Domestic

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 19, 13 May 1909, Page 753

Domestic

By MAUREEN

Medicine Hints. Give medicine exactly on time ordered; do not vary three minutes. Measure medicine exactly; a few drops extra of some medicine might mean death. Keep the medicine glass covered. Make a round cover .of whito paper, and lay upon the top. Replace the cork in tho bottle immediately after using. Do not allow the patient to remain too long in one position. Be patient and considerate, but firm in carying out the physician's orders. - Deadly Hatpins. A campaign against the aggressive hatpin has been instituted by the newspapers of Berlin, in view of a series of accidents which occurred during the busy period of the holiday season. Numbers of more or less serious injuries were caused by these dangerous implements protruding from the huge hats of fashionable ladies, cases of scratched faoe being reported from many quarters. The newspapers remind ladies that they" are liable to punishment for wounds thus inflicted, and urge them to use guards on the points of their hatpins. The Toys to Buy. When buying .toys for children, the temperament of the particular child who is to receive the gift should be considered. A child who is very active and keen will be far happier with a horse on wheels or a barrow or something upon which he can, as it were, ' let off steam ' by pushing it about all over the place than he will be with a box of soldiers or a puzzle, which would be a real delight to a child of a quieter temperament, who can sit down quietly and enjoy the game. If the toy is thus adapted to the requirements of the child, it will amuse and interest him while a bit of it holds together. The Family Friend. There is no family comforter like the hot water bottle, and heat, whether in liquid or dry form in poultices, fomentations, or heated flannel, is a household friend/ There are few ailments that cannot be eased by heat. For ear-ache or tooth-ache nothing is better than the hot water bottle, or lying with the ear on a bag of hot bran. Bruises and sprains are relieved by bathing the part affected in water as hot as can be borne. Sleeplessness is often routed by cloths wrung, out of hot water placed on the forehead A hot footbath . and a glass of hot water has driven away many a bad sick headache, while nervoxisness is frequently allayed by a cup of hot water with half a teaspoonful of salt 'in it. The Usefulness of Putty. One of the most useful things about a house is ordinary putty. Where boards do not meet in the floor, walls are honeycombed with nails, skirting-boards have parted company with the floors, mice holes, beetle holes, etc., it .s invaluable. The cracks in the floor should be carefully filled in, left for a day to slightly harden, and the putty then smoothed over till absolutely level with the surrounding boards. If the floor be then stained and polished it will look like solid board throughout. For filling mico holes mix with the putty a liberal quantity of cayennepepper, working it well in, and before filling in the holes place inside each a rag saturated with a solution of carbolic mixed by a chemist. • -~~ Wrinkles on Wrinkles. Sitting tip late at night and getting insufficient sleep bring ' crows' feet ' round the eyes. Living in nnventilated rooms affects the nerves of the face, and makes the tissues shrink; such shrinkage shows in the form of wrinkles. To constantly sit facing a bright light makes one screw up the eyes. Naturally it is their only way of protecting themselves. But after a course of such treatment, a network of tiny lines all round will be discovered. Constant sitting over the fire dries up the skin, and predisposes it to wrinkle, while continually being ' just a little out of sorts' will write lines on the face almost impossible to eradicate, yet with many people this is a constant condition, and they make no effort- to escape it by endeavoring to lead a more healthy life.