The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-01
CARE OF CHILDREN Ann -
ENTS' CORNER AL

M must write. TO you when 7 ,.
something in your coTur,, o.,
appealed 10 me. But al fasr 'lat
moved 10 speech by the chiI6ren.t o4
ner- / am sorry this morning p,
you give warning against rybsf -
me standard remedy. Boric or 80
&c acid is one Of the most usaful So
In my medicine closet. and T l-s.-s2
ways little box Of il i'm the bsLN
basket. Ny physician describes A.
the mildest Of the antiseptics s 7i-1I
o. It goes in the water with r-bi.L
wash the baby's mouth every r7or-5uI
and night. / apply the same T., ~,
eyes (but with warm water) al the f---
sign of Inflammation or matter &, .L.
corners that often comes from cold
1t is perfectly safe eve wash g.
young or old, and one application MIN
usually cure an incipient case Of rirl-
eye. 1t is also fine busting powder u,
case Of chafing or an eruption Who
the skin is broken. I think any ,b,...
clan or druggist will cOrroborara -7s -
this. ] have found DR.. GrffHth.s ~
on The Care Of the Baby TO DO "a me-.
full work of reference. The rule Vbi,l
he gives for the use OF b0-fc s-f5 ~
One-half ounce TO a pint of wafa-
wish / could talk TO the mother Nh
wants 10 find recitations for her Htti.
boys. My boy has been recitinp SIN
he was twO-and-a-half, and his mem
DRY is splendid BOW. / choose only. -oos
verses, but childish ones. that he ON
render with thorough undarstan5ir-
He is now years old. and I shall s7o,
teach him some standard classics br+
I do not think ii right 10 push his mn.
derstanding in the least.
He enjoys 'Horatius,' too. but no fs
not ready to memOrize il: for vbaD
he does he viii want to know the whole
/ history Of Rome and the meaning NJ
every classical allUsion. His memorr
! would take in anything. for as a test
/ lately L have taught him Goetba.s
'Neilchen' in German, and he repeats
/ it perfectly with expression. while find
4 ing it hard to remember the English
meaning. I do not encourage his racff-
/ ing for friends and relatives. but he
I has an elocutiOn class at school. and
/ so learns new pieces as a matter M
/ course and with entire unconscious
/ ness. I am making a scrap book for
4 him. placing one cutting on a page and
/ surrounding it with pictures UuSrrst-
| ing N taken from magazines. Many
verses by Laura Richards are good
/ they have been published largely in 81
Nicholas. Her verses are also collected
in book form. which 1 have obtained
from the Children's Public library.
Some Of Eugene Fields. too. are
charming. The library has fine coli
lectiOns of them all. A. L. E."
Borax, or bOraciC acid, used by the
advice and according to the prescrip-
ton Of a physician. is a very different
thing from the "borax" Of commerce
used freely in our laundries and bath
rooms. When 1 warn young mother,
not to apply drugs in nursery practice
/ without professional counsel. have
possibilities in mind Of which my de-.
lightful correspondent may not have
thought. BOraX, in the shape she find.
valuable in her nursery. was never out
of mine during the beautiful years
when our children were babies
In the Care Of Children column IL
the Sunday paper I have noticed ST
many requests from mothers for a for
mula for babies foods. that I though
you might, perhaps, be glad TO know
Of book on the subject that could b
recommended to anyone wishing ID
The book is The Care and Feeding O
| Children by L. Emmett Holt. VI. d
published by D. Appleton e. Co. prlc
| 50 cents. It contains, besides chapter
on bathing, care of the eyes. mOutl
skin and numerous other subjects. for
mulae for modifying milk for babe
from birth upward, in varying pr0p0l
tons and strengths, according to az
The bringing UP Of babies, especial
bottle babies is becoming such d Sc
ence nowadays. when IL seems TO }
becoming more and more frequent fl
mothers TO be unable TO nurse the
babies q know Of SO many. myself IL
cluded, who would have been only {,
glad to be able to do sol. that a con
nonsense, practical little manual li
this is a very great help. G. G. A
Dr. Hollis name and reputation a
so we'll known TO all children lovers
this part OF the world that &C. G. A
should have a vote of thanks from q
Corner" for calling our attention
the manual she recommends.
l congratulate other mothers ISL
myself upon the signs Of awakenii
interest in this subject When the sp
cious drawer Of the editorial desk ]
beled Children" is filled to burstil
with eager communications my hea
will be exceedingly glad.
Il turn to you in my perpleEity. DO
ing that you will help me with y0
2 kind advice, as you help so MAJ
: others who ask you. I am married
s a widOweT. who has FIVE children. thr
4 boys and two girls. 1t is about them
2 wish TO consult you. The oldest girl
II and the youngest 9. They are DO
E good girls. considering the little trail
; ing they have had. Their mother 1891
I sick a long time before she died. b
> the oldest has two terrible failing
7 which trouble me sorely, namely "a
D truthfulness and dishonesty.
q II have used every means I know
e bring about a change speaking ~ b
Of her dead mother. or Furnishing 1.
q or trying to win her through KIN
ness, and all to no avail Only yesJe
day, when 1 had gone away for q
= day. she took money out of
o brothers pocket and bought candy q
ice cream, and the worst Of it is. s.