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placed with the foot of it nearest the fire. Soap, flannel,
sponge, should be placed near by ready for use; and a
bath thermometer can be used if possible. A low chair
should be stood beside the bath, on the right hand side
of the fire, add another chair on which to hang the
clothes.
(b). The clothes should be placed on the back of
this chair, in the order they are going to be put on the
baby, that is, the article that is put on the baby last
should be hung on the chair first. The following names
are those of the clothes which should be placed on the
chair in order:—The gown, long flannel, napkin, vest
and binder. If there is no room on the seat of this
chair, another chair can be placed beside it, on which
the basket is stood which contains such articles as
these:—Needle, cotton, pins, thimble, scissors, powder,
vaseline, and the thin pieces of cotton wool, used for
cleansing the baby's mouth and eyes. These pieces of
wool should be placed in a basin of boiled cooled water,
and the basin covered over with a piece of paper or
clean material. If it were left uncovered any dust
might settle in it, which would perhaps become injurious
to the baby.
3. The best way to take care of the baby's mouth and
eyes, is to observe the following instructions, which are:—
(а). Take a piece of cotton wool, wind tightly round
little finger of right hand, being careful to cover the
nail; and cleanse between the gums and lips of the
baby's mouth.
(b). Gently open the eye and cleanse underneath the
lids, taking two separate pieces of wool for each eye.
Perhaps there might be a discharge from one eye, and
if the same piece of wool were used for the other eye,
the dischange would be rubbed in it, and very likely
affect the sight of the baby. These pieces of wool should
be burned after use.