A Mother's Guide To Child's Health Ebook

CONTENTS

Chapter I.

ON THE GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD.

Sect. - Page

I. On the Dietetics of Infancy - 2

1. Maternal Nursing - 3

Plan of Suckling - 3
Deficiency of Milk - 11
The injurious Effects to Mother and Infant of undue and protracted
Suckling - 15
Mothers who ought never to suckle - 20

2. Wet-nurse Suckling - 27

Choice of a Wet-nurse - 28
Diet and Regimen of a Wet-nurse - 31

3. Artificial Feeding, (bringing up by hand) - 34

The Kind of artificial Food before the sixth Month - 35
The Kind of artificial Food after the sixth Month to the completion of
first Dentition - 44
The Kind of artificial Food most suitable under the different
Complaints to which Infants are liable - 48

II. Weaning - 51

The Time when - 51
The Mode - 52
The drying up of the Mother's Milk - 54

III. On the Dietetics of Childhood - 54

General Directions, and of animal Food - 55
Sugar - 60
Salt - 61
Fruits - 62
Water - 63
Wine, Beer, and Spirits - 63

IV. Sleep - 66

During Infancy - 66
During Childhood - 69

V. Bathing and Cleanliness - 72

During Infancy - 72
During Childhood - 75

VI. Clothing - 78

During Infancy - 78
During Childhood - 81

VII. Air and Exercise - 83

In Infancy - 83
In Childhood - 89

Chap. II.

ON THE USE AND ABUSE OF CERTAIN REMEDIES.

I. Aperient Medicine - 97

Castor Oil - 99
Manna - 101
Magnesia and Rhubarb - 102
The Lavement - 105
The Aperient Liniment - 107

II. Calomel - 107

III. Opiates - 110

IV. Leeching - 113

V. Blisters and Poultices - 114

VI. Baths - 117

The Cold-water Plunge Bath - 118
Sea Bathing - 120
The Shower Bath - 123
Ablution, or Sponging - 125
The Warm Bath - 188

Chap. III.

ON TEETHING, AND HINTS UPON THE PERMANENT TEETH.
I. On Teething. - 134

The Manner in which the temporary or milk Teeth appear - 134
The Management of the Infant when Teething is without difficulty - 136
The Management of the Infant in difficult Teething - 139

II. Hints on the permanent or adult Teeth - 148

The Manner in which they appear - 248
Their Value and Importance - 152
Their Management and Preservation - 154


Chap. IV.

HINTS FOR THE EARLY DETECTION OP DISEASE IN THE CHILD BY THE MOTHER.

I. Signs of Health - 163
II. Signs of Disease - 164

Of the Countenance - 165
Of the Gestures - 169
Of the Sleep - 171
Of the Stools - 172
Of the Breathing and Cough - 175

III. Other Circumstances which will assist in the early Detection of Disease - 178
The Influence of the Seasons in producing particular Forms of Disorder  - 178
The Influence of an hereditary Predisposition to certain Diseases - 179

Chap. V.
ON WHAT CONSTITUTES THE MATERNAL MANAGEMENT OF THE DISEASES OF CHILDREN.

I. Accidents and Diseases which may occur to the Infant at Birth, or soon after - 187

1. Still-born - 187
2. Injuries received during Birth - 193
3. Retention of Urine - 194
4. Swelling of the Breasts - 195
5. Inflammation of the Eyes - 196
6. Hare-lip - 199
7. Bleeding from the Navel-string - 201
8. Ulceration or imperfect Healing of the Navel - 20l
9. Bleeding from the Navel - 203
10. Jaundice - 204
11. Tongue-tied - 205
12. Moles and Marks on the Skin, etc. - 206

II. Disorders of the Stomach and Bowels; viz., Indigestion -
Flatulence - Vomiting - Griping and Looseness - 208

1. In the Infant at the Breast - 210
2. At the period of Weaning - 217
3. In the child brought up by Hand - 221

Maternal Treatment - 222

III. Costiveness - 229
In Infancy - 229
In Childhood - 231

IV. Worms - 234

Not so frequent as popularly supposed; an error productive of mischief - 234

How produced and how best prevented - 237

V. Scarlet Fever - 239

Mild Form - 239
With Sore Throat - 242
Scarlet Fever compared with Measles - 245
Maternal Management - 246

VI. Measles - 253

Description - 253
Compared with Scarlet Fever and Small Pox - 255
Maternal Management - 256

VII. Small-Pox - 262

Natural Small-Pox - 263
Small-Pox in the Vaccinated - 266
Maternal Management - 268
VIII. Hooping Cough - 275

Description - 276
Maternal Management - 279

IX. Croup - 286
Signs of its Approach - 286
Maternal Management - 289
Its prevention - 289

X. Water in the Head - 291

Its Prevention - 292
Maternal Management - 298