Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-12-20
TO KEEP CHILDREN HEAL.FyY
Rules Which 1t viii BE Well for Mo >r4
to Read and Follow

" men III w III ven lot no
to Read and Follow
Twice, or even three times n day, in
very hot weather, the whole surf ce of
the body should be sponged with water
at temperature of so degrees +. and
after dried with gentle rubbing. The
bracing effect of these baths is greatly
increased by the addition of rock salt or
concentrated seawater. Care should he
taken to wet the child's head first, and
to see that it is not in a current Of air
The following rules-being a portion of
those recommended by the Obs:erical
Society of Philadelphia, and published
by the board of health of this city-are
concise and worthy of quotations:
Rule 1-Bathe tie child once a day in
luke warm water. If it be feeble sponge
it all over twice Il day with Iu J. warm
water and vinegar.
Rule 2-Avoid all tight bandaging.
Have light flannel as the inner garment,
and the rest of the clothing light and
cool, and so loose that the ch.ld may
have free play for its limbs. At night
undress it, sponge it, and put on slip.
In the morning remove the slip, bathe
the child, and dress it in clean clothes
If this can not be afforded, thoroughly
air the day clothing 10y hanging it up
during the night. Use clean diapers
and change them often. Never dry Il
soiled one i'll the room i'll which the child
is, and never use one for the second time
without first washing it,
Rule 3-The child should sle.p by
n Ia = I'll, l.,
put to bed at regular hours, and be
taught to go to sleep without being
nursed in the arms Without the advice
of a physician never give it any spirits,
cordials, carminative soothing sirups,
or sleeping drops. Thousands of chill
dren die every year from the use Of
these poisons. If the child frets and
does not sleep, it is either hungry or else
ill; it needs a physician. Never quiet it
by candy or by cake; they are common
causes of diarrhoea.
Rule 4-Give the child plenty of fresh
air. In the cool of the morning and
early evening have it out doors for il
little; take it to the shady side Of broad
streets, to the public squares to the park,
or make fl quent eXcursio S on the riv-
erS. Whenever it seems to suffer from
heat, let 1t drink freely Of water which
has been boiled and cooled by ice. Keep
it out of the room in which washing or
cooking is going ON. 1t is excessive heat
that destroys the lives of young infants.
Rule 5-keep your house sweet and
clean, cool, and well aired. In very
hot weather let t le windows be open
day and night Do your cooking in the
yard, i'll a stcd, in the garnet, or i'll an
upper room. Whitewash the walls
every spring, and see that the cellar is
C ear of all rubbish. Let no Stops col
lect to poison the air. c rrect all foul
smells by pouring chloride OF lime into
sinks aid privie Make every effort
yourself, and urge your neighbors to
keep the cutters of your street or of
your court clean.
Should an infant be attacked with
summer diarrioel the prompt attention
of n physician is imperative, and since
these articles are intended to point out
the methods of preventing the ills of
the Second summer" rather than of
curing them, | shall avoid entirely the
therapeutical aspect of the subject.-
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