is to see that it is kept clean. Even in its nursing days, after each
feeding, she should rinse its mouth out by a weak boracic acid solution,
since particles of milk may remain there which may become a source of
infection. It is well for similar reason to wash her own breasts with
the solution.

A baby should be bathed regularly at about the same time each day.
During the first days of a child's life, he should be sponged in a warm
room, with water at blood heat. In removing the garments, the mother
should roll the infant gently from side to side, rather than lift him
bodily. It is well to have a flannel cloth or apron ready to cover the
child when it is being undressed. The baby's face should be washed in
clear water, firmly and thoroughly with a damp cloth, and dried by
patting with the towel. Then soap should be added to the water and the
other parts of the baby's body washed in it; first, the head, ears and
neck, then the arms, one uncovered at a time, then, with the mother's
hand reaching under the cover, the back, during which process the baby
is laid flat on the stomach, then the stomach, and last, the legs, one
at a time, the baby being kept covered by the flannel as much as these
operations permit.

The eyes of infants are prone to inflammation, and therefore require
special attention in the way of cleansing. This can be done best by the
use of the boracic solution upon a fresh pledget of cotton. Be careful
not to use the same piece of cotton for both eyes, and to burn it after
use. When the nose is stopped with mucous, a similar means can be used
for cleansing it.

Every mother should study the individual nature and disposition of her
child, in order to know what to do for it when it cries, for a cry may