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The Young Mother: Management of Children in Regard to Health

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The Young Mother: Management of Children in Regard to Health

William Andrus Alcott

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William Alcott began with the nursery and worked outward, teaching the young mother to guard her child's health from the first day. His manual covers temperature, ventilation, dress, cleanliness, bathing and food in patient detail. A grounded record of early American childrearing advice. Follow a careful guide through the health of infancy.

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110 chapters

  1. 1THE YOUNG MOTHER
  2. 2or
  3. 3Management of Children in Regard to Health.
  4. 4CONTENTS.
  5. 5CHAPTER I. THE NURSERY.
  6. 6CHAPTER II. TEMPERATURE.
  7. 7CHAPTER III. VENTILATION.
  8. 8CHAPTER IV. THE CHILD'S DRESS.
  9. 9CHAPTER V. CLEANLINESS.
  10. 10CHAPTER VI. BATHING.
  11. 11CHAPTER VII. FOOD.
  12. 12CHAPTER VIII. DRINKS.
  13. 13CHAPTER IX. GIVING MEDICINE.
  14. 14CHAPTER X. EXERCISE.
  15. 15CHAPTER XI. AMUSEMENTS.
  16. 16CHAPTER XII. CRYING.
  17. 17CHAPTER XIII. LAUGHING.
  18. 18CHAPTER XIV. SLEEP.

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