44 ii m:i;< i i >-:- \- \ OIS1 kSE < H THE M \- 



dress or tiirt, should be well aired .luring; tLe 



l:iv time. 



the average individual in mo>t climates linen-mesh is 

 |>erhaps lx>t Miited for und< It allow> tin- -kin to 



breathe .for it nniM be n membered that tic- >kin i 

 spiratory organ). When (he individual : . the linen- 



mevh ,lri'- in. .iv .juirkly than other material and prevents 

 til- r from becoming chilled. In fcher, 



when the 1. linen-mesh undershirt dors not >eem warm 



enough, an additional undei>hirt of cotton or liirht wool can 



worn over the linen-mesh. 



The marriage of uncured tuberculous individuals should 

 IN- discouraged, and when married people contract tubercii- 

 IOMS they should >eek the counsel of a physician as to the ad\i- 

 ability of liavin.ir children. 



Whenever a child-l>eariiiL r mother i< found to have tul)ei-cu- 

 Hveicne ^ s or a 8tronjr t( ' n<lrnr y to tulx-rculou^ disease, the child 

 and Care of sllnlll(l 1)r P vvn a iH'altliy wet-nurse, or I.e fed artificially with 

 the Child of modified cow's milk. The advice of the physician i 

 a Tubercu- jK-nsable under such circumstances. The child should have 

 lous its own bed, and should never, never >Ieep in the same 



er * with the mother. The bedroom should always be well venti- 

 lated, and the child should be taken into the ojx'ii air as soon 

 as practicable. The ol<l-fa-hioned habit of enveloping the 

 cliild's head in a thick veil should be abandoned. It is a 



Sun d 



Air Baths OII ^ V a " tt ^ <l s ^^ rt on ^ or a wn ^ r (i very day in a warm. 

 for little sunny room. A clean sheet should be stretched over the 

 Children. carpet or rug or, if the floor is bare, a blanket can be placed 

 under tl 



From the tenth to the twelfth month one should aCCU 

 the child gradually to cold baths. The best way to be-in j. 

 to nil) the child a few times with the hands dipped in cold 

 water after its daily warm bath, and then wipe it rapidly. Hy 

 and by one may bepu with cold sponirm.i:. and later on with a 

 Use of Cold little douche. In the use of cold water it is absolutely IP 

 Water. gary th^ t}, ( . reaction should follow rapidly. This reaction 



is manifested by a pleasant warmth : d by the child, 



and externally is made visible by a reddi.-h appearance of the 

 skin. Whenever eold water is applied to the skin one will notice 

 at first a certain whiteness or pallor, which is caused by a con- 

 traction of the external blood-vessels. The return of the blood 

 to the external surface causes the reddening of the skin. When- 



