Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-02
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of eommon sense when She decreed
that their neoks. arms and legs should
be protected by proper clothing. A
few years ago II was not an uncommon
sight 10 see a mother warmly dressed,
ia thick wooden. hr-trimmcd garments,
leading by the baud q child daintilY ar
rayedin a short frnck with a least two
inches OF It's poor little legs uncovered
between the edge ~ is drawers and
the top Of its tiny white socks; or in
doors 10 see plump necks and rounded
arms exposed 20 an atmosphere which
adults could meet only when swathed
to neck and wrists. Happily this alb
surd custom Is a thing of the past and
one can only trust IL never may be re-
yived. Tho error now IS rather in the
other extreme. While children should
be warmly dressed. particularly when
going into the open air, care should DO
taken not 90 overload them with cloth
ing. The sweat glands are very active
in youth. and II over-stimulated by
heat become inAamed, producing heat
rash.
Light wooden materials should be
used in winter and colors selected that
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ments should ba so made as not to I'M
pede the freest use of the limbs.
Healthy children require q great deal of
exercise, and should be encouraged to
play vigorously and shout Justify for
some time every morning in the open
air. They will be much more ready 20
play quietly in the nursery during the
remainder Of the day than II they had
been taken for n decorous walk, which
is simply useless as exercise for the
young muscles that need strengthening
and developing. If perfectly well they
should be sent out in all weather, ex-
Cept when it IS absolutely raining. Then
they should have on part Of their out
door clothing, be sem into a 0
where the windows are open, and made
10 play tag, puSs-in-the-corner. or any
active indoor game, for half an hour or
more. Nothing Is 50 fatal 10 children
rs bad ventilation. Their bedroom
windows should invariably be open at
night; If there Is any fear OF a dr0ught
n light frame made TO tit tho window
with flannel tackled on each side of it
will admit fresh air and obviate the
difficulty.
No garment that has been worn dur
ing the day should be suffered to re-
main on during the night. A cotton
night-dress is all that is necessary in
summer. In winter, or II the child has
n delicate chest, or is subject TO Group,
q scarlet flannel jacket may be added.
Children should be thoroughly bathed
from head to foot every morning in
cold or tepid water. Nothing does
more to promote n healthy action Of the
skin and make the complexion clear and
fresh than thorough daily additions.
The greatest attention should be paid
to the care Of the teeth. Until a child
is old enough to use n brush thoy should
be washed with "A soft rag dipped in cool
water at least twice a day.
The hair should be wen brushed with
a soft brush and never touched with a
tine comb, which. as well as \ sti6 brush,
causes disease OF the scalp. IL should
be cleansed by washing in warm water
10 which a little boraX has been added,
with plenty of white soap, and thor
Oughly rinsing with clear water. The
hair grows from the head, so cutting the
ends can do no possible good. II il
( splits at the ends il Is owing 20 a de-
fciency Of natural oil, and may be rem
edied BY using a little sweet oil. II is
a popular fallaoy that the extreme
growth of hair tends to weaken the
system. II it is cut nature will produce
fresh hair more quickly, thus increas-
ing instead Of lessening the strain on the
productive powers.
Children require plenty of h%ealthful,
substantial, nourishing food; they not
only have to repair the daily waste of
the system but also 10 create new bono
and muscle every day. An infant
should have food al first once in two
hours during the day and four at night.
When older, once in four hours will be
sufficient. Young children should have
q bowl of bread aud milk, or at least u
cup of milk, on first waking i'm the
morning, II any length of time elapses
between their rising and the regular
breakfast. They a bo taught 70 like
almost anything il its use is begun suiii-
GENTLY early. Oatmeal porridge is an
excellent article OF diet; il may be
varied by hominy, boiled rice, porridre
OF white or yellow Indian meal, etc.
Soft-boiled eggs are also good. Tender,
juicy, broiled beefsteak and roast beef
or roast mutton are better than lamb or
veal, as they contain more nutriment.
Well-made soups and broths and fresh
vegetables are never out of place. Sim
pie puddings should be substituted for
pastry, which children never should ho
allowed to touch. The supper should
consist Of bread and milk. or bread and
butter, with q slice Of plain cake. Tea
and coffee had better be dispensed with
until eighteen or twenty. The good
eject Of going without them will be
seen in a healthy nervous system. Ripe
fruit may always be eaten with impuai-
~ by a child who Is perfectly well. The
earlier in the day Il Is taken the better.