Our little men and women; modern methods of character building; . LITTLE MOTHERS 179. --? In regard to pow-dering the child afterthe bath, the theory isthat the drying shouldbe so perfect that pow-der is not needed. Inpractice, however, it isdifficult to obtain theperfect dryness, or toappreciate the failureuntil the productionof chafing and fissuresof the skin shows thatthere has been a faultin this respect. It is therefore auseful plan, afterusing the towel as thor-oughly as possible, topowder the folds of the skin, as around the neck, about the ears,in the armpits and groins, and behind the
Our little men and women; modern methods of character building; . LITTLE MOTHERS 179. --? In regard to pow-dering the child afterthe bath, the theory isthat the drying shouldbe so perfect that pow-der is not needed. Inpractice, however, it isdifficult to obtain theperfect dryness, or toappreciate the failureuntil the productionof chafing and fissuresof the skin shows thatthere has been a faultin this respect. It is therefore auseful plan, afterusing the towel as thor-oughly as possible, topowder the folds of the skin, as around the neck, about the ears,in the armpits and groins, and behind the knees. The powder used should be of the simplest kind, such asfinely powdered starch or lycopodium, or still better, talc. Itis best to avoid various scented powders on the market, sincethey may contain impurities. Sometimes a little vaseline or cold cream may be ap-plied with advantage instead of powder. This is especiallytrue if the creases in the skin appear to be somewhat too dry. The face should be washed first and then the head, so thatany impurities from the rest of the
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