Wichita eagle., 1886-09-19
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WOMAN AND HOME.
ADVICE CONCERNING THE CARE or
THE 2-YEAR-OtD BABY.
A Warning to Young Ladies - What
Thackeray Says-TO Keep Preserved
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When a child arrives at the dignity of 2
years he should be presented with high
chair. If he is an exclusively nursery baby
he VIII take his meals in his own apartments
But if he is only the common, everyday 9
year-cld he can be assigned his regular place
at the family table and allowed to appease his
appetite with the same viands as his elders
His pride in the distinction conferred upon
him will be enormous, and he will soon appre-
ciate very keenly the liberty given him in re-
gard to food
Woe to him, however, if upon this promo
tion his mother carelessly permits him to eat
as he wills. His little digestive apparatus
will scarcely be capable Of wrestling with an
unlimited amount Of pie crust, boiled cabbage
or corned beef. And if he is allowed to eat
his fill of cheese at supper his resultant misery
will probably keep his doting mamma and
papa from enjoying their customary balmy
slunlbers. His stomach, in fact, should be
most carefully dealt with, for on the treat
ment it receives largely depends his future
health, temper and happiness. If too heavy
tasks are imposed upon it at this early age it
will retallate with dyspepsia and be miserable
for all after years
If the little fellow wants ''piecc" do not
insist that he must wait till papa comes I"
He should DO given some simple, easily di-
gested lunch between every two Of the regu-
lar meals, and not permitted to go so long
without food that he Overeats ut the table.
Many crying child that refuses to be soothed
by toys OF plays is really suffering from
faintness and nervous torture caused by On
empty stomach. He does not realize that he
is hungry, he only knows that he is wretched-
" uncomfortable.
A teaspoonful of lime-water given in milk
or water removes sourness Of the stomach,
and is not repulsive to children, as it is al
most tasteless. 1t readily relieves vomiting,
but if the latter proceeds from an overloaded
stomach, it is wise to let nature take her own
way until the superfuity is removed Then
the lime-water can be administered to take
away unpleasant tastes from the mouth and
throat The bowels should be regulated by
the diet, and this can usually be accomplished
if the mother is observing. Ii child is sub
ject to constipation, give him oatmeal mush
and crackers, figs, grapes, red raspberries and
vegetables. If he has diarrhoea, eliminate them
and all other food Of decided laxative ma
ture from his menu. If il is an obstinate case
that will not succumb to the gentle sunsion Of
ordinary diet, resort to other means.
1t is wise to avoid all of the patent RENE
dies recommended by advertisements and dis
played on the druggists shelves. A syrup
made of blackberry roots stepped in water
and well sweetened viii cure the most obsti-
nate cases of dysentery in children. For con-
stipation feed the small Id plenty Of onion
syrup and relieve his bowels with injections
of warm water.
Worms are popularity supposed to be re-
sponsible for vast variety Of unpleasant
sensations in tho youthful stomach. Whether
they actually exist in as formidable numbers
as imagined is debatable question, but there
is no doubt that their reputed prevalence has
proved an inestimab,e boon to the medical
profession. In years past when an astuto
physician could find no excuse for imputirg
a juvenile illness to the eruption of the teeth
he seldom failed to assert stoutly that the dis
turbance Of whatever character, was duo to
the presence of worms If there is really
reason to believe childs system infested
with these parasites you must look to its gen.
erul tono, and not to them, for the trouble.
If his stomach and intestines are in a condi-
tion to breed them they ere needed as scaver-
gers, and it is fortunate for the child's we'll
being that they are present Cleanse tho en-
tire system by the use Of plenty Of pure
drinking water, wholesome food, fresh air
and exercise, ard the worms will disappear.
If children can be induced to cat freely of
onions, either sliced raw or cooked, the sys-
tenn will be kept in so clean q condition that
worms cannot exist-Ruth Orton in Chicago
Harold