. Babyhood . nas can be borne, and, above all, anabundance of fresh air. Even in thecoldest winter weather, patients aftergradual habituation pass the wholeday in the open air, walking, sitting orlying in resting places comfortablywrapped in blankets. No claim is madefor the advantages of climate, the es-sential and most important thing be-ing an abundance of pure air, liberallyand systematically inhaled. If this treatment has such a benefitupon the confirmed consumptive, howmuch more confidently it commends it-self to the growing child! I think itcould be easily demonstrated that thevery pain
. Babyhood . nas can be borne, and, above all, anabundance of fresh air. Even in thecoldest winter weather, patients aftergradual habituation pass the wholeday in the open air, walking, sitting orlying in resting places comfortablywrapped in blankets. No claim is madefor the advantages of climate, the es-sential and most important thing be-ing an abundance of pure air, liberallyand systematically inhaled. If this treatment has such a benefitupon the confirmed consumptive, howmuch more confidently it commends it-self to the growing child! I think itcould be easily demonstrated that thevery pains and care taken with weaklychildren to prevent exposure by care-ful housing, etc., are a prolific source ofthe disease. Let such children playand iomp all they will out door, letthe girls be tom-boys if their sportsand activities take and keep them outdoors a great deal of the time, and theruddy cheek, sparkling eye, buoyant>l>irits, and well developed chest willpresage a vigorous manhood or woman-I OCCUPATIONS AND PASTIMES. Suggestions for Toys. All healthy, natural children have awonderful capacity for enjoyment, andto supply them with sources of inno-cent pleasure is the duty of everyparent. A lady once said to me: I have often known what it is to wantmoney, but I do not think that the gift of amillion dollars could give me half as muchpleasure as I felt when I was six yearsold, and papa bought me a little pewter teaset as a reward for keeping the baby set it in the window where the sun shoneupon it, and standing a little way off, re-garded it with a feeling akin to awe. Hadit been pure gold it would not have enhancedits value in my eyes. I dont know howlong I stood entranced, but the baby wokeand brought me back to earth. Surely it is worth while to spend alittle time and money in the purchaseof some such gift, the memory of whichshall survive through many painful ex- periences of after life. It is a greatmistake to suppose that children gen-erally apprec
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