Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-16
BRINGING UP THE BABY

temperature of one room. and the
supplementary help of the bronchitis
kettle.
On this present occasion | sent for
a local doctor, who, of course. knew
nothing of the little ones past his
tory. He pooh poohed the suggestion
of indoor treatment. ordered daily
walks in the sunshine and the general
freedom of the house. and expressed
the belief that the child hadn't much
the matter with her. and would be
all right in a day or two.
All this sounded very heartening
just at the moment. but I found, to
my bitter cost, hat however success
full this new doctor might be in the
treatment of his own little patients,
his advice very sadly retarded the
recovery of my baby. gave me a most
anxious fight" for her life. and left
me assured that the well-tried way
was the safe one-with her.
1t was differents with urgent COM
plants like Group If our dear little
man should one night wake up with
the alarming rasp in the throat that
denotes Group, we must send for the
doctor in hot haste. and must bestir
ourselves to apply short and sharp
Methods hot bath and a very hot
sponge to the throat-and all the time
we must keep our heads. and re-
member that thousands of wee dar-
lings as precious as ours have suffered
the same as ours have suffered and
got over II wondrously well and
quickly,
How I used to rebel against that
word ''riekety." and how indignant
felt when. as a very young mother,
il "a suggested to me tina: many
distressing symptoms. noticed II an
!doiiztd little on pointed TO rick
cts"
1t had always seemed to me that
the disease which carried so poor and
m.ser69le a name could have no abid-
ing-piaee except in the slums: Int
experience soon taught me o,her-
wise.
The rieketv baby rs poor il tle true
sense of the w3.d and its little lie
needs that enrichment which comes
not so much witt money as with e II
der anc watchiui lnolherliness.
Plenty of fresh cir and sunshine =
clorhinE that is w.trm but very light,
and food most eatt fully chosen with a
view t. the needs u; the one special
baby sre what are most urgently re-
quired If the soft bones of the rickcty
bah. are to harden, and the WI ite,
hahby flesh s 4. become dimpled
and ncltled with robust health.
One of the earliest symptoms OF
/ ricketts, is persistent sweating OIL
baby's head and neck during the time
of sleep.
The lightest possible head-covering
should be worn and care should be
taken not to let the little ones
clothes be clumsy and bungled about
neck and shoulders
Starchy foods should be strictly
avoided; and, If the baby is still
being fed from the breast when the
first symptoms Of the trouble APP
pear, the mother should consult with
her doctor, and get his opinion on
the matter of weaving.
A rickety baby should not be al
lowed to try its feet. or the result
will almost certainly be a trouble
some tendency to bowed legs and
prolonged weakness of the lower
limbs.
One of the very best things that
can be done for such a child is TO
teach him to lie on its back in the
sunshine. With a thick rug beneath
and a screen or curtain to protect
him from direct draught. he should
be encouraged to kick out his little
limbs and revel in the sunshiny
warmth and freshness hat mean a
doubling of his life and energy.
Fresh orange juice. sweetened with
sugar. is excellent for the rickety
BABY. and he is certain 10 appreciate
this pleasant medicine. 1t is also a
capital plan 70 rub his body and
limbs once a day with pure warm
olive OIL