Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-18
Summer CRre Of Children.


The care Of children in the summer, and espe-
cialy Of those In the larger cities, is always at
tended with many risks. Some time since a
prominent medical society of Philadelphia for
mulated a series of rules for the management
of infants during the hot season. In 1892 the
New York board of health issued a similar cir
cuiar. OtiIers since have fallen into our hands.
We summarize these, with such changes ex-
perieEce has suggested:
I. Battle the child each day In tepid water.
The health OF the child depends much OH clean
illness, and upon such slight cooling and stlmu-
iation OF the skin as q bath affords. Avon all
ghs Have ahs Light flannel i the
and cool. Have u change for night, and do not
dry soied clothing in the room in which the
II. Give the child plenty Of fresh air. In the
cool OF the morning and early evening have it
out Of doors a little II the weather is clear
drink water which has been boiled and cooled,
If need be, By ice. Excessive heat destroys the
iiyfi Of very young young infants S.. 49,,
and Well aired. In very hot weather let the
windows be open day aud hight. Do not sleep
ON the first iloor if you car avoid it. DO cook
ing and washing in shed the yard, rather
than in q room In which the child must be
kePt. rrn.. 70 ,,e.s. mill, ,s tho t,o, ,,r .,,,
dren vino have no teeth, and mostly for chill
dren under one year - age. Where a child
under this nj age thvss a upoh it no other food
hereafter directed. Muse the child about every
possible during the night. AVOID giving it the
breast when you are Over-fatisued or over
heated:
breast milk, Let 1t have mostly a tl1lk food
Goats milk is best, and next to 1t cows milk
This If scalded, Is less apt to form large curdles
spoonful of lime water should be added to each
pint. The nursing-bOtues must be kept per-
fectly clean, and taken apart and rinsed after
each using. the tube soaked I'm water to which
a little soda has been added. WherV the child
must depend on the Artixoial food we place
highest on the list OF foods, although HorlicK's
food Ridges food, ETC., pave so1ne claims The
barley water Is prepared by grinding 10 a coffee
ing " it pint OF boiling water, with little salt
After fifteen minutes strain aud mix it with
half as much boiled mflk, With small tea
spoonful OF sugar. Give il lukewurm from q
nueing-bottle. Infants older than six months
may have u larger proportion Of milk. After
each day crust of bread or be ted on "a little OF
IT. Beef broth, good potatoes and a little rare
mouths of age. Child.en under two years
should not be tempted by eating ut table
Candies between meals are always bad, and
only those made OF pure sugar land in small
quantities) should be given at any other time
vi. In the diet of wcaned children, and up to
three years of age. great care should be taken
TO have the child depend upon plain food, such
rs milk butter, bread mot too fresh,, potatoes
and soup or meat once per day. Now is the
tiiAc w iuSi>S Oh BLOW csltkOS anu CAREFUL cleW
ing. Regular meals do not always mean that
the child should eat only three times a day;
but when 1t does earit should do SO bec0use
hungry. and should chew well.
Summer complaints n children generally
come from Over-feeding wrt3hg feeding exces-
Sive heat and foul air. Attend to first symptoms
by effort TO keep the child comfortably cool and
III good air, aud stop feeding. Give drink very
often, II desired, but ouly a teaspOOnful at q
over the stomach and bowels until there Is some
redncss never does harm. HaifteaspoOnful
doses OF spiccd syrup Of rhubarb and paregOric.
In equal proportions, may be given to children
over six months Olds but there should not he
much delay i'll consulting u physician. Even
with him the treatment Is diet0tic rather than
medicinal. Often the nrst thinx Is to stop all
food for few hours Some OF the usual do
mestic remedies are really valuable, such as
cold toast water, black berry root tea and rice
water. Boiled -four, or dOur-bali, u prepared
thds: Take one QUART u good flour, tie
it up ia muslin bag SO tightly a. to
make 4 firm mass; put 1t into POT Of boiling
water, and keep ii boiling six hours. Then
take IL out. and lot ii dry. When fully dry re-
move the bag, and peel OF from tho surface and
throw away the rind Oi dough. With q nut
dry ihass as YOU wish TO use, into o powder OF
this from one to three teaspOonfuls may be
used. by first rubbing 1t into u paste with a
little milk, then adding Ia ii about . pint of
milk, and finally by bringing the whole to Just
the boiling point. y little SALT may be added.
To young children it should be given through q
nnrsins-bottie. All the prescriptions Of the
mother Of Others In charge OF small children
carry out the details OF good care and proper
feeding, cooling, change OF air, and other de-
tails Of hygfenlc management,