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NEWNAN HERALD
NEWNAN. FRIDAY, MAR. 10.
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CARE OF INFANTS.
HABITS, TRAINING AND DISCIPLINE,
Habits are the result of repeated ac
tions. A properly trained baby is not
allowed to learn bad habits, which
must be unlearned later at great cost
of time and patience to both mother
and babe. The wise mother strives to
start the baby right. ,
In order to establish good habits in
the baby the mother must first be
aware what they are, and then how to
induce them. Perhaps the first and
most essential good habit is that of
regularity. ThiB begins at birth, and
applies to all physical functions of the
baby— eating, sleeping, and bowel
movements. The care of a baby is
readily reduced to a system unless he
is Bick. Such a system is not only one
of the greatest factors in keeping the
baby well and in training him in a way
which will be of value to him all through
life, but reduces the work of the moth
er to the minimum and provides for her
certain assured periods of rest and re
creation. As a sample of what is meant
by a system in baby care the following
plBn is suggested, which may be vari
ously modified to suit particular cases:
6 a. m., baby’s first nursing; family
breakfast, children off to school; 9 a.
m., baby’s bath, followed by second
pursing; baby sleeps until noon; 12 to
lg;80, baby's noon meal; out-of-door
airing and nap; 3 to 3:30 p. m,, after
noon nursing; period of waking; 6 to 7
p. m., baby’s supper and bed. It is
quite feasible to have the baby’s night
meal at 11:30 or 12 o'clock, in ordor to
give the mother a chance to spend an
occasional evening in pleasant recrea
tion.
PLAYING WITH TIIE BABY.
The rule that parents Bhould not play
with the baby may seem hard, but it is
without doubt a safe one. A young,
delicate or nervous baby especially,
needs rest and quiet, and however ro
bust the child, much of the play that Is
indulged in is more or less harmful. It
is a great pleasure to hear the baby
laugh and crow ;in apparent delight,
but often the means used to produce
the laughter, such as tickling, punch
ing, or tossing, makes him irritable and
restless. It is a regrettable fact that
the few minutes of play that the father
has when he gets home at night, which
is often almost the only time he has
with the child, may result in nervous
disturbance of the baby und upset his
regular habits.
The mother Bhould not kiss the baby
directly on the mouth, nor permit others
to do so, rb Infections of various kinds
are spread in this way. She needs bIbo
to be cautioned about rocking the baby,
jumping him up and down on her knee,
tossing him, shaking his bed or carriage,
and, in general, keeping him in constant
motion. All these things disturb the
baby's nerves and make him more and
more dependent upon those attentions.
But this is not to say that the baby
should be left all alone too completely.
All bahieB need “mothering," and
should have plenty of it. When the
young baby is awake he should fre
quently be taken up and held quietly in
the mother's armB, in a variety of po
sitions, so that no one set of muscles
may become overtired. An older child
should be taught to sit on the floor or
in his pen or crib during part of his
waking hours, or ho will be very likaly
to make too greet demands upon the
mother's strength. No one who haB
not tried it realizes how much nervooB
energy can be consumed in “minding”
a baby who can creep or walk about,
and who must be continually watched
and diverted, and the mother who
taking the baby through this period of
his life will need to conserve all her
strength, and not wastp it in useless
forms of activity.
BAD HABITS.
Some of the bad habits which a baby
learns are these:
Crying, — Crying ought not to be
classed as a bad habit without some
modification, for although a well-
trained baby does not cry very much,
be has no ather means of expressing his
needs in the early months of life, and
his cry ought to be heeded. But when
a baby cries simply because he has
learned from experience that this brings
him what he wants, it is one of the
worst habits he can learn, and one
which takes all the strength of the
mother to break. Crying should cease
when the cause has been removed. If
the baby cries persistently for no ap
parent cause, the mother may suspect
illness, pain, hunger, or thirst. The
first two of these causes will manifest
other symptoms, and the actual need
for food may be discovered by frequent
weighing. But if finally, after careful
scrutiny of these conditions, no cause
for the crying can be found, the baby
probably wants to be taken up, walked
with, played with, rocked, or to have a
light, or to have Borne one ait by him—
all the result of bis having learned that
crying will get him what he wants, and
sufficient to make a spoiled, fussy baby,
and a household tyrant whose continual
demands make a Blave of the mother.
It is difficult to break up this habit af
ter it has once been formed, but it can
be done. After the baby’s needs have
been fully satisfied he should be put
down alone and allowed to cry until he
goes to sleep. This may sound cruel,
and it is very hard for a young mother
to do, but it will usually take only a few
nights of thiB discipline to accomplish
the result. In some cases persistent
crying may be due to causes not read
ily discernible by the mother; in this
event, the opinion of a doctor bb to the
Cause of the crying should be sought.
'Pacifiers” or “Comjorta. ”—The ex
tremely bad habit of sucking on a rub
ber teat, or a sugar ball, or a bread
ball, or any other similar article, 1b one
for which soma one else is entirely re
sponsible. The baby does not teach
himBelf this disgusting habit, and he
should not have to suffer for it. Some
of the evil effects ascribed to this habit
are that it spoils the natural arch of
the mouth by causing the protrusion of
the upper jaw; it induces a constant
flow of saliva and keeps the baby drool
ing; the pacifier is never clean, and
may readily carry the germs of disease
into the baby’s mouth; and last and
least, it is a habit which is particularly
disfiguring to the. baby’s appearance.
The pacifier, of whatever variety, must
be destroyed, and no such object should
be permitted in the baby’s mouth under
any circumstances.
Thumb or Finger Sucking—This is
another habit leading to the same re
sults as the use of pacifiers, but one
which the baby may acquire for him-
sclf, although it is frequently taught to
him. To break up either habit requires
resolution and patience on the part of
the mother. The thumb or finger muBt
be persistently and constantly removed
from the mouth and baby’s attention
diverted to something else. The Bleeve
may be pinned or sewed down over the
fingers of the offending hand for several
days Bnd|nights, or the hand may be
put in a cotton mitten. Ill-tasting ap
plications have very little effect. There
are patent articles for holding the hand
from the mouth sold in the BtoreB, but
the persistent covering of the hand of
ten workB very well. The baby’s hands
should be set free now and then, es
pecially if he is old enough to use his
hands for hiB toys, and at meal times,
to save as much unnecessary strain on
his nerveB as possible, but with the ap
proach of sleeping time the hand must
be covered.
Colie.—This is caused by indigestion,
due to over-feeding, improper feeding,
or to frequent feeding. The bowel is
disturbed by gas, giving rise to Bevere
pains. The baby cries sharply, alter
nately drawing its legs up to the body,
then kicking them away. One of the
best means of relief is a small enema
of warm water, which will serve to re
lieve the pain by driving out the gas
from the intestine. The feet and legs
should be kept very warm, and the ab
domen may be massaged with warm oil.
Do not feed the baby while the attack
lasts. Though the introduction of
warm milk into the stomach may quiet
the baby temporarily, the pain will re
turn with greater intensity. Warm
water may be given if the baby will
swallow it. Colic is peculiarly an ail
ment of young babies, and usually dis
appears by the third or fourth month.
It iB also very common in breast-fed
babieB. Constipated babies are more
liable to it than others, and attention
should be given to remedying this con
dition as a method of preventing colic.
Colic is also caused by cold, and if the
baby has been chilled in any way it is
well to place him in a warm bath for 6
or 10 minutes, wrapping him warmly
after taking him out of the water. The
temperature of the bath should be about
100 degrees.
Convulsions.— This is, to the mother,
one of the most alarming illnesses of
infancy. It 1b always a symptom of
some disturbance, and the cause may
be slight or very serious. Accordingly,
in case any sort of twitching or con
vulsive motions are noticed, it is wise
to send at once for a doctor. If a con
vulsion occurs before the doctor comes,
keep the baby sb quiet as possible, with
cold cloths to the head. An enema of
warm soapy water may begiven. Have
plenty of hot water ready so that the
doctor may give a hot bath if he de
sires. Constipation is one of the causes
of convulsions, and it is most important
to keep the bowels freely open if a
child shows a tendency to this trouble.
Do not feel alarmed if the physician
administers chloroform, but never at
tempt its UBe yourself, bb the slightest
error in its administration may prove
fatal. •
Croup.—Catarrhal croup iB one of
the moat alarming diseases of child
hood, but it is practically never fatal.
It is believed that children with en
larged tonsils and adenoids are more
subject to it than others. The onset is
very sudden. The child goes to bed
apparently in good health and wakens
a few hours later with a hoarse metallic
cough most alarming to mothers, and
loud, difficult breathing. The baby
should be taken up and warmly wrapped.
The room Bhould be made very warm
and a kettle of water set to boil. If
the house is piped with water, the hot
water may be turned on in the bath
room or kitchen, all the doors and win
dows closed, and the hot, moist atmos
phere will soon cause thp paroxysm to
relax. If kettles of water must be
used, the steam will be more effective
if confined under a tent made from a
large umbrella or a slieet thrown over
the crib. A gas or alcohol stove may
be used to keep the kettle boiling.
There is a “croup kettle" on the mar
ket which is very convenient. It has a
long spout which carries the steam
where it is needed. Mild attacks of
croup will often yield to the application
of warm, moist clothB about the throat,
using great care not to burn the baby’s
flesh. When possible, the doctor
should be summoned in order to make
sure that the baby is not suffering from
laryngeal diptberia. When the attack
is over all damp clothing should be re
moved and the room very gradually
cooled, the child being kept warmly
BACK GIVES CUT.
Plenty of Newnan Readers Have
This Experience.
You tax the kidneys — overwork
them—
They can’t keep up the continual
strain.
The back may give out—it may ache
and pain;
Urinary troubles may set in.
Don't wait longer — take Doan’s
Kidney Pills.
Newnan people tell you how they
act.
Mrs. N. P. Scroggin, 25 Second ave
nue. Newnan, says: "I was taken sud
denly with an intense pain in the small
of my back. The least move caused a
sharp pain to shoot through my body,
and I finally got so bad that I had to
stay in bed. I called in a doctor, but
he didn’t give much relief. Doan’s
Kidney Pills, procured of J. F. Lee
Drug Co., relieved me from the first,
and four boxes cured me of all symp
toms of kidney complaint.”
Price 50c., at ull dealers. Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that
Mrs. Scroggin had. Foster - Milburn
Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
covered. Children who show a croupy
tendency Bhould be invigorated by much
out-of-door life, nutritious food, daily
cold sponging over the neck and throat,
and should be examined for adenoids.
Prickly Heat. —This disease iB. due to
the heat of summer, or to unduly heavy
underclothing. It manifests itself in a
fine red raBh, which comes when tl e
baby is overheated, and fades away
under cooler conditions. The rash often
shows itself first on the back of the neck
and spreads over the head and shoulders.
It is a very annoying trouble and makes
the baby fretful and restlesB. If the
rash appears in cold weather, the baby
[b too warmly dressed. Heavy flannels
are to be avoided, and a thin cotton or
silk garment should be worn next to
skin. When it iB caused by bummer
heat, the baby should be made as cool
as possible, dressed in the thinnest
clothing, and frequently bathed in cool
water. Soap Bhould never be used on
an inflamed skin, but a starcb, bran, or
soda bath will help to relieve the in
tense itching. Ointments are not so
soothing in this condition as powders.
UGH! CALOMEL MAKES YOU SICK.
DON’T STAY BILIOUS, CONSTIPATED
i's Liver Tone’’ Will Clean Your
Sluggish Liver Better Than Calomel
and Can Not Salivate.
Calomel makes you siek; you lose a
day’s work. Calomel is quicksilver and
it salivates; calomel injures your liver.
If YOU arc bilious; feel lazy, sluggish
and all knocked out, if your bowels are
constipated and your bead aches or
stomach is sour, just take a spoonful of
harmless Dodson's Liver Tone instead
of UBing sickening, salivating calomel.
DodBon’s Liver Tone is real liver medi
cine. You’ll know it next morning be
cause you will wake up feeling fine,
your liver will be working, your head
ache and dizziness gone, your stomach'
will be sweet and bowelB regular. You
will feel like working. You’ll be cheer
ful! full of energy, vigor ambition..
Your druggist or dealer sells you a.
50 cent bottle, of Dodson’s Liver Tone
under my personal guarantee that it
will dean your sluggish liver bettor than
nasty calomel; it won’t make you sick
and you can eat anything yob want,
without being salivated. Your druggist,
guarantees that each spoonful will start
your liver, dean your bowels and
straighten you up by morning or you
get your money hack. Children gladly
take Dodson’s Liver Tone because it is
pleasant tasting and doesn’t gripe or
cramp or make them sick.
I am selling millions of bottles of
Dodson’s Liver Tone to people who have
found that this pleasant, vegetable, liver
medicine takes the place of dangerous-
calomel.' Buy one bottle on my sound,
reliable guarantee. Ask your druggist,
about me.
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Mrs. f. Rehkamp, 2404 Hermsn St.,
Covington, Ky., writes: "1 have been
using Foley’s Hooey and Tar for nearly
two years and cun find no better cough
Byrup. 1 have eight children and give
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Valuable Health Hints
For Our Readers
CATARRH out, but have no medical value. Ec-
Just because you hawk and spit and zema, tetter, acne and all such erup-
your nose Is wet, cold, red, sere and tlve diseases should be treated with
a nuisance, don’t merely plug It up. S. S. S.
You can’t cure catarrh by greasing POISONED BLOOD,
your nose. Take S. S. S. regularly So many different things contribute
and you will drive catarrhal poisons to poison the blood and the effect is
out of your blood. The membranes so startling that the sufferer becomes
will soon recover and no longer con- panic-stricken and is led to use harm-
tinue to accumulate the mucous that rul drugs. If you have any blood trou-
gatliers and thickens Into catarrh, ble, get a bottle of S. S. S. and take
S. S. S. stimulates the cells of the tts- according to directions. .
sues to select from the blood their own Don t take anything else. Hplsoned
essential nutriment. Rapid recovery blood is bad enough withoutjruining
from catarrhal inflamatlon In the Btom- your bones, joints, teeth ana vitals
ach, kidney, bladder and ail mem- with minerals. S. S. S. so stimulates
braces Is tne result. cellular activity that they reject all
MALARIA. poisonous influences and select only
Throughout the country, wherever those-materials In the blood that make
malaria abounds, are happy, joyful healthy tissue. This Is why its assist-
S eople to whom S. S. S. has given won- ance toward recovery is so noticeable
erful help in the treatment of mala- and at times remarkable,
ria nfter the most sickening torture S. S. S. Is welcome to the weakest
imaginable. • stomach and is assimilated just as
The gaunt complexion of malaria’s readily as the most nutritious food. It
victims, the chills and fever, the ma- has helped to cure a host ot sufferers,
larial dysentery that seems to defy all RHEUMATISM,
other treatment, the malarial leg, the In any form of rheumatism give the
enlarged liver, the persistent anemia blood a good effectual cleansing with
where the blood turns to water and S. S. S.
the system wastes away. These are Use this remedy for three days and
the conditions that S. S. S. so effectu- take a hot salt water bath to open the
ally aslssts in overcoming, by helping pores. This relieves the lungs and
' “ - • • Igor, kidneys and assists S. S. S. to utilize
the principal avenue of
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STUBBORN SORES the skin as
Sometimes a sore spot becomes tndo- elimination,
lent. The tissues surrounding it lose Avoid salts, calomel and other drns
tone and are unable to provide suffl- tic purgatives, as thev absorb the mois
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is then chronic. Just saturate your the intestines, weaken the muscular
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accomplished, as S. S. S. is naturally and thus stagnate the system with
assimilated the same as milk or any rheumatic poisons. Get a bottle of
other healthful liquid. S. S. S. at anv drug store. Don’t
Nature acts with marvelous rapidity take a substitute,
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