The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-10
TAKE CARE OF THE BABY.
A rev yA1uABLH SUGGESTIONS.
xn,s. prsparcd for the Guidance OF Mo'hers
With a View to the ar"'"S
tally Among the Little ones

fo~o ,bsre ,SeYe thirty-Gve out OF si&ty-e'sh'
- .rd cor the week ending June 18TH
,hoye were forty-two out OF seVenly-'"o
aoa,hs II is coniendcd that many OF inc H.
noceuts could be saved from saeh carry si"'o,
Il the proper guardians. the mo'ne'' ""u
nurses. would follow certain Simple cou'inoH-
s.rss rules The Baltimore American III III
,ssue recently. published rules whlcn "'io
,,,o,arsd bv James r. McShaue. III. De- COM
missioner Of health foT the Monunental ivy;
sn"~ - we've Endorsed by the B0ard OF
Health and are as follows L., IN lula
Eule /. Battle the child once day III uni agI
xarfn water II IL j. feeble. sponge ~ o.
over twice day with iuSe"a s..i,,or Tine
With lukewarm water and Vlnege.. ~
rsaItb oS n child depends much upon us clesh-
Rnle 2 Avoid all tight baDdaglng. nave
light flannel "a the inner garment anu 'no
rest Of the clothing light and cool' anu ~
loose that the child may have Tree play iOi ~
lnh. At night undress II. sponge IL aha
100, -, a slim in the morning remove the
sl,n batbe the child and dress u IN cream
oIn,bas II this cannot be Afforded. THOR
oncnlv air the day clothing by banging u mp
dn~ing the NIGHT Use clean diapers: ana
change them often. Never dry soiled one
in a room m which the child Is, ahn never
use one for the second time without His'
Rnie 3 The child should sleep by itself IN
a col or n cradle. Il should be put TO bed at
regular hours. and be early taught 10 60 10
sleep without being nursed ID the afns'
Without the advice Of physician never
give il any spirits. cordleis. cafhiihhatsi .
soothing syrups or sleeping drops. III u-
sands OF children die every year from lne uso
of these pOisOns If the child irets ana Goes
not sleep it Is either hungry or else H. III li
moods phyalcau. Never quiet II by candy
or by cake. They are the common causes Oh
diarrh Is and of other troubles.
Rule l. Give the child plenty OF iresh hlr.
In tbe cool of tho morning and early even
ing have il out of doors for little; take IL
TO the shady side of broad streets 70 the
public suuares 10 the park or make fire. uent
excursions 10 the rivers Whenever 1t seems
TO suffer from the heat. let II drink freely OF
water which has been boiled ana cooled ~
ice. Keep il out OF the room ID which wash
ing or cooking IS gong on. II Is excessive
heat that destroys the lives OF young IN
fants.
YOUR HOUSE.
Rule g. Keep your house sweet and clean,
cool and well aired. in very hot weather let
the windows be open day and night DO
your cooking in the yard. IN shed in the
earret or IN an upper room. Mhltewash the
walls every spring. and see that the cellar is
clear of all rubbish. Let no slops collect TO
poison the air Correct all foul smell by
pouring chloride Of lime into the sinks and
privies This article can be got from the
nearest druggist who will give the needed
directions tor its use. Make every effort
yourself. and urge your neighbors to keep
the cutters OF your street or OF your court
clean.
Rule 6. Breast milk is the only proper food
for infants. If the supply IL ample, and the
child thrives on it. 10 other kind OF food
should be given-while the hot weather lasts.
If the mother has not enough, she must not
wean the child, but give il. besides the breast.
goats or cows milk as prepared under rni9
s. Nurse the child once IN two or three
hours during the day. and az seldom a. posi-
BILE during the night. Always remove the
child from the breast as soon as 1t has fallen
asleep. Avoid giving the breast when you
are over fGtgued or Over-heated.
Rule T. H. unfortunately. the child must be
brought up by hand, II should be fed on Il
milk diet alone-that Is warm milk out of
nursing bottle, as directed under rule 3.
Goats milk is the best. and, next t. it, cows
milk If the child thrives on the diet no
other kind of food whatever should be given
while the hot weather lasts. AT all seasons
of the year but especially in summer. there
Is no safe substitute for milk, if the infant
has not cut its front teeth. Sage, arrow
root. potatoes, corn flour. crackers, bread,
pvery patent food and every article of diet
containing starch cannot and must not be de-
pended on as food for very young infants.
Creeping orwslkng children must not be al
lowed 10 pick up unwholsome food.
LIME wATRH.
Rule g. Each bottloful Of milk should be
sweetened by small lump of loaf sugar, or
by half teaspo0nful of crushed sugar IL
the milk is known TO be pure. il may have
one-fOurth part OF hot water added 10 1t
but if tho milk is not known to be pure no
water need be added. When the heat of the
weather is great. the milk may he given
quite cold. Have it as fresh as possible. and
brought very early IN the morning Before
using the pans into which 1t is to be poured.
always scald them with the boiling suds. In
very hot weather, scald the milk as so n as it
comes. and at once put away the vessels
holding II IN the coolest place in the house
opon ice Il II can be afforded. Milk care
lessly allowed 10 stand in "a warm room soon
spoils and becomes unfit for food
Rule o. If the milk should disagree, q table
spoonful Of lime water may be added TO each
bottletul. Whenever pure milk cannot be
got. try the condensed milk, which often
answers admirably. 1t is sold by all the lead
ing druggists and grocers. and may be pro-
pared by adding 20 six tablespoonfuls of boil
ing water without sugar, one tablespoonful
or more OF the milk, according to the age of
the child. Should this disagree, teaspoon
tui OF arrOwrOOt. OF sago, or of corn starch,
70 the pint OF milk may be cautiously tried.
IL the milk, IN any shape. cannot be dgested
try, for few days pure cream. diluted with
three-tourths or tour-ffths of water, returning
TO the milk us soon as possible.
Rule TO- The nursing bottle must be kept
perfectly clean. otherwise the milk will turn
sour and the child will be made ILL., After
each meal 10 should be emptIed. rinsed out,
taken apart and the nipple and bottle placed
in clean water, or in water To which little
soda has been added Ii is o good plan TO
have two nursing bottles. and 10 use them by
turns. The best kind is the plain bottle, with
aruSber nipple and no tube.
Rule IL. DO not wean the child Just before
or during the hot weather; nor as IA rule I'M
Ill after It's second summer. If sucking dis
agrees with the mother she must not wean
the child. but feed II in part out of nursing
bottle. on such food as has been directed
However small the supply of breast milk
provided II agrees with the child. the mother
should carefully keep II up against sickness.
il alone will often save the life of the child
when every thing else fails. When the ohild
is over six months Old the mother may save
her strength by giving II one or two meals a
day Of stale bread and milk which should be
pressed through a sieve and put into a nurs-
ing-bottle. When from eight months 10 q
year old. IL may have also one meal day OF
the yolk of fresh and rare boiled egg. OF
one OF beef or mutton broth into which stale
bread has been crumbed. When older than
this 1t can have a little meat finely minced
but even then milk should DO its princiusj
food, and not such food as grown people eat