fully, you will be
sure to obtain a cure.

TEETHING.--There are twenty teeth in the first set. There is sometimes
slight fever, restlessness, sleepless nights, maybe loss of appetite and
some indigestion. If signs of indigestion are seen, give less food, and
replace same with boiled water. If he is a nursing baby give him an ounce
of boiled water before nursing and nurse him only ten to fifteen minutes.
If he is restless at night give him a warm sponge bath, and if there is
any fever, add one teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda to a basin of tepid
water. If the gums are very much congested and swollen and the child
suffers, they may need to be lanced. Sometimes the teeth come earlier, but
generally between the fifth and ninth months. They appear usually as
follows:--

2 lower central incisors 6 to 9 months (often earlier)
4 upper incisors 7 to 10 months
2 lower lateral incisors 12 to 14 months
2 anterior upper molars 12 to 16 months
2 anterior lower molars 12 to 16 months
2 upper canines (eye teeth) 18 to 24 months
2 lower canines (stomach teeth) 18 to 24 months
2 lower and 2 upper posterior molars 24 to 30 months

During the first year the child should cut six teeth; next six months, six
or more; at two years he should have sixteen; at two and one-half years
twenty. About the sixth year the permanent teeth are cut and follow
closely after the shedding of the milk teeth.

[ALL ABOUT BABY 619]

TEETHING.--PERMANENT TEETH, USUAL ORDER.

4 first molars 6 years
4 central incisors 7 years
4 lateral incisors 8 years
4 first bicuspids 8-1/2 to 9 years
4 second bicuspids 10 years
4 canines 11 or 12 to 14 years
4 second molars 12 to 13 years, (12 to 15)
4 wisdom teeth 18 to 25 years (17 to 25)

HICCOUGH.--Some infants are very liable to hiccoughs. It is generally a
matter of little importance. It is a spasmodic contraction of the
diaphragm, often caused by gas or wind or too much food in the baby's
stomach. It is very annoying, and should not be allowed to go on
indefinitely. Pat the baby gently, but suddenly, on the back, or give him
a little hot water in which there are a few grains of sugar or a drop of
essence of peppermint. See that he does not feed too fast or suck an empty
bottle.

ENL