BOTANIC PHYSICIAN. 
‘ children become sostrong and hardy, that by the time our puny 
_ infants get out of the nurse’s arms, their's are able to shift for them- 
_Among brute animals, no art is necessary to procure a fine shape. 
‘hough many of them are extremely delicate when they come into 
the world, yet we never find them grow crooked for want of swad- 
dling bands. Is Nature less generous to the human kind? No: 
but we take the business out of Nature’s hands. : 
__ Not only the analogy of other animals, but the very feelings of 
infants tell us, they ought to be kept easy and free from pressure. 
They cannot, ‘indeed, tell their complaints, but they can show signs 
of pain; and this they never fail to do by erying when hurt by their 
_ clothes. No sooner are they freed from their bracings than they feel 
= pleased and happy ; yet, strange infatuation! the moment they bold 
i peace, they. are again committed to their chains. 
we consider the body of an infant, as a bundle of soft pipes, re- 
with fluids in continual motion, the danger of pressure - 
in the strongest light. Nature, in order to make way 
_ for the growth of the children, hus formed their bodies soft and flex- 
ible, and lest they should teceive any injury from pressure in the 
womb, has surrounded the fetus every where with fluids. This 
shows the care which Nature takes to prevent all unequal pressure” - 
on the body of infants, and to defend them aeainst every thing that 
might in the least cramp or confine their motions. 
_ ~ It would answer little 
dress for an infant. 
ing to the custom an 
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beeome wise enough t 
depend upon whalebone, steel, or bend leather. 
_ adults, and if their clothes be not frequently changed, they become ~ 
Of the Food of Children. 
_Nature not only points out the proper food for an infant, but actu~ — 
ally prepares it. The mother’s milk, oh arate a healthy nurse, is — 
unquestionably the best food for an infant. Neither art nor nature cam 
afford a proper substitute for it. | ay Seen ae ee 
_A child, soon after the birth, shows an inclination Es 
is no reason why it should not be gratified. It is true t 
