FOR NURSELESS MOTHERS

Waikato Times, Volume 102, Issue 17220, 1 October 1927, Page 15 (Supplement)

FOR NURSELESS MOTHERS

The mother who is unable to cm nIO V a nurse to look after her smuh olhhl is often hard put to it to reconcile her household duties w.th elneient of the little one. Of late, now ewer, several gadgets have been put on the market which should ease, hot Pl ’\Vhcn the child is in the baby stage and sleeps away the greater portion o his dav the bassinet on rubbei tjied wheels',' that is fitted with a pushhandle like that, of a perambulator is nn immense assistance. It ma, Dreadilv wheeled from one room to another,' and thus the child can accom- ■ piny the mother on her domestic ■ 10 when tiie baby grows older, and requires some amusement to keep him happy, the swing which is made hang from a door-frame is a great boon. The seat and back of pink duck arc lived to a frame of enamelled steel, and in front is a bar which keeps the child as safe as if he were m ins ordinary nursery chair. The gent e motion backwards and forward.-, through the open door is calculated i" keep even the most active child contented while his mother is occupied. The crawling rugs of reversilne wool-weave, pictured with lambs and lizards, dogs and dollies, are useful in helping to keep a child entertained. Unlike the pictured friezes, which come, far too high above his line of vision, they bring the decorations just where lie can appreciate and enjoy them. By such expedients as these many mothers find the means ot going about, tneir household duties uninterrupted.