The Maternal Physician: A Treatise on the Nurture and Management of Infants, from the Birth Until Two Years Old. Being the Result of Sixteen Years' Experience in the NurseryThe first book comprehensively devoted to childbearing and childcare, and by extension the first medical book by an American woman. |
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... perfectly dry as quick as possible , and pro- ceed to dress it , as usual . Particular atten- tion should be paid to wiping it , for if the water is left in the creases of the neck or elsewhere , it may do more hurt than good , by ...
... perfectly dry as quick as possible , and pro- ceed to dress it , as usual . Particular atten- tion should be paid to wiping it , for if the water is left in the creases of the neck or elsewhere , it may do more hurt than good , by ...
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... perfectly cold water ; in such cases it may be rendered tepid . I remember one of my children never would submit to washing with cold water , without screaming violently , and to this day , when he is six years old , has an ...
... perfectly cold water ; in such cases it may be rendered tepid . I remember one of my children never would submit to washing with cold water , without screaming violently , and to this day , when he is six years old , has an ...
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... perfectly correct on this head ; but I likewise know many affection- ate mothers , who err greatly from a mista- ken fear of making their children take cold . Believe me , there is no danger of this , provided the clothes are perfectly ...
... perfectly correct on this head ; but I likewise know many affection- ate mothers , who err greatly from a mista- ken fear of making their children take cold . Believe me , there is no danger of this , provided the clothes are perfectly ...
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... perfectly satis- fied with what it can obtain from its mother . Too much food occasions acidities and griping in such young children ; oftener the cause of their crying , and infinitely more hurtful to them than the temporary want of ...
... perfectly satis- fied with what it can obtain from its mother . Too much food occasions acidities and griping in such young children ; oftener the cause of their crying , and infinitely more hurtful to them than the temporary want of ...
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... perfectly digested . Children ought to be frequently hungry , and as often supplied with light food , of which milk is really the most nourishing we are acquainted with . " From authority so indisputable I pre- sume there will be no ...
... perfectly digested . Children ought to be frequently hungry , and as often supplied with light food , of which milk is really the most nourishing we are acquainted with . " From authority so indisputable I pre- sume there will be no ...
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