The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-12
yLoufse E. HOGAN.

yMEAAteS re ettbHdts
Babies need fresh air day and
night. The influence OF air and sun.
light must not be neglected in their
nourishment. Fear Ia sometimes ex-
pressed that the child taken into the
open air after feeding may fall
asleep. No better thing would happen
to II than To sleep, II properly pro-
tected, insthclo open air in bright, clear
weather. It should be shielded from
the wind and shaded from excessive
heat In summer, but In cool wather
the rays Of the sun should be allowed
to fall directly upon its body, only
the lace being shaded.
In winterinewborn babies ordinarily
are not taken out until they are four
weeks old, but in the summer they
may be, taken out when they are only
two weeks old. Keep the baby warm
when taken out, unless in midsum-
mer, as the lack Of movement makes
II necessarys To! protect the child more
than u. IL were active. :,
sunstine But Not Glare.
Glaring sunlight Is not healthful
sunshine, i have seen sleeping babies
in the open air turn and squirm In
their coaches in an effort to get away
from bright glare. 1t may seem In.
credible that any one should expose
an infant in that way but it is true
that many ignorant mothers allow
the child to be thus treated and later
wonder at Its falling eyesight.
Babies living in the country may
take their nap on the veranda IN mild
weather and thus get plenty OF fresh
air. In order that his lungs may be
strengt hened and his blood purified, a
generous supply Of oxygen is Just rs
essential as his daily food, but he
must be very gradually accustomed
to 1t. This can best be done by airing
the room thoroughly twice q day or
oftener. II possible. Meanwhile re-
move the baby to another room bring
Ing IL back again when the room has
been warmed to the proper tempera-
ture.
IN summertime or if living in the
South, the baby, may go out for an
airing in his baby carriage when, one
month old provided the sun Is shin:
ing and 1t is not windy or damp, but
In the winter in the North it is often
not advisable to take the young baby
out until two or more months after
birth.
Indoor Airing Beneficial.
Many famous baby specialists say
daily airing should take place in the
following manner: Dress him exactly
as II he were going out, put him in
his baby carriage, In q room where
the windows are all wide open from
the top, close the doors SO that there
will be no draft, and wheel him about
the room for a quarter of an hour,
gradually lengthening tho time 10 an
hour OF two, morning and afternoon.
In thtsHways his lungs become grad.
ually accustomed to taking in the
cool afr, his color, and appetite wilt
improve and he will be far less likely
to take cold than II forced TO breathe
O furnace heated atmosphere all day
long. Aftersa few days OF indoor air.
ing the child can be taken out in the
open on mild. sunny day, but this
should not be done under the age OF
four months, II the temperature Is
below freezing, nor on days when 1t
is below 90 degrees, until he is year
old. In fine weather he should be out
for four or five hours each day.
In winter the best hours for his
airing are from 10 a. M to p. M,
in spring and autumn from 8 a. m.
to q p. M, but in midsummer, on hot
days, his outings should be taken in
the early morning and in the evening.
He must, however, never be kept out
when the dew has begun to fall. In
the heat OF the day he is better off oh
q cool Syeranda.
HABYs WELFARE NEED
PLENTY OF FRESH AIR.
Dampness and overheating.
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