New-York tribune., 1892-01-10


genuty.'
There are few WAYS in which many Otherwise sensi-
bic people show 80 little judgment a' IN roHpihS afd
general play with little children. II Is not an uhcom
mon thing for a strong man to toss a helpless little
infant i'm the air TIL ID trcmbles with excitement NOV"
As matter Of fact the nervous system of child Is
very delicate organism. TIL the child IS two or three
Years old IL Is exceedingly liable to diseases Of the
nerves and brain II is impossible to tell how oiteh
fatal Illness NAV be traced TO the foolish fhdheSs VI
some relative who insists on making the niue one
" notice. Doubtless every physician KNOWS Oh az
least several such An able practitioner III as
cussnr this auestiOn recently while he urged young
mother to keep her child quiet aS possible SAID +:
" have an especially sad at present. due 10 fllow
lnr an exactly opposite course. \ little one. year
old who Is an only child and an only grandchlm' Is
lylny at the point OF death with brain fever 10 not
think n possble for IL to get we'll but If il does. the
parents and grandparents will have learned lesson
tbcy will not forget The grandfather was In the habit
nj tossing the child up every nigh, after he came home
and the hole family watched It, themselves annu>eh
while II was trembling with excitement. and never
realized the danger until night went into spisls
Very little children should be allowed to sleep rs
much as possible, ard older children should lead aS
quiet. even monotOn0us lives as possible For ms
reason nurse girl Of amable. even slightly phleg-
matte temperament is preferred to a nervous anu
to follow the routine necessary in the care Of little
children. She will not hurry and hustle about, and
there Is no need Of this. Children should not be
hurried When child IS old enough to go to school, II
Is time enough for it to learn that time Is valuable
While IL Is little let It develop slowly and naturally
expanding its life deliberately the rose or lily
unfolds its buds.
The care Of bedrooms necessarily implies proper
ventilation. Abundance of air and abundance OF sun
light are necessary to insure wholesome qualities in any
living -roOm Yet ii is not uncommon thing to find
the air Of the bedroom close and the room Itself 50
situated that sunshine is impossible An inside room,
ventilated only by doors opening into other rooms, can
not under any circumstances be healthy sleeping
A sleeping needs abundance Of Hight as disin-
fectant OF impu tiles In the air. just ii needs abun
dance OF air. one of the greatest mistakes made in
the furnishing OF bedroom Is 10 clutter the room up
with unnecessary furniture. We are doing away with
the ornate furniture which characterized the old fash
oned bedrooms. Massive carved wooden bedsteads
giving place to the simple and graceful bedsteadS
OF brass The shut-upn washstand, a piece of fur
nture In which there was everything TO condemn, be
cause It was petentlous and sned to It's purpose, Is
passing out Of use. The simple metal English wash
stand being generally used. 1t Is enameed and no
amount OF water can injure it, Ii requires elabora
ton of toilet covers protect 1t, like washstand OF
natural wood 1t has no shutup places. which are