Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-07-24

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his resurrection was to Mary Magdelene.
He said to her, "Maryl' At the sound
of bis voice, Mary Magdelene's eyes were
opened, and she answered sMaster. The
reflection Of some very beautiful ray,
must have rested on the brow Of the Jew.
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Ok THE TREATMENT OF CHfLDREN.-
In 1887, there were e,9Oe, deaths IN the
city and county of New york;, 90e Of
individuals under fire years age-and
this is not far from the average number,
so that about one halfof all the deaths are
of children under that early age. Why
is thisl Think you they have lived out
half their daysl Was it lime for them 10
pass 10 that bourne to which we are all has.
tening? With one in hundred it may
have been the case, owing to constitutional
causes; but believe US, the ninety nine
were adapted for longer life. Their days
have been shortened by in management.
Nay, start not, something was owing, per.
haps, to the bad air and bad water of our
city, but much more, doubtless, to igno-
rance Of the human constitution, and the
proper mode Of keeping it in healthy ac-
tlon;-knowledge much more valuable,
believe us, than to speak French or
play the piano or harp, or even embroi:
der exquisitely; not that we should init.
mate that those attainments are any thing
but right; but our motto is, useful things
first, then the ornamental. We cannot
now enter into a consideration of the ma.
ny errors which arc committed in the ma.
nagement of children; but viii refer to
orer feeding and 1crOng diet.
We were recently called upon to visit
two children of an Irish family-one Of
them being six weeks old, the other near
three years. The eldest had the dropsy.
Its abdomen was so much distended that
we had to tap it, before entering on me.
deal course. We found its liver enlarged,
and there appeared to be an enlargement of
the spleen mesenteric glands. There vas
enlargement, too, ofthe glands Of the neck
and general emaciation. sit is wonder
full" said the mother, "what can have
come over the child" Till Twelve months
ago, people stopped TO look at it, it was SO
fine and healthy. 1t would eat almost as
much as myself-and when the father
brought in brandy to strengthen him-for-
he has hard work-you'd have wondered
to see the little chap drink, if he could
get hold of it; it was surprising entirly.'"
The other child was brought forward.
END tnfed &nar hsHfafllstfyu ,e peRaGs nGRu WE
told that nothing particular seemed to all
it, but it was restless, and continually cry
ing, as if otis little bowels were In sad
way notwithstanding the physic ithad taken
On enquiry we found that the mother had
an irregular supply of milk, and so she fed
it some days t'lCifh milk and crackers, and
T little gin IN it," We ordered that the
E physic, crackers and gin should be stop
; pea, that when the mother could give suck,
nothing else should be given to the child;
, and when she could not, that it should be
, fed with few tea-spoonfuls, occasionally;
E of cows milk, diluted with one third water
and sweetened with a little loaf sugar.
The advice was followed and we heard no
more complaints.
But you say these were ignorant pes
, pie. Well, then let US 90 little higher.
: A young lady with whom we are aconain-
j ted gave birth lately to her first child,
j The little one was about fortnight old
f when we asked lady how it and the
! young mother were. "The mother is do.
! ing WELL" she answered, "but the child is
; very cross; and indeed it is not to be won
dered at, for they are all so pleased, they
seem hardly to know what they are about.
The mother feeds II and fhf1n. tb. S;st.,
: feeds it, and the grandmother feeds it, and
then the nurse feeds #. and thus the,
. make the child ill., Our friend was
4 right. We should Ike to have show
the young lady the stomoch of new born
infant now in our museum. Il would no
. hold more than three table spoonfuls, anC
vet they were trying to cram food doWr
,rl the little innocent's throat by teacupfulls;
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