Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-20
prickley Heat

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spreads to the head, face and arms.
1t is caused by oyerheating, due
either to the hot weather or to the
fact that the baby is too warmly
dressed. The rash comes and goes
with the heat and causes intense
itching. The remedy for it is to take
Oft ali The clothing and give the baby
u sponge bath in tepid water III
which common baking soda has been
dissolved. Use one tablespoonful of
soda to two quarts of water. Use no
soap, and do not rub the skin, but
pat it dry with u soft towel. After
the skin is thoroughly dry, dust the
inflamed surfaces with plain tai
cum powder.
This ailment like all others, is
more readily prevented than cured.
! Frequent cool baths, very little
clothing, simple food and living in
cool rooms, or in the open air will
probably save the summer baby from
much OF the annoyance of prickle
heat and other more serious ills.
Chatting
Fat babies are very apt to suffer
! from chatting especially in hot
weather. 1t appears as a redness
of the skin in the buttocks or in the
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! faces persistently rub together.
Much the same treatment is re-
CURED as in prickly heat. Never
use soap on an inflamed skin. In
stead use soda, bran or starch bath.
Directions Tor these baths are given
in a publication called Infant Care,
which may be had, free of charge, by
| addressing Il request to the Chief of
the Childrens Bureau, u. S. Depart
meut OF Labor, Washington, ID. c.
Great care should be taken not to
| let the baby scratch the skin, when
ii is irritated. Silt together TWO
parts powdered cornstarch, and one
part boric acid, and use it freely on
/ the ehafed places. Remove wet or
soiled diapers at once. Wash and
dry the flesh thoroughly, then dust
the powder freely between the legs.
Milk Crust
This is u skin disease affecting the
scalp in which yellowish, scaly
| patches appear on the baby's head.
These patches should be soitened by
! amounting them with olive oil or vas
| cline at night, and the head washed
| with warm water and CASTLE soap in
the morning.
II the crust does not really come
away, repeat the process until the
scalp is clean. Never use fine
comb nor The finger nails &c remove
the crusts, as the slightest irritation
Of he skin viii cause the disease to
spread further. The scales Will usu-
ally disappear after few days OF
! careful treatment.
Constipation
If the baby does not have at least
| one full bowel movement in "A hours
or in SO 1T the outside, he is in need
Of such car as y !! bring about this
result. BIeast-fed babies often re-
spond To an increased supply OF lax
atiye GOOD "a the mothers diet If
this is not sufficient, a siX-months
old baby may have a tablespo )nful of
strained orange juice between two of
his morning feedingf.
Bottle-led babies may have fruit
juice in the same way and thin oat-
meal guel may be substituted foT
! barley water i'll making up the feed
ings, after the baby is four months
cid.
Perhaps the best preventive OF
| constipation is to teach The baby to
| move the bowels at the same hour
every day. This training should be
begun when the baby is three months
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tinued until the habit is firmly estab-
lished. Not only does this practice
establish in the baby from the be-
ginning of his life a custom which
will greatly increase his chances for
good health, but results in an enor-
nous saving of work to the mother.
She no longer finds herself confront
ed with a pile of soiled diapers to
wash, but instead gives 10 minutes
of careful attention to the baby each
morning.
Directions for carrying out this
training are given in the pamphlet
on Infant Care, already mentioned.
DO not use enemas for the relief of
constipation, save in emergencies.
and do not resort to purgatiye medi-
cines except with the doctors advice.