Opiates, 110. 297.
—­, in teething, dangerous, 145.

Passion, its effect upon the breast-milk, 33.

Porter, of its use, by the mother during suckling, 1
—­, when mischievous, 4.

Poultice, bread-and-water, how made, 116.
—­, mustard, how made and applied, 115.

Purgative medicine, 97.

Retention of urine in the infant, 194.

Rhubarb, 103.

Rules for nursing, 3.
—­, for the use of the warm bath, 181.

Salt, as a condiment, 61.

Scarlet fever, 239.
—­, how distinguished from measles, 245.

Scrofulous constitution, 180.

Sea-bathing, 120.

Seasons (the), their influence in producing particular forms of disorder, 178.

Shower-bath, 123.

Signs of health in the infant, what, 168.
—­, of disease in the infant, what, 169.

Skin of the infant, importance of its perfect cleanliness, 72. —­, friction and sponging of, beneficial, 73.

Sleep, during infancy, 66. —­, childhood, 69. —­, how affected when the child is ill, 171.

Small-pox, 262.

Spirituous liquors, their pernicious effects to children, 63. 296.

Sponging, 125.

Spoon-feeding, 39.

Still-born, 187.

Stomach and bowels, their derangement, a fruitful source of disease, 208. —­, disorders of, in the infant at the breast, 210. —­, disorders of, at the period of weaning, 217. —­, disorders of, in the infant brought up by hand, 221. —­, their treatment, 222.

Stools of the infant, what the appearance of, and how frequent, in health, 99. 172. —­, their deranged condition, a sign of disease, 173.

Suckling, plan of, 3.
—­, by a wet-nurse, 27.

Sugar, 60.

Swelling of the breasts in the infant, 195.

Teat of the cow—­the artificial—­the cork, 41.

Teeth, of the permanent or adult teeth, 148. —­, the manner in which they appear, 148. —­, their value and importance, 152. —­, their management and preservation, 154.

Teething, easy; management of the child, 136.
—­, difficult; hints upon, 139.

Tight-lacing, evils of, 92.

Tongue-tied, 205.

Ulceration or imperfect healing of the navel, 201.

Urine, retention of it in the infant after birth, 194.

Ventilation of the sleeping-rooms of children, 84.
—­, its importance in sickness, 246.

Walking, the best mode of teaching a child, 87.

Warm bath, 128. —­, rules for the use of, 131. —­, directions for the use of, when the infant is stillborn, 192.

Water, as a beverage for children, 63.
—­, in the head, 291.

Weaning, the time when to take place, 51. —­, the mode of effecting it, 52. —­; drying up the mother’s milk, 53.

Wet-nurse suckling, 27. —­, rules for the choice of, 28. —­, diet and management of, 31.