CLEAN TOYS

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 12, 16 January 1928, Page 3

CLEAN TOYS

It takes only a short time for the freshness to wear off the children's toys. They become soiled by the usual ■childish treatment, and in a fe\v days the dainty doll, and the much-loved •woolly pup, lo.)k anything: but attractive. . .. It is necessary, however, that the toys should bo kept clean. A baby's indiarubbor toy needs frequent washing with tepid soapy water, rinsing, and drying, states an English writer. Such toys are often conveyed to the child's mouth. Furry animals may be made quite fresh if dipped quickly into a bath of warm soapy water, or- even scrubbed sharply with a brush,, and dried with soft, woolly cloths. Brush up the fur first the right way, and then the wrong, and leave the toys in the open air until every vestige of moisture has vanished. Dolls' clothes, too, should be washed with soapy water. Bigger toys, such as rocking horses, carts, and motors should be brushed free of dust, and the paintwork cleaned with a damp cloth. All this work may seem to make a mother's burden greater, but it is well worth while, for it will help to preserve th» health of the children, aa well v t« I instil into them • h*bit of cteuliNMt