tions. Ask to see the baby bathed, and notice the condition
of its scalp and skin. If in any doubt, it is always best to consult a
doctor; do not allow your ignorance to make you a non-conductor. Learn
how to sterilize milk, and teach the mother; show her the importance of
feeding at regular intervals, and impress upon her that small children
should never have stimulants, greasy food, green fruit, or cakes, nuts,
and candies.

In summer, the baby should have frequent airings in the nearest park,
and, in case of sickness, the visitor should know how to use the
children's sanitariums, floating hospitals, free excursions or other
charities provided for sick children. For the older children it will
be possible to procure a country holiday through the fresh air society
or the children's country homes that are provided within easy {79}
distance of all our large cities. Or, better still, the visitor may
know some one in the country, or may have a summer home there, where
the little ones can be entertained. Any one who has once realized how
important it is that every growing child should know and love the
country, will gladly put up with some personal inconvenience to give
this knowledge to the little folk in the family he visits.

As soon as the children are old enough, connection should be made with
the nearest kindergarten, or if, unfortunately, there is no
kindergarten near enough, the visitor should learn some of the
kindergarten games and occupations, and teach the children. When the
children go to the public schools, the visitor should make the
acquaintance of their teacher.

"One of our visitors went for two years to visit a widow and her
children without feeling that she accomplished anything, though the
intercourse was pleasant enough in itself. Then she heard that the
girl of thirteen was having trouble in school and was in danger of
being expelled. She went to see the teacher. {80} The girl was always
well dressed, and the teacher had no idea she was a poor girl. After
seeing the visitor the teacher touched the girl at last by talking with
her of the sacrifices her mother had made for her education, and urging
her to do her part, that her mother's hard work might not be in vain.
In this way she persuaded the girl to good behavior and kept her in
school--all because some one had visited the family for a year or two
and could speak confidently of their condition and character." [2]

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