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Show How to Lift and Carry a Baby. M A GREAT deal of harm may bo done to an infant by carrying it wrongly wrong-ly and by lifting it carelessly. When wo remember how absolutely absolute-ly helpless a young baby is and how complotoly unable It Is to mako ubo of its muscles, wo can understand why this should be so. Tho head of a baby is heavy, much heavier In proportion to its body weight than that of an adult. The brain of anew born baby is about 14 per cent of its ontire body weight, whllo a grown person's 1b but 2.37 per cent of weight. At tho oamo time Its splno is weak, tho bonca of It aro soft, being, In fact, more or tho consistence consis-tence of gristle than of hard bone. This Is why a young baby's head falls forward if you put It olttiug up straight, which, by the way. Is a thing you noor should do until It sits up of Its own accord. ac-cord. This It will not bo slow to do oo soon as Its muscles aro strong enough, which Is gonorally when tho Infant Is about 4 or 0 months old. In lifting a baby, therefore. It is moot important always, before beginnlns to lift, to placo tho palm of one hand under the back of tho head and nock, go as to H support them well. At the same time the other hand and forearm should bo passed H around tho child's loins so as to support both, back and thighs and prevent tho H legs from hanging down. When both hnnds are In position then gontly raise tha IH Ncvor lift a baby up with one hand. fl This Is an absolute rulo to w-hlch there is no exception. Both bunds must always be used at the samo time in lifting an H Infant. Neglect of this slmplo rulo may H cause muaclo strains and Jura to tho spinal IH cord and brain. H In carrying a baby, see that Its head is H well supported against your arm and that H its legs do not danglo from tho knees. At H tho same time do not hold it so as to con- IB strict its movements. Keeping a baby JH hold with its back bont and its limbs dou- H bled causes deformities. It also causes H wasting of the musoles. Theao cannot H grow strong unless they have free rooni to H exorciso. A baby should ulwaja be able H to use Its llmbsXreely. jH V . - 'OK H T" -r m |