New-York tribune., 1905-08-02
SENSIBLE WAYS WITH BABY.
German Nurses Said To Be Better than Eng.
lish or American.

An Amerfcen mother who had brought UP a large
tafniiy In the United States ohanced 10 be living
Al germany when her last baby born. and she
used to say afterward that she wished all Of her
e1noren could have been born in Germany.
one OF them had been as comfortable during tho
hrst three months of its existence as this little
girl.
The Germgn baby is treated first and foremost
sclenuncaly, not with recently acquired expert
mental science. the result attending g series Of
mothers meetings. but with that science which Ia
an Inheritance Of the race
Dainty little dresses petticoats and barrie coats
are things unknown in the Iayette OF a German
baby, II has, instead, a great quantity Of little
chenises, merino undershirts diapers and for
dress a two-yard square OF white flannel One
American mother who exhibited with pride the
dainty things she had brought over for the ex-
pected baby was much hurt to them all
brushed careessly aside all but the shirts and the
lovely barrie coats with their fine embroidery ruth
lessly ripped from the waists. The other things,
she was told. would not be needed for three
months.
For babys bath his little tub is filed fun
possible and for twenty minutes he lies entirely
immersed only his little face above the water, his
oack and head supported on the nurses arm
Ihen ne Is rolled and patted dry in his towels In
the usual way, after which he Is dressed on the
wickeltisch, or swaddling table. conveniently
high commode. with slightly slanting top at which
the nurse stands. Failing this. table is always
used. First. the batists chenise is put on then
the merino shirt both fastening IN the back with
strings. Then comes the diaper. and then. from
under the arms, the baby is swaddled in his
planket. which is turned up at the bottom and
pinned together like a sack.
II baby is inclined to curl his legs up or 10 lie
with his knees curved they are tightly bandsged
Wltn broad linen band. This sounds cruel, but
ne oaoles do not 10 mind. The German
necessary.
When the baby is thus dressed he is ready for
MS bottle and his nap. This he takes in his car
Grip He must lie hat mis- back for the bottle.
and must not be moved for hour after. For
certain portion or every day he is allowed to
CRY. a good nurse makes him perfectly comforta-
shows signs OF inpatience and begins to cry,
thus giving the lungs the proper exercise The
1000 is much the same as II is In Anaerlca-rnlk
sterilized according TO the Soxlet system.
For the hrst three months the baby is allowed to
grow and is handled little possible. After
treatment then depends upon the family into which
he Is fortunate or unfortunate enough TO have been
born.
Some things in the German system of baby rear
the covering OF the infant with a feather pillow
at all seasons Of the year, irrespective OF tempera
ture. The other is the too early attempts 10 In
duce the baby to walk. The result OF this latter
is most painfully apparent in the growing youth
Of the country and the cause of much actual suf-
fering later in life for when young man goes
for his two years military service his physical de-
fects are, so far as possible, corrected and the
STRENGTHENING of the legs by means Of appliances
causes months OF excruciating pain.
first class German nursing ''schwester'' will be
freer from collie and other infantle disturbances
during his first three months than one nursed by
an English or an American nurse