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ened, or out of doors in carriage or crib. 
Be sure no strong light is in the child’s eyes. 
Child should sleep until one o’clock. 
1.00 P.M. Take up, make comfortable, and feed. 
2.00 P.M. Take child out of doors again, but do not 
stay after 3 P.M. in winter time. Later in 
summer. Stormy days keep in house in 
crib or carriage, well wrapped up in room 
with window open. 
3 to 5 P. M. Hold child, or let it stay in crib and play or 
kick. 
6.00 P.M. Undress, rub with soft, dry towel, put on 
nightclothes, feed and put to bed in well 
ventilated room. 
10.00 P.M. A young baby should be fed at this time, 
dried, and not fed again until 6 A.M. 
A baby needs to be kept quiet. Do not make loud 
noises near it. Do not play with infant too much. 
Leave it to itself to grow. Keep the baby clean, every- 
thing about it tidy. Do not give a child pointed toys 
or playthings small enough to go into the infant’s mouth. 
Tie toys to the crib or carriage so that they do not fall 
on the floor. 
Things to Remember 
Emphasize “tidy as you go,” sleep, water, bowel move- 
ments, exercise for older children, especially in cold 
weather, nothing in mouth, do not use pacifiers, tying 
toys to crib or carriage, a baby over two years of age 
should not be fed oftener than every four hours. 
Bowel Movements 
At least once a day. 
Should be medium soft, not loose, smooth, and when 
on milk diet, light in color. 
If child is constipated, give one teaspoonful of milk 
of magnesia clear, at night. 
