Babyhood . me measure upon the degree ofexposure. The popular belief in thedoctrine of every seven years hasthis in its favor, that it fixes in thememory the need of repetition. Butwith the custom prevalent, at leastin this part of the country, of mak-ing but one puncture, we believe theattempt at vaccination should bemade at least every five years. If itfails it should be immediately re-peated, and then, if the operator issure of his virus, the patient may be 110 BABYHOOD. considered safe for the time. But,as we have already said, a failureproves no more. In conclusion, we must earnestlyobjec
Babyhood . me measure upon the degree ofexposure. The popular belief in thedoctrine of every seven years hasthis in its favor, that it fixes in thememory the need of repetition. Butwith the custom prevalent, at leastin this part of the country, of mak-ing but one puncture, we believe theattempt at vaccination should bemade at least every five years. If itfails it should be immediately re-peated, and then, if the operator issure of his virus, the patient may be 110 BABYHOOD. considered safe for the time. But,as we have already said, a failureproves no more. In conclusion, we must earnestlyobject to the practice of vaccinationby ^unqualified persons. They mayby chance be able to apply the virusproperly, but they cannot choose it properly (and most of the disastersin vaccination have followed the ope-rations of those who were not physi-cians); they cannot tell if the patientis fit for vaccination; and, above all,they cannot tell if the operation hasbeen really successful and the pa-tient DIETETIC RULES FOR NURSING MOTHERS. Advantages of Lactation to the Mother. One point which may properly bementioned in connection with thegeneral subject of this article is thegreat value of lactation, for a periodof several months at least, as an aidto complete and satisfactory local re-covery after child-bearing. Nursingfor a few weeks—better for threemonths—materially assists the par-turient organs to the recovery oftone and healthy function, and tendsto the prevention of inflammations,uterine catarrh, and displacements. Six or eight hours after labor theinfant should be put to the breast,and from that time until the breastsfill, the child should nurse about fourtimes in the twenty-four hours. Theadvantages to the mother from thisplan are: the development of thenip-ple, accustoming it to the irritationof suckling, the education of themother in holding the child, the II. teaching of the child to nurse, and,finally, that the coming of the milkwill be more gradual, with
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