The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
CARE OF THE
 BABY IN SUMMER
Minor Ailments

A Oe1 Sa1Sty. De II1aQ6 unGOEQIOTLaDlG and restless by kFarious causes which are readily removed Attention has already been called to the fact that babies and young children freauentIy suffer from thirst They should be offered drink of water several times a, day, ,Nand particularly in hot weath- CT. When a baby cries in the night drink will often quiet him, and send him to sleep.
 Irritating clothing is at times re- sponsible for the babys fretfuIness Woolen socks, or shirts, or stiff cap strings are quite enough to spoil has comfort, even if he is well, and, in hot weather especially, a superabun- dance of clothing is frequently re- sponsible for much real suffering.
 Dress the baby in the Eghtest cot i ton garments and keep him as cool as possi ble. Do not be afraid to let him have nothing on but his diaDer and one other thin garment on the very hot days.
 PricIrIy Heat
 One of the troubles from which a baby often suffers ein summer IS prlck1y heat. This ailment appears aE a fine red rash usually on the neck and shoulders and, gradually spres5l, to the head. face and arms It is9 caused by overlooking, due to-the hot weather or to- the fact that the baby Is too warmly dressed. The rasf1 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 tep4d water in which common Eak- ing soda has been dissolved Use l tablespoonful of soda to two quarts or water. Use no soap, and do not rub the skin, but pat it dry with a f sort towel After the skin Is thor ! soughly dry dust tic infIamed Sur ] faces with a plain taIcum powder.
 This ailment, like all others is more readily prevented than cured. Frequent cool baths very little cloth ing, simple food and living in cool rooms, or in the open air will prob ably save the summer baby from much of the annoyance of prickly heat and other more serious ills
 Chafing
 Fat babies are very apt to suffer from chafihg. especially in hot weatl1- CT. It appears as a redness of the skin in the buttocks or In the arna- pits, or wherever two skin surfaces persistently rub together.
 Much the same treatment Is re- quired as in pr1ck1y heat. Never use soap on an inf1amed skin Instead use a soda, bran or starch bath I1f- 9 publication called Infant Cure, which may be had. free of charge by addressing a request to the Chief Of the ChiIdren's Bureau, U. S. Depart uI6nCs OF IaD0Its7 w aSnlnRTo0- I5- E Great care should be taken not to let the baby scratch the skin, when it is irritateds Sift together two parts powdered cornstarchs and one part boric acid, and use it freely on the chafed places. Remove wet or soil ed diapers at once. Wash and dry che flesh thoroughly, then dust the pow der freely between the legs.
 A[iIlz Crust
 This is al skin disease affectine the scalp. in which yeIiowisI, scaIyi patch les appear on the baby's head. These patches should be softened by anoint4 ing them with olive oil or vaseltne at night, and the head washed with warm water and castillo soap in the morning.
 E If the crust does not readily come away, repeat the process until the scalp is clean. Never use a fine Econb nor the finger nails to removs the crusts as the slightest irritation of the skin will cause the disease to spread further. The scales Will us- ually disappear after a few days of careful treatment.
 Constipation
 If the baby does not have at Ieast one bowel movement in 24 hours or fn 36 sat the outside, he is ia need of such care as will, bring about thia result. Breast fed babies often re- spond to an increased supply Of laxas tive food in the mothers diet If this is not sufficient, a six months old baby may have a tablespoonful Of strained orange juice between two of his morn ing feedsings.
 Bottle-fed babies may have fruit juice in the same way and thin eat- meal gruel may be s1bst tuted for barley water in making up the feEd- ings. after the baby is four months old.
 Perhaps the best preventive Of con stipation 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 old. and should be faithfully continued uh- til the habit is firmly established. Not only does this practice estaab1feh in the baby from the ibee5nn1ues Of his life a custom which will greatly in crease his chances for good health but results in an enormous eaViitT of work to the4nother. She no lonrar finds herself confronted with a pile of soiled diapers to wash. bat instead gives fifteen minutes of careful at- tention to the baby each morning
 Directions for carrying out this training are given in the panphlSt on Infant Care. already mentioned Do not use enenas for the relief of con. stipatfon save in emergencies. and do not resort to purBative medicines e8- cept with the doctors advice.
 
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