p. 8 | Summer Don't's for Baby's Mother

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 1, 1911

Summer Don't's for Baby's Mother

Don't let the milk stand in the hot kitchen or on the sunny back porch after it comes cold from the milkman's ice-chest. Take it in the moment it is left, and stand it in a deep pan of cold water, or in the refrigerator, until the exact time comes to prepare it for the child's meal.

Don't test the temperature or flavor of the food after it is in the nursing-bottle by putting the nipple in your own mouth, but pour a little in a teaspoon.

Don't omit giving baby an all-over sponge-bath before putting him to bed. The cleansing tubbing can be given in the morning, but the evening sponge will soothe and refresh him, and make him sleep better.

Don't forget to give the baby a teaspoonful of cool, not ice, water several times a day. Milk does not allay thirst; and during teething the little mouth is often dry and feverish.

Don't have a light in the nursery after sundown to attract mosquitoes, and have the crib well protected by netting, as much on account of filthy flies as biting and stinging insects. Protect the carriage in similar fashion.

Don't listen to any one who tells you that diarrhea is a natural accompaniment to teething. Check it at the outset by castor-oil in quantity suitable to the child's age. The oil first removes the poison which is causing the trouble, then soothes the inflamed and irritated intestines. If the trouble continues, send for the doctor.

Don't let the baby be excited by much attention; and don't let the strong sunlight shine on his unprotected head nor in his eyes.—The Housewife.