Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-02-19
vrsp BABY WARM.
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,.,,,oa warm in the first place,
kesP With aches and cramps, and
son. .,aal need OF handkerchief; keep
rrpS'a~al led. and strike of all dys-
ben ..nnbles; dress them loosely and
g gaS,Ir' covering wrists WELL "a, and II
lsn'' orv nervously. soothe them by
lhsy s,' airing. or a warm bath. or
,utuOD, VI. cloth laid over the skull. or
sarm VII ,.;ng them from the shoulder
BY '"v ,;.h both hands as they lie on
ioVn The mesmeric influence OF
DO v ..aatment is wonderful. Not a
W. ~ babies are born insane with nerv-
10" Da and cry violently at slight
' t~forts, which are not slight to
il'cO .1'm afraid OF these crying
hem ~ said a wise doctor to me one
DsDi'' g, have several OF them in my
''r .,,ce who cry for hours, apparently
PEE pre- cause. am always afraid OF
' .i.eSjsf with the brain in such cases."
@l''I .restment for such highnyers is
Nv J. .oapking, but warm bath when
W. w.. The fits Of crying come on, drying
~. IN soft, warm towels and long,
,sI,ursly rubbing or stroking as 1t lies
'ait. one gown on the blanket.
u II. the baby lie undressed on pill
~ IN a perfectly warm room, and
s,rarl like frog to relieve his mus
+. and make them grow. 1t is good
~, =. me development Of children to let
. =, run about warm nursery naked.
Ia an hour at time. after they can
ILL You remember the lovely figures
=, children in Alma Tadema's classic
" a,s-ior playing naked about the gyna-
.nrm and the bath. They were nobly
s~nt because naked, or nearly so, the
-. year Of their lives; and their
sonses with their heating fues In the
ali, and under the floors, were better
m.n any thing we shall have Ia this
,.D.ratiou. The constraint that bands
I'd tanes and the weight of cloth are TO
bsby's pulpy form and butterfly
strength can hardly be understood by
!, agrown ups" but they are quite
.nousb to deform in frequent cases.
Carving child too much on one arm
rfl make it misshapen. Babies ought
n he held with their breasts against
a. mother s, and an arm at their back,
enuortiug the back OF the head by
hand carefully, as it rests against the
,boulder They should lie on their
somachs a good deal, on pillow or
across the knees, for change Of position
md the ease given by warmth and
PRESSURE of the little abdomen.
Babies limbs are made symmetrical
and vigorous by leisurely, tender strok-
ing and If they will get bow-legged
By dancing on their eager feet too soon,
there is no need to torture them with
surgical appliances and steel boots.
The surgery for such cases is daily,
hourly strok;Ag The legs with both
hands, aal gently moulding them into
traghtness. Clever doctors discour-
age the use Of appliances for straight
.uing young children, prefering the
gradual traction OF the mothers hands,
which will be found all-eff1cient. You can
DO any thing with a baby, except keep
hmstil, when awake. And there is one
rule which ought to be the Draconian
code Of nurseries: Never wake child
Tor any thing less than a fire or an In
dian attack.
The babies who have the best chance,
lreally believe, are those brought up
ID homely ways, in the warm and neat
HVingrOoms. along with kittens and
house plants and singing of kettles, in
The sunshine of the mothers constant
presence, comforting voice and ready
tendance. Most of our great men and
greatest beauties have been reared so.
he child is apt to get more of the con-
ftlOns for healthy development in this
mstudied way than in formal, secluded
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