and more to be coveted than ought else beside! There is not a more
charming sight in the universe than the beaming face of a perfectly
healthy babe,--

"His are the joys of nature, his the smile,
The cherub smile, of innocence and health."--_Knox._




PART II.

CHILDHOOD.


_The child is father of the man_.--WORDSWORTH.
_Bairns are blessings_--SHAKESPEARE.
_These are MY jewels!_--CORNELLA.


ABLUTION.

116. _At twelve months old, do you still recommend a child to be_ PUT
IN HIS TUB _to be washed_?

Certainly I do, as I have previously recommended at page 6, in order
that his skin may be well and thoroughly cleansed. If it be summer
time, the water should be used cold; if it be winter, a dash of warm
must be added, so that it may be of the temperature of new milk: but
do not, on any account use _very warm_ water. The head must be washed