Chapter 16: A Case Of Lead Poisoning

"What? Yes! We have to feed her with a bottle." The little girl's mother looked at Walter in surprise. "I did consider weaning her, but she cries so much every time I try, so I haven't had the heart to do it." Women who breastfeed may have different physiques and a distinctive scent, which was noticeable. In certain families, breastfeeding could continue until the child was seven or eight years old, so not weaning by three or four wasn't uncommon. Walter asked again, "What do you do for a living?" The...