The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-11
AILMENTS OF BABIES
MANY or THEM ARE EASILY PRE-.
vENTAele.
Mother. by Wise Management, May %
Away With q Great Deal Of the
Troubles Which So Frequently
Affect the Little Ones.

prepared by the ChIidren's Bureau. q.
Department OF LabOrD
II is no doubt true. many times. that
a fretful. unhappy baby Is made so
quite unnecessarily, and instead OF
rocking OF patting him. or walking up
and down with him In her arms. or
possibly giving him dose OF medicine
TO quiet him. the mother should seek
the cause OF his discomfort and re.
move II.
II may be that the baby Is thirsty.
There Is no doubt that babies fire..
quently suffer from thirst II Ia nee.
ossary. particularly in summer. to
give plenty OF drinking water To all
children who are too young to get II
for themselves. A drink OF water will
often satisfy fretfu baby and some
times II is all that Is needed to send
a restless one on into quiet sleep
One OF the most frequent sources OF
misery for the baby is found In his
clothing. especially in hot weather.
when any clothing is a burden to him
to wear. SO many babies are over.
dressed that Il IL no wonder they
fret. Compelled to wear wooden un-
derwear, knitted socks. stiiIly starched
caps and dresses Il is only natural
that they should protest vigorously.
Neither wool nor starch has any place
In the clothing OF the baby in hot
weather.
One Of the troubles from which a
baby often suffers is prickly heat This
ailment appears as fine red rash
gradually spreads to the head. face
and arms II Is caused by overhead
ing, due either to hot weather or to
the fact that the baby ~ too warmly
dressed The rash comes and goes
with the heat. and causes intense
itching. The remedy for Il is to take
on all the clothing and give the baby
a sponge bath In tepld water in which
common baking soda has been dis
solved. Use one tablespoonful OF soda
20 two quarts OF water. Use no soap.
and do not rub the skin. but pat II
"
Is thoroughly dry. dust the infamed
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 save
the summer baby from much OF the
annoyance OF prickly heat and other
more serious ills.
Fat babies are very apt 20 suffer
from chatting. especially in hot wealth
err II appears as a redness OF the
skin in the buttocks or In the arm
pits. or wherever two skin surfaces
persistcntly rub together.
Much the same treatment is re
quired as In prickly heat. Never use
soap on an infamed skin. Instead use
a soda. bran or starch bath. as ad'
vised in a former article. Directions
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. Y. s. Department OF La
Dor. Washington. ID. G.
Great care should be taken not to
let the baby scratch the skin. when
Il is irritated. Sift together two
parts powdered cornstarch and one
part boric acid. and use II freely on
the chafed parts Remove wet OF
soiied diapers at once. Wash and dry
the flesh thoroughly. then dust the
powder freely between the legs.