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Show Proptr Washing of an Infant. Very few people look upon washing wash-ing with the importance that it really deserves. They think that the hands and face only call for special attention. The whole body should be washed at least once a day, and in some cases cay call for twice. The water used should be warm, and, ts the infant grows, the temperature of the water should le reduced. You must remember that aweal is corning from our skiu at all times, tut it ia only when we work hard or take bilik exercUe that wo are aware of it. .Now it is this sweat that i-iUH-n the unjtieasant smell that dirty babies have, and this same sweat helps the dirt to stick to the body. If you therefore allow your baby to remain dirty you are ruining iuf health. The cooler the water that you accu'toai Uio child to Uie more the nerves of the skin aro stimulated and the circulation htljied. He Careful to dry the lxly quickly and thoroughly. thor-oughly. lliraht of Health. |