The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-15

THE CARE OF THE BABY.
(PART III

tPART I'D
1t Will be found helpful in ,
lifting the baby into the tub. TO ,
remember after resting his head
your left arm, TO place your .
thumb on his left shoulder and .
your fingers firmly under the
arm. This lis n grasp from which
he cnnnot escape-he cannot
possibly roll of, or get water
In his fnce, yet both or his
hands are free to move and
splash. Then lift his feet I'm
your right hand and while low
erfng him slowly into the water
remember to speak reassurfngIy
to him. Many babies are very
much frightened when they first
feel the water around them,
though they soon grow to love
1t and splash and kick and crow
throughout the entire process.
The baby should not stay in
the tub more than five minutes.
Lift him out, dry him as quick
ly ms possible, powder him, and
rub his back and legs until his
back the top layer of your fnn-
mel apron and finish dressing
the baby upon the second dry
apron beneath. His band and
shirt and warm napkin, all of
which have been toastinE be-
fore the fire or heater, must be
put on as quickly as possible, n
clean flannel petticoat and fresh
slip and then comes the feed
Ing. the warm bed and the
, hcnIthful, invigorating sleep of
, several hours, which will sure
~ follow IL he Is well.
The toilet of the haby's eyes,
nose and mouth should be at
tended to twice a day, either be-
fore or after the daily bath, and
again at bedtime, writes .sThe
Doctors Wife, In the Pitts
what is necessary to do. For
the eyes pour n little of the
boric acid solution 90 grains
to the ounce)-you will have
laid this in when fitting up the
busket-into n clean cup and
= slipping n rmniI piece of nb-
s0rbent cotton into into 1t gent
D iy swab both eyes. If there IL
D any discharge this treatment
D should be repeated every hour
. throughout the day n different
. piece of cotton being used for
q each eyes. Ii IL we'll to stand
. the cup I'm n bowl so TINT the
q lotion when applied may be
. warm. Ii IL particularly neces-
. Snry to attend to the baby's nose
D twice a day for unless this is
. done regularly and thoroughly
q his sleep will be disturbed. Take
. n small orangewood stick and
q twist about Its pointed end
q whisp of absorbent cotton. Dip
q this soft swab into the vaseline
q and then very carefully turn 1t
T. around several times within
q each nostrfi. The vase1ine, a
= little of which remains in the
o nostriI. Srentiy eases the baby's
= breathing mt night, and though
. 1T takes no little dcIicacy to do
q this quickly and thoroughly, the
= sooner the mother learns how to
q do this the better 1T will be for
= the baby and herself, for it must
& be done.
= The baby's mouth is pnrtIcu-
= InrEy susceptible TO little ulcers
q and sore places, so that it is
q perhaps more necessary TO I'M
= derstand the hygiene of the
q mouth than amy other branch
q of his toilet. The boric acid
= solution may be used again;
= pour out little In perfectly
. clean cup. and after dipping
q your finger (areund which you
q have first wound bit of ab-
o sorbant cotton) into the liquid
q cleanse every portion of the
= baby's mouth with the greatest
q care and tEl0roughBess.
q 1T Is necessary I'm all these
y different things to acquire the
q utmost delicacy of touch. The
= baby is SO very, very tender and
q injury done now might affect his
q whole life. Vet the love and
q tenderness of his mother Is the
q best safeguard he can have and
= nothing better can happen ia
q him than TINT she should at
. tend with her own hands to