or Management of Children in Regard to Health.
BY WM. A. ALCOTT
THE YOUNG MOTHER.
CHAPTER I. THE NURSERY. General remarks. Importance of a
CHAPTER II. TEMPERATURE. General principle "Keep cool." Our
CHAPTER III. VENTILATION. General ignorance of the constitution
CHAPTER IV. THE CHILD'S DRESS General principles. SEC. 1.
CHAPTER V. CLEANLINESS. Physiology of the human skin. Of
CHAPTER VI. ON BATHING. Danger of savage practices. Rousseau.
CHAPTER IX. GIVING MEDICINE. "Prevention" better than "cure."
CHAPTER X. EXERCISE. SEC. 1. Objections to the use of
CHAPTER XI. AMUSEMENTS. Universal need of amusements. Why so
CHAPTER XII. CRYING. Its importance. Danger of repressing a
CHAPTER XIII. LAUGHING. "Laugh and be fat." Laughing is
CHAPTER XIV. SLEEP. General remarks. Hints to fathers. SEC. 1.
CHAPTER XV. EARLY RISING. All children naturally early risers.
CHAPTER XVI. HARDENING THE CONSTITUTION. Mistakes about
CHAPTER XVII. SOCIETY. Duty of mothers in this matter. Children
CHAPTER XVIII. EMPLOYMENTS. Influence of mothers over
CHAPTER XIX. EDUCATION OF THE SENSES. Improving the senses.
CHAPTER XX. ABUSES. Bad seats for children at table and
