MOTHER AND HOME.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12712, 6 August 1919, Page 8

MOTHER AND HOME.

* It is unreasonable to expect other people to be at their best when you are cross anti crotchety. They are almost, certain to reflect your mood more or less, simple because human bemgs are made like that. Polishing Waxed Floors—An oldfashionod flat-iron padded, and. covered with a pieco of a woollen blanket will polish jva.x floors in a satisfactory manner. hirst rub, them lightly with floor wax. . • T.O Kcstoie the Colour,-—Spirits of ammonia, if diluted and applied with a, & P°Lige tp taxied or discoloured snots in a carpet, will often .restore them, to their natural colour. +n ! Vo n l C u Ma A l Toys -~' lt Isa S»od plan to teach children to make their own . 0 -' r s - , Pi-1 *iH dearly love the iag doil, she makes herself. It is a capital idea to buy an empty doll’s house and make the children furnish it. L f 7?’ s .. can walls and make tbo imm tin o, while the girls can Jay f t "w? I)Tet r f’ upholster the sofas and a //n?■ n kft tlie curtains, x '■' a' 0 . Mhk.—Baby’s bottles, jugs etc, must be kept absolutely' clean. Two white jugs, two bottles/and an enamel basm will be required. Tlie food should bo made morning and afterin 011 85 the fresh milk comes mi’ll- l e / 0116 can 1)6 sure that the hj hj i U P P yIS salc and Pure the milk shemki be pasteurised. A double enamel saucepan is required for this. The ■fcL P -°Vi’ ok s ■"' ater - and the milk is placed in the upper can or pot. In this way the milk never boils, but is kept at a temperature just below boiling point for twenty minutes, thus destroying harmful germs. J Baby’s Medicine Chest.—A thoughtful mother will hardly need, to be fold Jbesf l!f S ii° Ul , d , have 7 a Jlttip medicine chest foi the baby. It should be kept stocked with castor oil, camphorated o , eucalyptus oil, zinc powder, starch powder, boracic powder, vase line, lime water clean, boiled rags, dill water, some bits of flannel, cotton wool, lint, and a o.bnica.l. thermometer. Such a store may save the mother many an . anxious moment, and a rush to the nearest chemist in an emergency. Scents as Disinfectants. PerI rTtfry<-»a ~ . r i .

times are often disinfectants, toilet vinegar was the outcome of an invention bv thieves. During the great plague at ■ Marseilles many years ago, robbers invented the famous aromatic vinegar which enabled them to rob the dead and dying without anv fear of infection to themselves. Jn the reign ol Charles I. perfumes were largely used as preservatives from the plague Many ancient doctors used to class perfumes among medicines, and prescribed them for many diseases, especially those of a neirous kind. 0n e curious presmption was to eat a roasted apple stuffed with irankmcense, which was supposed to bo a certain cure. Doctors ! ' lßecl Jo carry little cassolettes on the i ton of their walking sticks, which they held up to their noses while they -were nsiting contagions cases. Perfumes were also used to burn in rooms and to rumigate shcets, and the smoko of iuni- - per was in great request. Children at Play.—Ohildren should 3 left pretty much to themselves in i l e m, .atter of play- They should not ! be waited on, fussed and amused. The Yj-fy host and healthiest games for children are those they make for selvesChildish Friendships.—No child's judgment is consistently perfect hut (says a writer j n the “ Express”) it is a mistake autocratically to break a childish friendship without, grave consideration. The choosing of a friend is a subtle process. A combination erf forces brings it about—inclination, propinquity and very often a psychological need. How many parents realise this when thev say, “ I won’t hare you playmg with So-and-So. I don't think she’s a nice little girl”? “But she’s rm mend, mother!” comes the cry. “ Wei si she’s not io < he yon r friend anv longer.” No reason is vouchsafed 1 . Tlie mothei | would say, if questioned: “There !< something about the child I don’t like .1 feel sure she’s not a fit com panic r for. my daughter.” That is not r sufficient excuse for breaking the chil dren’s friendship. Inquiries should h< made where badness is suspected, anc if the suspicion is proved correctmorally or socially—then only shouk the childish friendship he ruthlessly i broken?l - ===**=■= r