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Show Dancer in Baby's "Pacifier." Lot tho mother who makes use of tho so oHllcd "baby's punilior" ho waro of tho makeshift of the lazy. In tbft first place, whst child can bo mentally nlor, ailvo to every now ltilluunoo and improeaion and hoalthi-ly hoalthi-ly native, aa a normal baby should bo. with tho attention concentrated upon maintaining at a dolicatn oqui-poiso a rubber uipp'lo botwoon its lips? lleginnlng with tho least objection whiah can bo advanced against tho "paniner" it Ih unhygienic Nutho or mother frequently moUtotiB it in her own mouth boforo giving it to baby. ba-by. Father haa been noan diving into in-to his pockets for it and present it to baby as a sure means of allaying tho little one's oraving for natural food. Little sister diligently soarohos for it mnoug soiled cushions and coverlets iu baby'q crib or porambulator. Those praotioes aro all dircotly dangeroiiB, booauBO all moutlB aro more or less unolean. Somo aro distinctly dis-tinctly diseased, and infection has actually oocuurred in this maimer. Trouser pockets and soiled covorlots carry dirt and germs. Inflammation, oven ulceration of tho'lnfanc's doll-oato doll-oato tissues, Is easily possible. In addition to nil this, n largo amount of air Is Bucked In, giving rise to brouohinl troubles and sotting up oolia and ilatuloiioo throughout tho ontiro alimentary tract. Many phyaioians bollovo the "pbo-Ifler" "pbo-Ifler" to bo the foundation of mouth-breathing. mouth-breathing. Charlotte 0.' West, M. D. In tho New Idea Woman 'b Maga zino for May. |
