The Medicine Chest.

Ladies' Mirror, Volume V, Issue 6, 1 December 1926, Page 77

The Medicine Chest.

Tf the house is remote from shops A then.a small medicine chest-it' „d only be a biscuit box-contain-ing a supply of bandages and simple remedies in case of accidents or emergencies, is almost indispensable, D . , - Kainy day . s have to be Provided to . r a ' ul ll ls a WISC moth " r who . s ? nuniber oi her children's favourite toys for a surprise and to 7™* Tu '^^u' ZrU * '" II ls olun a temptation to the bl,sv I)lother to pile up a lot of darn- '""• '"ending, and odd jobs to be done while on a holiday, but this is a fatal mistake. She badly wants :l brief respite from household cares, and if she has the catering, to say nothing of the cooking, to do, the same as at home, then she should reduce that to the simplest possible dimensions, and, taking a Jea out of her husband's book, learn tn l°«»ge and laze in the sunshine, aml for.once a year do as little as Possible. She may grudge the time and think ruefullv of all the accumulatioii of needle work to be overtaken on her return home, but she will be all the fitter and fresher to tackle the daily round in common tasks h She has been wise enough to make the most of even- hour of her holiday.