Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-03

Summer is q splendid season for fostering childs good looks. Great Nature stands with her arms wide tor 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 toe tired fer a tub bath, and re- peat the operation several times dur ing the hottest days. A teaspoonful of ammoEi&ted 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 precipitation and is sour as well. a shampoo would not be amiss, and it would doubtless be relishcd. The ex- fra ee!nbing the small head gets at this time would be an added comfort you know how pleasant combing is to 'our own tired head-and when Il Is time to dress the yOungster for the afternoon pay more attention to finding the garments that will keep it cool than to putting on those for mere looks. High necks and long sleeves are crime in hot weather, and 90, for that matter, are stockings ito tho wee children who are allowed the bare=neeked, 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 fon the children who chafe easily,.or are given to little erupticns, from heat Or indigestion. Violet taleumt ,.preliaFsh 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 flower water ,........7 ounces
 GlNcPrin ......................l ounce
 BoraX ...,.............r....1a E 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? Im- proper food, you may be sure, food as heavy as that in winter, overeating, too many cold drinks, overripe or un- derripe fruit On a hot day-one of the dog day kind-indiscretion in food is especially dangerous, particu- larly if a heavy meal is eaten when the child comes in overloaded. 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 hot day, but milk must not be drunk too cold either, particularly when children are warm and tired 3nd are inclined to take their bever. GSes at gulp. If the household has that very precious blessing a cellar, the best way to l-aep milk is to put it in carefully cleansed and stunned bottles, which can be covered, and then set them on the cellar floor. The cooness 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