Baby, care of the newborn, 29-37; breast feeding, 38-45; bottle feeding, 46-54; caring for food of, 55-62; the bath, 63-70; clothing, 71-77; training, 78-87; teeth and their care, 88-92; sicknesses, 93-101 Bacteria, preventing development of, 27 Barley water, 51, 110 Bath thermometer, use of, 94 Baths, for girls, 8; oil, 30; sponge, 30; tub, 63-70; bran, 69; for convulsions, 94 Beds, 34 Beef juice, 111 Bicarbonate of soda solution, 10 Birth, registration of, 35 Boric acid solution, 67 Bottle feeding, 46-54; special foods, 46; cow’s milk, 54; modified milk, 48; utensils necessary in, 51; pasteurizing, 52 Bottles, care of, 57 Bowels, care of, 14, 81 Breast feeding, reasons for, 38; hours for, 39; position of baby for, 40; mixed feedings, 41; diet for mother, 42; weaning, 42 Candy as food, 14 Carbohydrates, 11 Carrying schoolbooks, 5 Cellars, care of, 26 Certified milk, 47 Chafing, avoidance of, 98 Chamber, use of, 82 Clothing, 71-77; bands, 71-73; shirts, 73; gertrudes, 74; dresses, 74; nightgowns, 74; stockings, 76; short clothes, 76; for summer, 76; for winter, 77 Colds, 98 Colic, crying due to, 84; treatment of, 95 Condensed milk as food, 46 Constipation, 96 Contagion, avoiding, 99 Convulsions, 93 Correct posture, 3-6; when feeding baby, 60; during the bath, 68 Crying, normal, 84; due to hunger, 84; due to temper, 85; due to illness, 84-85; due to fright, 85 Dental floss, use of, 9 Diapers, 74 Diarrhea, 97 Diet, for nursing mothers, 42; for babies, 91; for children, 91 Discharges from sick persons, 24 Dishcloths and towels, 28 Drafts, 21 Dresses, selection of, 74 Dressing the baby, 69 Drooling, 89 Dust and dusting, 25 Ears, care of, 66 Emergencies, 93-101; convulsions, 93; colic, 95; constipation, 96; diarrhea, 97; colds, 98; vaccination, 100 Enemas, 96-97 Exercise, 15, 86 Eyes, care of, 66 Fats as food, 11 Filters, 24 Flies, protection from, 36 Food, three classes of, 10; mixed diet, 11; milk, 13; candy, 14; care of, 27, 55-62; for nursing mothers, 41 Fright, crying from, 85 Garbage, care of, 27 Gertrudes (petticoats), 74 Girls’ Health League classes, 103-109 Hands, care of, 28 Health of nursing mothers, 41 Hearing of babies, 33 Hunger, crying from, 84 Illness, crying due to, 85 Indigestion, 84 Kissing, 83 Laxatives, use of, 96 Limewater, 50, 110 Maltose, in modifying milk, 51 Mattresses, choice and care of, 34 Milk as food, 13 Milk sugar, 51 Modified milk, 48 Mosquitoes, protection from, 36 Mouth, care of, 10, 66 Nails, care of, 68 Nightgowns, 74 Nipples, care of, 58 Nose, care of, 66, 80