| Show A TALK ABOUT BABIES BY lly nilis dibs ar M i P HANDY irandy au an american amerlean Ameri amerl can ean mother with her first baby is often an object of pity very rarely has her previous education fitted her in the tho least for the duties and responsibilities which have come como upon her even if she ii the elder daughter of a large family in all probability her mother has always shouldered the burden of household cares alone leaving ini inz her child to enjoy herself and to that end allowed her as much of the tho delights oid old leness as she has chanced to fancy BL airs m gamp has immortalized the failings of monthly nurses yet there aro arc those who really merit the high prices they demand of them how over I 1 have naught to say my bus hus business icess is with tho young mother when the nurse is gone and she is thrown wholly on her own resources she knows that when her baby brothers and sisters cried diot Blot mother her ber used to give them some thing out of a bottle what that some something thim I 1 was she has no idea I 1 one frien fried I 1 suggests catnip tea another ur nr es fennel seed whisky old bashi ned med people these while madame mere whose babies never give her any trouble advises the i r syrup she bhe always uses so the po i laby jaby taby is dosed first with one thing then another and undergoes useless tortures soothing syrups are perhaps moro mor c efficacious they stupefy the child and silence its crying but alas who shall count their victims never give a child patent mixtures said a prominent physician to the writer to prescribe for a patient properly a doctor should always know what medicines have been given and if these have been used he e has generally to go to work in the dark if opium is necessary use paregoric then you know just how much you are giving it is safe to assert Ahat nhat that every one of tho the syrups cordials cordiali cor dials and elixirs elix olix ins irs advertised as a boon to babies and a relief to mothers contains opium in greater or less quantity and moro more than ono one woman is today to day killing her child by their use in total ignorance of what she is doing it is isa iba a good rule never to give 0 physic unless you are sure it Is is needed and colic may often bo be relieved by external remedies warm flannels to the stomach which should bo be gently rubbed toasting the little feet laying the infant across tho the lap face down ward while rubbing the back with the palm of a warm abarm soft hand and holding baby against the shoulder whilst tho the rubbing process is carried on in the same way these aro uro some of the simple modes in which a slight might attack may be cured if medicine is needed dewees carminative an old fogy p tion which has been in uso use for over forty forscy years is safe and reliable the asafoetida in lil it is a specific for vind wind the prepared chalk is a stand pi ard baby physic and of opium ther thero 0 is not enough in it to bo be dangerous besides every druggist can ean mix it every physician knows it its icom component parts so that mothers who think that the child must take something can administer it with perfect safety the medicine is ia lot nob patented and the good old doctor who first compounded it has gone to his grave long ngo aso babies nabies should be bathed regularly once a day in tepid not hot water and as soon as strong enough to be sup supported ported potted in tho the tub by ono one hand of nurse or mother the bath should be ba given in that manner it t is astonishing how soon tha child will learn to know its bath tub how soon it will begin to struggle 1 10 lo to td gec getto to tho the water and to k kick rick and splash and play whilo while bathing it should always be taken taren out of the water on a blanket and wiped pe perfectly dry by friction with a soft towel powdered from fi flom om head to foot with corn starch with chich which orrisroot orris root maybo maybe may bo mixed for perau perrum m ery and aud dressed dressel as quickly as n I 1 possible Os pius pins are aro often instruments of torture to babies and it is not a ba bad dIdea idea to keep needie needle and thread at hand and sow the garments on instead of pinning them though when safety pins aro arc used this is hardly necessary necess arp have the clothes ready before beforehand liand iland shirt petticoats and little dress all fa fastenow fast enol enoi together ge therso so as tz ta bs be put on nall nali all ali at once onee and as soon as the baby is dressed dreiger feed it and let it go to sleep the superstition that putting long clothes on over a babas hea head it is unlucky is a fortunate ono one for the small smail folks whom it cubic ns nearly every baby dislikes dislike sto to have its face covered for even a moment and slipping the tho clothes on feet foremost while the baby lieson ileson lies lles on the lap is a pleasanter plea piea santer process for all parties it is a pity that fashion prescribes such very long clothes for young babl babies cs true it Is imperative that the feet should ho be kept warm but skirts three or four times as iong long as the wearer are scarcely nee necessary essary for this ho however fashion is positive on this point and I 1 have no idea of making inga a female quixote of myself by fighting against fashion the cyl cri othes should be loose and comfort is first to be considered in preparing them learned physicians alas for those brave crusaders against vo so many fol foi follies lles lies have lectured on the inhumanity of keeping bables babies arms and necks uncovered in winter weather and have not lifted their voices in vain leta neta let a mother try it herself and see how she likes idl idi it the little things get used to it just as greenhouse plants manage to stand exposure to a northern climate the hardy ones struggle through it those more delicate die flannel should bo be worn next the skin covering chest and bowels the year round until the teething period is past tile tiie D I 1 in in a wan warm n climate it may be left loft off during summer the band worn around the body of the newborn infant may at four months old unless the child Js is unusually delicate be exchanged for a little flannel shirt low necked and short sleeved long enough to como come well over tho the stomach bach rach while the band is used be tight enough to civo alve the needed support sunart without compressing the wearer and should bo be looser at night than during the day do not depend too much however upon this as a support for the back and remember that you cannot bo be too careful not to tax the strength of your babas spine N nothing 0 thin Is is ginned 11 ined by encouraging a child chil d to precocity in sitting and standing alone or walking and over tasking tho the ilif infant ant spine has laid tho the foundation for many a wea weak back patterns for babo babies baules first clothes may maybe be bought from any agency for paper patterns and are generally sensible and reliable the lay day shirt should open behind for convenience veni ence in putting on that worn at night in trout like the barrow chator coat or night flannel which last should be buttoned its entire length by buttons sufficiently close together to keep out the tile cold teeth area aren are a mysterious dispensation on the whole and it might bo be we well weli ll 11 if they could W 03 abolished by act of Can congress gress and sets provided for it us all by dentists at oneo once ohl oh the babies that die in the tedious process by which nature furnish furnishes vs them blind humanity is ready to question providence in thinking of it in winter thes the 3 ig ia not so much danger but in summer the little sufferers ers may bo be numbered by thousands tho the pain cannot be avoided y yet t it may bo be greatly lessened by judicious care and nursing tho the first essential is plenty of fresh air country air is possible if not the early morning and cool evening air of tho the city shun a liot hot sun gun like a pestilence und and keep your baby cool let the garments gar moats meats bo be as thin and keening as fow few as possible a always ways keeping keepin in flannel over the bowels bathe twice a day and heep keep 1 beep tho the nursery well ventilated A small piece of nipo peach perch english ras raspberries rasp berries or a slice of tomato may be given with safety it if the baby seem to crave them and not be ill but u the fruit must be fresh and ami the quantity small I 1 have knos ii cases where these have proved almost medicinal 1 and indeed have been use used d by medical advice but no other fruit is safe when the gums are swollen and hot to the touch the intolerable itching may frequently bo be eased by a little crushed ico leo beaten in a towel with a hammer until as fine as snow and given slowly letting the baby suek sueh it from the spoon be very cautious about administering medicines remembering that if choam cholera antum be ba budde suddenly aly checked the tho disease is adt apt to attack the brain the tho best course is to give none except under medical advice inal inai in almost every ease case opium is poison to a teething child Ca calomel lornel and oil ell chalk alk aik is the tho allopathic remedy almost infallible if used in time and homeopathic specifics aro are not wanting indeed dr humphreys merits a handsome testimonial at tho the hands of the babies for what he has done to lessen the use of opium 1 in their diseases if the tile mother e liar baby let her do so BO by all mearis means for when nature provides sustenance her provision is always best tradition liagin bastinado ade ado many a woman half starve herself by dieting dieling for the sake of her little one but it may be safely asserted that thab no wholesome food which agrees with tife th 0 mother will render her mik alk ij i urious to tho the child wet nun nuite eh uie aie ai dangerous experiments when one reflects that high medical and apsy psychological cho eho logier lilau kilau authorities th 0 ri ties agree that physical and oven even mental traits may be transmitted to 0 o in an infant through h the breast at which it nurl nurs nurses cei gei cows milk fresh uld ind pure diluted with soft water and sweetened with loaf sugar most closely resembles tho the mothers milk and Ls is therefore its best subs substitute titue one part milk to two parts nv ter are the proper proportions I 1 buder under L der six month age after that i ie quan guan city of milk may bo be grad ally increased with the tho ago age of tle lle tyne lie child if your baby is fed from bottie bottle keep two always on hand an ai I 1 ct t ono one soak in cold water while the other is ill in use never allow the milk to turn sour in the bottle it is very little trouble to rinse the vessel at once but if the milk coagulates it ilia la no easy task to tore re move it make mako the tea by pouring bolling boiling water wa anter on new milk and and then replacing the stew pan on the fire let the mixture boll boil fora oora for a minute or two unless you have a nurse ou on whose fidelity you can rely make your babas tea yourself and seo see that it is kept sweet A stationary washstand with the water running will unless the weather is very warm keep boiled milk fresh then a little ice lee must be used if the baby is unable to digest tea thus prepared use a tablespoonful of cream to half a pint of water if unable to procure reliable milk fresh from the cow substitute con denied milk in its place taking care to observe the proper proportions often a little limewater lime ilme water added to the tea will enable the tho most delicate stomach to digest it feed regularly at first every two hours increasing the tho interval to three and four liou ilou hours rs as t the tho llo lio child grows older during the day and not at all during the tho night give the child a good meal at bedtime bed time say ten or eleven and another when ib t wakes in the morning but if it cries in the night 0 dont feed it A grown person getting up at one ono ot or two in the tho morning ind and und demanding oysters and coffee would bo be thou thought glit gilt delirious and there is no more moro necessity for stuffing a ba baby y all night long L let et tho the little one sleep at the mothe mothers 06 bedside in a crib with hair mattress aila and ard hair pillow keep a rubber cloth over the mattress under the sheet and air bed and clo elo clothing frequently quent ly much has been said for and against the rubber diaper it is cleanly and keeps tho the clothing C dry nor is it unhealthy except where careless nurses mako mauo it an excuse for neglect in changing the iiii linen D 11 underneath llave have at least t two i vo one for night and one for day wear and ami wash frequently with cold water hanging where they maymir may air nir when wilen not in use christian urmon |
