Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-01-07
OBEDIENCE, CLEANLINESS AND
CARE OF BODY THREE THINGS
KIDDIES SHOULD BE TAUGHT

learned to expect food, maps, and out
, ings at about the same time each day
and to protest should circumstances
cause a delay. AS child grows
older his activities increase, his
hereditary traits appear and the sim.
pie routine of babyhood is complicat-
ed by the necessity of providing out
let for his developing energies anu
interests
One of the best things a child
should learn is obedience A lawless,
ungovernable child, w.:o Respects
neither the rights of others nor the
authority of his elders, who eats with
out regard to time, or pace, OF
amount, who gets his own way by
crying or stubborn resistance, is a
nuisance to everyone concerned and
is doing himself a great deal Or narm.
Discipline begins in infancy and
throughout the entire period of
childhood discipline, which is guild
ance, not punishment, should sur
round the child. protecting him from
the formation of bad habits and
teaching him fundamental lessons of
self-contrel This same law governs
health. Much of the child's early
| education is learned in the home and
! by imitation
From the beginning of life the child
is copying the sights an6 SOUNDS
about him. He learns to speak his
first words, and from that time on he
initiates the language manners, and
habits of the older people around
him. Good habits are a vamaDIe as
set to every person. Their root and
| foundation lie in intelligence and
knowledge of certain laws. Children
are naturally curious and through
their questions parents have oppor-
! tunity to lay the foundation of prar-
tical education along many lines. 1t
J is during this formative period when
! health habits can be established and
made part of the routine daily life.
Among the many services which the
mother may render the child, one OF
the most valuable is teaching him
those ideals of personal cleanliness
upon which health and self-respect
are built. A child who learns 10 love
! cleanliness of person can never alto
gether forget them as he grows older
To prevent taking cold after a warm
bath the child should gradually be
accustomed to splashing cold water
over his chest and neck and arms as
he stands with his feet in warm
water. Some children have not a
strong enough circulation to make the
cold bath good thing. If there is
no immediate reaction and a child
shivers for long time afterward, the
( effect may be very injurious. With
| such children a tepid bath followed
by a good rundown in hopes of in
] creasing the power or reaction will
be better. A rapid rubbing of the en-
tire body with a towel wruDg out of
cold salt water as dry as possible
is a good substitute for the cool bath
and gives pleasant glow and
warmth to the skin. If the child has
cold feet most of the time they Should
have brisk rubbing every night, dip
ping them first in cold wafer IN which
| handful of coarse salt has been dis
solved. The room in which children
are bathed should be about ~ to "a
degrees so as to prevent chilling
after leaving the water The soap
should be mild and good 1t should
lather freely, but should be complete
ly removed after using. The lack OF
thorough rinsing and drying is re-
sponsible for much irritation of the
skin. A child needs a small soft
cloth and should have his own towels
and be taught to hang them up after