Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-07

No one is satisfied today unless their
baby is qualified to rank among the
prize winners. 'Better Babies" is the
Hatchword that meets one at every
turn. Country fairs rival city up-lift
work in pushing the movement for i'm
pr0yrmeut in human livestock, and no
point is neglected that has been found
helpful in this development. Two gen
crotions or perhaps three, from the pres
cut crop of "Better Babies" ought to
show an improvements in the race
though with the tendency shown all
through nature to revert to the origin
al type it will never do to neglect any
ilcm in the approved schedule.
Baby Weight and Measurement
One can obtain regular charts show
ng the standard development from
birth to three years of age, with
which the baby can be compared,
Weight is perhaps the best index Of
boby's health, and regular records
should be kept. Weekly records for
thc first six months, and twice month
after that, until the close of the see
oud year. when monthly wcighings are
uouallr sufficient. Delicate children
need to be weighed oftener
A healthy, normal baby loses from
ten to eleven per cc=s in weight dur
ing the first two days after birth, and
does not regain it until about the tenth
day Continued loss of weight, after
the second day, indicates that the child
needs more nourishment than he is get
ting. The average enid weighs three
times its weight at birth at the end
Of the first year. The weekly gain
IN a normal infant, being from four tC
six ounces. First born children usually
exceed later ones both in height anC
weight. The average height of {
healthy new born child varies betweel
sixteen and twenty-five inches, and tn,
weight between six and eight pounds
Boys weigh one-half 70 three. quarters
OF a pound more than girls as rule
Baby 5 height increases most rapid,
during the first two weeks of life. Az
ter two weeks, and up to the fiftl
month there is an almost uniform in
crease in height which then become
less rapid, but continues uniforml,
TO the end of the first year. Dunni
The second year the growth is from fou
70 five inches, During the fourth yea
two to three inches, and from this (
lne eleventh year the yearly gain i
IRON one to two inches.
Baby's Sleep
A newborn, healthy infant, wit
good digestion and proper food wi
usually sleep eighteen to twenty hour
day. At six months about fiftcc
nours are necessary, at two years thij
Wen hours, and at three twelve hour
tnls period continues until the child
IVur years or older. Regular, quiC
@e'p Is an indication Of norma
neatby development, and the hab
Suoulo be formed early aud continue
regularly If the child's health is to i
insured. 1t is doubtful il healthy chi
u'eR ever sleep too much.
p, Baby's Bath.
'he baby should be bathed dali
rom his birth, using at first basi
WIN lnkcwarm water and CASTLE soa
"uu Inter a full tub bath. The ver
iouog infant should not be kept in Il
Wi'O longer than three or four minute
"olgh the bath should be given tho
ugnIf, and the body dried by wra
ing DO a soft towel. A liberal dustir
" " l0'rnm powder especially in. Il
iS'l' ' follows this. The temperatu
VI th' N'ter should be 20 to IS degree
@ @'u doors and windows closed
'Du drafts. soft gauze is better tht
tspohge. and there should be one clo
~. 80, the face and head and another f
,1lN c p'lN Temperature Of the bat
nv noO'' be 100 degrees Fahrenheit uni
wv second month, then q5 degrees n