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LESSON XIV. (Practical).
1. The cot.
2. How a baby should be put to sleep.
LESSON XV.
Dirt.
Visible dirt.
Invisible dirt—where it comes from, what it is composed of.
How dirt may be carried to the baby's mouth by food, flies,
comforter, mouth breathing or hands.
How dirt which gets to the mouth may affect the mouth
causing thrush, the throat causing sore throat, the lungs
causing colds, and the bowels causing diarrhoea.
The evils of the comforter.
LESSON XVI.
Habits, Health and Disease.
Early training in regular and cleanly habits.
Signs of health. Need for sunshine and fresh air.
Signs of ill-health.
Constipation.
Diarrhoea.
Convulsions.
Cough.
How to take the temperature of the baby.
When to send for a doctor.
LESSON XVII.
Illnesses of Baby.
Indigestion—its causes.
What to do in cases of illness until doctor arrives.
Rickets.
Thrush.
Skin troubles and parasites.
Infectious diseases and disinfection.