3;
warmth necessary, 225;
water, how and when administered, 140, 222;
weight of baby at birth, 106;
when to give first feeding, 70.
_See also_ Colic; Crying; Nursery; Nursing
the baby; Sleep; Urine; _see
also_ under several diseases

Babyhood, 1

Backache, cause of, 43;
method of relief for, 43-44

Bathing the baby, toilet, etc., 190-201.
_See also_ Baby, care of the

Bed for baby. _See_ Baby, care of the; Sleep

Bed-wetting, 328. _See also_ Urine

Birthmarks, discussion of, 16, 17, 18, 40, 338

Bites, of dogs, snakes, cats, etc., 349

Blindness, precautions to avoid, in new-born infant, 69, 331.
_See also_ Baby, care of the

Blisters (fever), 338

Blood-pressure, 46;
observation of, 3

Boils, 337

Bottle feeding,
additional foods, 153;
bottle, preparation of, 149;
ice-box, home-made, 148;
intervals between meals, 153;
nipple, how withdrawn, 152;
position of baby during feeding, 150-51;
quantity of food, 148;
refrigeration a necessity, 148;
rules for, 154;
schedule for, 147;
stomach, capacity of, 148;
time allowance for, 152;
traveling, food for baby while, 153;
treatment of baby after, 152;
water, when and how administered, 147

Bowel, prolapse of the, 283

Bow legs, how avoided, 228

Bran bread, recipes for, 448

Bravery, how to instil in a child, 382-84

Breasts,
caked (mastitis), care of, 100, 136 ff.;
changes in, a sign of pregnancy, 4;
care of, during pregnancy, 33.
_See also_ Pregnancy

Bronchitis, 304

Bruises, 354

Burns, 358

Calisthenics, how applied, 244

Caretaker (for children), 376-77

Carriages and go-carts, 227

Chafing, 333.
_See also_ Baby, care of the

Chicken-pox, 294-95

Chilblains, 356

Child culture, 1

Cleft palate, 341

Clothing the baby,
bands, 204;
booties, 206;
caps, 210;
diapers, 204;
errors in clothing, 208;
layette, the, 203-208;
nightgowns, wrappers, and slips, 207;
rules for, 212;
shirts, 204;
shoes, 210;
short clothes, 209;
skirts and petticoats, 206;
sleeping-bag, 207;
stockings, 206;
suggestions for, 202;
suits for play, 210;
winter garments, 211;
wraps, 210

Clubfoot, 342

Colds, 300, 301

Colic, causes and treatment of, 129-32, 142, 274

Confinement,
bed and accessories, 61-62, 64;
calculation of date of, 5, 6;
preparations for, 53 ff., 57;
supplies needed for, 58 ff.;
room for, 61.
_See a