Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-07
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PROPER CARE OF THE BABY.
When I remember how eagerly

When I remember how eagerly 1
sought for information on this sub
ject when caring for my first born, l
am persuaded that there are many
young mothers who are interested in
it. Many hours of anxiety might be
spared them if they could only profit
by the experience of those who have
raised large families.
Babies hands and feet frequently
become cold in a room where older
people are quite comfortable. This is
sometimes caused by having the cloth
ing too tight. Until he is six months
old he should wear soft woolen sockss
even in summer, and they should be
loose enough for comfort. Keep the
temperature of the room as near 70
degrees as possible, and have it well
ventilated, but do not allow the little
one to sit in a draught, or an attack
of collie may be the result. Take him
out in the fresh air frequently if the
weather is pleasant, but when the
wind is blowing and the air is damp,
the nursery is the best place for the
baby. 1t is never safe to expose him
to all kinds of weather in order to
get him used to it, for it may cost his
life.
Give the baby a bath every day,
never have the water cold enough to
cause him TO catch his breath, nor
warm enough to make him cry. He
will soon learn to enjoy it. My baby
boy II months old, will laugh and
clap his hands every time he is put in
the water, and after five minutes
bath and a good rubbing he is ready
for a long, refreshing sleep.
If the baby's head becomes covered
with yellow coating, rub vaseline
we'll into the scalp, then take a fine
comb and comb it all off carefully ;
wash thoroughly with soft water and
good toilet soap as often as may be
necessary to keep the scalp perfectly
white and healthy. The vaseline
loosens the scurf and makes it easy to
comb out.
Nothing is so important as baby's
diet. Of course the mothers milk is
the food nature provided for him, but
frequently the supply is not sufficient
for his needs, and there are many
cases where it is impossible for a
mother to nurse her baby. Cows
milk is sometimes used, but the result
is seldom satisfactory. 1t sours 50
easily, and then is really poisonous to
the little one. Then we can never be
sure that the cow is in the best of health,
and we seldom have any means Of
knowing what kind of food she eats,
or if the water she drinks is pure. All
these things seriously affect the child's
health. My own babies were fed lac
tated food and it always agreed with
them, as their steady gain in weight
and their usual good nature plainly
indicated. 1t can be freshly prepared
for each meal, and there will then be
none of the bad effects that so often
follow the use of stale food. Do not
get in the habit of offering him the
bottle every time he cries, regardless
of the cause. He may be thirsty and
a few spoonfuls of cold water will
quiet him. Do not feed young baby
with spoon. 1t is not natures way,
and the sucking action of the lips and
mouth is necessary to mix the food
with the fluids of the mouth and keep
it from going into the stomach too
fast. Use plain nursing bottle with
rubber nipple, which should be
taken off after each feeding so that
both bottle and rubber may be washed
thoroughly. Dip in hot water two or
three times every day to destroy any
germs that may be left in them. Alb.
solute cleanliness in everything per-
tanning to his food is necessary to
keep the baby healthy.
Do not put anything into his mouth
that needs chewing until he has his
teeth. In fact, until he is seven
months old, lactated food will be all
that is necessary for him. After that
he will take little oatmeal cruel
that has been strained through a
coarse wire seive to remove the husks,
or of the excellent preparations of
wheat now in the market. If he is
constipated the juice Of stewed fruit
is beneficial if given in small quanti-
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