11. What habits are desirable for a baby to form, and how may he be trained so that he will form them? 12. Name all the indications that would tell you when a baby was not thriving, and in each case tell what you would do about it. FOR FURTHER READING The Care and Feeding of Children--Holt. The Care and Feeding of the Baby--Truby King. The Baby's First Two Years--R. M. Smith. The Care and Feeding of Children--J. L. Morse. Preventive Medicine and Hygiene--Rosenau, Section III, Chapter II. Pamphlets: Prenatal Care, Mrs. Max West. Infant Care, Mrs. Max West. Child Care, Mrs. Max West. Published by the Children's Bureau, United States Department of Labor, Washington, D. C. (Free on request.) The Care of the Baby--Supplement No. 10 to the Public Health Reports, 1913, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. Your Baby: How to Keep It Well--New York State Department of Health, Albany. Publications of the American Association for the Study and Prevention of Infant Mortality--1211 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, Md. (Free on request.) Publications of the National Committee for the Prevention of Blindness--130 East 22d Street, New York City. (Free on request.) FOOTNOTES: [1] An area including about two-thirds of the population of the United States. CHAPTER IV INDICATIONS OF SICKNESS By indications of sickness we mean all evidences of deviation from a normal physical condition. They may be apparent only to the person in whom they occur, or to a second person only, or to both. These deviations, commonly called the symptoms of sickness, are always important to notice, whether the conditions they indicate are serious or not. Early symptoms of sickness are often slight; hence they easily pass unnoticed. Yet a slight trouble, easily checked in its early stages, may, if neglected, grow into a serious or even fatal disorder: just as a burning match, which anyone could extinguish instantly, may kindle a fire beyond the power of an entire city to control. It is important, then, to notice even slight symptoms of sickness, first, in order to determine the nature of the trouble, and second, in order to institute treatment as early as possible. It is, however, hardly less important to observe symptoms accurately during the entire course of an illness. A patient's progress can be determined only by careful comparison between present and past conditions.