Strawbridge & Clothier's quarterly . althy;hunger will awaken it at the right or four nursings in the twenty-fourhours are enough. In houses where thereare plenty of rooms, the nursery and thedormitory ought to be two separate apart-ments : a sunny room for the play-room ;and a quiet and shady room for the bed-room. Silence and a subdued light are thebest sleep producers, next to out-door exer-cises. Never induce sleep with cradling or narcotics ; stupefaction is not slumber. Im-patient turning from side to side, usuallymeans that the room is too warm. Longwakefulness and squallin
Strawbridge & Clothier's quarterly . althy;hunger will awaken it at the right or four nursings in the twenty-fourhours are enough. In houses where thereare plenty of rooms, the nursery and thedormitory ought to be two separate apart-ments : a sunny room for the play-room ;and a quiet and shady room for the bed-room. Silence and a subdued light are thebest sleep producers, next to out-door exer-cises. Never induce sleep with cradling or narcotics ; stupefaction is not slumber. Im-patient turning from side to side, usuallymeans that the room is too warm. Longwakefulness and squalling fits, indicateacidity in the stomach, from over-feedingor soothing syrups. If mofthers make it arule to nurse and fondle their children onlyin the day-time, they will learn to associatedarkness with silence and slumber. Letolder children rest from twelve to three, orsleep if they prefer. In the evening do notsend them to bed till they are really tired,and till the night-wind has revitalized theair of their bed-rooms. But make them. rise with the sun ; if they are drowsy theywill go to bed earlier the next requisite amount of sleep depends ontemperament and occupation, as well as onage; with children under ten, too muchsleep is an error on the safe side. In afteryears, seven hours should be the minimum,and nine the maximum for healthy best bed is a hard, broad mattress ora well-stuflfed straw tick; and a woolenblanket over a linen bed-sheet. Children under ten should never be keptat school for more than three consecutive hours, unless the successive lessons are asort ol recreation ; as, drawing after gram-mar, or calisthenics after writing. The bestrecreation-time is the evening hour. Theshady lawn in summer and the open hall inwinter make a better play-ground than thenursery. Freedom from restraint is a moreessential element than mirth. The first thing that a child should learnto ask for, is a drink of water. Infancyshould be a period of exceptional h
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