The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-30

high chair or in its carriage It's muscles
are bound 10 get fiabby and soft, ana
you will soon complain that the BABY II
slow TO walk. slow TO sit alone. ana "nen
II begins TO get on Its feet, You VIII hhi
that It's bones are so soft from disuse
that they bend under the weight on them
and the child grows bowlegged.
When YOU send the child our IN JUS car
rlage. be sure that its pillows are clean
and dry. and that II IL comfortably placeu
with it's clothes all straight GIVE strict
orders tina, the nurse is not 10 let inc
child lie with the sun in It's face, FOR that
Is fruitful source Of weak eyes ana
sore lids Instruct your nurse That the
baby tx not to have mouthful OF cahuy,
fruit or any other trash while she mas
II out. and see that your orders are obey
ed. IL may save your child an attack OF
collie or worse. IL Is a common custom
for ignorant maids and irresponsible col
orcd nurses TO meet their male ffltnds
when cut with their little charges, ana 10
purchase quiet for a talk In the PARK.
will willingly spend a penny or two for
the vile connection sold az candy or Tor
stale cakes and other stuff on when
child Will gorge itself. with almost ter
rlfying results sometimes. when the
weather IS very hot, and many III Of
convulsi0ns can be traced 10 such a
source.
Instruct her also to take the baby from
the carriage two or tnree times during
inc iUOfUilK OlI. anu rest il WINE Silf
turns the pillows so that 1t may have n
cool pillow TO 30 10 sleep on. 1hat IS
good plan TO follow II the child sleeps
rcsuessly at any time. Change the pillow
10 the cooler side and shake II up and
shift the child's position slightly, thereby
adding another hour to its nap. child
can scarcely sleep too much In summer
time. Never permit anybody, for any pur-
pose whatever. TO wakcn the baby. II
Is sure to make IL cross.
Never irritate child I'm hot weather
by trying TO make II show on. II is in
judiciOus AZ any time and makes your
children vain and forward. but Il IS es-
peciany Injurious to excite the chDd's
brain or warm its blood by urging n
against its will 20 display its small ac-
cOmplishmcnts. The whole aim OF your
life should be 10 keep the child cool. calm
and unrumcd. provided with wholesome
food 10 be eaten at regular hours, and
cleanly clad. If You accomplish thar,
you will bring your children through the
summers heat without the assistance
Of the family physician.
a prominent physician said not long
ago that half the illness among children
was due TO the carclssnoss OF those VINO
had them I'm charge. insufficient cloth
ing. or. On the other hand. too much. and
very often n matter Of foolish pride in
both cases; Overeating at the table; per-
hitting a child 10 make n meal off of one
thing because II liked II, thus overlooking
the stomach; letting child play in the
hot sun. or In muddy water, Just TO get
rid Of It's opportunities for a time; giving
child of high nervous temperament
doses Of sleeping drops. TO get away from
Ii peaccably for an evenings amusement;
permitting a child TO be leased into a
passion for some popularity, often re-
sulung i'm conNUlsions-all these things,
he said. were calculated 70 increase his
business and deplete the census at a rapid
rate during the heated season.
He was particularly harsh IN his re-
strlctiOns on mothers who turned their
children over to ignorant nurses for hours
these hot days. never going any deeper
into the cause for the nervous wailing ana
flushed faces OF their returning little
ones than the nurses explanation that
the child just fretted the whole time"
Children do not fret without reason.
They are either uncomfortable frcm some
cause that can be remedied. or they are
not well. and in either case a remedy
should be found at once Nine chances
in ten. IL Will be found that the nurse has
simply bullied her small charges into a
fever.-Senora Sara, in Washington Star.