An essay upon nursing, and the management of children, from their birth to three years of age. In a letter to one of the governors of the Foundling Hospital / Published by order of the general committee for transacting the affairs of the said hospital. By a physician [i.e. W. Cadogan].

  • Cadogan, William, 1711-1797
Date:
1752
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Credit: An essay upon nursing, and the management of children, from their birth to three years of age. In a letter to one of the governors of the Foundling Hospital / Published by order of the general committee for transacting the affairs of the said hospital. By a physician [i.e. W. Cadogan]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    may co-operate a little, and not be totally wrong in counter-adting it, as is too often the Cafe. What I mean is, that every Child, not allowed the Mother’s firft Milk, whether it be dry-nurfed, or fuckled by another Woman, fhould be purged in a Day or two after the Birth; and this purging continued for fome time} not by regular Dofes of Phylick, that may operate all at once; but fome lenient Laxative (hould be contrived, and o:iven two or three times a Day, fo as to keep the Child’s Body open for the firft nine Days, or Fort¬ night ; leftening the Quantity infenfibly, till it be left off. It fhould be fo managed, that the Operation of the artificial Phyfick may refemble that of the natural. This is fo ma¬ terial, that for want of it, moft Children within the firft Month break out in Pimples all over; the Nurfes call it the red Gum, and look upon it to be a natural thing, and that the Children will be unhealthy that have it not. So indeed they will be in all likelihood; . and it is better that thefe Foulnelles, which become acrid and hot by remaining too long in the Body, fhould be difcharged through the Skin, than not at all; or that they fhould be lodged in the Blood, or fall upon the Vi¬ tals, to lay the Foundation of numberlefs fu¬ ture Evils: but it is chiefly owing to the Neg- led: of this Method at firft. A Child that fucks its own Mother, unlefs it be greatly over-fed, or kept too hot, will never be trou- E bled