INDEX
Reading edition
Adenoids, 80
Air, necessity for, 17;
impure, 19;
temperature of, 21
Baby, care of the newborn, 29-37;
breast feeding, 38-45;
bottle feeding, 46-54;
caring for food of, 55-62;
the bath, 63-70;
clothing, 71-77;
training, 78-87;
teeth and their care, 88-92;
sicknesses, 93-101
Bacteria, preventing development of, 27
Barley water, 51, 110
Bath thermometer, use of, 94
Baths, for girls, 8;
oil, 30;
sponge, 30;
tub, 63-70;
bran, 69;
for convulsions, 94
Beds, 34
Beef juice, 111
Bicarbonate of soda solution, 10
Birth, registration of, 35
Boric acid solution, 67
Bottle feeding, 46-54;
special foods, 46;
cow’s milk, 54;
modified milk, 48;
utensils necessary in, 51;
pasteurizing, 52
Bottles, care of, 57
Bowels, care of, 14, 81
Breast feeding, reasons for, 38;
hours for, 39;
position of baby for, 40;
mixed feedings, 41;
diet for mother, 42;
weaning, 42
Candy as food, 14
Carbohydrates, 11
Carrying schoolbooks, 5
Cellars, care of, 26
Certified milk, 47
Chafing, avoidance of, 98
Chamber, use of, 82
Clothing, 71-77;
bands, 71-73;
shirts, 73;
gertrudes, 74;
dresses, 74;
nightgowns, 74;
stockings, 76;
short clothes, 76;
for summer, 76;
for winter, 77
Colds, 98
Colic, crying due to, 84;
treatment of, 95
Condensed milk as food, 46
Constipation, 96
Contagion, avoiding, 99
Convulsions, 93
Correct posture, 3-6;
when feeding baby, 60;
during the bath, 68
Crying, normal, 84;
due to hunger, 84;
due to temper, 85;
due to illness, 84-85;
due to fright, 85
Dental floss, use of, 9
Diapers, 74
Diarrhea, 97
Diet, for nursing mothers, 42;
for babies, 91;
for children, 91
Discharges from sick persons, 24
Dishcloths and towels, 28
Drafts, 21
Dresses, selection of, 74
Dressing the baby, 69
Drooling, 89
Dust and dusting, 25
Ears, care of, 66
Emergencies, 93-101;
convulsions, 93;
colic, 95;
constipation, 96;
diarrhea, 97;
colds, 98;
vaccination, 100
Enemas, 96-97
Exercise, 15, 86
Eyes, care of, 66
Fats as food, 11
Filters, 24
Flies, protection from, 36
Food, three classes of, 10;
mixed diet, 11;
milk, 13;
candy, 14;
care of, 27, 55-62;
for nursing mothers, 41
Fright, crying from, 85
Garbage, care of, 27
Gertrudes (petticoats), 74
Girls’ Health League classes, 103-109
Hands, care of, 28
Health of nursing mothers, 41
Hearing of babies, 33
Hunger, crying from, 84
Illness, crying due to, 85
Indigestion, 84
Kissing, 83
Laxatives, use of, 96
Limewater, 50, 110
Maltose, in modifying milk, 51
Mattresses, choice and care of, 34
Milk as food, 13
Milk sugar, 51
Modified milk, 48
Mosquitoes, protection from, 36
Mouth, care of, 10, 66
Nails, care of, 68
Nightgowns, 74
Nipples, care of, 58
Nose, care of, 66, 80
Nursing. See Bottle feeding and Breast feeding
Oatmeal water, 110
Oil, use of, 30
Oil-producing glands, 30
Orange juice for babies, 91
Pacifiers, 83
Pasteurizing milk, 52
Personal hygiene, 1-15;
value of good health, 1;
correct posture, 3;
care of skin, 6;
baths, 8;
food, 10;
exercise, 15
Perspiration, avoiding undue, 21
Pillows, 35
Plants in houses, 19
Privy vaults, 23
Proprietary baby foods, 51
Protein, 11
Reading position, 6
Recipes, 110
Refrigerators, homemade, 55
Rice water, 110
Rickets, avoiding, 94
Sanitation, home, 16-28
Scales, use of, 44
Scalp, care of, 67
Screens, 25
Scurvy, prevention of, 67
Shirts, selection of, 73
Shoes, selection of, 4
Sitting position, 4
Skin, care of, 6
Sleep, 79
Speech of babies, 33
Spitting, 8
Standing position, 3
Starch as food, 11
Stockings, selection of, 76
Sugar, as food, 11;
in modifying milk, 49
Sunshine, value of, 17
Suppositories, 96, 111
Talcum powder, use of, 98
Teeth, care of, 9, 88-92
Teething, 89
Temper, crying from, 85
Temperature, in pasteurizing milk, 52;
for bath, 63;
of sleeping room, 79;
of bath for convulsions, 93
Thermometer, use of, 95
Thumb sucking, 83
Toothbrush, care of, 92
Vaccination, 100
Vegetables as food, 11
Ventilation, 19
Water, the body’s need of, 13;
purity of, 22-24;
use of, in modifying milk, 48;
sterile, 62
Weaning the baby, 42
Weight of baby, 43
Whey, 111