ke in putting on too much powder, you can make a
serious mistake by not putting on enough. Every time the cord is
powdered it should be lifted up, away from the skin of the abdomen, and
the powder put below it. The cord should be slightly drawn out and the
powder applied round its base where it meets the skin. Many nurses are
afraid to touch or handle the cord--they find it easier to neglect it.
The mother should see that the nurse dresses the cord at least five
times every day.

APPLYING THE STERILE GAUZE TO THE CORD.--A piece of gauze, six inches
square is taken, a hole is cut the size of a ten-cent piece out of the
center, the cord is drawn through the hole, the gauze folded lengthwise
over the cord and then sidewise, and this is held in place by the
binder. This piece of gauze will adhere to the cord and will most likely
be removed with the cord on the fifth day. If it should fall off,
another piece may be put on in the same way.

If the cord does not fall off until very late it is because it has not
been attended to rightly or because it was a very thick cord.

TREATMENT AFTER THE CORD FALLS OFF.--The stump of the cord should be
powdered with the same powder used on the cord; a pad two inches square
of sterile gauze and quite thick should be held over the stump for a
number of days by the abdominal binder. This is used to prevent a
possible rupture. After a week the size of the pad may be reduced, but a
small pad should be used over the stump of the cord for a month or more.

A POUTING NAVEL.--If the stump of the cord should protrude, a piece of
strong pasteboard, the size of a fifty-cent piece, should be wrapped in
soft gauze and placed over the navel, over this a gauze pad, and if
necessary this should be held in place by a strip of adhesive plaster,
though the binder is usually sufficient if it is put on carefully. If
this pad is held properly and worn for a month the tendency to
protrusion or rupture will have passed away. These pads may of course,
be removed when the baby is being bathed and put back again before the
binder is applied.

BATHING BABY.--A baby should not be put into water for a bath until
after the cord has been off for forty-eight hours.

During the first few months the temperature of the water should be 98 deg.
F. The temperature of the water should be taken with a bath thermometer;
it should not be guessed at. A bath thermometer is an inexpensive
commodity and it will be in daily use in