MOTHER AND KOME.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19813, 3 December 1919, Page 9

MOTHER AND KOME.

According to a Contincnt;il soiontisf, nil the material required to make, up tlio body or' a man weighing lolllb can be found in tlio whites and yolks of 1"J00 lions' eggs. Tim remarkable: combination of substances of which, eggs are made up may be realised by Llic"snmi» scientist's analysis of what tlio body of an average man consists. Tlio list is as follows: Sufficient iron to make seven large nails, sufficient fat for 1-llb of candles, phosphorus enough fur sonic thousands of matches, twenty teaspooul'uls of salt, fifty lumps of sugar, and a small quantity of .soap! In' addition, there is enough carbon to make a few thousand crayons, and the final item is a large bucketful of water. Well might the poet have observed, " Wliat a creature is won!" To Remove Ironmould.---Sometimes, if clothes have been carelessly left lying by. ironmould marks may appear.' An old remedy is to sprinkle'the stain with lemon juice, then to put it in the sun, letting sun and air act upon it. This usually succeeds, but if the stain is obstinate the material should bo held over a, basin after first dipping it in boding water, and rubbed over with salts of lemon; then pour boiling water through, halts of lemon is. of course, poison, so that care in us use is imperative. It may be as well to add, too, I hat it destroys colour. .Water for Baby's Hath, -A little milk added to the water in which children are Inched helps to keep tln-iv skins free from roughness, more especially where the. waier is hard. Ruin water should bo. u-od if possible, but if not obtainable, the best, plan is to boil 'ordinary water before using it. Hard water that has been allowed" to boil ten minutes will be found quite soft, if a little milk or oatmeal is added to iv. The Nursery Floor.—When selecting a floor covering, for a day nur:-<Tv or playroom, it should he remembered that this should ho of such a icNture as Id be able lo stand hard wear and tear. So if linoleum be chosen, one of fairly .good qualify should be fixed upon, (..'heap linoleum is always expensive" in the end. It quickly rubs thrnnc'n. and, as well as looking shabby, soon gets so threadbare and worn as to necessitate renewals. A good cork linoleum affords no resting-place for dust, and is thu- to 'be strongly commended', whilst a few washable rugs can be laid here and there. Baby's Daily Monu---Bre : ik!'asr ;,! eight or eight-thirty is a good hour; then about eleven baby should have a small cup of warm milk before going for'ltis iliorniii'v outing* Dinner at one may consist, of milk or cuslanl pudding: whilst, by degrees he may be accustomed to take finely scraped wlpie fj.-h, a littie scraped chicken, broth, gravy and breadcrumb* or potatoes, or sometimes ■ an eg:; may be. given. Rreail ami butter with milk or cocoa made with milk : should cnuMituie hi- tea and bread and I milk or rusks and milk hi- supper.