Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-05
WOMAN AND HOME.
ADVICE CONCERNING THE CARE or
THE 2-YEAR-OLD BABY.
A Warning to Young Ladies' - What
Thackeray Says-To Keep Preserved
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When a child arrives at the dignity Of
years he should he presented with a high
chair II he is an exclusively nursery baby
he vii take his meals in his own apartments.
But if he is only the common, every day >
year-old 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 thN distinction conferred upon
him will bc enormous, and he viii soon apprV,-
ciate very keenly the liberty given him in IT.
gard to food
Woe to him, however. if upon this promo
ton his mother CarelcsSly permits him to eat
as he wills. His little digestive apparatus
will scar,ely lie capable Of wrestling with an
unlimited amount of pie crust boiled cabbage
or corned beef And if he is allowed TO eat
his ill of cheese at supper his resultant misery
will probably keep his doting mamma and
papa from enjoying their customary halmy
slumbers His stomach, in fact. should he
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 retalate with dyspepsia and be miserable
for all after years,
II the little fellow wants piece" do not
insist that he must wait till papa comes.
He should be given some simple, easily di-
gested lunch between every two of the regu-
lar meals, and not permitted 10 go 50 long
without food that he overeatS at the table
Many a crying child that refuses To be soothed
by toys or plays is really suffering from
faintneSs and nervous torture caused by an
empty stomach. He does not realize that be
is hungry, he only knows that he is wretched-
ly 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, 1t 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
II 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 diarrhHa, eliminate them
and ali other food Of decided laxative ma
that will no: Succumb to the gentle suasion 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 bl ckberry roots steeped in water
and well sweetened will cure tho most obsti-
nate cases Of dysentery il children For con-
stipation feed the small lad plenty of onion
syrup and relieve his bowels with injections
of warm water.
Worms are popularity supposed to be re-
sponsible for a vast variety Of unpleasant
sensations in the youthful stomach. Whether
they actually exist in rs formidable numbers
as imagined is a debatable question. but there
Is no doubt that their reputed prevalence has
proved an inestimable boon TO the medical
profession In years past when an astute
physician could find no excuse for imputing
q Juvenile illness to the eruption Of the teeth
he seldom failed TO assert stOutly that the dis
turbance, of whatever character, was due to
the presence Of WORMS II there is really
ruascn to believe a child's system infested
with these parasites YOU must look to its gen.
eral tone, and not to them, for the trouble.
II his stomach and intestines are in a condi-
ton to breed them they are needed as scaven-
gers, and il is fortunate for the child's we'll
being that they are present Cleanse the en-
tire system by the use of plenty of pure
drinking water. wholesome food, fresh air |
and exercise and the worms will disappear. |
II children can be induced to eat freely of |
onions, either sliced raw or cooked, the sys-
tenn will be kept in SO clean condition that |
worms cannot exist--Ruth OrtOn ia Chicago |
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