BUT before I proceed farther, I ought to observe, that the Duty of the Nurse does not consist entirely in the abovesaid Conditions; for the _BABE_ must be as duly _washed_ and _shifted_, _unswaddled_ and _reswaddled_ as FED: Wherefore from the BIRTH, until the third or fourth _Month_, it ought to be _loosed_ and _washed_ all over in _warm Water_ twice or thrice a day, before the warm Fire; as also in the night time if necessary, that the _Acrimony_ of the _Excrements_ may not offend it: Upon which at every singular Occasion, the NURSE may also _rub_ its tender Body gently, not only for the better _Concoction_ of its _Aliment_, but also for strengthening and consolidating its _Members_; which Offices being all carefully and affectionately done, the INFANT is to be _shifted toties quoties_, and orderly reswaddled in clean, dry and warm _Clouts_ and _Blankets_. However yet, from the third Month until the _Teething-Time_, the Body needs only be _washed once a day_, or (if you please) every other day; as from thence forward it may only be _twice a Week_. MOREOVER, when the _CHILD_ begins to use its _Hands_ and _Feet_, if it moves briskly from place to place, it is a good Sign of a strong and lively _Constitution_; as it is the _Reverse_, when it sits torpidly or drowsily still and unactive. Which notwithstanding, these _brisk INFANTS_ are not to be allow’d such _Motions_ too soon, I mean not to use their _Feet_ prematurely or too fast, as many ignorant Nurses commonly encourage them to do: Because by these means, their tender Legs may be easily distorted or become crooked. Whereas when they are more firm and well-grown, they may be learned to walk by the help of the NURSE’S _Hand_, or of a _Leading-String_; as afterwards they may be inur’d to walk of themselves, by the means of a small _Vehicle_ or _Chariot_, as is generally well known in populous Places. AS to the time of _Ablactation_, or weaning the _CHILD_ from the _Breast_, it is not always the same; _some_ being more robust and lively than _others_, and consequently may be sooner _wean’d_; but _others_ are more weak and tender, and accordingly require longer time of the _Breast_. However this be, the INFANT ought not to be wean’d before it has its compleat _Sett of Teeth_; _because_ if sooner, it can no ways duly prepare its _VICTUALS_ by the _Mouth_, for _Concoction_ in the _STOMACH_, which may be of very bad Consequence; Besides, in the time of _Teething_, especially about the _Eruption_ of those call’d the DOG-TEETH, the CHILD is subject to _Fevers_, Pains of the _Gums_, and various other _Symptoms_, which would certainly be of more _Danger_ by far, if it was at that _Juncture_ to be deprived of the BREAST.