Health-culture / by Gustav Jaeger ; translated and edited by Lewis R.S. Tomalin.

  • Jäger, Gustav, 1832-1917.
Date:
1902
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Credit: Health-culture / by Gustav Jaeger ; translated and edited by Lewis R.S. Tomalin. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    mony which I have received to the advantages of my System for Infants:— “ The writer, feeling convinced of the value of the Sani- tary Woollen System, procured, in anticipation of the approaching birth of a child, an entire woollen outfit for the newly-born baby, which from its first existence has never worn a particle of linen. The appearance of the child, now six months old, is all that could be wished; its limbs are agile and strong, the body is round, the flesh firm, and, in short, the child is as healthy as it can possibly be. “ As to the practical worth of the Sanitary Woollen System, the writer has noted down the opinions of the monthly nurse, a woman of twenty years’ experience, as of more value than a great deal of theorising one way or the other. At first the whole thing appeared to her ridiculous, and she used the various woollen articles with reluctance; but after some time she expressed herself as follows :— “ ‘Although I am poor, and have brought up six children in linen, I would not hesitate to clothe the next in wool, for it gives only half the trouble of linen. The colds which babies so frequently catch are completely prevented by the equable and sustained warmth of the woollen clothing, which is of the greatest importance, as so little heat is generated in the body itself. This particularly applies to the wet cloths which, when of linen, grow cold on the body, while the woollen ones remain warm. Another advantage is the time and labour saved in ironing. The washing of the clothes is simpler and quicker, and that of the frocks and shifts is not required so often, as I am surprised how long they keep clean and free from smell. I also notice that daily bathing and soaping do a child more harm than good. This child was best when simply washed, without soap, each day, and afterwards lightly rubbed with a woollen