Public School Domestic Science by Adelaide Hoodless
page 208 of 254 (81%)
page 208 of 254 (81%)
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Foul air is injurious to grown persons, but it is infinitely more dangerous to the sensitive organization of a child. Therefore special attention should be given to the ventilation of rooms occupied by a baby (see page 132). Fresh air, wholesome food, regular bathing, and plenty of sleep will insure the normal growth of the average baby, and are within reach of every one who has the care of young children. The writer is indebted to Miss Scovil, Superintendent of Newport Hospital, and one of the associate editors of the _Ladies' Home Journal_, for many of the above hints concerning the diet of infants. EMERGENCIES. As frequent accidents occur during the performance of household duties, a few suggestions as to how slight injuries should be treated may prove useful to the young housekeeper. _Cuts._--A cut should be washed with cold water, covered with a small pad of cotton, bound up, and left alone. Should matter form, the bandage must be taken off, the wound bathed with carbolized water, 1-80, and a little carbolized vaseline spread on a bit of linen and laid over it. The washing and dressing should be repeated two or three times a day if there is much discharge. _Bruises._--A flannel wrung out of very hot water, and laid on a bruise, relieves the soreness. |
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