The evening world., 1921-02-25

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At what age your hair is no longer
t,afe from him7
When be will miss you II you 90
esway7
When he win give you his first
Hiss?
All these thrilling events in the life
~ baby-and OF his parents-occur
AoooDding TO schedule. and the baby's
eiule table has been worked out in
terms of months and days by well
known New York physician, Dr. John
8. Huber. He has been professor at
E,Ordham University and a fellow OF
the American Medical Association and
Of the New York Academy of Medi-
cine. In his latest book, why Die
So Young?" published by Harper &
Bros, he gives the complete schedule
of baby's parlor tricks. Try it on
your own youngster and see on how
many points he beats it.
\ First Month-Baby is sensitive to
hGht the first or second day; the
GOurth day 1t hears: on the twenty
third day 1t chm exhibit tears; on the
twenty-sixth day it smiles; within
abe first month it can utter vowel
sounds; the movements OF the eyes
arc not as yet co-ordinated, and no
mother need worry at this time IL
there is o squint.
Second Month-Squint is occa-
sional until the end OF the month:
baby is pleased with music: laughs
, from tickling at eighth week: clasps
with its torehngers at eighth week.
Third Month-Cry OF Joy at sight
OF mother and father, about sixtieth
day; notes the ticking of a watch at
ninth week.
Fourth MOnth-Eye movements are
perfect; enjoys seeing itself in mirror
(girl babies exhibit this phenomenon
earlier han do boy babics); can hold
up head by itself; sits with back
Supported at fourteenth week; begins
20 initiate.
Fifth Month-Dis eliminates
stranger; likes to pull hair; has been
known TO pretty- nearly, If not alto
gether, eviscerate an aC at ear, or up
root a mustache; seizes and carries
objects to mouth.
Sixth Month--Raises itself into si,-
ting posture; laughs and raises itself
and drops arms when pleasure Is
great; crows with pleasure.
Seventh Month - Astonishmont
shown by open mouth and eyes; imi-
tates movements of head and OF
y bursing lips.
Eighth Months astonshed a.
now sounds and sights, at limitations
OF cries and animals.
Ninth Month-Stands without sup
port; strikes hands with JOY; fears
a dog; understands questions before
1t can speak.
Tenth Month-First attempts at
walking IN forty-frst week; misses
little talent as a monologist, as 'maa
papa, tatta, baba.
4 Eleventh Month-Screaming is
quleted by 'Shi' enlarges its vocabu-
larry; sitting becomes a habit.
Twelfth Month-Pushes chair; can
. noI 40 yet ihlSS lN'SlL VI VAN NluA-
out help.
"Thirteenth Month-Creeps; says
papa and mamma understands
some spoken words.
"Fourtecnth Month--Can walk with
out support.
Fifteenth Month-Laughs, smiles,
gives a kiss by request.
ttGiNtpanth MOnth-Rung alone. falls
rarely.
"Seventeenth TO Nineteenth Month
Blows horn; strikes with hand or
FOOT waters flowers; washes hands;
2 combs and brushes hair.
'"Twentic.h to TwCnty-fourth Month
Marks with pencil on paper; dances
10 music: executes orders with sur
prising accuracy; likes 10 sing and
beat time.
''Twcnty-fifth TO Thirticth Month
Distinguishes COlOrs correctly; makes
sentences OF several words, begins to
climb, jump, ask questions.
Thirty fifth to FOrLiCth Month
Goes upstairs without help; applies
sentences correctly. forms clauses;
speaks words distinctly but the IN
1uencc of dialect is apparent; ap-
proNimates its manner Of speech
more and more to that of the fam
lily; questions and questions and
questions until the fonu parent Is
likely TO sucCumb to psychasthenia,
II not prematurely to senile de-
mentia."
p. S.-"PsychasthOnia is a nervous
disease, OF which the leading symptom
is "a strange feeling as to the reality
OF all things"
"The parent" concludes DIR. Huber,
''by comparing this schedule OF the
ordinary, the average child's develop
ment with that OF his or her own WiH,
OF course, hnd the latter far the more
!, advanced. And yet, II there are any
definite departures from the normal
as TO sensations. perceptions, ideation
and speech, II would be wen TO draw
bhese 20 the family doctors attention.
10 that right development may be Sc
nred without delay"