Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-09-23

Summer is a splendid season for
fostering a childs good looks. Greet
Nature stands with her arms vice
for the little ones, inviting healthf2l
play in the open air, when muscles
are hardened. fnicky appetites IT,
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 CT
ammoniated toilet water Will maize
this sponging doubly refreshing. but ii
this is used be careful not to have
the water get into the Youngsters
eyes. When the little head feels burr
Ing hot. and the hair Is soaked with
Precipitation and Is sour as we'll.
shampoo would not be amiss, and 1t
would doubtless be relished. The e%-
ira combing the small head gets at
this time would be- an added comfort
you know how pleasant combirs
Is to your own tired head-and whea
It is time 70 dress the youngster 70:
the afternoon pay more attention TO
finding the garments that will keep It
cool than to putting On those for
mere looks. High necks ard long
sleeves are q crime In hot weather.
and so, for that matter, are stockings
to 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 1t Is absolutely needed fo:
the children who chafe easily, Or are
given to little eruptions from heat CT
Indigestion. Violet talcum. prepared
for nursery use, is about as good q
thing as can be had for general pu--
poses, but If the child is suffering
from summer rash this preparation
would be more cooling and healing:
Elder-fower water .........7 ounces
Glycerin ......................l ounce
Borax ........................S 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 fer
much of the peevishness, and q goca
deal of the light physical pain
growing child has in summer? In
proper food, you may be sure. food rs
heavy as that IL winter, overeatinS,
too many cold drinks, overripe or ui,-
derripe fruit. On g hot day-one CT
the dog day kind-indiscretion in
food Is especially dangerous. parties
larly If heavy meal is eaten when
the child comes In overheated. \
child's food up to eight years OF age
and often later-needs always to lie
the light, easily digested sort. MIX
Is the most natural food for child
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the youngsters because it is poor or
badly kept. Tepid milk Is nauseous
mess on hot day, but milk must not
be drunk too cold either, particularly
when children are warm and tired
and are inclined to take their beve--
ages at a gulp. If the household has
that very precious blessing a cellar.
the best way to keep milk Is to put
it In carefully cleansed and summed
bottles. which can be covered, ard
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 1t We're
put on the ice.