The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-24


ledge or table tha; goes with it firmly
adjusted in front and spread with play
things. the little fellow will be content for
hours. If he, by-sud BY, drains glth his
heels OF the foot rest, wrltheS and crl.s
imp.tiently. recognize the gns that bis
spine is tired. bis limbs cramped, and
liberate him. A roll on the bed, G toss
in the al, 8 ride on mammals foot VIII
reetore circulation and g~ood-humor He
is born q thinking animal, and, unless
spoiled from the first, is ameu3ble To
reasonable treatment. Above all things
DO not let yourself now nor ever, forget
that he has no language bur a CRY. No
well managed baby ever yet cried from
love of lamentation.
| have alluded 10 window draughts.
Not ouly is the air that presses against
| the inside of the glass colder than that
which lies q foot further within the
chamber. but between sashes and castings
trickle pertinacious threads Of outer at
mosphere, defiant Of sash locks and
Memberships. Baby soon learns to en-
10Y the outlook from his eyrie. 1t is an
easy aud pleasant way of entertaining
him, and the tokens Of growing intelll-
Sence displayed In his interest in other
children, in dogs and horses, are vastly
cunning" Still, keep him from the
post of observation in inclement weather,
and since he cannot discern the face OF
the sky, nor interpret the signals ct
weather-vanes, and Is wlthal a creature
of habit. it is well not to accustom him TO
a seat on your knee at the window after
the summer days are over. Again, a hard
saying! To the habitual passer- by, how
much more to papa coming home the
sash is blank when 1t ceases to frame the
laughing face, the huttering hands clucth
ing with Chinese dlsdain of perspective,
at people and things across the way; the
vhite-robed dumping ola body bouncing
and springiDg in arms that are at once
confinement and embrace. There is no
prettier style of window-decoration than
a clean, winsorne baby.
Examine several times each day into
the condition OF baby feet and hands,
especially the former. While they re-
main warm his risks Of taking cold ard
reduced to a minimum. If they are chill,
something is wrong. The shoe-latchet
may be too tight, the socks too small, or
the clasping Of other garments about the
limbs impede the flow of the blood. Ii
none Of these causes exist he has been in
8 current of unfriendly temperature. The
child who sleeps with cold feet is almost
certain to slcken IN consequence. LII he
has the trick of kicking off the coverings
while asleep, sew loops on the lower
edge OF the mattress and corresponding
, buttons on the blankets, or strings on
both, an. fasten them together when you
: lay him down. For children Of two years
old, or there.bouts, long flannel orcanton
flannel drawers, coming down b.low the
/, feet, may be used.
Hall-wraps of some description are in
dispensable at this season. A halt or
whole square Of flannel, bound with rib
: bon, finished by a feather stitched hem.
: or overcast in scallops with silk or wor,ted
5 is the simplest form. Bew;tching varia
: lions are achieved be embroidery and
5 lace. Whatever the form Of muffi er, do
7 BOT take an infant ia arms through
draughty passages apd into roou.s OF
| lower temperature than his uursey with
l out additional covering. If he is very
young, cast a fold over the head. leaving
room to breathe. Without "fussing" or
"coddling' he may be carried through
I the winter a stranger to catarrh or Group.
The air of the nursery should De thor
: oughly changed every morning by throw
ing the windows wide Tor half an hour or
more. Some intelligent housewives are
UdCh u " OCliCNC l1o tICcHd al wal III
in half the time required to heat a stag
nant, germ-laden atmosphere. If baby
can be removed at awakening into another
chamber for bath and breakfast, and,
while these in progress, the nursery
swept or brushed. the bedding aired,
furniture busted 1.-THE fluff collected by
broom and duster being burned). the
routine of the morning will be satisfac-
lorily exped tied. If you. the mother.
? are your own house-naid, and there is
no other room into which he can be taken,
) draw the crib to a corner, surround 1T by
t by a screen, cover the sleeping occupant
with mosquito netting, and let in the air
!, gradually, while you use carpet-sueeper
aud cheese-cloth duster. slightly damp
ened But air the room 10 come way
Long before the baby's nap is over the
sweet currents that have chased out fouI
doors will have absorbed kindly the
warmth from you register, being a crisp
and ready conductors OF heat.
When it can be done, have an open
!, fireplace in the room where baby lives
and moves. 1t [ dared, | would add that
a wood fire on the hearth night and
pnorning is an inestimable purifier and
: ventIlatOr. If your means warrant the
purchase of wood, use it Ia preference tc
: coal for az ali day fire that may be mean,
only to e%nlivcn a background of furnace
; heat. The alright iron stove, with it.
train OF headaches and other ills, has had
l its reign Of popularity. With the advance
of sanitary Injuries we are tearing out
summer fronis" and deposing heaters.
| Baby basks with exceeding delight in the
: glow OF the blazing sticks behind the
| high fender. You lay up Tor him untold
stores of beautiful! associations with homo
) and yourself, idealize the prose Of YOU
2 own life, whcn you draw aside the wire
: defence at nient-iaIl, uDdress him in the
! fire light, and let him curl aaG stretch
: his pink toes in the genial warmth, while
) he studies the fantasies of fame.