The sun., 1918-07-07
Mothers Told How
Cleanliness and Diet
Will Do Nj NC h
Toward Wardlng
Off Disease

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night. Babies often cry because they are
thirsty \ daily tub bath in all seasons
and three to four additional spongings in
the summer are necessary to comfort.
Clothing must be clean, simple, loose,
light, easily applied, preferably un-
starched. Frills and lace irritate the skin.
Heavy and tight fitting garments inter-
fere with the breathing, the circulation
of the blood and the digestion.
Don't give the baby any medicine ex-
cept upon the advice of a doctor. Nor
should nursing mother take medicine
without a doctors consent.
Neighbour Advice Useless
Don't listen to your neighbors about
the care and treatment of your baby. They
mean wei, but they do not know. No
one but a doctor can determine what
should be done. If as neighbors you want
to advise each other, let the advice be in
the form of an example of keeping your
homes and your surroundings clean. Clean
neighbors mean clean homes and clean
streets Clean homes and clean streets
mean a healthy city.
"Give the baby the right quantity Of
milk Too much milk is worse than too
little. Overlooking does more harm
than underfeeding.
Feed the baby regularly. But don't
feed it every time it cries or whenever
your relatives or the neighbors think it is
hungry. Babies cry for many reasons
other than hunger. Feed regularly, &C.
eording to the orders the doctor gave,
every two and half, three or four hours.
"Don't put off sending for the doctor
if the baby doesn't seem well. Thousands
Of babies die every year because their
mothers don't know in time that they are
i'll. Tomorrow is often too late.
"Some of the signs that baby is not
well will escape an inattentive eye. If his
skin is hot and dry he may have fever.
Fever always means trouble and need to
do something at once
According to tradition, the care of the
baby is the duty of mothers Under tho
law, however, the parents are held respon-
sible for the welfare of the children. A
father has half the responsibility of infant
life in protection
"As citizen he should know that he is
partly responsible for the living conditions
in our city. He should aid IN securing
better conditions for his badly, and thus
also improve the chances of life for the
babies of other fathers.
So,ue ef the Prime Needs.
Better housing, an improved milk sup
ply, the increase In the number of milk
stations, visiting nurses, the work of set
Elements, nurseries, hospitals, DISPENSE
ries, the development of parks, play
grounds, the training of girls In the care
of children, all form part o. the fathers
responsibilities"
The brisk little doctor paused, not
through WEAKNESS, for she seems tireless,
but for breath.
II think I've scraped the ground of the
subject of how to take care of the child
this summer" she said, "but only seraped
the ground. An encyclopedia could be
prepared hope it wilton the subject.
But do want to urge one reform in New
York. Let US use the back yards for play
grounds and health grounds for the chill
drer..
"The roofs are all very well, but there
is possibility of danger to the children
even when a railing has been erected. The
expense of putting up a strong railing
and of engaging some one to watch the
children constantly on the high play
ground is great. Utilizing the back yards
would minimize the danger and the ex-
pense. 1t would be small effort for the
owners of the property in block to tear
out the fences and throw all the interior
of the block into one uninterrupted space.
Sand and swings and simple games could