Show Skyline Fits Some Infants Infants' Condition Best By OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON Dr A. A R. R Dafoe physician to the DIonne quintuplets quintuplet discussing sunlight sunlight sun sun- light in fri Parents Magazine warns mothers of very of-very very skinned fair babies and young oung children that sun bathing bath bath- ing lag is not a a. proof fool blanket pre pre- He says Some little ones especially espe espe- dalI daily tho those e with very fair complexions com corn and light hair have skin which burns easily in Inthe the direct rays of strong sunshine Some children shoud take sun treatments only when the direct rays of the sun are softened and radiated by clouds or what is called obtained on the north side of a building This diffused light and the movement of the air on bare skin is truly bene bene- Consult a a. doctor about sunbathing sunbathing sun sun- bathing your child Use caution and discretion if you would have your baby jaby get the greatest benefit of the suns sun's rays Examine Childs Child's Pigment Figment This 1 I am sure will be be- of ot in interest interest interest in- in terest to many mothers especially those hose whose children have begun to o break brcak put out in tiny water blisters blisters blis bile on hot days Adults too of fair air complexion who have not al already already already al- al ready discovered what strong sun docs does to them may be enlightened I know one young woman of 25 also a a. man of 60 who never can go out mt on a bright summer day ay without brimmed large hats Summer to them hem spells misery And so it seems advisable to study ones one's children for pigment the he coloring matter in skin cells celIs that hat protects both skin sand and body The darker the skin the of exceptional sunburn Most children will wUl toughen against the he sun But there still remains that hat exception to the rule the ex ex- fair one Th The shaded sunlight sun- sun light ight so to speak is best for tor him when playing I It is not only the skin that sufers suffers suf suf- fers ers in these ca cases es but other things can happen as well Just what harm too long or too hot applications ap ap- of Old Sol can do to the body jody must be explained b by the ex ex- ex Although it is known that sunshine is necessary for health and growth it is also known that enough is s enough and that time and place play playa lay a apart part Changing Emi Environment It is n not nat t wise for instance to take a child to high mountains where the air is thin and then suddenly turn him loose for all day minus a hat or protective clothing or r any place indeed where the actinic rays of the sun are not fil- fil ered b by air density without early precautions The child should al always always al al- wa ways s 's wear a hat and be gradually accustomed to the new environment He le probably needs the v ry rays he heis heis hes is s getting and mountain air lr is a arand grand rand thing but the th-e wise mother will watch the first new plunges into the tie bright sun As for the bab baby and his sun sunbaths sunbaths baths the best time of day in this latitudE Is before 11 and after 3 generally sp speaking now that the sun suns is s high As the good doctor says has its benefits Except for tor or short periods on hot days baby should hould be in the shade There is no use cooking him It is always best besto to o let your jour docto direct matters |