ut of the draft, and avoid any
sudden change of temperature.

17. BATHING.--Bathe every sick child in warm water once a day unless
prohibited by the doctor. If the child has a spasm or any attack of a
serious nervous character in absence of the doctor, place him in a hot bath
at once. Hot water is one of the finest agencies for the cure of nervous
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18. SCARLET FEVER AND MEASLES.--Bathe the child in warm water to bring out
the rash, and put in about a dessertspoonful of mustard into each bath.

19. DRINKS.--If a child is suffering with fevers, let it have all the water
it wants. Toast-water will be found nourishing. When the stomach of the
child is in an irritable condition, nourishments containing milk or any
other fluid should be given very sparingly. Barley-water and rice-water are
very soothing to an irritable stomach.

20. FOOD.--Mellin's Food and milk is very nourishing if the child will take
it. Oatmeal gruel, white of eggs, etc. are excellent and nourishing
articles. See "How to cook for the Sick."

21. EATING FRUIT.--Let children who are recovering from sickness eat
moderately of good fresh fruit. Never let a child, whether well or sick,
eat the skins of any kind of fruit. The outer covering of fruit was not
made to eat, and often has poisonous matter very injurious to health upon
its surface. Contagious and infectious diseases are often communicated in
that way.

22. SUDDEN STARTINGS with the thumbs drawn into the palms, portend trouble
with the brain, and often end in convulsions, which are far more serious in
infants than in children. Convulsions in children often result from a
suppression of urine. If you have occasion to believe that such is the
case, get the patient to sweating as soon as possible. Give it a hot bath,
after which cover it up in bed and put bags of hot salt over the lower part
of the abdomen.

23. SYMPTOMS OF INDIGESTION.--If the baby shows symptoms of indigestion, do
not begin giving it medicine. It is wiser to decrease the quantity and
quality of the food and let the little one omit one meal entirely, that his
stomach may rest. Avoid all starchy foods, as the organs of digestion are
not sufficiently developed to receive them.

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A Practical Rule for Feeding a Baby on Cow's Milk.

Cow's milk is steadily growing in favor as an artificial food. Country milk
should be used instead of milk purchased