WHAT OUR CHILDRENS' CLOTHES SHOULD BE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14384, 4 March 1911, Page 1 (Supplement)

WHAT OUR CHILDRENS' CLOTHES SHOULD BE.

Clothes must be porous and not irritate the skin j they must not restrict tlie movements of children as this is injurious to circulation niul breathing. , The organs cannot perform iheir normal j actions in a normal, healthy way if I there be any consciousness of pressure. Growing children should be especially guarded from any restriction in their movements or breathing, •- they be obliged to stop pinv because of . any finery they may be wearing. '1 here is a proper time for every- ; tiling.- .Through the day children must : be free to run and play and romp— : free to let their bodies and minds do- ' velop normally and healthfully. This 1 will not. interfere with a limited amount o'f what we call "dressing-up," and, indeed it is «is impor,tnnt for little people to understand the fitness of things as it is for thc:r elders to realise the unknown fitness of constant company dressing. Let the children begin the day with a. cold spoilge, and then be dressed in clean, simple clothes, suitable for liea]thy play, the free use of limbs and hvngs that ever}' child requires and that every had thy child for. Hands and. faces should always be washed before coming to the table, and if your .little^ people take the evening men! with you it is a wieo plan to keep a fresh dress for that occasion and to tincli them the necessity for making some prparation for the leisure time of father | and mother. Ouiet manners, a cessation of the romps and fun of the •' day, a general 'relaxation of the little ' minds and bodies before bedtime, a;:d an effort mnde by them to make the father's home-coming a pleasure, and j an erjual recognition on the- parent-.?' / part of the tired minds and bodies of growing children who need 1 eng hours j of quiet sleep to prepare thc-m for i another day nil those are e£s:-ntivih j and will bo carefully eon-de-red a':d planned far by the wise and wntehi'ul mother, who wii! nls-o see that there is "a place" for all the toys and pr-ec-ions possesions of Iter little ones, and that "everything is in its plae-> 3 ' before bedtime - j A little responsibility is good for even j the youngest cluld unci the care of p„s- ; sees.ons is an excellent way to piepare • young shouidt-rs for lutiue burdens. ! , Keep your little ones s.mplv dr-cs>ed. ! See that their clothes ai-e lciwe and give j plenty of freedom to their active little limbs. Always guard against weight -n clothes, and keep to the wash drosses j as long as you possibly can, for they are cleaner, lighter, affoid better ventila- ! tion for the body, and so are healthier j than the woollen stuffs which must be worn later. I Try to have your little people take a j healthy interest in what they wear and \ help them to cxnrc-ss themselves in their j choice of colours and lines. I do nor \ \ know which is to be the most avoided — ! the careles nessof the child who takes no ; ! interest whatever in her clothes or the I [nurbdness of the one who is absorbed ; jby such an interest. .Both extremes ! should bo carefully guarded against by ! the wise ruoiher. and remember your j the wise mother, aaid remember your j

child will copy you in what you yourself do and not what you preach. . If you give clothes their jjroner plnoo i-i your own daily life you will find that your sons and daughters will very quicklv learn to do the *nnie. If von love the tn:<? and ih.e they will also do so—and surelv thev nr.? worthy of your Vh:h«*b aims. From "The- Doliaoutor."

Babble ami Squeak.—Tii.s is a very favourite <iish 111 Shrupshirv, Ueuive IV., then i J rince of \tuhtt, happened U: partake of it at a baehvKr's tab-'o that country, and the homely dish, was arte-wards frequently served at Carlton iloiiie, but it doi J s not figure very often at our cables. The (,-eef cut from a cold joint is sliced and season'' .'J well with pepper and salt, then fried The cabbage :s first boiled, then we\' drained, chopped line, se:is:.nid and put in the frying pan after the meat ha* beer removed from it., Ik' ca.d'ul n;t to nse too much fat. or the wHbe greasy. Serve the beef on a bed of c.abfet'ge a»d m hoi as cossibl®,