. It is wrong to permit a child to sleep too much
during the day; it will become a habit, and it will not sleep well
during the night as a consequence. In order to prevent or break this
habit, the child should be kept in a well-lighted room and should be
amused and entertained so as to keep it awake. The nap during the middle
of the day is an exceedingly important factor in keeping the average
child in good physical condition. It is a valuable adjunct in
preventing, and in treating, nervousness in children. Children who are
anemic should be encouraged to sleep long and freely in well-aired
rooms.

WHY A BABY CRIES.--As has been stated, every healthy baby should cry for
half an hour each day. Nature suggests, demands this as an essential
exercise. Muscular movements involving a greater part of the whole body
accompany the act of crying and furnish this necessary exercise. It is
of great importance to an adequate and uniform development of the lungs;
deep breathing is necessary to lusty crying, hence the lungs are
expanded and the blood renewed and oxygenated. Crying is also of
material aid in moving the baby's bowels. Babies in perfect health will,
however, cry under any of the following circumstances, and doubtless
under circumstances of lesser importance and frequency when frightened
or uncomfortable from hunger or position, soiled napkins, inflamed
buttocks, earache, pain, from heat or cold, unsuitable clothing, and
during difficult bowel movement, when displeased or angry. Children
slightly but painfully ill may cry incessantly for an hour or two. Thus,
with intestinal colic, when the cry is loud and continuous until the
child is relieved or until he falls asleep from exhaustion.

The healthy, well trained child seldom causes trouble; it is the rule
for it to be happy and good natured in its own way.

THE HABITUAL CRIER.--If a child becomes a habitual crier, it is because
it is uncomfortable and unhappy. There are restless, often vigorous,
crying, whining infants, and the trouble, as a rule, is in the
intestinal tract. Badly managed, "spoiled babies" cry from inattention,
and when left alone. If they are taken up and talked to, the crying
ceases, thus proving that it was not pain or discomfort that was causing
the crying. In the case of the habitual crier we try to find out the
cause of the bowel trouble and cure it; the spoiled infant we discipline
rigidly, or leave it alone if its parents prefer that kind of baby