g. to 100
deg. After the baby is three months old slightly cooler water should be
splashed over his chest, back, neck, and arms just after he is removed
from the tub, and as he grows older the temperature of his cool splash
can be reduced. Children who become accustomed to cool water in this way
take kindly to their cold showers later.

The baby's face should be washed first and dried carefully, while his
body is still covered. Next the head should be washed; a little soap
should be used, but it must on no account enter the eyes. Next the
entire body should be soaped with the hand; and then the baby should be
placed gently in the bath, his head and shoulders supported by the
attendant's left hand and forearm. Care should be taken to rinse off all
the soap. The baby should not stay in the tub more than 2 or 3 minutes;
after he has been removed from the tub he should be wrapped at once in a
soft bath towel. He should be dried gently but thoroughly by patting
with soft, warm towels rather than by rubbing. Folds of the skin should
be dried with special care. A little powder may be applied, but a baby
who is kept both clean and dry will not need much powder, if any. The
baby should next be quickly dressed, with as little turning and moving
as possible. Clothing should be drawn on over the feet instead of over
the head, and the petticoat should be placed inside the slip so that the
two garments may go on simultaneously.

EYES.--Secretion accumulating in the corners of a baby's eyes should be
removed by means of a bit of absorbent cotton moistened in boiled water.
The secretion should be wiped away gently; a different piece of cotton
should be used for each eye, and a piece that has been used should not
be put back into the water. Further than this, eyes in a normal
condition do not need cleansing.

Every person who handles a baby should be very sure that her hands are
clean; she should be doubly sure before she touches his eyes, since a
baby's eyes are peculiarly susceptible to infection from any source.
More than a quarter of all totally blind persons in the United States
became blind by infection of the eyes at birth. Blindness of the new
born can be prevented in practically all cases if the doctor uses a
preparation of silver in the baby's eyes immediately after birth. This
treatment is effective and entirely safe.

If at any time the eyelids look red or swollen, or if a drop of matter
appears between the lids, the phy