The sun., 1914-08-30

, often in bottle fed babies the milk is
| simply lacking in nutrment, an addi-
ton OF cream being required very oc-
casionally the amount may be slightly
increased; but under no circumstances
should the times for feeding be in
creased Not infrequently. especially
in hot weather. when the child may
suffer certain amount OF loss OF
strength from different reasons the
addition or some strong nutritive agent
VIII WORK wonders, this being given for
two or three feeds during the day.
When n child has passed the first
three months some such addition may
safely he given. and there is no doubt
. that long before this in many eases ills
have been prevented by lithe timely
help in this way.
Apart from the question OF weight
| however, all important az it is. there are
certain signs OF good health or the re-
verse with which a mother should be
familiar And II is well to point out
that mere fat is no guarantee of perfect
health. so that the scales alone cannot
be taken as infallible
Much can be told from the condition
OF the skin. which should be soft, pink
and moist, with rosy lips, and as a rule
deeper and added pinky tinge in the
checks. OF course. though flahby fat is
not desirable. baby should be chubby
and the condition of the thighs should
specially he noticed, as, II they are
plump and rounded. II may be safely
taken for granted that II is doing very
well. The hands and feet too in n
healthy baby are warm, while dampness
OF the head is bad sign to be looked
for, denoting as 1t does az rule some
loss OF stamina which calls for rectifca-
tion. The proper amount of sleep for
the age should also be taken naturally
when all is well. a wakefu child gem
orally having some cause for the condi-
tion. Indeed wakeful baby is an
anomaly and is losing much OF the most
valuable aid which nature gives 70 his
growth and condition. OF course sick
ness tsave for the return Of few
mouthfuls Immediately after feeding,
which cannot properly be called sick
ness at ALI Is another danger signal as
naturally is pain or discomfort OF any
! kind.
Crying Is another symptom to which
certain amount OF attention should be
paid for baby that Is always fretful
and whimpering Is baby whose Condi-
tion needs decided Improvement. This
is not to say that crying altogether Is
! to be discouraged; on the contrary. a
good vigorous cry is a sign of health.
/ and every baby should have one such at
| least once a day-it Is an important
| method of exercising the lungs. VI II Is
nothing else--and n baby who never
{ cries j. not thriving as Il should. But
this is quite different to the perpetual
T, whimpcrlng, which may hc taken as "A
sign that something y wrong
/ Not infrequently this is caused now
adays 10y certain amount of nerve cX-
I haustion and IT would be well for any
one VINO notices this perpetual crying
! or tendency to cry to guard her little
4 enc very carefully from excitement of
any kind leaving il TO live as much as
possible the lie Of little vegetable and
| strictly forbdding any playing" with
! II. Naturally too child who shows any
such symptoms should he insured as
, much fresh air IS possible, sleeping in
a well ventilated room or out Of doors
during the day only with the proviso
that IL is shaded from light and sun
both Of which in undue degree are in
the nature Of "A strain to very young
| child