. ... Woman in girlhood, wifehood, motherhood; her responsibilities and her duties at all periods of life; a guide in the maintenance of her health and that of her children . E SICK-ROOM. The sick-room should be near the top of the house if thedisease is contagious, but otherwise is more convenient whenon a lower story. The room should be large and sunny, andshould have a good-sized window or several windows open-ing top and bottom and working smoothly and easily, in thesummer-time being protected from flies, mosquitoes andother insects by screens or mosquito netting. The floor isbest covered
. ... Woman in girlhood, wifehood, motherhood; her responsibilities and her duties at all periods of life; a guide in the maintenance of her health and that of her children . E SICK-ROOM. The sick-room should be near the top of the house if thedisease is contagious, but otherwise is more convenient whenon a lower story. The room should be large and sunny, andshould have a good-sized window or several windows open-ing top and bottom and working smoothly and easily, in thesummer-time being protected from flies, mosquitoes andother insects by screens or mosquito netting. The floor isbest covered with strips of old carpet which should subse- 312 WHEN THE BABY GETS SICK quently be burned. Where the carpet cannot be removed,it should be covered with linen. All unnecessary pictures,furniture and other objects should be removed. Ventilation.—The room should be well ventilated bymeans of windows. Draughts may be prevented by placingunder the lower sash a board four to six inches wide, a carpetsack, or anything else that answers the purpose. Anothermethodis to open either the lower or the upper sash, andcover the space thus made with a piece of paper, gauze, wire,. Bed-rest. or flannel, in such a manner as to direct the air upward. Ablind or an inside shutter may also prevent a draught. Inaddition the room should be thoroughly aired two or threetimes a day by opening all the windows top and bottom fora few minutes while the patient is covered up head and all oris removed into an adjoining room. Heating the Sick-Room.—The temperature of the sick-room should be kept at about 6o° Fahrenheit when thepatient is in bed, and at about 650 Fahrenheit when he is upall day. It should always be tested by means of a ther-mometer. The best method of heating is by the open fire- WHEN THE BABY GETS SICK 313 place and grate. Stoves are not so good. When one is usedmoisture should be supplied by means of vessels of waterplaced on the stove or about the room. THE BED. The best and simplest
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