Remember that there must be no interruption to the habitual hour; and 

 children must be trained to respect this physical need, and to rank it even higher 

 than the brushing of their teeth. 



As you value your child's health in later life, never resort to drugs, injections, 

 or suppositories until success by diet has been well tried, and then it is far wiser 

 to seek medical advice. 



CLEANLINESS OF PERSON 



follows very consistently upon this subject of attention to the relief of the body 

 from injurious material, for the establishment of habitual control of the bladder and 

 bowels is at the root of infant hygiene, making as it does for bodily cleanliness, 

 external as well as internal. 



It is wise to remind ourselves that warm water and soap are necessary factors 

 in cleanliness of the skin ; therefore each child should have a rapid cleansing of the 



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