New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-16
HINTS FOR THE NURSERY.
IT SHOULD BE A PLACE WHERE CHILD
FEELS AT PERFECT LIBERTY
THE BABY'S BATH

Whenever 1t be possibly arranged. every
house which shelters children should have room
set apart the nursery, where The little ones
! should be allowed perfect liberty
Opportunity should be given them to follow the
bent Of their inclination in this ROOM whether It
turns toward roller skates or mud pies. There
should be chairs and tables Of the right sizes.
| blackboard two. and a long. tin tub where
| dimirutive boats sail races
1t is better and easier to have the chdren's
meals served in the nursery. where the little tables
| may have their own linen. well their own
china and silverware. A few flowers fern
should always supply the centrepiece to each
table, helping to make it attractive. we'll as
afording a good influence upon the child
The food that is prepared for the meals is
Of the most important things that affect children,
and the mother cannot be too Jealous in her super
vision of If the child is cross and irritable, 1t
Is generally easy matter to ira e the uIInculty
to indigestion. The child should be taught to eat
slowly. and chew it's food carefully. and, above
all, 1t should not be encouraged in the use Of
sugar its cereal.
Raw apples are wholesome for the older chill
dren's breakfast and generally beneficial If
properly masticated. The skins on baked apples
should be all removed before they come on the
table
Children naturally gormandizers, and will eat
merely by way of amusement when nothing else
claims their attention. A limit should be put upon
the quantity to be served at each meal.
Never a child to eat Lack of inclination
often indicates lack Of necessity Every one would
be better for cool drink the first and last things
each day Cool water early in the morning and late
evening washes the system and rinses away all i'm
purities that have gathered all night all day.
Few mothers realize the value of a nursery table.
II can be of any size, but it must high. that
the mother need not stoop in the least when
handling the baby A tiny mattress a folded
guilt or blanket must be placed upon the table and
over 1t spread small sheet Upon this the baby is
laid when changing its clothing
Cleanliness is important factor to a child's
welbeing. and bathing is one of the chief means
to this end. Yet it is that must be admins
tered with judgment a delicate child should not
be immersed in water more than once week; a
strong, robust one will be harmed by plunge
bath every morning. quick sponge bath, followed
by a thorough rubbing, will be well borne by al
most any child.
Draughts be avoided the should
be warm 20 degrees Fahrenheit, and the water
about 100 degrees for the baby's bath a pure
IS preferable to sponge, which is difficult 10 keep
clean. The eyes should be lightly washed the first
thing, and everything should be at hand and kept
warm before the BABY Is undresSed
The child should be carefully dried by. patting II
with soft towel The delicate skin cannot stand
efb PfeS w %hege ra fWT IoT e Of 5 then pow
dered with good talcum powder.
When q child is restless nothing Is more re-
hoI coois the skin when there is much fever
Salt water baths are beneficial for delicate chill
quarter Of pound of coarse salt is used TO four
The mother cannot begin too early to care for
the baby's finger nails. IN fact, they should be
trimmed neatly and carefully from birth, and after
the first year the nails should be given i've min
uteS treatment at least a week ANY little
detached cuticle be carefully trimmed away
when necessary. and the flesh about the nail
pressed away from it, with soft old piece OF
linen In this way the delicate flesh about the
finger tips will become firm and hard and the child
will not suffer from that painful aftiicton known
as hang-nais.
1t is matter of general belief that the greater
number of illnesses begin with cold, and many
parents. in the fear that children may be unduly
exposed. apt to coddle them too tenderly. It
is theory with many physicians that persons
catch cold at night after they in bed often
the temperature goes down suddenly in the night.
Colds in this way often contracted by children,
who frequently kick off their bedCOthes, and so,
If they are not warmly clothed. cold is the con-
sequence.
Let the children lead. far possible, healthy
outdoor life. When indoors insist that the rooms
in which they live well ventilated. Fresh air
is thing to be taken in little doses day,
but thing to live If a rational style of living
is adhered to, the most delicate children may
be rendered proof against the attack OF colds but,
on the otheg Iand, never neglect a cold. however
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