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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1936)
D Bath Held Infant Necessity Routine Bat Important in Baby's Life; Water Above Body Heat dally bath for the baby is a routine- performance until the child reaches an age when he cat) attend himself to the dally dip la th tub For the first few -weeks the tiny baby may be bath ed In a basin or a bowl; In a short time he must hare his own baby tub for use. The mother may find it con renlent to tire the bath before the mid-morning feeding. Never bathe a baby within an hour af ter feeding. Sometimes it may be more eonrenlent to give the bath 'at night. Just before the baby's bedtime. The water for a young baby's bath should be slightly above body beat; that is. about 106 degrees F. As the baby gets older the temperature may be slightly lowered. A bath ther mometer that floats is useful, but if none can be had the mother may test the temperature with her elbow. Water Mast Be Tested When the water feels neither hot nor cold it will be comfort able for the baby. It should be tested after the baby is undress ed and ready to be put into the water. Never add hot water to the bath while the baby is in the tub. Nerer put the baby Into the bath while the tub is standing on a store or heater; he might be seriously burned in this way. Nerer bathe a baby close to the kitchen store. Nerer 1 e a r e a young baby alone in the tub. Before beginning to giro the bath the mother should wash her hands clean and see that there are no pins and needles in her clothing to scratch the baby. The room should be comfortably warm about 75 degrees F. for a young baby. It is not wise to hare it so hot that the baby per spires, as there is then danger of his being chilled when taken Into another room where the temper ature is lower or if the room is cooled rapidly. Take off all the baby's clothes and wash his face and scalp. Wash the face with water, but no soap, with the small soft cloth My Mother Buys From Sfefcreder's Cash Grocery She Like$ the Friendly Service of A Home Owned Store She likes to know that she can depend on the unvarying quality of the groe. she buys and that Mr. Nohreder will give Sonny or Sister just as good service as she get FOODS TJIAT PLEASE THE YOUNGSTERS AT PRICES THAT PLEASE MOTHER! SCHREDER'S CASH GROCERY On. the Corner . . . State and Commercial SU. Phone 6606 The Keeping Baby . Well : Is Constant v: Problem; Medical Supervision Is Advised; Regular Weigbihg Wise The large' majority of babies are well when they are bornTlit universal problem is how to keep them well. Preventing illness in babies Is frequently much easier than crying it. Many diseases of babyhood are mueh less common today than they used to be be cause modern science has found oat how- they can be prevented. Some diseases can be presented by feeding the baby 1 properly and by giving him plenty of direct sun light and some by vaccinating or innoculatlng him with a protect ive substance. Some diseases can be avoided only by keeping the baby from contact with them and by keeping flies and other insects away from him. for these carry disease: and sterilizing all artifi cial food and everything that he is likely to put into his mouth. Regularity in the care of the baby and the establishment of routine health habits are neces sary if he is to be kept well. The daily round of bathing, dressing, feeding, sleep, outdoor life (in cluding sun baths), play, exercise, and elimination must be always regular. N Medical Supervision Needed To keep a baby well there should be continued supervision by a doc tor trained In the care of babies. The mother can not know nor rec ognlte many of the early signs of trouble because she Is not trained to do this and because she is too near the baby and sees him too often to realize that any change is taking place. The doctor, who sees the baby once" or twice a month, looks at him with a trained eye and can see whether be is as rosy as usual or is becoming a lit- kept for this purpose. Then lay the baby on his back in your lap. It is usually more convenient to have his head to your right, and slightly lowered. Rub a little soap on the cloth and wring it out of the warm water so as to make suds. Lather the baby's bead completely and quickly rinse several times In clear warm water, all without raising his head. Rub lightly and dry quick ly. By this process the head is easily washed without running any risk of getting soap into the eyes. Oregon Statesman Baby Edition tie pale, whether he U active as he should be, or whether he shows other early signs that are the fore runners of trouble. A mother can not know Just when her particular baby needs to have his food chan ged or Increased, nor. when it is the beet' time for her baby to be protected from diphtheria and vac cinated against smallpox. Such things as these the doctor will know, and his advice is of the greatest Importance to every mo ther who would keep her baby well. The doctor's supervision of a baby should begin as soon as the baby is born. Regular visits to the doctor should be made for three pur poses: (1) weighing (weekly): (2) advice (monthly); (3) health examinations (every four months). Cod Liver Oil Must Be On Diet For Five Year Cod liver oil should be given to all children regularly until they are five years of age. They should be given two to three tea spoonsful daily from fall until June 1. ' Eren In summer time some oil should be given children to keep up the taste for It. Cod livers oil is a great preventative for rickets but it also has food value. Children who live in hot climates will steed less cod liver oil than those who lire in rainy, damp countries. KIDDIES slay away from PRODUCERS :-.; W fcj V : ik lit yy2CipdCOT' ficfe) 1;..VA;;. f .. T J Milk V' i if III ilr fmmmmmm- i , i iKy ""k T htrVi Try and hide it if it's PRODUCERS' MILK the kids win find it anyway! They like its rich luscious cream content. And PRODUCERS' MILK is safer, purer and more beneficial! ORDER SOME NOW PHONE 4616 PRODUCERS MILK CO. 173 S. LIBERTY "Salem $ Finett Dairy Product Kret Year Often" Most Vital Perio d No Habits by .Child. -What Extremely Vital The first year of Hie is irobably the most Important because it is during this period that the baby grows fastest and undergoes the remarkable, development that transfocms him from a helpless little being into a baby who laughs, plays, stands, and tries to talk. Not only does a baby grow a great deal during this year, but he learns a great deal. He learns to eat and sleep at regular times and to eat a number of new foods, to hold up his head, to sit up, to stand, and possibly to walk; he learns to handle objects, to reach for them, and pick them up; to know what various things around him are used for, such as spoon, cup, bed, ball, blocks, and to use some of these without help; to know one person from another; to know and use a few words. He learns also whether crying will get his mother to pick him up whenever he wishes, or whether crying Is useless as a means of getting her attention. He learns to be part of a family group and to accept new experiences every day. The Baby At Birth At birth the average baby weighs about 7 pounds and meas ures 20 to 21 Inches in length. He has a good pink color; he squirms and wriggles when handled, pulls simply n tt. wr: stretches them out. clenches his fiats, puckers hU face, and cries lustily. He sucks and swallows food and sleeps. He baa no habit at births mdh -formed only by doing ;the "me thing over and OTer again-.Immediately after birth will begin to form hanlta. wmcn "V the right kind will be useful to Km all his life. Regularity from birth on la of . first importance. Through training in regularity of feeding, sleeping, and llmiiia tion (emptying the WL, Madder) the tiny i babr 5m f c-lve his.first lessons in character building. He should learn that hunger wiU be satisfied only a often, that when he bed he must go to sleep, that cry ing wiU not result -In; his. being picked up or played with when ever he likes He jwlll begin to learn that he is parVof a world bigger than that of his own de sires. -. - " At Feeding Time , Every effort should be mad to hate baby In a peaceful frame of mind at feeding time. WONT MILK El child's Jg BBBBBBBflBBBBBBBaSBBBBV eBBBBBBBBBBBSSSBSSBBBB -