<p><strong>ON THE MANAGEMENT OF HER CHILDREN AND ON THE TREATMENT ON THE MOMENT OF SOME OF THEIR MORE PRESSING ILLNESSES AND ACCIDENTS</strong></p> <p><br /><br /><strong>PART I.-INFANCY</strong> <br />Infant and suckling.-I. SAMUEL <br />A rose with all its sweetest leaves yet folded.-BYRON. <br />Man's breathing Miniature!-COLERIDGE. <br /><br /><strong>PRELIMINARY CONVERSATION</strong> <br /><br />1. I wish to consult you on many subjects appertaining to the management and the care of children; will you favour me with your advice and counsel? <br /><br />I shall be happy to accede to your request, and to give you the fruits of my experience in the clearest manner I am able, and in the simplest language I can command-freed from all technicalities. I will endeavour to manual you in the management of the health of your offspring;-I will describe to you the symptoms of the diseases of children;-I will warn you of approaching danger, in order that you may promptly apply for medical assistance before disease has gained too firm a footing;-I will give you the treatment on the moment; of some of their more pressing illnesses-when medical aid cannot at once be procured, and where delay may be death;-I will instruct you, in case of accidents, on the immediate employment of remedies-where procrastination may be dangerous;-I will tell you how a sick child should be nursed, and how a sick-room ought to be managed;-I I will use my best energy to banish injurious practices from the