Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-02-11

1t costs nOtnlnS, ana the remedies
are always at hand. While agita-
ting this subject, of so much impor
tance, especially to young mothers.
allow me to make few additional
remarks.
"Never let an infant sleep be-
tween two grown persons. If you
wish it to sleep with you, by all
means let it accupy the side Of the
bed. BY placing it in the middle,
it is not only in danger of suffoca-
ton, but must necessarily breathe
the air from the bed. Many i'm
purities are thrown off the system
while sleeping; consequently the
child breathes poisonous ar all night.
Hyour bed stands against the wall,
YOU can have no fear Of its falling
ont: if in the centre of the room,
arhich IS better, place something to
the side of the bed Then do not
depend on the bed-covers to keep
the child warm, but have a separate
blanket; otherwise the child will be
uncovered half the night. Do not
let it sleep on your arm, or give it
nourishment through the night, af
ter it is two or three months old at
the longest. 1t does the child no
harm to fast until four or five
O'Clock in the morning, and it does
the mother positive harm to feed it
during the night.
after a child is weaned, a moth
er is often more of q slave to its
wants than before: for instance, it
must be put to sleep in the arms.
This is not only unnecessary, bu; a
great tax on the strength Of the
mother or nurse.
"When a child is weaned, which
time should never extend beyond
twelve months. it is old enough to
be taught. When the time comes
for sleep. put it into its crib, and
leave it entirely alone: it will cry,
as matter of course, and not only
cry, hut scream. Let it cry; if it
is we'll and strong it will do it no
harm, and when it gets tired of
crying, it will fall asleep. Try it
again the next night; it will do the
same, and perhaps for third but
seldom takes longer to teach it what
is required. The greatest trouble
in this is, the mothers sympathies
are so strong, she has not the cour-
age to carry out the plan. l have
felt like crying myself; but why
give up when you know it is far
better for both parties to act with
decision Time is too precious to
be spent in rocking babies to sleep
Think how much you might ac-
complish in the one or perhaps two
hours you spend in rocking youl
baby to sleep. This is not only
5 lost time, but decidedly injurious to
the child-it makes it nervous and
irritable. Every thing in the room
tends to divert its mind; whereas
if it is in room by itself, With 8
dim light, the mind is soon lost in 6
quiet, peaceful sleep.
: ssIf these few hints are thought
worthy of notice, we may hereafter
5 give some small pieces of our miDG
on the subject Of children Of larger
growth. M"
] We are much pleased to hear thar
+. woman who has had so much ex
!, perieHce does not believe in the
:, institution of cross babies; we like
her condemnation OF all the nos
' trums, teas, and stimulants with
S which the morning of life is offer
t delaged. Her mode of proceeding
in all its parts, can be recommended
e for good, average, healthy children
S But a great part Of the children
y that are born nowadays are no
n good, average healthy children
n They are children of defcien
e brain power. of diseased nervou
p systems; children begotten of to
bacco smoke, late hours, tight
i lacing, and dyspeutic stomachs. Th
:. father has put his sons brain int
his meerschaum and smoked it out
! the mother has diddled and dribblet
: it away in balls and operas. Tw,
e young people come together, bot
Y of them in a state of half nervou
h arrangement. She cannot liv
IS without strong coffee; her han,
/, trembles and she has sinking a
t. her stomach, when she first rises il
If the morning. till she has taken
+, cup of ST ong coffee, when she i
it primed for the day. He canno
e study, or read, or perform any res
3. mental labor, without tobacco Bot
IS are burning life's candle at bot
a ends; both are wakeful and nerv
n Gus, with weak muscles and vibrs
ct ting nerves.
e Two such persons unite in giy
ing existence to a poor, naples
m baby, who is born in q state of sue
A. a diseased nervous sensibility tha
all the forces Of nature are tortnr
Id to it. '-The fathers have eaten sou
p grapes, and the childrens teeth al
n set on edge" What such childrel
is cry for is neither cold nor hunge
n but irrepressible neruous agony
sometimes from fear, sometimes bs
n cause every thing in life is to
5h strong for them, and jars on the
r poor, weakened nerves, just as
at does on those of al invalid in
lie low, nervous fever.
III Now, the directions about pu
is ting a child away alone to sleel
e. without rocking or soothing, is
~ good one only for robust an
le healthy children. For the delicat,
it, nervous kind have spoken of, it
e. cruel. and it is dangerous. W
t. know one authentic instance Of
le mother who was trained to believ
lN It her 1lntu To mt hnr In fa nt to he