Show yr L y y A BABIES METHODS ADOPTED ADOPT ier BY MOTHERS OF DIFFERENT RACES papoose strapped to boards board tiny TJ cna dren in the orient slung to their mothers back by straps and loops the 10 iotch method A study of the modes of carrying children characteristic of various nationalities is very interesting all are familiar with the cradle board of the north american indian it varies considerably sider ably in its construction and decoration in different tribes but in all cases the comfort and safety of the child are considered A well known writer of Indian tells us that among the the child is laid on its own bed soon after its birth the bed is often beautifully decorated and always portable says the san sail francisco examiner in a majority of cases a board about a toot wide and three long is used thesis this is covered with a feather pillow or soft skin and to it the child is fastened with broad bands of flannel or calico or with fine thongs of hide bide when asleep the childs arms in some eases cases are bound under cover but they are released when it awakens when nen not fastened to the the little one lies upon n a soft robe or blanket where it can kick and crow to its hearts content if however the mother is so engaged as to be called out of the tent frequently the baby is laced upon its board and fastened to the center pole or hung upon the branch of a tree where there is no danger of falling when the tribe is on the march the mother slips the strap 0 of the dle board over her head and the little papoose goes with her winking and blinking through the trackless forest in these latter days when long journeys are made on horseback the child is snugly packed and securely fastened to the which is slung from the horn of the mothers saddle by this simple and comfortable device pa gooses are secured from tumbles and many other mishaps which befall the children of all countries in spite of our belief in the advancement of the human race we might go back to many primitive methods with comfort to ourselves and benefit to our children the I 1 infant rests upon its back so that nearly all indian heads show a slight flattening at the oc but that could easily be avoided by turning the child daily alaska babies are rubbed with grease aa soon as they are born bom arid then tightly rolled up in a skin or blanket padded with grass their bodies are bound down with thongs of deer i skin which are undone but once a day when hen the grass is changed chari ged it if the child cries too long or too loudly hah head is held under water to teach him to be still rather a dangerous measure one would think still their parents find heroic treatment very successful cess ful when the little ones are settled for the day they are sometimes attached to the yielding branch of a tree which sways gently in the breeze aberl again they are set up in a secure corner of the lodge where they cannot get into mischief the new guinea mother carries her child in a more novel way than any other woman herself scantily clad with only a fringe of shredded fiber about her hips she puts the naked little thing into a net which is held in place by a band passing over her head resting on her ears the net is made of fiber like that used for the mexican hammocks and is strong and durable As the child rests securely in front of her the mother has her back free tor for any burden she may have to carry and the use of her hands and arms tor for work the dutch children are carried about on the arm and hip like the anglo saxon baby they are dressed in L garments cut after the pattern of those of the parents alien all are put on except the outer robe they are folded over the feet and securely fastened during all their younger years children in all parts of holland wear a multitude of petticoats and thick wadded caps to prevent serious harm resulting from a fall the th e fair haired child of sweden is wound about with bandh bandages of narrow cloth for the purpose of giving g it an upright carriage it is then bound baund to a pillow and again tied about and then to another pillow which envelopes him completely with the exception of his little skull capped head when carried about the little ones are dropped into a cloth packet which Is suspended on the mothers back they are carried to church swaddled in the pillows but they are not taken inside to the service they are burindin buri edin a snowbank which keeps them snug and warm while their elders are performing their devotions devotional within when the mother goes abroad in one part of sweden she tucks her little one snugly in a long narrow basket which she carries on her arm the decoration of this basket with ribbons and tassels cassels Is an important feature of the childs layette the italian bambino is swathed in as many wrappings as the dead of the ancient egyptians were the outer covering is held in place by muni mulo colored bands ot of cloth or ribbon elder brothers and sister el 13 delight in carrying about these mummified little ones mes and thrusting them into the faces of traya travelers with a piteous eleaor wms alms fail corthe bambino bam bInn the german baby comes in for borla s generous ee nerona portion VS of the U universal swaddling ile he is bound ap in a long lon pillow of the softest down att ept in place by long loop of colored aw bona bom cut amt here and there thera and bedi with ith j laige bows boais as bis big as an abr bys a head he finds shelter in his 1118 mothers or the nurses arms when he lar moved from place to td places ahw bat come boane to ito cheer the dyak mothers ot lieis ot borneo are wrapped in wood fiber ab aj ado joef by neat 1 ins aim when going A long ennals email diak to dhe v FP A P mot mothers bera back sometimes the chair is terr prettily decorated with ground shell |