The National tribune., 1906-07-26
THE FAMILY.


Just now Washington Is greatly dis.
turbed by the mortality among very
: young children. especially infants tina,
, are nursing. I do not know that car
/ do better than print for the instruction
J OF young mothers the advice given BY
Health Oficer woodward. It stays
strictly within the bounds Of common
sense and applies just as much to babies
and homes and mothers in California as
in Washington, or any other section OF
the world for that matter. DR.. Wood
ward says:
should be kept as clean and as we'll
VENTILATED as possible. Children suffer
from the effects OF foul air more quickly
than grown people.
"Give the baby plenty Of fresh air. On
not days 1t should be kept out OF doors
in the cool Of the morning and in the
evening. If 1t is out during the hottest
part OF the day, 1t should be on the
shady side OF broad street or I'm q
park. Do not expose 1t directly to the
heat Of the sun.
ALWAYS protect the baby's eyes from
bright light.
Have its clothing light, cool and
clean. and SO loose as to allow free play
for the limbs.
'The clothing which has been worn
by the child during the day, IL 1t Is to
be worn again, should be hung out dur
ing the night SO as to air thoroughly.
Nfght-clothes should be aired during
the day.
"Give the child tub bath and q
sponge bath every day.
Put 1t to sleep at regular hours each
day. always In q bed by itself II possible
If child frets or does not sleep, try
to find out what makes 1t do SO, and by
removing the cause stop the trouble.
Never give child soothing syrup or
other medicine to quiet or put it to
sleep. unless you have been ordered to
do SO by q physician.
i Use talcum powder to prevent chat
Ing, and IL 1t does occur use some SIM
pie ointment to heal it.
Give a reasonable quantity Of water
to drink. preferably water which has
been boiled and cooled.
DO not begin to give q child food
other than breast milk before 1t Is 10
months old. unless advised to do 50 by a
physician.
"A child should be nursed every two
hours during tie daytime and once or
twice during the night. until 1t is four
or five weeks old. After that age It is
not necessary to feed 1t SO often: every
once In the night Is sufficient II a
physician advises the use OF food other
than breast milk, he will state the kind
or food to be used and how often the
child Is to be fed with 1t.
do not wean the child just before or
/ during hot weather, nor before II is 10
months old. At any other time, as soon
as the center teeth have come, the child
should have In addition to its milk, one
or two other meals each day. consisting
OF milk and stale bread. or broth not
containing too much grease. Gradually
the mothers milk should be withdrawn
from the child. so that 1t will be weaned
completely by the time 1t Is IL months
old, unless the occurrence OF hot wealth
er causes some delay.
Milk should continue to be the main
| article OF diet until the end OF the Sec
ond or third year. When the child IL
one year old 1t may have. once a day,
In addition to Its bread and milk or
| broth. the yolk Of fresh, ;soft-boiled
legs, and later lean beef mutton or fowl
can be added to it's diet. Il should not
be given any ham, pork. bacon. tea or
coffee.
There Is more, danger OF giving a
child too much food than OF giving Il
too little. Do not nurse it or feed It
every time It cries. A few drops OF
water Is very often all it wants.
Heat kills babies and young children
largely because II spoils their milk and
| other food. II these be kept fresh and
sweet, cholera infantum Is not apt to
| occur.
Use only fresh milk. See that 1t is
clean and cold when you get IT.. Keep
1t clean and cold until you use 1t. II It
sours too soon or seems to have too lit
tie cream, notify the Health Depart
ment.
| "A child should be vaccinated by the
time II Is one year old.
| If the child Is I'll. especially IL It be
/ taken during the Gunnrnor xryfftn
tack OF vomiting and diarrhea, send for
| a physician at once.
''The advice and services Of a physi-
| clan to the poor can be obtained by
those unable to employ a medical at
tendans by applying at the station house
OF the police precinct in which the pa
tient lives. Free medical advice and
! assistance can be obtained, too. at any
OF the dispensaries throughout the
city,
gave you pretty much this advice a
few weeks ago, but 1t may have more
i erect coming from physician OF
known standing. You will save doctors
bills. lots OF worry and maybe heartache
4 by following these instructions with re-
gard to older children SO far as whole
some food. narcotics and cleanliness Is
concerned.
candles stand in the jiggiy and too large
candlesticks with which we ornament
i CD our mantels. When the candle Is
too small. light match and hold under
the candle till the grease is ready to
run. then jab 1t in the candlestick, and
hold carefully till the wax cools. It
will then stand safely. II the candle is
too large, get cup Of warm water and
dip the candle end in it. When enough
grease has been melted of, place in
candlestick the same way.
After you have swept your carpet and
the dust has settled. take q wide stiff
broom and pin over 1t big muslin
cloth, or, better still. have a bag made
that fits over the broom brush neatly,
; with drawstring to go about the han
die. Draw up and tie, then dip the
broom in clean water. and squeeze free
! OF extra moisture Go over the carpet
with this to take up the dust It will
freshen 1t up wonderfully The cloth
must not be dripping wet, as that would
leave streaks. II the room Is large, YOU
should frequently wash the cloth off in
, the clean water. After the busting take
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