The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-04-07
Children.

The appalling fact is revealed by mortuary sta
tiStics, that OF all the children born more than
Onehalf die before they reach the age OF five years.
In London alone there are 10000 such deaths an
nually. Such frightful mortality is not from lack
of medicine, but Principally because parents
possess too little knowledge to the proper care
Of children. IF from his birth, says eminent
authority, IAN infant has plenty Of fresh air for
his lungs, plenty OF exercise for his muscles plen
ty 0f sleep for his BRAIN frequent sousing Of fresh
water for his body and only proper nourishment
for his stomach, he will survive children dis
eases and will require but little for medicine.
Wash the new born babe daily with warm rain
wheat -four starch. Do not wash his clothes and
napkins in soda. II causes breaking out White
lead Is poison. Change clothing frequently.and
have its well aired. The head should be kept
cool and the clothes loose If there is no mothers
milk give milk warmed, from one COW or goat
only. For irst month suckle every hour and a
half; for second, every two hours; for third once
IN three hours. etc. The stomach requires rest
The best substitute for milk is TO boil good bread
Tor two hoUys in wafer, and add a very little
lump sugar Gradually lower the tenn perature OF
the room. nursing mother should avoid rich
pastry, gr4Ties, pepper, high seasoned food, cab
bage, greens, spirits and coffee. Never give
child soothing syrup, paregoric or laudanum.
1ney All contain morphine or opium Do not
add peppermint OF gin to their food. A child
should be Weaned at from nine to twelve months
After that time the breast does him more harm
After one month infants should be kept in a
well ventilated room. Thermometer not 6. After
three months he should be carried into the open
cir daily Use no veil or covering 70 the head,
He should sleep great deal Do not fail 10 batne
him thoroughly every day, and gradually get the
water a little cool There are on the human body
over two million three hundred thousand per
spirati0n pores: 800 to the square inch in tire
chest, forehead. meek, arms. back of hands and
feet and 200 TO the sare inch on the palms OF
the hands and sOles of the feet. OF the food and
drink taken by an average man he discharges
thirty ounces a day through the pores of his skin
Children are in this respect but small sized men,
This foul matter stops the pores and Is as bad as
a stoppage of the bowels.
II the child's bowels become cOstive or 10 il suf
feriDg from fever dependent upon teething or
otherwise, or il is troubled with worms, wind
cOiic OF diETrhoera, we take pleasure in recon-
mending Cast0ria 70 mothers as an excellent and
yery exceptional medicine. No medicine should
be given to a child without the mothers full
knowledge of ifs character. Cast0ria is standard
prescription of distinguished physician-old
Dr. Pitcber-stIll flying at Hyannis, Mass A list
OF its ingredients accompanies each bottle. IL Is
purely vegetable and is not narcotic. OF this
preparation physicians speak in high terms. H.
A. Archer. N. D., IL South Oxford street.
brooklyn N. y, says. "Cast0ria is so well adapted
70 children that recommend il as superior 10
any prescription known to me-" Alex. Robert
SOD, NJ. d., lO07 Second avenue, New York, says:
Especially adapted 70 diseases OF children"