Babyhood . the care oftheir little darlings to a hireling. It is sometimes a problem how to place Baby(before he can sit alone) safely and comfortably,so that he can be left for a few minutes whilemamma is attending to the duties and cares inci-dent to housekeeping. The most ingenious planI have ever heard of is to buy a new horse-collar,not necessarily an expensive one ; place this on aquilt on the floor, and in it put Master Baby. Itwilljjust fit him, and I dont believe it is pos-sible for him to turn over in it. His playthings can be placed in his lap, and he is disposed offor some time. Th
Babyhood . the care oftheir little darlings to a hireling. It is sometimes a problem how to place Baby(before he can sit alone) safely and comfortably,so that he can be left for a few minutes whilemamma is attending to the duties and cares inci-dent to housekeeping. The most ingenious planI have ever heard of is to buy a new horse-collar,not necessarily an expensive one ; place this on aquilt on the floor, and in it put Master Baby. Itwilljjust fit him, and I dont believe it is pos-sible for him to turn over in it. His playthings can be placed in his lap, and he is disposed offor some time. This suggestion is especially appropriate atthis season of the year, for poor Baby suffersmuch from the hot pillows used as support, andj he ought not to be held constantly in mothers ornurses heating arms. Of course this will not do for very youngbabies, but is only suitable for those at the agewhen they rebel against lying down, and yethave not strength nor knowledge to sit alone. Lonoke, Arkansas. K. D. NURSERY The Selection of a Wet-Nurse. To the Editor 0/ Babyhood : I have read with great interest Mrs. Workmanscommunication concerning wet-nurses in the Marchnumber of Babyhood. Doubtless the evils anddangers of entrusting ones delicate child to astranger are great; but, after all, in many casesthey must be bravely met in order to save the verylife of the child. Artificial nourishment is at bestonly a makeshift. I tried it once, in the case ofmy second child, but determined never to bringup another child on the bottle as long as I wasable to pay for a wet-nurse and bear up physicallywith the inevitable annoyances in her train. Butnot many mothers can bespeak a wet-nurse in ad-vance, and in the hurry of procuring one in the hourof need it is almost impossible to exercise the careand discretion that are so essential in the selectionof the proper person. Nor is a physicians advicealways available. I have often wished to be in-formed concerning the physical qualifications of a
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