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Show I Don't Be Impatient When Baby Is Cross Life for tho average mother Is a mass of perplexion, but nothing is quite so complex as baby's illnesses. Even when the little one is in the best of health she finds many problems connected con-nected with his care which arise to trouble hor. But when he has any one of the infant in-fant ailments which come too frequently frequent-ly to babies, taking care of him be-' be-' comes one of the most difficult and strenuous of tagks. When children become fretful and cross It is hard to manage them, and almost every child shows signs of irritability ir-ritability when he is not well. Signs of Irritability. However, remember, mothers, that even grown-ups become "cranky" when they are In bad health, but they call it "nerves." In babies, It is just plain "cross." Don't become impatient and un-norved un-norved by baby's whims and little grouches. If you begin to find fault With him when he is ill, if you start to fret and scold him about every little lit-tle misdemeanor, you will soon bo In an unstrung condition yourself. Humor the child as far as you can. But do not give in to the youngster at all times, as so many mothers do, on the plea that "he Is not feeling well." There are scores of mothers who pamper and spoil their little ones in a ruinous manner by excusing every act of mischief and rudeness with this excuse. ex-cuse. Bad for any child's character and training Is this method. But when you know that your baby is actually ill, do not try to maintain all the strict dis- cipline that you would at other times. Then, if ever, tho baby wants petting and spoiling. A good thing for any mother to I -w-iwr, iiiii'i uimii ii.i know is this. Ninety per cent of all children's ailments can be traced to the stomach. If the baby has a high fever and you can find no reason for it, and no symptoms symp-toms of any other kind, do not at once decide that your little one may have scarlet fever or diphtheria. It is probably due to an upset stomach. Even though you feed your baby very regularly and keep him on the plainest of diets, still he may have his digestive organs out of gear. ! Sometimes, if he has overeaten or eaten too fast, or, very often, when he is jiggled up .and shaken after eating, eat-ing, he does not digest a part of his food. In time this undigested food, lying in his stomach, ferments and causes fever and other outward troubles. It is always safo when the little one is feverish to administer a cathartic. A thorough cleaning out very often removes re-moves the base of the trouble and the child gets well. So when your baby seems ill, play safe. So many mothers have the greatest difficulty in getting their babies to take castor oil, which is the greatest of all interior cleansers. And It certainly cer-tainly is not surprising that the little ones weep and wail at the mere sight or mention of .that disagreeable medicine. medi-cine. A Safe Remedy. You will find that you can disguise it very cleverly with orange juice. Put a little orange in the bottom of a cup, then beat in slowly a table-spoonful table-spoonful of oil. Be careful about mixing mix-ing It, then put more orange juice on top. If you have enough juice, the child will scarcely taste the oil. Disguised under the name and guise of orange juice, there will be little trouble in administering it. Be patient with your baby's whims when he is ill, and do your bit to cure him, by giving this cleanser at onco. iffiin i 'i-iFumu i ituiwir r. i 1 1 mj Lwixf yrwwcgi ' |
