Health & beauty in dress from infancy to old age / by Ada S. Ballin.

  • Ballin, Ada S.
Date:
[1893?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Health & beauty in dress from infancy to old age / by Ada S. Ballin. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PAGE clothes—Rational baby clothing—Night clothing— Position during sleep—The danger of adults over- lying children—Cots and cradles—The impropriety of rocking infants to sleep 55 CHAPTER VI. OUTDOOR DRESS AND EXERCISE*'FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. Babies should not as a rule be carried—The reasons for this—How-to carry a baby—The use of the peram- bulator—Outdoor clothes for infants—Hoods—Out- door clothing for older children—^Weather—Suitable times for exercise and meals—Outdoor play— Sleeping out of doors—Liberty of action for the infant—Children should not be sat upright too early, nor urged to precocious walking—Learning to walk—The necessity of preventing the adoption of unnatural positions—The propriety of using the left hand equally with the right, and the reason for CHAPTER VII. CLOTHING FOR OLDER CHILDREN. Combinations—A new method of supporting children’s clothes—Woollen dresses—Boys’ clothes — Jersey and sailor suits—Little girls’ dresses — Divided knickerbocker skirt — Pinafores — No stays for children—Children's shoes and boots—Choice of materials—Summary 94 CHAPTER VIII. COLOUR OF MATERIALS FOR CLOTHING. The natural colour of the wool the healthiest— “Health will not be clothed in dirty raiment”— Popular views on cleanliness—Clean clothes—