Care and feeding of infants and children; a text-book for trained nurses . fter careful drying, should bewrapped in warmblankets. Cold Baths.—Coldbaths should never begiven to young infants,as they lose heat rapidlyand usually do not chilling of theskin will usually be fol-lowed in infants by catar-rhal affections of the re-spiratory and digestivetracts. After a fewmonths the temperature f^^- is-Foidingtable. of the bath may be somewhat reduced, and after one year thechest and neck as well as the face may be sponged with cool water. It should be borne in mind that babies can get a
Care and feeding of infants and children; a text-book for trained nurses . fter careful drying, should bewrapped in warmblankets. Cold Baths.—Coldbaths should never begiven to young infants,as they lose heat rapidlyand usually do not chilling of theskin will usually be fol-lowed in infants by catar-rhal affections of the re-spiratory and digestivetracts. After a fewmonths the temperature f^^- is-Foidingtable. of the bath may be somewhat reduced, and after one year thechest and neck as well as the face may be sponged with cool water. It should be borne in mind that babies can get along withoutbaths for a limited period when the condition demands it. Oliveoil rubs may be substituted. B.\TTTiXG OF Older Children In older children the daily tub is a fine way to begin theday. A short dip in cool water and a good vigorous rub putchildren in a good frame of mind, which they are apt to carrythroughout the day. In children who are prone to take coldeasily, daily sponging of the chest and throat with cold waterwill often do much to lessen this 44 CARE OF INFAXTS AND CHILDREN Care of the Genital Organs There is a great diversity of opinion among physicians as tothe proper care of the genital organs in boys. According to the Jewish Ritual, which has been in vogue forthree thousand years, all male infants are circumcised. This wasprimarily a sanitary precaution, which became, like all their laws,a part of their religious duties.
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