Teething, easy; management of the child, 136. —, difficult; hints upon, 139.

Tight-lacing, evils of, 92.

Tongue-tied, 205.

Ulceration or imperfect healing of the navel, 201.

Urine, retention of it in the infant after birth, 194.

Ventilation of the sleeping-rooms of children, 84. —, its importance in sickness, 246.

Walking, the best mode of teaching a child, 87.

Warm bath, 128. —, rules for the use of, 131. —, directions for the use of, when the infant is stillborn, 192.

Water, as a beverage for children, 63. —, in the head, 291.

Weaning, the time when to take place, 51. —, the mode of effecting it, 52. —; drying up the mother's milk, 53.