The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-07-28
CARING FOR THE BABIES.
SPECIAL RULES FOR THE HOT SEASON RE
COMMENDED BY THE PHILADELPHIA
BOARD OF HEALTH.

BOARD OF HEALTH.
Rule /. Bathe the child once day in tepid
water. Ifitis feeble, sponge it all over twice
n dav with tepjd water, or with tepld water
and vinegar. The health 0f a child depends
much upon its cleanliness.
Rule =. Avoid all tight 5andaEIng. Make
the clothing light and cool. and so loose that
the child may nave free play FORTS limbs. At
might uuJrs-- d. sponge ~ anu put on snip
IN fle morning remove the slip, baJae the
child. and dress Dr. in clean clothes ID this
cannot be Afforded. thorouZ-y AIR the day
clothing by hanging - up during the night.
Use clean diapers. and change them often
Never dry "a -glied one lU tle nursery or IN
the sitting rgom, and never ase one lgr "a
second time ..i hOut first Washing Do.
Ruie %. The child should sleep ~ itself III a
cot or cradle. IL should DE pat io bed at TsSU-
lar hours. and be early taught tg g. Nv sleep
without being uursei i'm THE arms Without
the advice yi a Hhy stefan never give any
spirits coTdlals- carMIuatIves, soothing sFF-
uus Dir sleeping drops. Thousands OF children
die every year from tie use OF these poIsous
Ifthe child fret- and does not sleep, II is either
hungry or e4z-i Il. II Ill., needs 10 ppEslctau-
Never quiet it by candy or by cake they are
the common causes of aIarrhea and other
Rule I. Give tine child plenty Of fresh. air.
I'm tHe cool of tha m9ruIug and evening send
in 0ut to rue shady sides Of broad streets TO
tha public squares or TO tine paris Maze fire.
pu-ut excursions ON the rivers. y hem
over It seems 20 suffer from the heat Let "a
drink freely or ice water Keep lt ont OF the
room IN which washing or cooking Is going on
II is excessive ueut tLHt destroys the lives Of
young infants.
Rule b. Keep your house sweet and clean,
cool and weII-ajred In very bot weather Iet
The windows be open day and night. Do your
cooking lu the yard. iu 81 shed, In the garnet, or
many upper room. hItewash the walls every
Spring and see that the cellar is clear Of all
rubbish. Let lao sIoTs collect TO poison the
air Corrcc. ali foul smells by pouring into
the sinks and prIyie- c1rh1jic acid or quick
lime err the chloride gt lime, or "a strong soiu-
zion OF cpppeFas. These articles can be- got
from the nearest druggist, who viii give the
ueediul directions for their use. Aiase every
effort yourself and urge your me- EhbOrz. TO
keep clean the CUTTERS of your street of your
court
Rule f. Brea-t-milk is the only proper food
for infants. II the supply rs ample and The
child tbrIyes on II. No other kind Of food
should be given-whlle the hot weather lasts
II the mother has not enough, she must not
zyean tie child bus give 10, besides the breast
goat s or Cow milk aa prepared under huie
= Nurse the child once IN two or three hours
during the day, aud As seldom possible
during tine night Always remove the child
from the breast aa soon as 1T has fallen asleep
Avoid giving the breast when you are over
tIti gued or oYer-heated.
brought up by hand. d. should be fed on
milk diet aloue-that u.s. warm milk out Of
nursing bottle, directed under Rule
Goa S milk IS the bts-, and next to il, COW
milk. If the child thrives this diet
other kind of food whatever should be given
while the hot weather lasts. At all seasons
of the year, huF eSpeclallY IN summer, there IL
no safe substitute for mix If the infant has
not cut IT. tront teeth
Sage, EFF0Nto'i' potatoes, cofhno"sf,
crackers, breed every patented 1901, anu
every article 81 atci containing starch, can
not and must not De depended on as 1000 iof
very young infants creeping or waking
chiiiren must not pe all""eb 10 P+ch up I'M
wholesome food
Rule s. II the milk Is known 30 he pure, II
should nave one 'i,iii pm o. ii'' "4tCI 'iIgi
10 IT, uhttl ihe emu" is iHIes months o'u :
after TINS age me proportion n WateF ShooiI
this food should be- s"eetened ~eltheF with
heapIng d"sertsPoouiuI OF sugar OF mix, OF
with teaspOoutul OF crushed sugar " hen /
the Leat of the weather IL great the milk may ,
be given quite cold BE sure that the milk Is .
uusklmmtu have IL as fresh as Posslb G, ana
brought very early IN the morning. before I
using the pans iu12 winch II is 10 be poured I
always scald them with bpJIHg suds. In
very hot weather, b0It she mix a. soon rs II T
comes and at once put away the vessels hold .
Iur IL in the coolest place in the house-upGn .
ice II IL can be atto ded. or down a well Milk
carelessly allowed to stand N a warm room
soon spoIis and becomes unht Tor 1000 .
Bule e. L the milk should disagree, table f.
spoonful of lime-water may be added 60 each .
hottletuL Whenever pare milk benn0t be got, .
try condensed milk which often answers ad /
luirHhly. !, Is sold by all the leading drug
ssi-is anu grocerS. and may be prepared by .
adding ten t8hlcsuooutuls of boiling water .
without sugar. one tablespoonful or more on .
milk. according TO the age of the child Should .
this disagree, IehHpoouiui OF arro"-fo't, or .