The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-02-08
J lREALm OF THE NURSERY.
Advice TO Mothers on the Care of In.
fants-The Healthy
Child


1t is claimed by medical men gen.
orally that the average child is born
healthy, and the mother who aims to
preside over well regulated nursery
s-wilF4put forth every effort to keep
nheE child Units normal condition, says
the New York Tribune.
There are training schools for
nurses and for cooks, but for young
woman to be trained TO proper moth.
7efRodd' is something yet to be accom-
= plished in the new century.
The careful mother begins by be.
ing systematic and punctual in all
that. is done for the baby. She has
a tifheifor everything, and sees that
everything isl done at :: the proper
time. She has learned that the i'm.
portant' things necessary for the
healthful development of any child
are exercise, air, cleanliness, correct
flood and sleep.l.'a-3ss - ~-a.
The most beneficial exercise for q
baby to indulge in is a good, healthy
u cry. The mere fact that an infant
sbreathes is not! enough; the lungs
must be, expanded, and this healthy
cry is the thing intended to do it,
but whining, fretful cry is not a
.=:healthy one. ;:;'s.7- -
It is claimed that a baby cannot
have too much oxygen, and while a
very. young infant ought not to be
taken out I'm the open air, yet the
''air in" Che nursery can be changed
frequently, at least twice every day
when the child can be taken from
thei-room while the bad air is "blown
out" through open windows. If the
temperature of the room is lowered
too much, wrap the child up in a
blanket when returned, until the
right degree is reached.
A most important item in the
,baby's training is the bath, which
means more than a little sponging
off once day. The child should be
allowed to splash in a tub of water
each morning about an hour after
feeding. Fancy soaps should be avoid
ed, pure CASTLE or white soap be-
ing the best, and the massage of the
muscles and rubbing of the skin
which a bath makes necessary bear
IA large share toward making the
h@lthy. Child, ~: II, !, - =
Z A baby whose food IS received with
absolute regularity seldom suffers
from indigestion, If the nature of the
food is carefully looked after. The
feeding hours should be so arranged
that the evening meal will come at
seven o'clock. Before, feeding, baby
should be made-ready for the night,
with no wrinkles in the clothing or
safety. pins to irritate the tender
flesh, and with both hands and feet
daade warm A young infant gen.
orally requires feeding twice during
the night.
Milk that is to be used for food
for infants should never be put in
an open vessel in the refrigerator
where meat and vegetables or vari-
Gus things are kept, for nothing will
absorb odors more quickly than milk.
Neither should it be kept in tin. but
IN covered glass bottles or jars The
simplest way to perserve milk for in
fants is by Pasteurization. This is
done by submitting the milk to a
temperature of about 1855 degrees for
Is minutes, and then allowing it to
coolrapidly. i:The bottle of milk NAV
be Placed-in "a vessel of boiling water
at the right temperature to Pasteur-
izes it.. thus destroying ordinary
germs without giving the mix a
boiled taste.f 1t is best to prepare
the sfood'far ian infant in sdficient
Quantity each morning to last through
the day.
When the baby is old enough to be
taken out for an airing, the wrap
pings must be carefully considered.
Is found that the majority of in
fants in their baby carriages on the
streets lin winter are too warmly
fwrapped up. The child that is so
incased in fur that itsperspires from
aeeyyery pore is. in fair, condition for
an attack of pneumonia or any one
of the throat troubles which attack
infancy. 1t is of vital Importance.
heASexsrr~tAat the -feet=~gntk ..hands
should be kept warm, in which case
She<child is not likely tn suffer from
gold. Better than fur rug under
She child is a hot. water bottle, not
fald close up against the feet, but
far enough off to let. the, heat radi-
ate from the-bottle. The small hands.
incased in WOODEN, can be tucked I'M
der the carriage blanket in extra
cold weather. -rr
When the baby is taking an airing,
the strong wind should be avoided
fhat is facing it. The sun or strong
light should never be allowed to shine
upon the baby's eyes when asleep in
ITS carriage, as much harm results
rom this often seriouslyfif not per-
lnanently injuring the sight. This is
fn unfortunate mistake which is con-
ftantly being made byignorant moth
ers; among the poor.
D. ,9ysteS .Croquettes. Z
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