Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-09-11
AILMENTS OF BARIrS
MANY OF THEM ARE EAsu
VENTA5LE.
Mother, by Wise Management, Nav >.
Away With Great Deal Of -.
Troubles Which So Freousn,l,
Affect the Little Ones
prepared by the children'g Bur-,

prepared by the Childrens Bure,, ?,
Department of Labor -7' U.
It is no doubt true, many times -.
fretful, unhappy baby is made ="
quite unnecessarily, and instead :.
rocking or patting him, or walkip,
and down with him in her arms ..
possibly giving him a dose of nadio,S.
to quiet him, the mother sbould sa-''
the cause of his discomfort and
move it.
1t may be that the baby is tbirstr
There is no doubt that babies fra
quently suffer from thirst. II is noo
essary, particularly in summer ~
give plenty of drinking water IN on
children who are too young to per j.
for themselves. A drink of water will
often satisfy fretful baby and soma
times it is all that is needed to send
a restless one off into quiet sleen
One of the most frequent sources n,
misery for the baby is found in bis
clothing, especially in hot weather
when any clothing is a burden TO him
to wear. So many babies are over.
dressed that it is no wonder tbav
fret. Compelled to wear wooden I'm.
derwear, knitted socks, stifly starched
caps and dresses it is only natural
that they should protest vigorously
Neither wool nor starch has any place
in the clothing of the baby in bot
weather.
One of the troubles from which a
baby often suffers is prickly heat. This
ailment appears as a fine red rash
usually on the neck and shoulders and
gradually spreads to the head. face
and arms. 1t is caused by overhead
ing, due either to 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
off all the clothing and give the baby
a sponge bath in tepid water in which
common baking soda has been dis
solved. Use one tablespoonful of soda
"
and do not rub the skin, but pat It'll
dry with soft towel. After the skin
is thoroughly dry, dust the inhamed
surfaces with a plain talcum powder
This ailment, like all Others. is more
readily prevented than cured. Ere
quent cool baths. very little clothing
simple food and living In cool rooms,
or in the open air will probably sayel
the summer baby from much OF theI
annoyance of prickly heat and other
more serious ills.
Fat babies are very apt to suffer-
from chatting, especially in hot wealth
er. 1t appears as a redness of thel
skin in the buttocks or in the arm-l
pits. or wherever two skin surfacesl
persistently rub together.
Much the same treatment is re-
quired as in prickly heat. Never useI
soap on an infamed skin. Instead usel
a soda, bran or starch bath, as adj
vised in a former article. DirectionsI
for these baths are given in publica-
tion called Infant Care" which can
be had, free of charge, by address
ing a request to the Chief Of the Chill
dren's bureau, U. S. Department OF La
Dor, Washington, D. c.
Great care should be taken not tol
let the baby scratch the skin. whenl
1t is irritated Sift together tWol
parts powdered cornstarch and onel
part boric acid, and use 1t freely on
the chafed parts. Remove wet or
soiled diapers at once. Wash and dryl
the flesh thoroughly, then dust thel
powder freely between the legs.