The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-14
winter Clothing HOr Children.
BY GREENFIELD.

more impO1 lance than the clothing |
of our children during the inccm.
ent season. This season, in our lat. /
itudo, should be considered as last.
ing from November to June, as duo
ring all this time there are either
frequent changes or intense cold,
which render precaution necessary,
in order to guard against common
colds and moro serious throat and
lung disease.
Upon this topic there is either
much ignorance or much careless
ness. With tho Weather class too
much is sacrificed for show with
the middle, thero is too much OF a
desire to initiate therich md Hea.
ven help tho very poor to get rags
enough to keep off the bitter cold
frost !
Children should be go clothed
both day and night that they can
have plenty Of fresh air without
danger to health. This cannot be
with neck and limbs exposed, or
without suitable provision Tor the
head and feet. Some may be SO
constituted that they can endure
with impuuity a greater amount Of
exposure than others, and no doubt
much may be done by proper bath
ing and by other means to render
tho child's condition more hardy
One OF the means, we apprehend, is
to give large amount of fresh air
while we'll clothed
a hygienic manner Of clothing
young children requires something
Of wardrobe. IL should be dura.
bio, but need not bo snowy, nor
very expressive. Perhaps no more
50 in the long run, than il fcwor ar
ticlcs were in use, at ono time, rs
the wear on each duplicated gar
ment would be less. IL involves
greater first outlay, which IA health
and comfort would soon be amply
repaied. Remembering that it we
cannot do rs we would, we must do
as we can, perhaps it will do 10
harm If we enumerute what, omit
ting minor articles, we would con
slider sufficient Winter outfit for n
country boy from seven to fourteen
years of age.
LIST OF GARMENTS.
Four flannel shirts; four pairs Of
flannel CT knitted drawers three
flannel night dresses six pairs
wooden socks three flannel waists
or vests three pairs full-cloth
pants three sacquc or roundabout
coats one Overcoat two pairs
boots ore pair slippers two caps
three pairs uH.tcns two wool CON
iOrters.
THIS may appear q formidable
list to tho farmer who has half n
dozen boys to clothc, and perhaps
IL is. lIut il should be remembers
ed that in this caso there is chis ad-
vantage. that younger children caa
often appropriate tho outgrown
clothing OF older ones; and that
with care, with perhaps the cXccp-
ton Of waists and pants, this outfit
would probably be sufficient for
TWO Winters at least And what
have we enumerated that is not alb
solutely essential to health, comfort,
perfect cleanliness at all times, and
croditablo appearance IN all pla-
ces? We know that many farmers
boys get along with hardly more
than q third OF these articles Of ap.
parel ut one time. But we ask ifl
thoy are properly clothed ? clothed
ae IN II majority of cases they
mifiht be if more attention was
given 20 this matter, and some lux
unes abatcd, If need be, to secure
tho object.
Better have less tea and coffee,
and no tobacco, and more comfort
for the children. Better, IN many
cases, palmer house and things in
it, and more properly expended on
the best furniture house can con
tam--a group OF healthy. happy
liltlo ones.
ask, as most country children
arc clad, If thoy do not wear one
shirt, night and day, for week,
and ono par Of socks from Sunday
morning till Saturday nlght-ifI
they do not wear one pair Of pants
without washing for six months ht
time. / ask any psychologist If
this Is il healthiuI; asY any cloanly
porson if 1t ~ decent.
ask, If they do not ofton sit for
hours with cold, damp feet, for lack
of change; if they do not 60
through wind, rain and snow, suff-
ering for lack of underclothing ?
and here let me suggest to mothers,
IN damp weather when children
are liable to wet feet, to slip INTO
their pockets an extra palr OF socks
before starting on n long walk to
school, and insist on change after
their arrival,
| ask if boys AFRO not often kept
fsom church and society from lack
of something fit to wear? Look
over tho list again and see if there
is anything superhuous?
In the case of infanes, wooden
nigbt.oaps are indispensable, as
their heads should not bo confined
beneath the bed cloths, and the
hair Of the head is so thin as to
afford little protection. We know
IL grown person may suffer very
much from lack Of protection to a
a., IA -, tk1pI A. onuapaI hand Iupi n,