. All about the baby and preparations for its advent. not only render its earlyyears a burden to itself, but an annoyance, if not anuisance, to the entire household. But a babys habits, if easily formed, are easilycorrected if not right f Do you not remember wThat Ovid says : III habits gather by unseen degrees, As brooks make rivers, rivers rmi to seas. You will find, my dear madam, that it is very mucheasier to avoid the formation of bad habits than tocorrect them after they have once been formed. Aninfant is as plastic as moist clay. You can mold it toyour will. But you must have a will and
. All about the baby and preparations for its advent. not only render its earlyyears a burden to itself, but an annoyance, if not anuisance, to the entire household. But a babys habits, if easily formed, are easilycorrected if not right f Do you not remember wThat Ovid says : III habits gather by unseen degrees, As brooks make rivers, rivers rmi to seas. You will find, my dear madam, that it is very mucheasier to avoid the formation of bad habits than tocorrect them after they have once been formed. Aninfant is as plastic as moist clay. You can mold it toyour will. But you must have a will and a purposeand a plan, and make your judgment and your dutylazu. What is a bassinet? The bassinet, as usually made, consists of a willow SLEEP. 161 basket with high sides, with a hood or cover over oneenri It should stand up from the floor so as to avoidit should be light and easily portable, so asto be readily moved from place to place or from roomto room. It should be lined and may be trimmedor decorated according to the mothers taste Fig. 9. I will suggest, however, that the simpler and lessexpensive the better, so that the coverings may hrchanged as often as dusty or soiled. For the first fmonths, then, let the baby sleep in the bassinet, wlr. 162 ALL ABOUT THE BABY. should be veil sheltered from draughts and protected,if necessary, by portable screens. But, Doctor, titere seems to be so much comfort in arocking cradle, and it is so time-honored as a nurseryadjunct, that it seems almost cruel to dispense with it. Isthe use of a cradle considered injurious f Oh, no, not injurious, but simply unnecessary. A babywho has never slept in a cradle does not miss it. AsShakespeare hath it: He that is robbed, not knowing what is stolen,Let him not know it and hes not robbed at all. Educate the baby to go to sleep without extraneousaids and the tired mother or patient nurse will be freedof one more nursery duty which is prone to becomearduous if not unbearable. / infer th
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