MOTHER AND HOME.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12569, 5 March 1919, Page 7

MOTHER AND HOME.

* Fortunate is the family where the mother is the first to see a joke and to lead tho mirth. In too many homes her sole share in the merriment is a wan smile, accompanied perhaps, by a dismal remark that she doesn’t see much to laugh at. Nothing helps a busy housewife through the press of cares like the ability to laugh long and heart-ily.-A humorous rhyme, a conundrum, or a smart repartee cheers up a dull day wonderfully, especially when it Comes from “ mother,” for it is sho from whom the rest of the family aro apt io tako their cue. The appetite for fun inay bo coaxed to grow with what it feeds on, until the housewife may transform her home into an abode of mirth and sunshine, the envy of dull aud grumbling households. STOCKINGS. ' To prolong tho wear of children's stockings, darn the heels, toes and knees before they are worn, if neatly and properly done, this means of strengthening footwear will not bo noticed. It is not always necessary to buy new wool for the purpose. If you have a pair of old stockings of the same colour as the new ones, which are past wear, ravel out the wool and darn with it- If children wear suspenders, and the stockings run into ladders from the top of tho legs, get some thread to match colour, and machine round, putting two rows of stitching along tile top of the leg, just below where tho suspender grips. The stocking must bo stretched out full width while you are working on it. After this, there will bo no ladder in. tho stockings. KON.FA 7 FOR INSOMNIA, It has been found that a good thing for insomnia is to eat a couple of spoonfuls of honey before going to bed. Some have even suggested that its soporific jproperty is the cause of drones in tho fiive. BURNS AND-SUALDS. For burns and. scalds, a remedy at once simple and efficacious is treacle. If the Tnrn is ou tho fingers, they should be plunged immediately into sufficient treacle to cover, but where this treatment is not practicable tho treacle should be applied on cottonwool and tied on with a bandage. GIVING STICKY MEDICINES. When giving sticky medicines to. child-ren,-heat "the spoon by dipping it for a moment in hot water, then pour in, the medicine, and it will slip easily from the spoon-