Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-07-26

Summer is a splendid season for
fostering a child's good looks. Great
Nature stands with her arms wide
for the little ones, inviting healthful
play in the open air, when muscles
are hardened, finicky appetites i'm
proved and inches and pounds taken
on. But the mother must be very
careful about food on the hotter days
be careful, indeed, all summer long
and the daily grooming of the little
body must be thorough and regular
Sponge the little body down very
gently with tepid water if the child
seems too tired for tub bath, and re-
peat the operation several times dur
ing the hottest days. A teaspoonful of
ammoniated toilet water will make
this sponging doubly refreshing, but if
this is used be careful not to have
the water get into the youngsters
eyes. When the little head feels burn
Ing hot, and the hair Is soaked with
perspiration and is sour as well, a
shampoo would not be amiss, and it
would doubtless be relished. The ex-
ira combing the small head gets at
this time would be an added comfort
you know how pleasant combing
Is to your own tired head-and when
1t is time to dress the youngster for
the afternoon pay more attention to
finding the garments that will keep 1t
cool than to putting on those for
mere looks. High necks and long
sleeyes are crime in hot weather,
and SO, for that matter, are stockings
Ito the wee children who are allowed
the bare-necked, bare-armed and bare
legged conditions of dress.
A delicate nursery powder, with the
fragrance that appeals to the senses,
Is an added refreshment after the
bath, and it is absolutely needed for
the children who chafe easily, or are
given to little eruptions from heat or
Indigestion. Violet talcum, prepared
for nursery use, is about as good a
thing as can be had for general pur-
poses, but if the child is suffering
from summer rash this preparation
would be more cooling and healing:
Elder-f1ower water .........7 ounces
Giycerin ......................l ounce
Borax .........................8 dram
Mix these together and apply night
and morning and during the day.
Now what is the chief cause of the
summer rash, and the reason for
much of the peevishness, and good
deal of the light physical pain a
growing child has in summer? I'M
proper food, you may be sure, food as
heavy as that in winter, oyereating,
too many cold drinks, overripe or I'M
derripe fruit. On hot day-one Of
the dog day kind-indiscretion in
food is especially dangerous, particu-
larly if heavy meal is eaten when
the child comes in overheated. A
child's food up to eight years of age
and often later-needs always to be
the light, easily digested sort. Milk
Is the most natural food for child
hood, and very often it is refused by
the youngsters because it is poor or
badly kept. Tepid milk is a nauseous
mess on a hot day, but milk must not
be drunk too cold either, particularly
when children are warm and tired
and are inclined to take their bever-
ages at gulp. If the household has
that very precious blessing a cellar.
the best way to keep milk is to put
1t in carefully cleansed and summed
bottles, which can be covered, and
then set them on the cellar floor. The
GOODNESS of this underground chamber
will keep milk at just the right tenn
perature, and also preserve more of
its delicious quality than If it were
put on the ice.