Evening star., 1938-06-22

ten directions for the milk mixture.
Be sure to obtain accurate infor-
nation as to the leaving and arriving
time of all trains and boats to be
used in the journey. When a night
trip Is to be taken, berths should
be reserved in advance OF course,
the privacy and quiet of stateroom
will make the journey easier for the
baby and the mother.
EOR the little baby, the best way
to carry him is to have a mar
ket basket and make it up into a
bed. A market basket is more COM
Portable for the baby than his mothers
arms and much more convenient for
the mother. The basket should be
deep enough so that the baby won't
roll out, and the basket should always
be placed carefully so that it will not
TALL or tip over If the family is
travelling by automobile. the floor of
the car is probably the best place for
the basket. If it is necessary to
stop suddenly, for instance, there is
no danger of the basket being thrown
on the seat. The basket can be
arranged like a bed with a thin
pillow for a mattress, covered with
thin rubber sheeting. A cotton mos
quito netting should be taken along
to cover it. A young baby can stay
IN the basket much of the journey,
except for feeding or other care.
For a journey in very hot weather
the baby should be dressed very light
~. A diaper and a thin dress are
suff1clent. A wash-silk or thin cotton
seersucker dress is easy to wash out
when soiled. A sweater or a coat
and an extra blanket should be at
hand to put on at once if the day
suddenly coo!s.
A separate bag or basket lined with
rubber sheeting should be provided
for the baby's diapers. For / young
baby disposable inner pads of soft
paper or cellucotton should be pro-
vlded.
As FAR as possible parents should
try not to let anything interfere
with the babys regular feeding. bath
ing, sleep, exercise, etc. Irregular or
unsuitable feeding together with the
fatigue and excitement of travelling,
is likely to upset the baby 1t is
good plan to keep as close to the
regular schedule as possible. Parents
should not give the baby cake, candy
or sweet crackers to keep him quiet.
If the baby is well and if he has
been properly trained from the time
he is born, he is less likely to Crv
when he is on trip 1t is good
idea to take few toys along to
keep the Older baby occupied.
1t ought not to be necessary in
this day and time to caution parents
not to let strangers handle the baby,
but this is something parents Ger
tainly must be very careful about.
These rules concerning regularity
in sleeping and eating apply to the
pre-school child also. Parents should
be very careful about the milk and
water and about letting children have
foods that they are not accustomed
to eat at home When a trip is
being made by automobile they should
be particularly careful about stopping
at roadside stands to get something
to eat. Families that spend some
time in trailer camps or tourist camps
should be careful what the children
do. where they 90 and what contacts
they may make with other children.
The automobile is great asset, but
motor travel can also help to spread
disease and carry epidemics from one
part of the country to another. For
this reason due care is required when
large numbers of motorists are as
sembled in tourist camp Parents
should have had their children i'm
munized against such communicable
diseases as diphtheria and smallpox
before they are II months old
With these few precautions on the
parents part. children ought to be-
come very good Travellers