Aperients, the effect of, on a new-born babe, 78 Aperients, the effect of, on a youth, 331 Aperients, danger in frequent use of, 331 Appeal to mothers, 334 Appetite, on a child losing his, 130 Applications, warm external, 254 Apron to wear when washing, 25 Archery, croquet, skating, etc., 296 Arnold, Dr., on corporal punishment, 300 Arrow-root, the use of, for an infant, 40 Artificial food for an infant, 36 Asses’ milk more suitable for the delicate, 44 Babes should kick about on the floor, 70 Baby-slaughter, or “massacre of the innocents”, 43 Baked crumb of bread for an infant, 37 Baked flour for an infant, 38 Bakers’ and home-made bread, 132 Band, when to discontinue the use of, 30 Bathing after a _full_ meal, 279 Baths, cold, tepid and warm, 280 Baths, warm, instead of cordials and carminatives, 88 Beard as a respirator, covering and improvement, 326 Bed, on placing the child in his, 165 Beds, feather, ill effects of, 164 Beds, cleansing and purification of, 206 Bed-rooms, the ventilation of, 308 Bed-rooms should be cool, 166 Bed-rooms, a plan to ventilate, 308 Bee, best application for the sting of a, 268 Beef, salted or boiled, 126 Belladonna, poisoning by, 270 Beverage for a child, 127 “Black eye,” remedies for a, 257 Bleeding of infant, how nurse can restrain, 27 Bleeding, violent, from the nose, 328 Blood, the spitting of, 332 Blows and bruises of child, 256 Boarding-schools for females, 301 Boarding-schools, remarks on cheap, 303 Boiled bread for infants, 36 Boiled flour for infants’ food, 37 Boils, the best application for, 218 Boots and shoes for the prevention of corns, 339 Bottles, the use of, in giving artificial food, 40 Boulogne sore throat, or diphtheria, 188 Bow legs, the causes and treatment of, 239 Bowels, care in regard to, 76 Bowels, large, of children, 220 Bowels, various symptoms in regard to, 90 Bowels, the protrusion of lower, 223 Boys should be made strong, 295 Brain, symptoms of water on the, 173 Bran, for the purpose of softening water, 242 Bran poultices, best way to make, 256 Breakfast of a child, what should be the, 120 Breakfast of a youth, in regard to the, 286 Breathing exercise, the desirability of, 295 Brimstone and treacle, the giving of, 225 Brown and Polson’s Corn Flour, 39 Bronchitis, the care and treatment of, 186 Broth, the use of, for infants, 103 Broth, the use of, for a quite young infant, 40 Broth and soup, wholesomeness of, 288 Brothers and sisters, association of, 302 Bruises, immediate remedies for, 256 Burns and scalds, which most dangerous, 261 Burning, danger of, among females, 135 Bullying and snubbing of a child, 146 Butter, wholesomeness and advantage of, 120 Calomel, the danger of a mother prescribing, 86 Calomel, the ill effects of, 331 Camphor makes teeth brittle, 314 Caning and flogging of a boy, 298 Caps, flannel, the necessity of, 29