The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-19
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 CHILDREN
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When a baby has prickly heat, his mother may think that a good dusting of powder, or cornstarch, to give him relief.
 However the perpetually-pep- pered baby-with powder mean won't have enough pore-action to be good for him; so, although a light dusting is sothing, especially in the creases, other means must be resorted to to prevent the mad dening itch and cure 1t, once start ed.
 Our good old friend, boric acid, comes to our rescue again. And just good old common baking soda. It is an excellent idea to have these two solutions already mixed where the hand can reach them with ease.
 Boric acid powder must be dis solved in boiling water and cooled.
 Boil the water and while still very hot put in two teaspoons of the powder to the pint. For use on the skin this is not too strong. Can Stand Frequent Dips Baking soda solution is two ta- blespoons to the gallon. Use cold water or warm, 1t doesn't matter. Best to keep jug of it near the bathroom, enough to last couple of days. Baby can either be sponged with this every little while (if his rash is bad) or the soda can be put right in his bath water, tepid water; it won't hurt him to have three or four quick dips a day in hot weather if he is nor mally strong child.
 l The boric acid is used more as an application than bath because of the difficulty of dissolving it in anything less than boiling water. Let it dry on chest, back or but tocks after the sponge. In a close ly-covered jar of boric solution can be kept almost indefinitely. It will be clear, like water, so keep it where it cannot be mistaken for water.
 1 However, all the baths and ap- plications in the world won't keep the rash from forming anew with every sun-up unless baby is other wise cared for. His bed that looks so soft and cuddly may be too much padded and too hot. His mattress should be flat and firm and his sheets pulled smooth and tight over it.
 Keep Sheets from Wrjnkling
 Rubber sheeting wrinkles and should be tied at the corners of the bed. It should be washed and stunned every day and the sheets kept fresh. To lay him out on the floor (if he is not too new) with a thin comfort under him, will let him roll and get the air on his body. This can be repeated several times a day. But watch weather and sudden changes.
 Diapers, when wet, should be changed at once. If baby has a tendency to chafe under them. the daily boiling and rinsing (thor- oughly, by the way) may be fol- lowed by another dipping in mild boric solution, then they may be dried with the healing mixture left in.
 When the thermometer Is up to ninety, he doesn't need any clothes but the trousers. It all depends on where you live and how old he is and how well he is.
 If prickly heat gets too bad, leaves open sores and won't heal with ordinary treatment, the pro- fessional eye should have look. Open sores. like wounds, need something more special.
 Keep him in the shade. Give him his sun baths early in the | morning or late afternoon And make them brief or not at all, un- less under other orders. Use te- pid, not hot, water for his baths. Rinse him in a bit cooler water to harden the skin. After nine months of age he can stand the rinse quite cool on hot days. Dust him with little good powder but | not too much