The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-02
NURSERY 10 A CAREFULLY
FURNISHED ONE.

FURNISHED ONE.
The nursery 10 q charming little
room. decorated ana furnished by the
~ classes There 10 saily figured
paper on the walls. . white iron crib.
. white painted washstand and .
small white painted table and rocking
chair Simplicity and hygiene are ~
much emphasized a. they are In every
carefully planned modern nursery.
WHO wants TO bring her baby
brother or sister to school tomorrow
Mise Florence Willard. the Instructor.
smilinsiy inquiries Of her charges.
There 10 seldom any Hmculty in get.
ting one or moro small persons a. OBJ
ject lessons for the clasA
Occasionaiiy q too anxious mother
appears A. chaperon. Then she In
pressed into service a. Instructor and
she shows how she bathes her baby.
The right way Of giving q bath 10 one
Of the very nrst lessons.
The girls learn" says Miss Will
lard. that the baby's nose. eyes and
ears should b cleaned before he 10
put into the tub. A small Individual
swab Of cotton should bs used for
each.
Then the younsster 10 lifted into a
warm. soapy mixture OF tho Same
temperature - his body and bathed
all over. After that he 10 placed In
the lap on = thick towel and patted
dry. without rubbing. No powder u
used. a. the modern tendency y rather
against II.
"Ths glrIs learn that bsby has
his first bath with sesP and
vsstsr at the end 81 hls first week
Of lie. and that the Temperature
then 10 warmer than u 10 later
On. They else learn that . email
child should b bathsd svsry
singIs day. without fell, " no 10
to b kept we'll.
BABY EXPERT FURNISHES 40.
VICE FOR scHooL.
In tho matter of food. and indeed
generally. We follow the instructions
Of DR.. L. Emmett Holt Of the Babies
Hospital The girls are told that
every II other who can nurse her baby
should DO 20. ~ the baby 10 given
tho best chance In this way. Then We
explain the difference between tho
mothers milk and cows milk. show
Ing how tho latter 10 lacking In GER
tain constituents which must be
added before II Ia given to tho baby.
Tho girls arc given practice in maxi
Ing up tho formula for modified milk.
ALSO they are cautioned as 10 the
diet Of the child after IL begins TO
take other food besides milk. No
baby can digest uncooked starch.
Therefore 1t should not be allowed
such fruits a. bananas. nor even
cereals which have been cooked for
less than an hour. II bread IL given.
stale. dry bread or sweiback should
be selected.
"orsngs Juice 10 good Tor little
children, a. 10 very little beef
juice. A child should not have
meat before Il 10 five years old. a.
rsat sets like alcohol on little
folks. Soups are excellent. par.
tieularIy strained vegetable soups
from which all fibre has been 70.
moved. Ice cream. candy. pastry
end other indigestibls desserts
are strictly taboo. The girls are
given practice In making dishes
suitable Tor children between the
sses Of one and two years.
Then there il the important mat
ter Of clothing. Every Washington
Irving GIRL has the opportunity TO
dress and undress a baby until she
learns how to do It correctly and ex-
peditiously. She familiarizes herself
with the propsr costume Of the
American sssx-sanA. shirt. . cotton