Domestic

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 16, 18 April 1907, Page 33

Domestic

By * Maureen '

- " Treatment of Invalids: N 'When a sick person is becoming convalescent;' the ruie of a quiet time between two and four o'clock in the afternoon, should still be adhered to until complete strength is regained. Even, if -the p.atient cannot obtain sleep, the fact- of ~~ lying quietly in- a darkened room will rest both eyes and brain, producing that feeling of wide awake* brightness which invalids so often feel in. the evening, to them the pleasanjtest time of the day_, in consequence. Learn to be Kind and Gentle. There are many people who excuse themselves from ' the little familiarities and Kindnesses of life on the ground that -they are not natural to them. These people say they are reserved by disposition, and cannot be free and easy- in. meeting; other people. But we can learn to be genial and gentle just as we can learn-to row a boat or to throw stones or to write* shorthand or to, speak a new language. That homeliness and unaffected simplicity of address, which made Ruskiu so approachable to - child or man, was the work of a long life's discipline. How to Obtain Pretty Hands. - Nothing spoils the hands more "than getting them grimed with dust and dirt. This may be prevented by wearing loose leather -gloves whenever engaged in dusting or sweeping. The hardest and roughest hands may -be made quite 'jyreseni able in a month or " two with proper " care. Rain-water is considered ' best for the skin, but a little fcorax added to hard water will soften it and add "to, its cleansing powers. Make a strong solution of borax in boiling water, bottle' it when cool, and keep it on your washstand. Add a little _of this to the water in which-^ou wash ; -you will find it more convenient than "borax in powder. , Oranges as a Medicine. No nursery sh-oQld be- without 'lts plateful of oranges for ■ morning use. Taken the -first think en awakening iri the morning, they f,rove tlieir value as a preventive to" cross temper all the 'day through, by their anti-stimu-lating influence on the nerves of nurse, and children." Just try the children with a mdrriine dose of oranges and see how quickly the -pulse will be regulated to it's normal beat, and the cross, peevish" cry be replaced by joyous laughter and delight. Oranges possess all thevaluaWe 'qualities of -the nnueh used an,d much direaidod nursery remedies— senna , rhubarb, quinine,- etc., without any- of- the unpleasantness, and no persuasion is needed" to increase the dose. They are eauallv invaluable for adults, for not only are they anti-bilious - and antirheumatic, they are also nerve strengthening, blood purifying, and regenerating to the whole system. A generous use of this valuable fruit would greatly reduce doertors' or chemists,' bills. , - Poor Little Bodies. Much of the Irritability of children results' from the ' unconscious cruelty "of those in charge. To sit bolt upright for long is hard enough for anyone, but chiU dren are often foroe'd to do so, as tne back of" their chair is too far away .from th,em to lean against comfortably. Another cause for weariness' and' temper is, in the first place, nothing else than uneasiness^ A healthy, natural, lively child should not be expected to sit -quietly for , lone; at a tin\p, 'and when it is absolutely necessary that the child k-eep still— in illness tor instance, or travelling— some forethought should be taken to give its mind some occupation and amusement. The sorrows of the child whose hair is done up in curl topers at night show in an irriiable temper the next morning. No one can rest well whose head is • ornamented with rows of bulging knobs. To- ridicule a child or younn; person for his ignorance will hinder him in his acquisition of knowledge To make fun of. a child who is awkward will mak« him even* more, self-conscious, anti is one of the petty cruelties practised thoughtlessly on young people day after 'day

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