WATCH THESE POINTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 17 April 1939, Page 2

WATCH THESE POINTS

WINTER DANGERS The mother who desires to dress her child suitably for the winter does not always realise that she may neglect two important parts of his anatomy. This refers to the shoulder and knee joints, structures that contain large sacs of lubricating fluid. The tissues over these joints are not padded with much fat, and therefore the cold strikes them quickly. It is essential that baby’s or the toddler’s shoulders and knees should be given plenty of consideration in wintry weather. The wool and silk or woollen vest which he wears during the day should have short sleeves. When this vest is removed for his night attire, he should have an extra covering, a woollen jacket over the upper part of his body to supplement his pyjamas, for a young child seldom keeps the blankets up to his chin and over hit shoulders as does an older person. Stockings or gaiters should be worn by the baby or toddler to help keep his legs, knees, and feet warm. Garters should not be used to keep the stockings i up, for an elastic tight enough to hold I them up firmly would then be too tight (to allow proper circulation in his i limbs. Suspenders attached to a bodice for that purpose are the best solution. A RECIPE FOR TO-DAY Spiced Raisin Gems Take 3oz butter, £ cupful milk, 1 egg, 4 teaspoonful cinnamon (ground), i teaspoonful grated nutmeg, {lb minced raising, Boz brown sugar, 3 teaspoonfuls baking powder, ljj cupfuls flour.

Beat butter and sugar to a cream, sift flour with baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir beaten egg into milk. Add egg and milk and flour alternately to the butter and sugar till all the ingredients are used up. Beat rapidly for four minutes. Stir in raisins. Threequarters fill buttered gem-tins. Bake in a moderate oven for about twenty minutes