The Washington times., 1935-01-19

Hello, buns "
They showed no offense, but
nevertheless I should not have
said it. For my little girls are
anything but buns; they are
good babies. I might say-and
I think the nurses will agree
with me-that they are un'
usually good babies.
In the nature Of things they
make plenty of work, but they
give very little trouble they
can help.
Moral SuasiOn
It is not often that they cry.
They take their codliver oil
without a whimper. Now, at the
age Of little over half a year,
the nurses report that the
quintuplets respond to moral
Suasion.
Naturally, no other kind
would be used, yet I doubt that
It is possible to reason effec-
lively with all babies so young.
On those comparatively rare
occasions when one of the five
starts crying for no reason at
all, she can be Gained by a
few words uttered in a Sooth-
ing, kind voice. I have heard
the nurse say something like
this to Cecile:
you've had your drink Of
water; you've had your clothes
changed: you're not hungry;
you're not in pain. So you
mustn't be . bad girl and cry
there isn't any reason for it,"
In Just a minute or two the
little thing will stop obedi-
entity her little wall.
OF course, she does not un-
derstand the actual words
uttered to her, but she re-
spends promptly to the pleas
ant infection of the familiar
voice.
-.. She Protests
Little Marie, laSt-born, small
est and for a long time the
frailest of the five sisters,
received an extra share Of at
tention during the first few
dangerous months of her life.
It is amusing to note how
such attention, necessary as it
may be at the time, spells even
q tiny baby.
You wouldn't think that a lit.
tie creature 6 weeks old and
weighing three pounds or so,
could realize that she was mo-
mentarily the center of attrac-
ton and could resent the shift
ing of the limelight.
Little Marie has done Just
that. She is still the wee one,
the baby Of the babies, and
there is just q trifle Of a slant
to her eyes, big and bright and
dark blue, like those Of all her
sisters.
Her place is at one end of the
row of cribs, and often she is fed
or bathed last. The nurses have
discovered that she is frankly
jealous when such things hap
pen.
She doesn't cry, but her small
face Fuckers, her head shifts un.
easily, her chirps sound a note
Of distinct protest. The much
amused nurses are convinced
that she is trying to say:
why do you wait on those
other girls first, when I'm here
to be attended tO?"
Yvonne's special sin is stick
ing a tasty thumb into her
mouth when she gets a chance,
stubbornly persisting in her
course Of crime until the thumb
is made inaccessible behind a
pinned sleeve, pinned together
ct the bottom.
Just Bluffing
The slyest naughty trick is that
which Emile tries when all
the lights in the nursery are
snapped off at 6 o'clock.
She waits until the door closes,
then starts q small tantrum
just to bring somebody back
into the room. When she hears
o nurse approach the door from
the other side, Emilie's tenn
per cry is turned off instantly
while she waits to find out if
someone will enter and pick her
up.
The nurse never falls for the
bluff, but Emile tries it hope.
fully about once a week. Though
the quintupletS are good girls,
I'm glad to say they seem to
have a spice Of mischief in
them.
To Be Continued Monday
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