New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-07-10
Care Of Baby in Summer.

continued iron las5 week.
Soda Bath.-Di35olve d table
spoonful Of ordinary baking sod
in little water and add it u fou
quarts Of water.
CiothiDg.-Do not be afraid t,
take Of the baoy's clothes in sum
mer. All he needs in lot weather
are the diaper and one otnel
garment. For a yong baby thi,
may be a sleeveless band which
leaves tie arms and chest bare
and for an older baby, only q
loose thin cotton slip or apron. o.
wrapper, made in omen piece with
short kimOno sleeves. Toward
nightfall when the day coOlS, or
if the temperature drops when a
storm arises, the baby should, Of
co rse, De dressed in such d way
70 protect him from chill.
Cotton garments are best for
tn baby in summer. Atwood
bands. shirts, and stockings
mould not be worn at any time
of the year, and in hot summer
weather only the thinnest, all
cotton clothing should touch the
,baby's skin, unless he is sick,
when a very light part-wool band
may be needed. Ia general,
neither wool nor starch should be
allowed in the baby's clothing in
summer. Wool is too hot and ir-
ritating and starched garments
scratch the baby's flesh.
The baby should be kept day
and night in the coolest place that
can be found. The kitchen is
Usually the hottest room in the
house, especially if coal or wood
IL burned for fuel. While the
mother is busy with her work the
baby should be kept in another
room. or better, out Of doors. if
he can be protected from flies and
"A play pen, sucn az IS described
III Infant Care, a booklet pub
Iished ~ the ChiIdren's Bureau
and sent free on request, makes
# possible to k.ve the baby safe
ly by himself On the porch or in
d'e ward, after he is old enough
10 creep.
4 screened porch on the shady
side Of the house is boon to ev-
Try mother, affording cool, Sc 7
cure place for the baby to play
and also to Sleep. Let him have
MS daytime maps on the porch :
md sleep there at night during I
he heat.
Do not be afraid Of fresh air a
'or the baby. He can not have 7
90 much of it. Night air is
sometimes even better than day =
.ir. because it has been cooled and a
,leansed Of dust by the dew. t
The essentials in the summer 1
are Of babies are:
/. Proper food, given only at
eprlra intervals
2. A clean body. b
3. Fresh air. dav and night. 2
4. Very little clothing. :,
>. Cool places to play and \
leeD in. q
Do not give the baby medicine i,
I anv sort unless it is ordered by o
he doctor. Never give him pat e.
mt remedies which are said to re- d
eve the pain Of teething, or to o,
lake him sleep, or to cure diar- e,
hea. for such medicines are like P
r to do the baby much more
arm than good, especially in
1mmer when the digestion is so
asily disturbed. It is so much J,
asier to keep the baby well than n n
is to cure himw hen he is sick. -
lat wise mothers try to take such -
ire of the baby that he will not =,
, sick. ~
pc
Do not fail to give the baby a IN
ink of cool water several times vi
dav in hot weather. Boil the III
ater first. then cool it. and offer bo
to the baby in 2 cup. glass. or n,
rising bottle. Babies and Young NJ
ildren sometimes suffer cruelty tn
r lack Of drinking water. in,
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