Show i HERES HERE'S S A GOOD V WASH I ASI-I FOR THE TIlE BABY'S EYES Marlanna Marianna Wheeler heeler In The Peoples People's Home Journal During tho rho late lato winter and autI the tho early spring months we arc apt to have hi high h sharp winds which carry carn street filth and germs erml from the snow which has piled up for Cor week This dirt and dust often orten finds Its way Into the thc delicate mucous membranes of or baby's t eyes CS earn ear nose and throat while he ho is js out of oC doors If It the germs enter the eyes ees we tee often have ha what is is tailed conjunctivitis This Is simply nn an Inflammation of oC the tho lining lininI membrane of ot the eyelids or the Miner Inner corner of or the eye Itself The Tho usually white whito membrane becomes in inflamed inflamed jn- jn flamed Clame and Ie red tho the eye eo waters easily a strong light causes pain and th the e eyelids eyelids eye eye- elid e lid lids are usually somewhat t swollen wollen or puffy Pink eye e Is IJ a form of oC conJunctivitis con con- conjunctivitis best known to the tho th laity and It Il Is I very 11 Infectious When hen the thc hal baby hn has contracted an Inflammation of or thecel the eyes cel all nil hi his towels washcloths etc ete- must be bc bolted boiled separately a and not washed with tho the other clothing o of the family One must be bo careful not to bathe tho he baby's hahs e eyes cro 0 and then hell to another childs child's f face ilP or ones one's own face without first scrubbing the hands hondR A solution of or boric acid one teaspoonful tea tea- spoonful to to one point of boiling water should be put un up In iii a corl corked cd bottle bottlo I When hen this li is quite tU Ur te cold the tho mother should pour out a a little In a clean glass or 01 saucer tH and with a n small piece of or orab ab absorbent cotton totton dipped In tho the solution wash trash out the l should hould gently Senti baby's ee eyes hold holding In back the lid lids between thumb a and Ill finger cr so that the boric acid will reach all parts lH O of the Inflamed surface wh n the cotton otton Is IR squeezed This thorough n washing ashing should he be Bono ever PI hour or I two Itte woo The Tho chocks checks should bo he he carefully dried with cotton after earn each application al otherwise thY they will chafe hare badly hadl If It nl I m ly ono one Ire eye is II inflamed In Inflamed In in- flamed The fhe hC other should houd bo hI carefully covered with clean cotton while tho the In Infected In- In tocte l e 00 eye Is IA being treated In III an any case caso n separate piece of or cotton colton should be lIc u used c l for fOI each o eye o t |