not prove to be of the greatest value.
For example, in the matter of descent; in the relations of wards
and guardians; in the disabilities of minors; in the
administration of estates; the settlement of insurance and
pensions; the requirements of foreign countries in matters of
residence, marriage, and legacies; in marriage in our own
country; in voting and in jury and militia service; in the right
to admission and practice in the professions and many public
offices; in the enforcement of laws relating to education and to
child labor, as well as to various matters in the criminal code;
the irresponsibility of children under ten for crime or
misdemeanor; the determination of the age of consent, etc., etc.

CHAPTER XIII

THE NURSERY

We wish it were possible for every mother who reads this book to have
a special baby's room or nursery. Some of our readers have a separate
nursery-room for the little folks, and so we will devote a portion of
this chapter to the description of what seems to us a model
arrangement for such a room; but, realizing that ninety-five per cent
of our readers can only devote a corner of their own bedroom to the
oncoming citizen, we have also carefully sought to meet their needs
and help them to take what they have and make it just as near like the
ideal nursery as possible.

THE SEPARATE NURSERY

The nursery should be a quiet room with a south or southwesterly
exposure. The bathroom should adjoin or at least be near. A
screened-in porch is very desirable.

Draperies that cannot be washed, and upholstered furniture, do not
belong in the baby's room. A hardwood floor is better than a carpet or
matting; while a few light-weight rugs, easily cleaned, are advisable.
Enameled walls are easily washed and are, therefore, preferable to
wall paper or other dressings.

The windows should be well screened, for by far the greatest dangers
to which the baby is exposed, are flies and mosquitoes--carriers of
filth and disease. Flies, mosquitoes, cockroaches, bed bugs, cats,
dogs, lice, and mice are all disease carriers and must therefore be
kept out of baby's room.

NURSERY EQUIPMENT

At each window should be found dark shades, and if curtains are
desired they should be of an easily washable material, such as mull,
swiss, lawn, voile, or scrim. The hardwood floor may be covered where
necessary with easily handled rugs which should be air