care of the sick, should cultivate the virtue of patience, soft speech and gentle kind-
ness. There must be no swerving from duty, however distasteful it may be to the
child or patient ; firmness and gentle perseverance in the thing to be done should
be the rule. The nursery should be provided with every possible appli-
ance for the comfort of the infant, so that when sleeping it may lie soft, and warm
in the winter and cool in the summer. The ventilation must be perfect; children,
like liirds, require an abundance of fresh air. When awake they should have a soft
pallet where they can exercise their limbs to their hearts' content. It will save much
unnecessary tending. Don't be afraid to toss them about when they have acquired
strength to stand it, but be certain of your own coolness and muscle; then they will
come to enjoy it.
As they begin to notice objects, provide them with toys to amuse them, hard rub-
ber or ivory rings, wicker rattles, a toy balloon or other object to catch the eye and
educate the sight. There is no reason why children should be constantly sick or
ailing; nine times out of ten their ailments come from want of care, or rather from
too much care and dosing.
Feeding the Infant. — The mother should be sure that her own milk is not made
unwholesome to the child by worry or over-work, and that the milk of the cow or goat,
if used, is perfectly healthful. When an animal is found that is known to be healthy,
continue feeding the child on the milk of that animal. This selection is not difficult
in the country. In the city it is only possible in certain cases, but every mother can
and should keep her own temper equable.
III. Nursery Bathing.
The child should be regularly bathed in water fully as warm as the body. A
bath-tub, or other vessel — a wash-tub will answer — in which the child can sit, when
old enough, should be provided. The child will soon come to like its baths, and look
forward to them with pleasure. The infants may be washed with tepid water, in a
room where there are no drafts, and dried gently with the softest of towels. They will
like it. Let them play and kick about in the bath pretty much as they like. A good
large square of oil-cloth will prevent wetting the carpet. It is taken for granted, of
course, that the child is in good health. If it is ailing, from any cause, consult your
THE NURSERY AND SlClv-ROOM. 275
physician, but be sure your physician loolvs into causes carefully. The physician who
does not carefully study a case, has mistaken his calling If the child is delicate, the
bath should always be warm. If in ordinary health, the water should be tepid. The
cold bath should not be employed for children, except under the advice of a physician.
When the child is old enough to take care of itself, and proper friction is employed
immediately after, followed by a brisk run, cold bathing is not always objectionable.
Salt bathing may be artificially had by using a little sea salt in the water. It is
excellent.
IV. Duration of and Proper Time for Bathing.
All baths, even by those in health, should be taken in a warm room, unless the
regular swimming-bath is indulged in. Here the temperature of the air is pleasant
to the naked skin, for nobody with moderately good sense will go in swimming in
cold weather. In the following table, after Dr. Wooton, it should be understood
that winter baths, both warm and cold, should be taken in a warmed apartment.
I 4*
I
INFANT BATH-TUB.
With this undei-standing, the table may serve as a general guide in bathing for both
adults and children.
Tepid Baths in Summer — Fresh and Salt Water.— Healthy people — time of
bath: ten minutes; frequency: twice daily; period of day: before breakfast and
retiring to rest. AVeak people — time of bath: ten minutes; frequency: once daily;
period of day : before breakfast.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
care of the sick, should cultivate the virtue of patience, soft speech and gentle kindness. There must be no swerving from duty, however distasteful it may be to the child or patient ; firmness and gentle perseverance in the thing to be done should be the rule. The nursery should be provided with every possible appliance for the comfort of the infant, so that when sleeping it may lie soft, and warm in the winter and cool in the summer. The ventilation must be perfect; children, like birds, require an abundance of fresh air. When awake they should have a soft pallet where they can exercise their limbs to their hearts' content. It will save much unnecessary tending. Don't be afraid to toss them about when they have acquired strength to stand it, but be certain of your own coolness and muscle; then they will come to enjoy it.
As they begin to notice objects, provide them with toys to amuse them, hard rubber or ivory rings, wicker rattles, a toy balloon or other object to catch the eye and educate the sight. There is no reason why children should be constantly sick or ailing; nine times out of ten their ailments come from want of care, or rather from too much care and dosing.
Feeding the Infant. — The mother should be sure that her own milk is not made unwholesome to the child by worry or over-work, and that the milk of the cow or goat, if used, is perfectly healthful. When an animal is found that is known to be healthy, continue feeding the child on the milk of that animal. This selection is not difficult in the country. In the city it is only possible in certain cases, but every mother can and should keep her own temper equable.
III. Nursery Bathing.
The child should be regularly bathed in water fully as warm as the body. A bath-tub, or other vessel — a wash-tub will answer — in which the child can sit, when old enough, should be provided. The child will soon come to like its baths, and look forward to them with pleasure. The infants may be washed with tepid water, in a room where there are no drafts, and dried gently with the softest of towels. They will like it. Let them play and kick about in the bath pretty much as they like. A good large square of oil-cloth will prevent wetting the carpet. It is taken for granted, of course, that the child is in good health. If it is ailing, from any cause, consult your
physician, but be sure your physician looks into causes carefully. The physician who does not carefully study a case, has mistaken his calling If the child is delicate, the bath should always be warm. If in ordinary health, the water should be tepid. The cold bath should not be employed for children, except under the advice of a physician. When the child is old enough to take care of itself, and proper friction is employed immediately after, followed by a brisk run, cold bathing is not always objectionable. Salt bathing may be artificially had by using a little sea salt in the water. It is excellent.
IV. Duration of and Proper Time for Bathing.
All baths, even by those in health, should be taken in a warm room, unless the regular swimming-bath is indulged in. Here the temperature of the air is pleasant to the naked skin, for nobody with moderately good sense will go in swimming in cold weather. In the following table, after Dr. Wooton, it should be understood that winter baths, both warm and cold, should be taken in a warmed apartment.
I 4*
INFANT BATH-TUB.
With this undei-standing, the table may serve as a general guide in bathing for both adults and children.
Tepid Baths in Summer — Fresh and Salt Water.— Healthy people — time of bath: ten minutes; frequency: twice daily; period of day: before breakfast and retiring to rest. AVeak people — time of bath: ten minutes; frequency: once daily; period of day : before breakfast.