The Mineral argus., 1884-05-08
How 10 care for infant.

Ihere1sso much wisdom and kindness
condensed in the Hygienic rules given
for the Nurses kindergarten Training
School in our National capital for the
guidance of mothers, teachers, govern
essses and nurses that we think we can
not do better for III readers than to
publish them entire.
HYGIENE RULES.
/. When washing the child, wash the
J eyes first of all, so that no impurity
from the body can enter them.
2. When washing be careful to have
the child's had away from the fire, and
the feet toward the fire.
B. Carefully protect the child from
draughts of air during bathing.
a. The first three months of the child's
life especially during cold weather, let
the child sleep with the mother
warmth then is more important than
pure air. If the child frets, feel of its
feet to see that they are warm.
5. In the spring let the child take his
outdoor walks in the afternoon III the
autumn let him go out in the forenoon.
The spring morning partlkes of the
preceding season; the afternoon of the
coming s In the autumn the
mornings are more like summer, the af-
ternoon like winter.
6. The whole bath is to be preferred
to the partial bath. Ninety-eight de-
grees Fahrenheit must be the degree of
heat-to be reduced as the child grows
older. d
z. If the child does not sleep well,
give him a bath before going to bed.
1t is an excellent sedative.
8. Consider what the child sleeps up
on in regard to his coverings. If on
feathers, he needs only half as much
cover as when on a mattress. The
feet require extra covering.
9. Darker the room where baby is
sleeping, but not by draperies around
his crib, which retain bad air.
10. Never let baby ride in a carriage
till he can sit up. The jar to his brain
when in a lying position is injurious.
Let him be carried in arms till ne can
sit up.
IL. Be careful about having baby's
head resting too much on the hard arm
of the nurse during the first month.
Thousands of children die with con
vulsions because the soft bones of the
head are made to press together.
-. If baby's bedroom is used for a
~sitting-room, her be sure to let every
one leave for a short time before night,
and open the windows to change the air
before baby is put to bed.
ID. Hold baby in an upward posi-
ton after he has been fed, ever if he is
asleep. Let the little head rest on your
shoulder, and after a few minutes you
will hear the air come up which he
drew in with the spoon or bottle. He
will rest much better and longer than if
he is laid down Immediately after eat
ing.
IA. Use burned linen rags and
scorched flour to put on baby's sores in
place of powder.
10. Do not ride the baby backwards
and guard his eyes from the sun. New
er have attractive things placed in such
a position near the cradle that it will re-
quire an effort for him to look at them.
They should be placed so that the eve
can reach them easily and naturally.
Is. Follow nature as much as posi-
bic in the care of children. Every hour
Il child sleeps is so much capital for
him to draw on in future days. The
room should be quiet and dark. Do
not wake the baby even to administer
medicines, but state the irregularities to
the doctor when he comes. Keep visit
ors away from the sleeping child.
II. The children should be carried
in turns on the right and on the left
arm, and when he makes his first steps
he must be held by both right and left
hand alternately. If he is restless it
sometimes is quite a rest to the little
child to be turned over on the other
side.