New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-23
AND LECTURES
FOR BABY WEEK.

Rams LOT Cne naClOn-WlQe DaDy week
are taking on form in this city as two of
the local ladies' societies, the Mothers
club and the Current Events club have
decided to arrange for program which
is to be given at the high school building,
the dates, of which however, have as yet
not been definitely fixed. Material for
exhibition purposes may cause the post
ponement of the program to the week
following that set by the General Fedora
ton Of Women's clubs, the week of
March to II.
1t is proposed to have program OF at
least two days and probably three. Local
physicians already have consented to
speak at these meetings on subjects
which will interest men and women OF
family. The health of the child and its
cary mental training or course of incli-
nation of thought will be some of the
things to come up for discussion.
The following article, prepared by the
Children's Bureau Of the United States
Department of Labor on the subject Of
teething will no doubt be of interest to
mothers:
The baby usually cuts his first tooth
when he is to months old, and by the
end Of the first year has, ordinarily, 6
teeth. He should have IL teeth at IS
months of age; Is when he is two years
old, and before the end of the third year
the entire set of 20 "milk' teeth.
The process of teething in a healthy
baby cannot properly be held responsible
for the illness commonly attributed to it.
The first half-dozen teeth rarely give the
baby any pain, but as the double teeth
appear there occasionally is at the same
time a little disturbance, such as loss of
appetite, and possibly evidences Of slight
indigestion, which may last for few
days. But if the disturbance is more
serious than this, some other reason for
it should be sought.
Teething takes place through the
weaving period and during the second
year, when mistakes in feeding are so
often made (which upset the baby's diges-
ton, even if they do not make him
seriously ill. On this account it is often
unjustly blamed for making the baby
sick, when the real reason lies in the fact
that he was overfed or improperly fed,
or perhaps that the weather was very
hot.
It must be remembered that excessive
heat aggravates any i'll the baby may
have, and is quite sufficient in itself to
make the baby sick. 1t is necessary in
summer, therefore, both on account of the
heat and because of the disturbances
connected with weaving and teething, to
take great care of the baby in all respects,
and especially to feed him with great
caution. Directions for feeding the
baby are given in pamphlet called
Infant Care" which will be sent free to
anyone who asks for it, applying to the
Chief of the Children's Bureau, u. S.
Department of Labor, Washington, u.
C..
The baby may not gain in weight dur
ing the cutting Of his various double
teeth, but it is not serious matter to
have the weight remain stationary for
short time. The baby will quickly re-
gain the lost ground. when he is we'll
again, and eating his full rations.
The mother should never allow anyone
to persuade her to give the baby patent
medicines, such as soothing syrups to
relieve the pain of teething. If they do
relieve it they probably contain opium
in some form, which is much worse for the
baby than the suffering. 1t is safe rule
never to give medicine of any sort to a
baby, save that which is ordered by a
doctor. "a -
From the time when the double teeth
make their appearance throughout life
the teeth should have daily care. For
the baby very soft brush is necessary
and the utmost care should be taken not
to injure in any way the delicate tissues
Of the mouth when brushing the tiny
teeth. After the baby has several teeth,
the mother should see to it that no
particles of solid food are left between
them after the baby has eaten. If the
first set of teeth is we'll taken care of, the
second set will be healthier, and in adj
dition the child will have been taught a
good habit that will last all his life.
There is considerable variation in the
time that the teeth first appear, but f
the baby has no teeth by the time he is
one year old, he should have medica
attention to see if any disease is causing
this unusual delay in the development of
the teeth, or whether it is due to impro-
per diet.
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