What to Prepare For the Coming Baby.—The physician should instruct the young wife just what to provide for the coming baby. The following list will be found useful as a general guide.
An ordinary clothes basket, padded and lined, is quite sufficient for the first month; or, a baby crib, which may be cheap or expensive as the individual taste dictates. The Taylor crib is probably the handiest and best one on the market.
Pin cushion;
Puff-box and puff;
Soap box containing pure castile soap;
Hair brush and fine comb;
Two wash cloths;
Four ounces of crystal boracic acid, a saturated solution of which is used for cleansing baby's eyes and mouth;
One pound of good absorbent cotton;
A flexible tube of white vaseline;