St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-11

| l4uQ W give 0PSAAesA ssssssses-
needs for better development Of onr
babies, and our. neighbours babes.
am a great stickler fot begin
ming at home, Bfta,, child, and tank
instruction, like charity, ought TO
begin right there, and tho 1t have
its nursery in the home 1t needn't
ever grow beyond it, isn't my prae-
tice.
Since you have been the mother
of those prescious little ones, my
dear, l have been concerned about
their tummies. No. am not a bit
worried about their morals or man
ners.
However, if should tell you tc
feed tnem SO and so, ! can JUS.
imagine how superior YOU look
Anyway the NJ. DIS. will give you
schedules and measurements end
data, and all the necessary and un..
necessary theoretical equipment, and
am sure YOU haven t missed read
ing 1t in the magazines and papers
/ nave in mind an instance and
you know how much longer you re-
member tho preacher illustration
than his text.
Around tle corner is ynnEg
family. The parents str ing. comeiy
Intelligent. There is difference,
7 "a, betwea. kno gle.,.;5 ana :nt.i
lgence, as you may learn, ii yoa
get the right hunch.
" babies are rs nice Is any
one could wish; fine physique. strong
minds, good disposition-above tn
average in attractiveness. We'll
born children, four of them, under
five years of age. There is poser
for the student of eugen.cs.
One day had a summons to ad
wise il doctor was needed. A>@ioc.
was needed, but was helpless to avert
tle results of ptomaine poisoning.
1t was the Littiest One, and since
he could hold up his head he had
been fed what the mother ate. Gus.
a TASTE" she said, and 1t never hurt
h:m!" Although the doctor did his
duty in plain speaking-all .nonor to
him! She will tell you she lost her
nights! $50 fatal, you know" u
From this time, / became con-
slant First Aid. and when found
Angel with high temperature i'm
mediately asked what she had been
eating-I was an oficious, meddling
old woman then, to be properly
snubbed! Doctors are natural in
terrogation marks. but when he ask
ed only one, the fused mother saw
the point.
It was one of our balmy days in
mid-winter, when the great out doors
is none too big for us. In that sick
room the windows were down and
the door closed-avoiding drafts
my dear. On the little sufferer was
a knit union suit, ankle and wrist
length. and a sleeper" with feet
made Of flannel. Two double blank
cts and large comfort! Oh, you
wouldn't have piled it on like that.
No, Bita, but / am telling how one
devoted mother was torturing he,
helpless child through sheer ignor-
ance. Not bit Of it! They were
not poor peoples tle term implies
when hand in hand with ignorance
Their nome was better than yours
or mine. and she never did stitch
Of her own sewing Now if that
isn't sign of affluence!
After a sponge bath, in which
little baking soda had been dissolved
in tne warm water, nothing was put
on but mighty. With the heav.
comfort yanked out of the way, this
relieved patient went to sleep, from
which she Weakened with lower tenn
peratu-e and hungry. The poo,
mother, who had trembled with anx-
iety at my nigh-handed proceeding
was delighted, to prepare food for
her child. Something to eat was
right in her line, and Doctor Man
had given detailed and careful in
structions which had sufficiently Inn
pressed the mother. Thanks AMI
Honor to sensible and courageous
doctor! My. but they are peculiar
genius! heard two Of them talk
ing last night, and they were not