Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-08-20
THE HOUSEHOLD.
!. ..m,,, Of Infnnta in Hot Weather.

T,,a ,ollowing excellent rules for the care Of
,.n,s during the hot months were prepared by
sommittee of six physioians appointed for the
nrpose by the obstetrical Society of Philadel-
bha;
p,st st.--Baihe the child once q day in tepid
.,.r II il is feeble, spongeit all over twice
az with tepid water, or with tepld water and
ZinPgar. The health OF chhu uePehus mucn
pIm Uis ~ AVOID all tight bandaging. Make the
d'h,ng light and COOL aud 30 loose that the
XIII iasy have free play for its limbs. At night
zpndress 1t, sponge 1t, and put on slip. in the
'ornpg remove the slip and dress the child in
',sn clothes II this cannot be afforded, thor
nn,hly air the day-clothing by hanging y up
Su9ing the night. Use clean diapers. aud cAnge
4hsm often. Never dry soiled one IN the nur-
tsry or in the sitting-room, aud never use one
.econd time without first washing II.
G,L 3-1he child should sleep by itself in
.oi mr. cradle. 1t should be put to bed at rtgu-
IN hnurs and be early taught to go to sleep
BSitl,ont being nursed in the arms. Without tho
siyice OF physician, never give 1t any spirits,
Cordlals, caTminatives, soothlng syrups;or sleep
M drops. Thousands Of children die every
Lar ifsln the use OF these poisons. II the
,II frets aud does not sleep, II lis either hungry
zpr IN. II i'll it needs a physician. Never quiet
n by candy or cake they are the common causes
Fnr jiarrhea and Of other troubles.
Fl I1uL 4 -GlNo inc Cullu plbHly Vi iftbu hiTs III
,be cool OF the morning aud evening send 1t out
4 IN the shady sides of broad streets, to the pub
5l,r snnares, or to the Park. Make frequent OK
4nnr.inu. on the rivers. Whenever it seems to
vutIer from the heat, let II drink freely Of ice
water, Keep ii out OF the room in which wash
iuu or cooking il going on. II IL excessive heat
5tlai d, stroys the lives VI young infants.
Enle Keep your house sweet and clean
cool ami we'll area, In very hot weather let the
windows be open day and night Do your cook
iup IN tho yard, in she'd i'll the garret, or in an
mn ar room WhlteN ash the walls every Sprihg
4 MA ace that the cellar il clear OF all rubbish
Let no Stops collect to poison the air. Correct
All foul smells by pouring acid or qulck-lme into
the riuks aud privles. The former article can be
rot from the nearest druggist, who will give the
ieeded directions for its use. Make every effort
yOutself and urge our neighbors, to keep the
CUTTERS OF your street or count clean.
Rtle 6-Breast-milk Is the Only proper fool
lfor lnfants. II the supply is ample aud the
child thrives on ii, no other kind ot food should
to given while the hot weather lasts. IL the
mother has not enough, she must not wean the
clnld but give it, beside the breast, goats or
COW = milk as prepared under Rule Nurse
the child once in two or three hours during tho
day and as seldom as possible during the night.
Always remove the child from the breast as
soon as it has fallen asleep. Avoid giving the
breast when you arc over-fatlgued or over
heated.
R,tle III, unfortunately, the child must be
brought up by hand il should be fed un milk
Diet alone, and that, warm milk out OF nursing
bottle as directed under Rule 8. Goats milk Is
the best, aud next to that cows milk, Ii the
child thrives on this, no other diet whatever
should be gwen while the warm weather lasts
Al ali SEASONS OF the year, but especially in sum
nler there ID no safe substitute for milk to an
infant that has not cut it's front teeth Sage.
Arrow-root, potatoes, corn-hour, crackers, bread
every patented food, and every article OF diet
conta ing starch cannot and muAt not be de-
pended on as food for very young infants.
Creeping or walking children must not be al
lowed to pick up unwholesome food,
Huie \. = Each bottleful Of milk should be
sweelened by small lump OF loaf-susar or by
half teaspoonful Of crushed sugar II the milk
j. known to be puro, it may have one'fourth
pArl OF hot water added to II but II 1t ID not
Known to be pure, no water need be added.
When the heat OF the weather is great. the milk
NAV be given qHite cold. BE sure that the milk
il unskmmed have it as fresh as possible, and
brought very early in tho morning. Before
lslng the pans into which it is to be poured, al
WAYS scald them with boiling suds In very hot
weather, boil the milk as soon as II comes, and
at once put away the vessels holding 1t In the
coolest place in the houso-upon ice II 1t eau be
Afforded, or down we'll. Milk carelessly allowed
to stand in warm room soon spolls, and be-
comes unfit for food.
Rue9.-If the milk should disagree. table
spoonful of lime-water may be added TO each
buttleiul. MnbneNeT pure uliA Chunot bo bOt
try the condensed milk, which often answers ad
mirably. 1t is sold by all the leading druggisti
and grocers, and may be prepared by adding
without sugar, one teaspoonful, or more, accord
ng to the age Of the child, to six tablespoonful'
Of boiling water. Should this Disagree. tea
spoonful Of ArrOw-rout of sage, or OF corn starcl
To the pint of milk may be cautiously tried. II
milk in any shape cannot be digested try for
few days pure cream diluted with three-fourths
or three-tfths OF wat0r-returninB TO the milk ai
soon as possible.
Rule i0.-rhe nursing-bottle must be kept
perfectly clean, otherwise tue milk Will turn sour
and the child be made i'll. After each meal i
Should be omptied, Tinsed out, taken apart, anu
the tube. cork, nipple, and bottle be placed II
clean water or iii water to which little soda ha'
bren added. 1t is good plan to have TWO hnls
Ing bottles and to use them by turns.
Ruh lido not wean the child Just before OF
during the hot weather, nor as rule, until aftei
It's second summer. Ii sucking dsaBrees with
the mother, she must not wean the child bul
fppd 1t in part out Of a nursing bottle on sucl
food as has been directed. However small tht
supply of breast milk, ,provldedt agrees with thu
child tho mother should carefully keep 1t vi
against sickness it alone will often save the lif
Of a child when everything else fails. When TIT
child is over six months old, the mother may saw
h0r strength by giving it one or two meals ia!
OF stale bread and milk which should be presses
through sieve and put into a nurslng-bottle
When from eight months to 4 year old, it ma
have also one meal day OF tue yolk OF Tres
and rare-boiled egg. or one OF beef or mutton
broth into which stale bread has been crumblod
When older than this, 1t eau have little mea
finely minced but even then milk should be IT.
principal food, and not such food as gro"n-ul