The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15
nAsY M SUMMER.
some variable suggestions ResaFdi.a
Food and Clothing.

Some Valuable Suggeatlonh RS8eFUAAH
Food and Clothing.
Noyv that the warm season is upon
ms. tine mother of the baby who Is just
entering upon his second summer
feels her heart sink with dread. She
Is told on good authority that physi-
clans have decided that the second
summer ia no more full Of dangers for
baby than was the first But she knows
that the little one is cutting those cruel
back teeth, and the wisdom Of people
whose w the lamb is not, ayails little
TO console her. Still, forewarned is
forearmed, and she may by personal
care guard against the dangers con-
nected with this critical period. That
it is critical, and even fatal, to many
children, is largely due to the fact that
as soon as a baby cuts enough teeth
to masticate, the enterprising mamma
or nurse is fired with a desire to LEI
the little one eat q little bit of every.
thing, or to experiment with his diet
The old adage, more forcible than ele-
CANT, that 'it is a bad time to swap
horses when crossing.R creek" is one
that applies to mother and baby nov.
Let the teething child's diet be as sim.
pie as possible during the heated term,
and, so long as it agrnes with him, avoid
innovations of any kind until the au-
tumn. At the risk of being consid-
cred ~fussy'' insist on having dha6y's
milk sterilized, and all the water he
drinks boiled for 40 minutes. Broths
with rice in them, bouillion, beef-juice,
thoroughly cooked cereals, and milk
toast will furnish a sufficiently varied
menu for Master Baby. Forbid fruits
and vegetables. He will do admirably
without them until he is two years Of
age.
Baby's outings must be planned with
discretion. He viii awake early on
summer mornings. Let him have his
warm-water plunge bath and his break.
fast, and then, unless the day is damp,
send him out of doors for his morn
ing's ride in his perambulator. If the
weather is hot, by half past ten he
should be brought in to the house,
His morning nap and MONDAY dinner
disposed of, he may be kept indoors
or IN the shaded veranda until the
sun loses it's fierceness. He may then
take another outing, care being ex.
ercised to have him in the house be.
fore the dew begins to fall. 1t may
seem hard on the little fellow to put
him to bed just as the evening damp
ness cools the air, but it must be re-
membered that while the night at
mosphere and the twilight are CRATE
full to grown people, they are almost
certain to make baby i'll if he is ex-
posed to them. In his crib, with the
windows in his room Open, he will get
all the outside air that is good for
him. AS he is generally the first one
IN the house to awake in the morning,
he ought TO go to bed early.
Whatever the weather, the baby's
abdomen must be protected by night
and by day with a band of soft fan
mel. This is one of the mast effectual
~preventives againset the summer ills
TO which baby flesh is heir. To these
directions let the mother add a cheer
full courage Of her own, not taking
fright every time the little one is q
bit out of sorts. Baby win have ups
and downs in our variable climate,
but he win probably come out on the
right side if common sense and care
attend him. Take the baby to the
country if possible. If you cannot do
this, let him have a days outing often.
-Harper's Bazaar.