the feet, otherwise it may burn them. The
same measure may be adopted in the baby's crib if the feet are cold.

During the summer the outer clothing should be made of the thinnest
quality of material possible, and the underclothing of the finest
flannel or gauze. Body heat may be maintained during changes of
temperature by extra outer wraps--not by dressing the baby in clothes
that keep it too hot and uncomfortable all the time.

The main object to be attained in clothing the baby is to ensure a
sufficient protection, but the clothing must be light, warm, loose, and
non-irritating. Don't bundle up the arms and legs so that they cannot be
moved; don't pin them so tight that the child cannot breathe properly
and don't put the band on so that the child is in torture all the time
from inability to move the abdomen.

BABY'S NIGHT CLOTHES.--The night clothing should be the same as that
worn during the day, but it should be loose and of the lightest flannel
material. For older children a thin woolen shirt (not the one worn
during the day) and a suit of union clothing with feet is best.

The mistake must not be made to cover children too warmly at night. They
can do with relatively less than adults. Too much covering will render
the sleep restless, will encourage nightmare, and in older children will
engender bad habits. Delicate children especially must not be
over-covered at night.

For the first few months children should sleep in a darkened room.

CARE OF THE EYES.--The eyes should be cleansed for the first few days
with a saturated solution of boracic acid. They should be protected from
the direct light for two or three weeks after birth.

CARE OF THE MOUTH AND FIRST TEETH.--Boiled cooled water should be used
to cleanse the mouth every morning after the bath. A soft piece of
sterile gauze should used for this purpose. The mother must guard
against using too much force in cleaning the mouth of an infant.

The milk teeth should receive attention. If they are allowed to become
dirty they will become carious and cause bad breath and neuralgia.
Teeth of this character are a menace to health because they harbor germs
and in this way infect the mouth and cause stomach troubles. Teeth that
are carious should be filled or removed.

CARE OF THE SKIN.--The skin of a baby, because of its delicate
character, is susceptible to the slightest changes in the weather or to
the condition of the digestive organs. Babies are frequent