child_n and_o prescribe_v remedy_n which_o nurse_n ought_v to_o use_v on_o sundry_a occasion_n chap._n xi_o of_o distemper_n in_o infant_n and_o how_o to_o remedy_n they_o together_o with_o direction_n to_o the_o nursery-maid_n in_o the_o discharge_n her_o duty_n and_o office_n etc._n etc._n child_n in_o their_o tender_a age_n be_v subject_a to_o many_o distemper_n wherefore_o a_o nurse_n ought_v to_o be_v skilful_a in_o medicine_n such_o as_o be_v prevalent_a on_o sundry_a occasion_n by_o reason_n 〈◊〉_d child_n may_v be_v lose_v before_o a_o physician_n can_v be_v use_v wherefore_o i_o shall_v give_v her_o instruction_n what_o to_o do_v in_o the_o most_o dangerous_a case_n for_o the_o epilepsis_n or_o convulsion_n 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