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The mothercraft manual

Chapter 50: Transcriber’s Notes
By Mary L. Read
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The manual offers a practical, principle-based handbook for prospective and practicing mothers, translating scientific findings in biology, hygiene, dietetics, child psychology, and pedagogy into everyday guidance for infant and young-child care. It emphasizes early education through play and the mother's central teaching role, presents concrete routines and techniques used at a training school for mothercraft, and encourages preparation for motherhood as a learned vocation rather than reliance on instinct. The author favors progressive yet cautious interpretation of new research, provides pathways for further study, and cautions that personal medical and professional advice remains essential.

Transcriber’s Notes

  • pg 160 Changed: inducing irritability, nervousness, langour
    to: inducing irritability, nervousness, languor
  • pg 214 Changed: expressed in his good will, expecially
    to: expressed in his good will, especially
  • pg 216 Changed: discipline, prohibitions, dont’s
    to: discipline, prohibitions, don’ts
  • pg 218 Changed: discipline is reduced to a minumum
    to: discipline is reduced to a minimum
  • pg 357 Changed: and clean teeth with antispetic gauze
    to: and clean teeth with antiseptic gauze
  • pg 361 Changed: anagelsic balm
    to: analgesic balm
  • pg 363 Changed: anagelsic balm, mentholated vaseline
    to: analgesic balm, mentholated vaseline
  • pg 396 Changed: Form similiar to pp. 180-3
    to: Form similar to pp. 180-3
  • pg 396 Changed: specfic foods, cooking, cover a wide range
    to: specific foods, cooking, cover a wide range
  • pg 396 Changed: and are authoratative.
    to: and are authoritative.
  • pg 421 Changed: Nurses’ Handbook of Obstretrics
    to: Nurses’ Handbook of Obstetrics