The Washington herald., 1916-04-19
SLEEP FOR BABY
MOST ESSENTIAL
Sarah Writes Irene Another
Letter That Will Help Girls
IN Heralds Essay Contest.
PRIZES ARE ON DISPLAY
Contest Editor Urges Competitors to
Start Framing Their Essay-Prac-
tee, You Know, Makes Perfect.


Public school girls who have set their
hearts on winning one Of the beautiful
gold watches or bracelets in The Wash
lngton Herald's better baby" essay con-
test should begin writing NOW. You
have more than two weeks-untn May
lin which to send in your essay, but
practice makes perfect. II you rewrite
II six times It will be better than II you
send in the first draft.
II you haven't made up your mind TO
enter the contest, don't think you are too
late. 1t is still early, for The Herald
7 has printed only half of the short arti-
eles 1t has secured to aid you in writ
ing your essay. =
And don't think that because you are
only In the third grade you will not stand
a chance OF winning over your older
sister who is in the seventh grade. Your
position in school will be taken into con-
sideration by the judges.
Last Sunday The Herald began series
of short articles. They will continue un-
til Saturday. They tell you all about
baby In language that every school girl
can understand II you have read the
three already printed, begin now to frame
your essay. II you have just become in
terested in the contest, read the remain
ing four articles and you will know just
as much about baby as any other girl.
You should See the Prizes.
II you haven't seen the prizes go down.
town this evening. They will be on ex-
hIbitloa until the end OF the contest in
the window OF Charles Schwartz & Son.
jewellers. at 7os Seventh street northwest
The prizes-two gold watches and two
braceIets-are from the best stock OF this
reliable store.
Now comes the fourth letter from
Sarah" the city mother. to Irene" the
9gED,
- my dear Irene: So your real difficulty
r. Is in regard TO the baby's lack Of sleep.
] am SO sorry, for I hear occasionally
through someone else how troublesome
that is. often have had to lend a SYM
pathetic ear. and more than once have /
seen wonderful reformations, first in the
baby and then in the mother. due to a
change from sleepless to restful nights
Regularity Important.
The when and the where and the how
of a baby's sleep are all so important.
The most important thing of all is regu-
larity. With my baby at l month there
was very little difficulty, for she slept all
the time she was not eating or bathing.
Do you realize that means about 20 to q
hours out Of the a? Then she began to
stay awake between her first and second
morning feelings. and soon began keep
ing her awake between and in the
the middle of the day and plays happily
most OF the other time At one time my
mothers sister was with US for about ten
days. 1t took nearly three weeks for US
o to get over the effects of the spoiled con-
dition OF our baby. I sigh when / think
of it, and am hoping for no more visitors
for the present. Except Sans mother.
who approves of our methods and Is al
ways such help!
Il early learned that Elsie sleeps much
better. with plenty of fresh air. bundle
her up good and warm and put her in
her carriage and place II outside by the
front door. We haven't a porch nor a
good back yard, so our neighbors know
just what we are doing and at first pre-
dicted all kinds Of bad endings for US. l
believe most of them have faith in this
method now, as we feel quite pround. In
connection with the fresh air sleeping, l
must tell you an incident to show the
need of some common sense occasionally.
A neighbor had a very nice baby who
slept beautifully in the daytime but re-
fused to sleep at night except by fits and
starts. OF course the tendency was to-
sleep more and more in the daytime and
so less and less at night.
Things were getting very unhappy in
the home. And what do you suppose was
the trouble? The baby had much fresh
air in the daytime through sleeping out
OF doors but at night the mother care
fully closed all the openings to the room
where the baby slept. except one window
at the bottom for a few inches. Do you
suppose she had in mind that old idea
of night air being unhealthy for people?I
At any rate, that little disturber of the
peace, with plenty of fresh air in his
room at night, became a most contented
and happy baby. Such a change hardly
seems possible, does it, until one has tried
It.
Quiet Place Essential.
Traffic in the street is one Of my
special objections to having our baby out
front. Babies really need a quiet and
clean place, and front yards are neither.
But one can't have everything and, for
tunately. our street IS fairly quiet. That
is certainly one thing you san have,
quiet!
"One poor mother I knew about had
her baby sleeping with her because she
could not afford a crib. She did not know,
until told about II, how very bad that
was for her little one. She was able to
purchase a clothes basket but there are
mothers are so fortunate as to have win
dow sleeping boxes; of them I am truly
enyious.
There is one thing that has not begun
to affect US yet this season. Very soon
we shall be afflicted with flies. I under
Itand one OF the worst things We can
do is to allow one of those filthy crea-
lures even to touch the baby. That means
that besides having a net for the carriage
we shall have to buy netting and tack it
IN the windows. We can't buy screens
good ones, and those folding ones are not
really fly proof. presume your home is
all well screened, but don't forget baby!
"On the whole. Irene, I should say the
most important things about sleep for a
nv NTH - k..aI
near o'clock. plenty of comfortable
clothing suited to the weather, much fresh
air and protection from dust, noise, and
Elare. Which Of these Is Your frouhIe7