Ride 2. — Avoid all tight bandaging.
Make the clothing light and cool, and so
loose that the child may have free play for
its limbs. At night, undress it, sponge it,
and put on a slip. In the morning remove
the slip and dress the child in clean clothes.
If this cannot be afforded, thoroughly air
the day- clothing by hanging it up durin'g
the night. Use clean diapers, and change
them often. Never dry a soiled one in the
nursery or in the sitting-room, and never
use one for a second time without first wash-
ing it.
Ride J . — The child should sleep by itself
in a cot or cradle. It should be put to bed
at regular hours, and be early taught to go
to sleep without being nursed in the arms.
Without the advice of a physician, never
give it any spirits, cordials, carminatives ,
soothing-syi^iips , or sleeping-drops . Thousands
of children die every year from the use of these
poisojis. If the child frets and does not
sleep, it is either hungry or ill. If ill, it
needs a physician. Never quiet it by candy
or cake ; they are the common causes oi
diarrhoea and other troubles.
Rule 4. — Give the child plenty of fresh
air. In the cool of the morning and even-
ing send it out to the shady sides of broad
streets, to the public squares, or to the park.
Make frequent excursions on the rivers.
Whenever it seems to suffer from the- heat,
let it drink freely of ice-water. Keep it out
of the room in which washing or cooking is
going on. It is excessive heat that destroys
the lives of young infants.
Rule 5. — Keep j^our house sweet and
clean, cool and well aired, In very hot
weather let the windows be open day and
night. Do your cooking in the yard, in a
shed, in the garret, or in an upper room.
Whitewash the walls every spring, and see
that the cellar is clear of all rubbish. Let
no vslops collect to poison the air. Correct
all foul smells by pouring carbolic acid or
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95
quicklime into the sinks and privies. The
former articles can be got from the nearest
druggist, who will give the needful direc-
tions for its use. ]\Iake every effort your-
self, and Urge your neighbors, to keep the
gutters of your street or court clean.
Rules for Diet of Infants.
Ride 6. — Dirast-milk is the only proper
food for infants. If the supply is ample,
and the child thrives on it, no other kind of
food should be given w^hile the hot weather
lasts. If the mother has not enough, .she
must not wean the child, but give it, besides
the breast, goat's or cow's milk, as prepared
under Rule 8. Nurse the child once in
two or three hours during the day, and as
seldom as possible during the night. Always
remove the child from the breast as soon as
it has fallen asleep . Avoid giving the breast
when you are over- fatigued or overheated.
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Ride 2. — Avoid all tight bandaging.
Make the clothing light and cool, and so
loose that the child may have free play for
its limbs. At night, undress it, sponge it,
and put on a slip. In the morning remove
the slip and dress the child in clean clothes.
If this cannot be afforded, thoroughly air
the day- clothing by hanging it up durin'g
the night. Use clean diapers, and change
them often. Never dry a soiled one in the
nursery or in the sitting-room, and never
use one for a second time without first wash-
ing it.
Ride J . — The child should sleep by itself
in a cot or cradle. It should be put to bed
at regular hours, and be early taught to go
to sleep without being nursed in the arms.
Without the advice of a physician, never
give it any spirits, cordials, carminatives ,
soothing-syi^iips , or sleeping-drops . Thousands
of children die every year from the use of these
poisojis. If the child frets and does not
sleep, it is either hungry or ill. If ill, it
needs a physician. Never quiet it by candy
or cake ; they are the common causes oi
diarrhoea and other troubles.
Rule 4. — Give the child plenty of fresh
air. In the cool of the morning and even-
ing send it out to the shady sides of broad
streets, to the public squares, or to the park.
Make frequent excursions on the rivers.
Whenever it seems to suffer from the- heat,
let it drink freely of ice-water. Keep it out
of the room in which washing or cooking is
going on. It is excessive heat that destroys
the lives of young infants.
Rule 5. — Keep j^our house sweet and
clean, cool and well aired, In very hot
weather let the windows be open day and
night. Do your cooking in the yard, in a
shed, in the garret, or in an upper room.
Whitewash the walls every spring, and see
that the cellar is clear of all rubbish. Let
no vslops collect to poison the air. Correct
all foul smells by pouring carbolic acid or
THE FAMIL Y DOCTOR
95
quicklime into the sinks and privies. The
former articles can be got from the nearest
druggist, who will give the needful direc-
tions for its use. ]\Iake every effort your-
self, and Urge your neighbors, to keep the
gutters of your street or court clean.
Rules for Diet of Infants.
Ride 6. — Dirast-milk is the only proper
food for infants. If the supply is ample,
and the child thrives on it, no other kind of
food should be given w^hile the hot weather
lasts. If the mother has not enough, .she
must not wean the child, but give it, besides
the breast, goat's or cow's milk, as prepared
under Rule 8. Nurse the child once in
two or three hours during the day, and as
seldom as possible during the night. Always
remove the child from the breast as soon as
it has fallen asleep . Avoid giving the breast
when you are over- fatigued or overheated.