Our little men and women; modern methods of character building; . icians and others, asfollows: Health is the condi-tion free from pain, andnormal condition of thebody. No one can behealthy who does notkeep himself is the science of health, and to have healthypeople we must begin with the baby. Before we bathe the baby we should have all the thingsready. Then see if the water is not too warm. We try it byputting our elbow in; if we can stand it, its all right for put in towels so the babys body does not touch the bottomof the bath tub. First of all we wash its head and
Our little men and women; modern methods of character building; . icians and others, asfollows: Health is the condi-tion free from pain, andnormal condition of thebody. No one can behealthy who does notkeep himself is the science of health, and to have healthypeople we must begin with the baby. Before we bathe the baby we should have all the thingsready. Then see if the water is not too warm. We try it byputting our elbow in; if we can stand it, its all right for put in towels so the babys body does not touch the bottomof the bath tub. First of all we wash its head and hands, thenits eyes with a different piece of cotton for each eye, then itsfeet and body. After we have washed it well, then we take thebaby out and put it on the blankets. We dry it by patting gently, not rubbing roughly. Afterit is dried we dress the baby. We put on the band, shirt, stock-ings, etc. The baby should wear light clothes in summer andwarm clothes in winter. THE SUBJECT OF THE BATH Baby Crocketts Smile Indicates Its Lack of Fear LITTLE MOTHERS 177. A MOKXIXG BATH The Wise Mother Makes This a Pleasure to Be Looked Forward to and Welcomed by the Child Unless there is some contrary indication the baby musthave its daily bath, but it must be given in such a manner thatit will be pleasant for both the mother and the child. It is toooften the case that the bath time is a trial and is looked forwardto with dread. To prevent the fear of the bath, rough and sudden plung-ing of the child into the water should be carefully which has been acquired in any way may sometimes beovercome by putting the child into an empty tub and graduallyadding water, increasing the amount from day to day. The bath should be given with tenderness and soothingkindness and without rough handling. By persuasion, careand a playful, gentle tone of voice, the water will soon produceno fear, but be a source of amusement and joy. 178 LITTLE MOTHERS The bath should be given as nearly as possi
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