The right hand should grasp the clothing below the feet, and the left
hand should be slipped beneath the infant's body to its head. It is
then raised upon the left arm.

_What is the advantage of this?_

The entire spine is supported, and no undue pressure is made upon the
chest or abdomen, as often happens if the baby is grasped around the
body or under the arms.

_How should a child old enough to run about be lifted?_

Always by placing the hands under the child's arms, and never by the
wrists.

_What injury may be inflicted by lifting the child by the wrists or
hands?_

Often serious injury is done to the elbow or shoulder joints.


THE TEMPERATURE

_What is the normal temperature of an infant?_

The normal temperature varies more than in adults. In the rectum it
usually fluctuates between 98° and 99.5° F.; a rectal temperature of
97.5° F. or of 100.5° F. is of no importance whatever unless it
continues.