THE SUN: A WARNING.
A rln.-for writes:—" Quite young babies fere left fi>r hours in perambulators with the sun "beating dowp upon them. _ ls ■' verv dangerous practice, and theio is 110 telling what, harmful results may follow. Obviously a baby's skull is very thin and Render. ' and cannot stand the rays o the sun liko tho skull of gtown up. 'Fretfulness, headaches, and sickness are Rome of the minor consequences Ot too much sun. Babies should never be exposed to the. sun for more than a few minutes at a time, and even then they phonld Have their heads properly protected. ft is criminal the way some inexperienced mothers let their babies stare Tip' at ihe sun for long periods. Not only lire they subjecting them to the lisk o sunstroke, but they may bo doing inepailiblc damage, to their eyesight. When taken cut into the sun. babies should be wheeled 5n a pernn:bul«tor with <i proper sun opy. That is the only v*ay to secure their protection. Sunshine is a good thing in moderation, but. one can have 100 much jbf a good thing."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20454, 4 January 1930, Page 7 (Supplement)
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185THE SUN: A WARNING. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20454, 4 January 1930, Page 7 (Supplement)
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