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N SLEEP SECOND DENTITION DISEASE, ETC. WARM BATHS WARM EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS ACCIDENTS
PART III--BOYHOOD AND GIRLHOOD
ABLUTION, ETC. MANAGEMENT OF THE HAIR CLOTHING DIET AIR AND EXERCISE AMUSEMENTS EDUCATION HOUSEHOLD WORK FOR GIRLS CHOICE OF PROFESSION OR TRADE SLEEP ON THE TEETH AND GUMS PREVENTION OF DISEASE, ETC. CONCLUDING REMARKS INDEX
ADVICE TO A MOTHER.
PART I.--INFANCY
_Infant and suckling._--I. SAMUEL _A rose with all its sweetest leaves yet folded._--BYRON. _Man's breathing Miniature!_--COLERIDGE.
PRELIMINARY CONVERSATION
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_?
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 guide 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
Advice to a Mother on the Management of her Children, page 2
by Pye Henry Chavasse