The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-17

each child gains the line goes higher,
as each space counts one pound.
| The Undergraduates are going
to trim their own tree this year, San
ia Claus will have to hustle this year
to keep up with the Kindergartners
finished tree.
The Sixth Grade reading Club met
last Friday. Dean Kinsella reported
on "John of the Woods" and Gamer
on Larsen reported on "Iroquois
! Scouts.
Jennie Reen has enrolled in Miss
Houboult's Sixth Grade. Miss Fee
ney entertained the Bridge Club Fri
day evening.
Last week the Freshmen girls gave
series of luncheons. At one of
them Miss Everhart and Miss Sun
dae were guests and at another Miss
Shaffer and Miss Nitardy. This is
done in connection with the Fresh
men Domestic Science class.
Next week the Freshmen classes in
Domestic Science are planning to
give two luncheons. The luncheons
will be held in the sewing room. Gen
eral Christmas decorations are to be
carried out as it is so appropriate at
this time of the year. The guests at
these luncheons will be composed of
the faculty.
Health Hints
Among the many services which
the mother renders the child, one of
the most valuable is teaching him
those ideals of personal cleanliness
upon which health and selfrespect are
built. A child who learns to love a
clean body, clean hands, teeth, nose,
and mouth can never altogether fore
go them as he grows into manhood.
Busy mothers with several young
children to keep clean, without mod
ern bathing appliances it may be, and
sometimes without an adequate and
convenient water supply, find the
children's daily baths a great bur-
den. But even in the least favorable
circumstances some sort Of baths can
be had. Where the modern conven-
fences cannot be had the child may
learn to take his bath in small tub.
1t should be placed on a low table
or chair to suit the heighth of the
child. The head and neck are first
washed and dried, then the arms and
chest; after this the tub should be
placed on the floor with a piece of
oil cloth under it, and while the child
stands in the water the legs and
other parts of the body are washed
and the bath is finished with a quick
rinsing Of the skin by pouring a
pitcher of tepid water over the whole
body.
A hot bath, that is, with the tenn
perature of the water at 100 degree
F. or over, should rarely be given to
children, and then only under careful
direction. 1t is sometimes resorted
to by physicians in certain illnesses,
Warm water, at 95 degrees to SO de-
grees F. is used with soap to cleanse
the skin of oily impurities and to
remove surface dirt. Such a bath
relaxes the muscles, expands the
pores of the skin, and makes the
child sleepy, and In most cases
should not be given oftener than
twice a week. The daily. bath should
be given in tepid water at about 80
degrees F. Cool water, at tenn
perature of about IS degrees F., may
be used after the warm bath to close
the pores and stimulate the skin and
help rinse off the soap. The effect
of a warm bath is weakening, and
for this reason it should not be Civ
en- too frequently, nor should the
child be allowed to stay in a warm
tub more than a few minutes.
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