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Questions set on Infant Care.
In the intervals between the visits of the Health Visitors,
questions are set from the School Medical Officer's office, and in
illustration of this work and the highly satisfactory nature of
the answers, I append one set of questions with the best answer
received:—
Set IV.
1. What are the cheapest and best kinds of cot and bed
to use for a young baby?
2. What things would you get ready for the bathing
of the baby?
3. How would you take care of the mouth and eyes
of a young baby?
Answers by Louie Albury,
Girls' Blue School, Isleworth.
1. The cheapest and best kind of cot to use for a baby
is a banana crate, stained and lined with some washable
material.
The best kind of bed to use should have a washable
ticking on, and the pillow and bed should be well filled with
chaff, because of the following reasons:—
(a). It is the cheapest and could easily be refilled if
soiled.
(b). It is soft and comfortable for the baby to lie
upon.
(c). It will not collect together in lumps, and thus
become hard.
2. There are two things to get ready for the bathing of
the baby, firstly the room, secondly the clothes.
(a). See that the room is sixty-five degrees of heat;
and all windows and doors firmly shut, to avoid draughts.
A fire should be burning brightly, with the kettle on, in
which the water is boiling for the bath, which should be