MOTHER AND HOME.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20052, 15 September 1920, Page 9

MOTHER AND HOME.

• —V A Handy _ Glove.—A black glove is nost useful in a pretty drawing-room or ■ lining-room. Lumps of coal or kettle handles can then be picked up without ■oiling the fingers. These gloves can no bought, but many women make their mvu with room for the thumb on\)\ .They are shaped just like a large baby’s glovo and padded with several thicknesses of material. ’A Hew Iron-Stand.—A brick, or half a brick, makes a capital iron-stand. Perhaps there is one lying,in the garden. If there is, bring it indoors, and give it a good scrubbing, then place it near the fire to dry. Next time you are ironing, when you place the irons on the stove to heat, place the brick beside them, and, when you use the irons, have the brick on the table for a stand. It will hare become' very hot. and Will keep your irons hot far longer if you Use an ordinary iron-stand. To Soften Butter-Beans.—lt is a frequent complaint that butter * and other beans take a long time to cook. Some days before this dish is wanted the beans should be placed between two damp pieces of .clean cloth or flannel and put on a soup plate in a dark cupboard They will soon begin to sprout, and this not only softens them considerably, but the malted sweetness which is in all seeds is released, and they have a much more delicate flavour A Mistaken Economy.—-Light and sunshine are good medicines. They not only nelp as a cure, but they assist in preventing. It is strange, therefore, that so many should bo content to do without either. We have windows and doors in our houses, but there are mam of us who keep both closed as much as , possible. The sunshine fades the carpels, and the open windows let in dust which spoils the furniture. We nils with all our hearts the tenement house dwelling whose rooms open into sun less shafts. And yet there are many of us who make our own homes as ’nearly alike these ill-ventilated tenements as possible. The sun can touen our- windows in the morning and ii> u:j evening, but we shut it out so as to look fresh and keep clean. No greater mistake in domestic economy was eve) made. Scalds and Their Cure—ln many households the day comes when a re-io-.iy tor scalds is needed. Of course, very thing depends upon prompt treat i ut, and, it tho matter is takendn hand t once, blisters and sore places can often be prevented. _ Get a pint ol lukewarm water, and in this dissolve > tcaapoonful of salt and the same amount of carbonate of soda. If the injury is on the hand, just plunge into the solution and- keep there until, the pain ceases, which will be quite soon. Where some other part of the body is scalded wrap cloth saturated in the solution round the part. Keep the air awa.s for a lew hours by means of a. bandage. When the upper lid covers half or more of the pupil the indication is 01 cod deliberation. Cry trom the Cradle,—Mothers, if your baby, whom you love so dearh and whom you sometimes wrong through ignorancq rather than Qarelessnes> could speak, he would express himsei ■oniethmg like this, and if you value his physical well-being give heed to lurry Please nurse me yourself, a. l Gael meant you to, till i am ninehnonths

old. Please don’t rock, toss or tickle mo. i J lease'let me sleep in my own little cot, and keep my nursery window open.” . Sunstroke.—Loosen clothing, lay patient in the shade or, in a draught, apply cold water to head and spine, and keep perfectly quiet. Character in tho Eyes.—-The following 'list of character’ tips will interest most of my readers.— Wide, open eyes aro indicative of rashness . Side-glancing eyes are always to be distrusted. ■Small eyes aro commonly suppposed to indicate' cunning, The downcast ey© has in all ages been typical of modesty. ■ Tho proper distance between the eyes is tho width of one eye. People of melancholy temperament rarely hare clear blue eyes. Eyes in rapid and constant motion betoken anxiety, fear or care. Eyes with long, sharp corners indicate great discernment and penetration.