, 1874-07-11
=. THE BABIES.
instructions for the Caro- Of Children
IN tho Summcr.NfOntls
Circular from n Leading Society
=: of Medical Men.

mon. and is officially recommended to tho
thoughtlul attoution OF mothers by tue OBJ
etotlical Society Of phiIadolphIa.
RULES Fon THE MANAGEMENT OF INFANTS DURING
" TIE HOT aEAsox.
R,tls 1-uatha tho child onoo lny In tepitl
water. II is feoblo, sponge It all osor twice q
Gay with tepld watat. or wlth topfd wator and
vinegar. The hoatth Of a child depoada much
upon its cleanliness.
Rulo2-Avoid all tight bandaging. Mako Tho
clothing light aud cool, and 90 looso TINT tho
child may lave FREQ play' for its limbs. At
night. uutlross It, apougc 1t, aud put on slip.
In tho morning. remove tue slip; bntho the Child,
aud dress IL In clean clothes. II this oannot bd
afforded, thoroughly mir tho day-olothing by
hanging 1t up during the night. Use clean
diapors and chaugo tloaa often. Mover, dry a
noiied ono in tho nursery or tho sitting-room,
and peyor usa ono for aocond time without
first ,wnBlinE II. .
cot or cradle. 1t should DO put to bod At rogi,-
lar hours, and be carly taught to 60 to sleep
without being nuraed in tho arms. Without the
advice Of . physician mover give 1t auy spirlta,
cordisls, oasminasivos, soothing syrups, or
sleeping drops. Thousands Of children die
every yeas from tho use Of these poiBons. II
tho child trets mud docs not s'oop, 1t il either
hungry or elBs ILL.,. II i'll, 1t needs a physician
Mover quiet it BY candy OF. cake thoy arc com-
mon ea9aes @ of d,asrea an1 Of oteor troubles
tho cool of the morning aud evening, aend 1t out
to the shady sldos Of bToad streets, to tho pub
lie Squares. Of to the park: Make frequent OK
curslons on the rivers. Whenever II seems to
water. Koepl 1t out Of The room IN which wash
Ing or cooking is going on. It IL excessive heat
That DESTROYS tho lives Of young infaptH., -,
ltale 6-Aeep your house aweet and clean,
AL I'll IL Ts,~ 1y1k f.nH LAY
the windows DO open. day and night Do your
cooking In tho yard, IN a shed, ~ the garret, or
In an upper toom. Whitewasll the walls every
sprluR, and Boo TINT tho cellar IL clean Of al
rubbish. Lot 20 sl9,ps collect to poison tho air;
or quioklsne into tho sinks and priyies. Tho
former article can be- got from the nearest drug
gist, who will give tho reedful directions for it's
use. Maize csory effort yourself, aud urge ronr
uofghbots to Keep tho cutters OF your street or
OF your court olenn.
Rule 6-Droast-1nilk ia the only proper food
for ihfnnta. II the supply. is ample and tue
child thriYcs on 1t, no other kind Of food should
DO give1, while tho hot weather lasts. II the
child, but givo 1t, bestdoa The breast, goats or
cows milk, ~ prepared under Rule 8. NuEao
The child once in two or three hours during tho
ddy, and as Seldom as possible during the night.
az It has fallen asloap. Avoid giviug tue breast
whom you arc ovetfatsgued or oyerhcatcd.
,Rula 7-1f. unfortunately tho ohlld .nust be
brought up by hand, it should 10 fcd on milk
bottls az directed under Rule g.. Goat's milk Is
the best, and next to 1t cow'a milk. II tho child
thrivea on this dict no other kiud Of food what
ever should be given while tho hot wentler1asta
At all Seasons Ut the year hut especially IN sum.
infant haa not out its front tenth. 6ago, arro,o-
roo, potatoes, corl-1our, crackers, broad, every
patented food. and ere,y article Of diet contain.
sn9 starch, cannot, aud must not, 30 depended
on e food tor very young infants Creeping or
.lstAe s-Each bottloful Of milk should bs
sweolened by small lump OF loaf-sugar, Or by
halt saspoo9,tu Of crushed snger i tho
aagt Of hot water added to it; but. II it is not
known to be pure. no wator poed DO added.
When the beat Of tho weather isgreat, tho milk
may ho given quite oold+ Be sure that the mlk
brought very early 10 the molulug. Before
nslpg the pauB into which 1t Ia 10 be poured, a-
Ways aculd them with boiling suds: IN worry hot
taeather, boil the milk al soon al it comes, aud
coolest part OF the houee,--upon leo Il it can be
Afforded or down vol. AIilA. carelegBly al
lowed to stand IN o walu room. soou spolls and
becomes unfit for food.
-Rula 9-lf the milk should disagree,. . table,.
spoonful Of 1lmo-water may be a.lded to each
hy tie condenyed milk, whlol, of.on answers
admirably. 1t il sold by all the leading drug
gists and groccrs. and may be prepared by
without sugar. ono Tablespoonful Of Ito milk.
according to the ago Of the child. Should this
disagrae, a tehtroontul Of arTow-root, Of .aago.
or Of corn-Btarch. to the pint OF milk, may be
cautiously tried. II milk 10 any shape cannot
bo dlgested, try. for few days, purs cream
diluted with threo-foursl,H or folr-lfths of
water, returning to the milk as aoon as possible,
Raie 10-Fhe nursing-bottle must be Kept
perfectly clean. otherwise tho milk will turn
1t ahould be cmptled, tinsed out, taken apart.
and the tube. cork, nipple. and bottle pfacod in
clean water, or in water to which little coda
has boen added. 1t 10 good plum to have two
nuEsing,6ottes' and to uae III, them 1t9 b9y turns.
or during TIN hot weather, nor, az rule, until
after ita second summer. II suokling dlAngrees
with the mother, aha must not Wean tho child.
hut feed 1t in part out Of Q nurnl1g- bcttlo on
such food as lias been directed. However small
tho supply Of breastrmik, provided tha. It agrcca
with the child, tho mother should carefully keep
1t up against siokneBs; It, alouc will often savo
tho life Of Child when everything else fails.
When tho ,c]nd is oyer months OLD, tho mother
may sAyo her strength BY giving it one or two
meals dsy OF atale bread and milk, which
should be prehsed through sfave and put into
nursing bottle. Whsn from y mouths to year
old, it may have also QUO meal day OF tho yolk
VI .lE1eu hlNA EER> VI VpC VI 0GoA u
mutton broth into which stale bread has been
crumblad. Wlou Older than this, 1t can have
little tnoat fiuely mincud; but. even then, milk
should bo lsB principal food aud not such fool
III groWp-up people cat,
nn1Ep RuLEs Fob CASES OF EMERGENCY.
Rule liz the child is s'.ddonly attacked with
vomiting PurginG, and prostratiou, send for
doctor a. onoe. In tho meantime, put the clllld
for q fow minutes iu a hot bath, then carefully
wipe It dry with warm towol, and wrap 1t in
warm blankets. II it's hands and feet nro cold,
bottleA filled with hot water and wrapped IN tlAn-
ues should be laid against them.
Rule "a nsisl,-p0ulllco, or one made Of flax
secd-1uonl, to which oue-quRrtor p4rt Of nuH-
tard-Aour has been addod, or llaIsi.els wrurE out
Of hot vinegar aud water, should be placed over
the bolly.
Hute a-Flyo drops Of brandy iu teaApoonful
of water may no given avery ten or liitoou min
utes; but, Il the vomiting persists, give this
brandy iii equal parts of milk and Underwater: :
lfute 4-1f the dlurrhea has just begun, or IT It
Is caused by improper food, toaspoUnful Of
castor.oll, or OF the sElocd slrup OF rhubarb,
should bo glVou
RuIe b-If ths child has haen fol partly on tho
breast aud purity on othor food. tue lnothnl's
milk alone must now be uHed. II Tho cl,lld haa
been seaued, it should hare pule milk with
lilDa-wates, or weak beef-tea, or chekeIl-wltar.
KuiB 0-1he child should bo allowed to drink
cold wafer fr1el;.
Ruia 7-IIlo solled dlspers, or the discharges.
should ha ut once removed ffom the room, but