HINTS FOR MOTHERS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 227, 30 October 1909, Page 3

HINTS FOR MOTHERS.

Wash children's heads in a latter ol pure soap once & week, if you wish the uair to grow well. Raw fruit is most wholesome. The iuice of an orange may be sriven to quite ' young ch : !drcn. Excitable children should have a th?n, dark curtain to their window. They need as mucli air as possible, but not light. porridge is good in cold weather, but to lie avoided in warm. Many childr nj who have irritable skies cannot eat it] at all. I *# . * School-children whose petticoats vi short or who wear knickerbockers should be provided with mackintoshes and gaiters. The latter are most necessary. A simple aperient for children is made oi senna rods. Steep two or three in half a teacupful of cold water for twelve hours, and drink the liquid at bedtime. r * » * Don't nurse baby. If you accustom baby to It in the cot, or on the floor on. a pillow, lie will not want to be nursed. Firmness sit the beginning will save much trouble Inter. To render a child's clothes incombustible soak them in tlie following so J. I tion: Mix one part of sulphate of am : mania with two parts of lime. This i preparation will render the fabrics absoI iiitely non-inflammable. ■ * * * | Weak legs in little ones are greatly I helped by gently nibbing moming. and | evening. a.,]»

White velveteen make* charming pe ? and little frocks, and has the merit ? of waauui? perfectly. X * # * > i & For chafed skins nothing is better |f j the best I'ulkrV earth. If a child tola a t u delicate skin, always me it after wash*; •ing. Baby's bare feet are very pretty, b it if vou value his health you will put en little woolen socles. His little feet should l)e kept warm. v Eating between meals ruin* a child's digestion. Ff he -lias biscuits, etc., at odd foments it is impossible for him to eat food «t the regular timcfl. aI Outdoor games should be encouraged. 6^ n, is neces;arv in winter that boots fl'tefeor .the good of the exercise will lie .tiiKjofle by the chill of damp boot?. TBj* » » * . A.delicate baby can often be made per* fectlj' fftronir bv living in the open air. v not be moved about all the tinif. -•, i. tajy! the perambulator in a sheltered • corner, and let baby sleep there, even .■ > it is cold. He may have a h>> */ b*'tUe an-J pleutv -of wraps. and sV».r • ? Kl ov es, but riven all this lie will d< » Jar hgtcr thu# than in a warm room. i. : \i $> * b- 1 trt