The Washington times., 1921-09-23
SEPTEMBER 23, 1921
Hands Covered

|
A'A Digestion is bad, sleep is irregular, the lips
crackled unhealthy ooknghere signs of the dreaded
cots which takes many thousands of children to the
| grave. ILL.,. ...
The problem of mothers is hard and painful best
False diet foolish feeding based ignorance, AND EAT
ING AT IRREGULAR HOURS, the health of
many children. .'-s.F .#..
| The mother that has lost one child lives in
constant apprehension and almost in despair when signs
of illness show themselves. ,.'
| THING THAT THEY CAN DO FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
One Of the most famous and of the ablest doctors
in the country called in by mother to take Of
child that showed signs of Illness and his first question
this:
docs your baby put its fingers in its mouth great
deal?"
He then impressed upon the moher-her child not
quite two oldthat she must above all things pre-
vent her baby from putting dirty fingers into its mouth
And ts1is the idea that want to impress upon all
mothers, and that without putting them to the expense
| of seeing the doctor quoted above. From him few
words of advice would cost twenty five dollars.
Remember that children sometimes poisoned by dis
ease germs IN THEIR FOOD
| But FAR OFTENER THEY ARE POISONED BY
! GERMS STICKING TO THEIR FINGERS WHICH THEY
PUT INTO THEIR MOUTHS
1t doesn't matter how careful you may be, your child
is bound to creep the floor to fall down upon
on the sidewalk, to grasp ratings etc.
Whenever child's hands touch the sidewalks or rail
! ings, the floor, THEY ARE LIKELY TO COME IN
! CONTACT WITH GERMS THAT PRODUCE DISEASE
1t is impossible to keep children shut in 1t impossible
keep them from the parks and the streets and from
crawling about on the floor
! BUT 1T is POSSIBLE TO PROTECT THEM.
To the mother whom have mentioned the able doctor
said
Keeping your child's hands washed frequently is
good thing-but it is no protection
Keep COTTON GLOVES ON THE CHILDS
HANDS when it is playing anywhere outside Of its
nursery-and, better still, keep them also when it
plays on the nursery floor.
"A child will not put cotton gloves into its mouth
| 1t doesn't like the feeling
There is very simple advice for mothers that worry
| about their childrens health.
If your baby is in the teethng stage you know how
the wise old mothers will tell you that you must EXPECT
trouble at that time
You told that teethng affects the stomach and coses
sickness, bowel complaint, etc.
Teething DOES affect the chid's DIGESTION But it
does not actually introduce into its system the germs
produce disease such the dreaded Summer complaint
Children subject to disease especially when teehng
BECAUSE WHEN TEETHING THEY ALWAYS HAVE
THEIR FINGERS IN THEIR MOUTHS, and they are
always introducing dangerous germs into their systems in
that way.
very much-and wish that the management of big
stores would put such gloves sale act of public
usefulness and advertise them at the very lowest possible
price.
is great labort may you many long hours and
nights of watching with sick baby. 4
Occasionally child suffering from teethng will put its
fingers in its mouth in spite of wearing cotton gloves
In such very rough woolen gloves may be pro-
cured that will certainly answer the purpose.
Mothers do much, also, by making it habit from
the baby first day to train it to keep its fingers of
its mouth.
A gentle touch of the hand each time that the little
fingers put toward the lips will gradually accustom
the child to the nation that its hands and its mouth must
be kept separate.
Meanwhile we advise mothers of children under five
wears of age-and better still up to seven wears of age