Very young children should be kept, as much as possible, in a recumbent posture; the less a child is allowed to sit upright for the first six months, the stronger will be its back afterwards. Too strong a light is prejudicial to young children; neither in-doors nor out should their eyes be exposed to anything like glare; they ought likewise to be shielded from high winds. Sleep is a great strengthener of children, when it is natural, and care should be taken that they lie comfortably as regards position; be warm, and sheltered from all draughts, and from light, though allowed sufficient air. In all things endeavour to establish regular habits from the very first; regular hours for feeding, sleeping, dressing, and undressing, should be observed. Few people can form an idea how much their own comfort and the child’s well-being will be advantaged by this. Of course, every now and then illness, or some unforeseen event, will interfere with this system, but it must be resumed again as soon as possible. We are aware that many people will deem this regularity unnecessary, but from the cradle to the grave we are all more or less the creatures of habit; and from the time a child first begins to take notice, its habits may be said to commence. When a child is fed, it should be from a proper bottle, and with light thin food, not given too hot, or in large quantities. Farinaceous substances of various kinds are best adapted for children of tender age. For the first twelvemonth these may be given in a fluid and semi-fluid state, and afterwards in the shape of puddings either baked or boiled. Many children will not take meat, and they do not appear to thrive less than others; nature, at this early age is generally the best pilot, and we shall seldom greatly err if we follow her lead. The period of teething is always one of anxiety, and requires additional care and watchfulness; but plenty of fresh air, good and sufficient, but not over-feeding, and an occasional warm bath or gentle aperient when there appears to be a tendency to fever, will in most cases ward off serious evils. The less physic a child takes the better, in a general way—not that we would advise mothers ever to slight any actual premonitory symptoms of illness, infantine diseases being frequently very rapid in their course. There is no occasion to teach children to walk; when they are strong enough, they will invariably find out the proper use of their feet; let them lie on the floor, and then sit, and then crawl, and by-and-bye they will stand up, and then walk along, holding by something; and then, when they appear capable of doing yet more, encourage them to venture alone, but watch carefully that they do not fall, or they may be frightened, and thrown back for some weeks.