Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-04-27
WHY YOUR BABY CRIES.
EMINENT PHYSICIANS DIFFER RE,
GARplNG THE CAUSE.

Thirst-Enect Of Mourning Attire on
Young Bsbies-Regular Habits
Although all babies are not crybabies
all babies cry.
Crying and babies go together just as
ham and eggs do, liver and bacon, hooks
and eyes, shoes and stockings, bread and
butter. The angelic baby whose wings de
crease as his legs increase is the only ami
NAL that wastes his vitality in promiscuous
| yelling. And yet there is philosophy in the
tuneless music of infancy not generally
understood by the world at large Although
involuntary, IA well organized baby will
show as much intelligence in his crying as
his parents may in thinking
Being the anchor of its mother, no one
should know more about the subject than
mothers, but unfortunately no medical or
professional women with children could be
induced to express an opinion as to why a
baby cries.
OF the fifteen women doctors seen only
three had babies of their own, one had an
urgent case to attend and begged to be ex-
cused, the other was in hurry to catch a
train, and the third remarked, with mas
culine emphasis, that she had no time to
bother with reporters.
The following opinions most cheerfully
expressed by some of the representative
members of the New York Medical society
will be read with both interest and pleas
ure by every mother and lover of baby
SUFFERING OFTEN THE CAUSE.
DR.. Janeway-Babies crying are babies
speaking 1t is their protest against pain
ill usage or neglect. But one mother
knows more about the causes than 10000
doctors
Or. j. W. Dowling-A baby does not cry
aimlessly. If there is pin in his flesh, il
| his stomach is full of wind, il he has indi
Restion, cold feet or u headache he will cry
long and loud He will cry, too, If he is
hungry, thirsty sleepy, angry, hot or cold
| The colicky cry is loud, emphatic and i'm.
presslve, 1t has businesslike, imperative
| ring to it that calls for immediate and
remedial attention.
| When the brain is affected the cry is
sharp and shrill, amounting to shrek at
times, and is indicative of intense and un
bearable pain, A cry Of this sort is pos
itively agonizing to the listeners, for there
is no mistaking the pain felt by the little
one.
Then there is the teething cry-a pitiful
incessant, unremitting little whine that is
at times incisive and petuant, and accom-
panied by restlessness and i'll temper. The
hungry cry is bawl. vehement, eager, ur
gent and impatient.
The sleepy cry is something Of wall
but not fearful as a rule. The child is fire.
quently sweet tempered, though indiffer
eut, generally nervous and heavy eyed
The vicious cry, caused by restraint or dis
appointment, is noisy, camorous, lusty
and rebellious; there is more volume of
voice than tears, the quality and size of
the tone depending upon the anger # the
little one.
1t Is good test of the condition of the
respiratory organs, and can be maintained
for hours by strong, healthy child II it
has inherited the willful, domineering
traits of parent or grandparent, 1t may
throw itself on the floor, kick, scream and
roll about for variety and keep up the howl
until the opponent yields or 1t has exhaust
ed its lung power.
Thousands of times pins are the cause Of
infantile outbursts No baby will cry il it
is well and happy. Crying is demonstra
tion of suffering, discomfort, neglect or
hereditary viciousness.
HUNGER, THIRST AND FEAR
DIR. Sumner A. Mason-A baby does most
OF his crying because he is hungry The
cry OF thirst, whilelot frequent, is !nvari
ably taken for grief, anger or sleepiness,
and the mother spends hours pattng aud
rocking the youngster when a tablespoon
ful OF cold water would make him perfect
ly happy Aside from the cry caused by
hunger, thirst and teething, there are al
most as many other cries as there are iu
fantile disorders.
For instance, there Is the exploratory
moan in pneumonia, and the husky cry
that follows the coughing there Is the
broken cry In Group, bronchitis and pleur
isy; the continuous cry OF earache, the
shrill cry, accompanied by drawing up
OF the legs, in stomach ache. the scream
ing, and wriggling Of the hips in intestinal
pain, irritability Of the bladder, the whin
ing cry NJ meningitis, when the baby fan.
cies bright light, and there Is the silent
cry when the muscles OF the face contract,
but some mechanical obstruction of the air
passages occurs, and there Is not enough
strength to produce sound
Dr. j. Lewis Smith-The instant child
Ia born 1t cries This is providential ex
pansion OF the lungs and not, as many sup
pose, an indication Of suffering or pain. n
the babe does not cry, we slap it and chafe
1t until the cry that is to open the organs
OF respiration is heard Well developed,
well formed and healthy babies cry Justify
at birth, while the weak child has feeble
little cry. For the first few months, vary
ing with the bodily condition OF the babe,
the cry is fearless, and It is not till the sec
ond year that the lachrymal or tear ducts
are fully developed After that there is a
copious shedding, and very slight cause
will lead to crying
Children are not born without fear and
at sight Of strange person, object or an
animal baby Of average intelligence will
cry. A black dog, black cat or horse will
produce more disturbance in the mind OF
a baby than white kitten canary bird or
a white rabbit. Children are visibly at
tracted by any bright object, they never
tire o! looking at a bright light, flowers
please them, and they are drawn to people
gayly or brightly dressed A child refus
ing to go TO a relative In dark clothes
would not hesitate If the suit were changed
to light color, with a white, red or blue
necktie.-New York World
Grammatical Proposal.
Both were young and handsome. Both
had 0nlv rpcantly yraduatad- fr.,. .