Cure, artificial and natural, means of, 239 “Curious phenomenon” in scarlet fever, 197 Cut finger, the best application for, 256 Dancing and skipping, the benefits of, 295 Danger of constantly giving physic, 106 Delicate child, plan to strengthen a, 226 Dentition, the period when begins, 58 Dentition, the lancing of gums in, 60 Dentition, the period of second, 169 Dentition, symptoms and treatment of painful, 66 Diarrhœa in infants, the symptoms of, 90 Diarrhœa in infants, the treatment of, 92 Diet of a child who has cut his teeth, 120 Diet of children generally, 118 Diet of a child raised on artificial food, 44 Diet of a child turned from the natural food, 51 Diet of infants, 33 Diet, on a mother being particular in attending to, 126 Diet of youth, breakfast, 286 Dietary, an infant’s, 36 Dinner for a child, 119 Dinner for a youth, 287 Diphtheria, symptoms, causes and treatment of, 188–193 Dirty child, a, the mother’s disgrace, 77 Diseased nature and strange eruptions, 250 Diseases of children and the symptoms, 170 Diseases of girls, and the causes and symptoms, 340 Diseases of infants and symptoms, 77 Diseases in children, causes of obscure, 244 Diseases, the prevention of, 315 Diseases produced by tight lacing, 284 Diseases, symptoms of _serious_, 79 Doctor, on early calling in the, 253 Dog supposed to be mad, the bite of a, 266 Doleful child, the sight of a, 139 Drainage of the house and neighborhood, 136, 206 Dress, female, health and fashion in, 285 Dress of a child while asleep, 73 Drinking fountains a great boon, 128 Dropping a child, danger of injury in, 258 Dry-raised children, the best food for, 45 “Dusting material” for infants, old-fashioned, 23 Dysentery, symptoms and treatment of, 93–97 Ear, nature and treatment of discharges from the, 220 Ear, removal of a pea or bead from the, 271 Earache, best treatment of the, 219 Earwig in the ear of a child, 272 Early rising, benefit of, 167, 311 Education of children, best plan of, 161 Education in infant schools, 160 Education, home, the best for girls, 301 Education, modern, the best, 301 Education for youth, plan of, 298 Eggs for children, the use of, 126 Enema apparatus an important requisite, 226 Engravings and paintings should be hung in nurseries, 137 Eruptions about the mouth, 249 Excoriations, applications for, 24 Excoriations, the best remedy for, 24 Exercise in the open air, 69, 151, 290 Exercise the best composing medicine, 290 Exercise, importance of, for children, 151 Exercise in wet weather, 153 Exercise, on violently tossing infants for, 70 Exercise, horse and pony, for boys and girls, 292 Exercise, an infant himself taking, 69 Exercise, the best, for youth, 291 Fecal matter in pump water, 206 Fainting, in case of a young lady, 329 Fainting from unhealthy condition, 330 Fainting from general debility, 330