Ladies' Column.

King Country Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 97, 28 August 1908, Page 3

Ladies' Column.

Do not neglect the child's teeth because he is going to have a second set later. Not only has the condition of the first- teeth a marked effect on the health of the permanent teeth when they come, but a child's digestion may be impaired for years because the first teeth were neglected and allowed to decay. The child's teeth should be carefully examined periodically for the first signs of decay; and when such signs are dicovered regular visits to the dentist should be. commenced, no matter how young the child may be. If the dentist does nothing else, he can at least explain how the teeth should be cleaned and kept clean. Many cases of indigestion in young child re*) are due to unsound teeth, since if the teeth are in the least painful, the child is apt to bolt his food without thoroughly masticating it.

Tin; laws of nature are unchangeable ; and if yon-toss the baby tp the ceiling- he is bound to comedown again. He would stay up if he could; and with the second toss he .throws his hands out to catch at any object which suggests a hold or relief from the move ment he (ices not understand. But no.; very often he is tossed again ana again by a thoughtless parent, until n: a semi-unconscious state the littie body by its own momentum spring's ar.ri leaps and jerk.-; from -the encircling arro.s of the parent. And vat the neat lon vo which you treat your infant is exactly the same rid you yourself have probably experienced in <i lift- - a swift rush upward into space, arc a sense of nauseu; then, down? again the foundations slipping frc-m beneath your feet while your hands clutch in the cage bars. And in the baby's case this is senseleas, harmful, and unnecessary mode of transit, to say the least.

There j<:p several queer superstitions in connection with babies. In Spain the- baby's face is swept with a pine brcugh to bring it good !u ok. In some parts of Ireland a belt of woman's hair is placed round-the child to keep harm away.ln Holland, garlic, sal 1;, oread, and •Ueak arc: put into the cradle of a r.ev,* horn baby. When a Grecian mother is putting her child into th-j cradle to sleep she turns three times round before the fire while singing her favourite song to ward off evil spirits.

To eiean cut-glass moisten it all over with a paste of whiting- and water, with which ammonia has been mixed. Leave till quite dry, then brash with an oid, dry toothbrush until- quite bright and clean. One of Ibe most delicate ways of perfuming a room is to fill .a widemouthcHl bowl or other dish with boiling water, and then pour over it a few drops of perfumed oil. Half a teaspocnful of oil of lavender so used will make a room delightfully fresh at a very small cost. Any other oil may be treated in the same way.

The backs and handles of ebony brushes should be rubbed over with a very little boiled linseed-oil after wash ing, and thc-n rubbed with a soft duster tili every vestige of oil is removed.

Spirits of wine is the best thing with which to clean soiled silk emrboidery. Dip a camel hair brush in it and brush the trimming till all dirt is removed, Jet passementerie can be cleaned by rubbing with a cloth in equal parts of alcohol and water. Dry with a clean cloth.

Silver can he cleaned very satisfactory by putting it in a pan of sour milk. Finally wash it in very hot, soapy water, containing' a few drops of ammonia.

A cream which will prevent the hair from falling' out is made of one pint of hot water to which is added a teaspoonful of borax, one drachm of salts of tartar, and one ounce of almond oil. Shake well and perfume with a few drops of berg amot, lemon and lavender. Shake well before applying to the scalp.

An old-fashioned remedy for dandruff is as follows -Pour half a pint of rose water over one-half ounce of sassafras wood in a stone jar. Place the jar in a pan of hot water and allow the rosewater and sassafras to boil. Let the solution stand until cold, then add half a small wineglassful of alcohol and one drachm of pea dash. Apply to the scalp once each day. 'a A good shampoo for dry, failing haiy is made as follows: —Shave half a cake of white shaving soap and dissolve it in a pint and a half of hot water : add thirty grains of potassium carbonate, one hundred and twenty grains of powdered'borax. And two ounces each of bay rum and best Cologne. Wet the head well, then rub with this shampoo all over, cleaning the pcalp with the tips of the fingers; rinse in several waters, the last cold, and > dry thoroughly. •Representative visits .