Three short courses in home making

be encouraged. Standing or walking should not be taught th< baby A i! tries tn do -'i foj itself and then it musl be helped are- fully. The baby sin ml. i have plenty of fresh air and should be allowed to Bpend much of its time oul of doors. ! cold weather the I . ust be warmly covered and sheltered from high winds. Its ould a! »e protected fr< m strong sunlight. Regular hours should be i ed for sleep and the baby should be put !<» bed early a! night. If the ho is not v • reened, ;i D quito bar should be put over the baby's crib. Clothing should be light and loo that the body can move freely. 30 THREE SHORT COURSES IN HOME MAKING. Perfect cleanliness is necessary to keep the baby's skin in good con- dition. A daily bath should be given. A morning hour is usually the best time for bathing the baby, midway between the meals. The baby should be taught to use the chamber before the bath and after the nap. Everything should be ready before the baby is undressed. The room should be very warm. The water should be only moderately warm and should be carefully tested to make sure that it is not too hot. The towels and covers for the baby should be at hand. The head and feet should be washed first, and the body soaped before putting the child into the bath. Little soap should be used for washing the baby, for even the best soap is strong and apt to irritate the delicate skin. The bath should be given quickly, the body wiped very dry and covered as soon as washing is completed. The baby should be fed in small quantities at regular intervals and given plenty of cold water to drink. Not until 11 or 12 months of age should it be given solid or semisolid food. Even then milk should continue to form the basis of the child's diet, and of this a considerable quantity should be used — about a quart a day from the twelfth month on. As the child grows older a more varied diet will be neces- sary. The most hygienic methods of food preparation must always be observed. Certain foods should never be given: Fried foods, pastries, condi- ments, pickles, preserves, canned meats, fish, pork, sausage, cheap candies, coarse vegetables, unripe and overripe fruits, stimulants, foods treated with a preservative or coloring matter, and half-cooked starches. PRELIMINARY PLAN. The teacher should talk with the girls in order to see what points in connection with the care of the baby it is necessary for them to know in order to do their work at home intelligently. METHOD OF WORK. It will probably not be possible to have anything more than a class discussion of the points in question, but the girls' home experiences ought to make this discussion vital. If there is a nurse is the neigh- borhood who can be secured to give one lesson on the care of the baby, the teacher should supplement her own lessons with an additional lesson by the nurse. In connection with the care of the baby the teacher will be able to secure help from bulletins entitled: Infant Care, Care of Children, Series No. 2, Bureau Publication No. 8, Children's Bureau, United States Department of Labor, Washington, D. C. Food for Young Children, Farmers' Bulletin 717, Division of Publications, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. The Care of the Baby, United States Public Health Service.