=Suggestions for demonstrations.= =1.= Demonstrate the preparation of a two per cent solution of boric acid. =2.= Demonstrate giving the baby a tub bath. =3.= Demonstrate giving the baby a bran bath. =4.= Demonstrate protecting the baby from drafts. =Preparation for the bath.= A tub bath may be given to the baby as early as the sixth or ninth day. The morning bath should be given three quarters of an hour before the nine o’clock feeding. The mother should wash her hands carefully before handling the baby. The temperature of the room in which the bath is given should not be below 72° F. If the room is too hot—so hot that the baby perspires—there is grave danger of his being chilled when the bath is over. [Illustration: BATHING THE BABY] The tub should never be put on the floor, but always on a chair or low table. This makes it easier for the mother to give the bath and also helps protect the baby from dust and drafts. Screens should be used to secure complete protection from drafts. For the first four weeks the temperature of the water should be between 98° and 100° F. As the baby grows older the temperature should be gradually lowered. Suitable temperatures are 100° F. at birth 98° F. at one month 95° F. at three months 90° F. at six months 85° F. at twelve months If the baby is bluish and does not react well, it means that the water was not the right temperature or that he was in the water too long. Always use a bath thermometer; never guess at the temperature. After everything is prepared for the bath and the clean clothing warmed, undress the baby. He should be weighed once a week, at this time. =The bath.= He should then be wrapped in a warm blanket and held in the lap while his eyes, ears, nose, face, and head are washed. _The nose and the ears._ The inside of the baby’s nose should be carefully cleaned every day with a soft, wet twist of absorbent cotton. The external ears should be washed daily. No attempt should be made to clean the inside of the ears except with a piece of cotton wound around the end of the little finger. _The eyes._ The eyes should be cleaned each morning, at first with a two per cent solution of boric acid, and after two months with warm sterile water. A separate piece of cotton should be used for each eye. The lids should be washed from the nose toward the outer corner of the eye. If the eyes show a mattery secretion and the lids are swollen, a physician should be consulted at once. Infection of the eyes has often resulted in blindness.