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Show I Uncle Sam? M. D. 4 i Babies cannot talk. but they have a sign language. By crlng and b) movements they can explain a great m-inv things A normal, health) child gams regularly In weight, has a warm, moist skla. breathe, eats heart h, sleeps peacefully has one or two regular bowel moementa tail und cries onl when he la hungry. uncomfortable, ill or indulging in a fit of temper Tbe poature when sleeping la quiet, limbs relaxed, aleep peaceful, no tossing aeeuL The facial expreas..re la i aim and i peaceful If lab la suffi-rlni; pain, the features will contruet from time to time I and the fiat will be deanched tighll). The breathing l regular. ea and julet However, during the first weeks' of life breathing ma be Irregular In perfectly normal l-al'ics This ahould en-' i Ra no alarm unless associated with other abnormal conditions, such aa hot skin ' and flushed face Bgb) )iould oreathe throjgh the n and keep the mouth closed Mouth breathing or habitual holding the mouth OPSJR usually Indicates enlarged tonsils 1 or adenoids, or some other obstruction I to UM breathing Which needs the atten- Hon of a physician. The akin of the healthy baby Is warm, slightly moist and a healthv pink color. The akin ahould be aoft and smooth to. the touch and the underlying muscles firm Flabby muscles usuallv Indicate something wrong with the feeding Q. My Utile boy of three vear has two or more small lumps on each side I of his back, seemingly on the glands II.-1 has always been strong and healthy and J I would like to know- the cause of this trouble, and If It Is llkeh to develop I Into anything of a more aerloui nature He sometimes complains of feeling tired, and some davs la .lull ,md stuold. He drinks a great deal of milk, hu' cares little for other fo.l Whnt Is the tveat thing to do for him A. With regard to the enlargt-d glaada , of the neck, you will find that theae will probat I disappear If your I Mid is taught j to ohaarve certain rules of hygiene: nameh. taking plentv of exercise (i the open air and sunshine, sleeping with the windows open and partaking of sufficient suffi-cient quantity oT nutritious forwl. - In addition b drinklnc milk, a child of thla apr should eal grer-n tables. , once eser da . I'rop, r N t-iing. means j something more than iunntlty. because many articles of diet contain what are i known ns arcesaory food factors of un- known chemical composition which havn a marked Influence on the well-being of j the race I would advlae you to have vour child s teeth eaamlnMl herame frequently enlarged en-larged glandn of the neck are due to ma- : terial absorbed from decayed teeth and Inflamed rums. oo |