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SUHÄTEVER should 'I 'hard' done without your ad- yiba, “Nurso?" ald a grateful parent recently`to`n' motherly- faced Health Visitor at a busy toddlers' clinic. "I was in despair about Baby's habit "of sucking hor pram strap, but she has dropped it entirely now.”".
Nurso "laughed. "Certainly all the problems that are brought to mo, do not refer to bodily all- monte," alo
ta: mo.
And these troublesome baktia in child- hood generally yield to Uitle wike treatment if opir the mother
the time and patièliso to carry out suggestions that experience has taught me to make.
'Actually, all that was tho malter with that special baby was that sho was terribly worried with cutting tick. teeth, and she found the strap-helpful as a testblog-tool
Teething Tip
"In that special exse we found it n good plan mit illila Joan in her play pon with a thick place of cooked meat firmly attached to a string round her wrist, and to let her muck away at (t She enjoyed the taste and found the novai lecibing-tool just hard enough to goaw on with inflamed gums without Causing pain."
This was a "tip" which I have tried out myself with many babies who were frotty through' toothing, and it works exceedingly well
Provided the meat is carved in the length of the fibres, and
not across them, there is ittle or no danger of LALU cllid soparating a largo piece.
the and
juldek
which are extracted by Atendy chowing are most nourishing.
Spoon Time
Then there is the habit practured by hundreds of habica of spitting back food when the first at templs are made to food them with a spoon.
A little calm thought will show that this is a porfectly natural reaction to the sensation of strange substancos ta baby's mouth and nothing is to be gained by getting either impatient with the of tender or by giving up in despair and substituting bottle-feeding.
Baby
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with the work of weeks undone becaites in the excitement of watching the morgen, they have forgotten their good resolves and have sas steadily gnawing their fingertipst
(I have ning met an excellent treat- 'ment for the cure of this habit, and shall be glad to pass on the informa tion if desired.
BABY
I am a firm believer in the method of weaning
early on to cup and spoon toeds, seeing that this method of fooding is much more easily nequired if it is Introduced ourly in life.
"Playing Ups
Patient perseverance almost invari ably wins the day, but if weaning has been delayed and the mother gets dis heartened over her failure, it is best
-in training
or rannie, however successful they may have been where mother was con corned.
Once good habits have been no- quired it only remains for mother to continue to enforce them.
This should never be regarded as a 800 real fallure on mother's part. has probably been too anxious to see the child take a full meal and this
to hand baby ovór to a stranger atas temporarily affected her calm and
her methods of teaching. menl-Lines.
Babies are very "knowing" and realiso quite eatty that there can bo no "playing ng” with nurse or Aunile
Black Magic
Nail-Biter
"How shall I cure my child of the unsightly habit of nail-biting?” This is a query which I receive constantly, and the writer goes on to explain that bitter alors and similar unpleasant tastes have only proved temporary do- terrents and that once the child be- eine Accustomed to the taste the habit persisted na badly as ever.
The cure really les deeper, for the nail-biter is almost invariably highly strung and excitable in temperament
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and seems to find a soothing outlet in the habit of, biting the salli often) almost down to the quick.
The disturbed nerves must therefore receive treatment in the first place. The daily routine should revised that it is made perfectly regular and free from disturbance, and time'should bo given for extra rest; or an earlier bedtime should be arranged.
Meals should be strengthening but without any tax on the digestion, and the parent must insist on regular
habita of elimination,
I shall be very pleased to send par- ticulars of a simple tonic which I have found excellent for highly-strung chil- dren if you are interested,
The nails themselves should be pared very short, then slled so that there are no ragged edges, and older children should wear gloves when reading or when sitting in a cinema.
On more than one occasion I have seen children who have been trying bard to get their nails right again come back from a visit to the pictures
For Our Junior Readers
T
IME for bed, old watryhead ---- Yes, but first let me find a place where I won't be dis- turbed for five months.” That's not so easy, thinks horny-skinned, golden-eyed Mr. Toad.
lie's been stuffing hard these last few weeks boring fat into his peckled body to tide him over his great snore through the winter.
ills greed, indeed. is staggering. Balders, wasps, snails (sheil and all), six-inch long earthworms and beetles alt vanish into his toothless mouth.
With a flick of his long tongue tit shoots from its socket In napit second) he can pick a caterpillar off a leat, lying three inches away from nim, with maple casa. Hey presto and it's gone!
But now, plump and portly, he's acri- ously worried about his bedroom.
Goes Underground
Ehall it be under a mons-covered et me, down a stuffy rat bole, beneath a ble of bricks, inside a rolling stump. or shall be and a patch of soft earth and dig his own bed? Ah, that's a tip- top notion!
Bo. by moonlight (sluggish by day, nearly all toads profer to cat, drink and ramble by night), he crawls to
a shady patch of garden waste ground. Puding a bit, he begins to dig, dig, dig. Using his hind legs as aliovels, he slowly buries himself, and if the soli is not too clayey or heavy, dias himself.
It has led to a permanent cure in the vast majority of cases for which I have recommended it, and is equally
zullable for children and adults.
Many youngsters retain un.cilable habits of hygieno Jong after the average age for their conquest,
I shall be glad to write privately in detail if baby is causing worry on th account. I also have charts
for both day and nighi training which I shall be pleased send to any reader who cares to write to me on this malter.
I am giving below letters, from readers con- cerning the training of children, and my replies
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Left-Handed
My little girl of four dppears to be left-handed. What can I do to correct this?-Dunstable.
ABSOLUTELY Bothing.
Doctors are agreed that to interfere in casON
of this kind simply upsets certain nerve tracta from the brain and is likely to lead to serious disorders stich as stammering and corrhoea.
Let your little girl use her left hand quite happily: there nothing really ungainly in this habit once the child has proper control of the muscles; it is 'only fashion that keeps most people to using the right hand mainly.
Suck oThumb
Nothing will break my little girl of three of the habit of thumb-sucking--, Grepstones.
HERE again I do not advise undus
interference with this habit. Bha will probably outgrow it entirely when she goes to school and when other children remind her frequently of what she is doing.
To tie up the hand or to make her wear a ati glove would probably lend to.considerable nervous distresa.
If her hands are kept occupied with playthings or simple constructive craft for acveral hours daily, she will prob- ably forget about her thumb more quickly. I suggest a doll or soft toy to cuddle when she goes to bed at night.
MR. TOAD'S BED-TIME STORY
underground to a depth of 10 inches. These labours may take him two or three days or a week. But, at laat. be atops, considers he's gone far onaugh, and with a sigh relaxes all his
muscles and pops into dreamland.
While he sleeps, he doesn't mind being frozen atif) His oddly made body thaws readily. Nor whe Awaken if someone pops a stone over his head, or the gardener "beaves a mound of earth or rubbish over him Ho still breathes, sufficiently for his modest needs, through the soil's pores. Despite their power of living without
• fresh air, tands just don't live for hun- dreds of years or even hundreds of days embedded inside a solid plece of coal or amber.
Disbelieva those "toad in the rock" storica They're myths as allly as the idea, which our ancestors had. that toads had the " evil eye "--that is, the mythical power to cast spells on men and beasta.
Carden Cuest
When tiny, a toad sometimes crawle into a rock chink, and grows too big' to escape, but manages to live on in
sects who come seeking shelter in the came hidey bole
Truly. Mr. Toad, so far from telug loathsome and spiteful, is a most blameless old gentleman, who deserves all praise, from gardenera. for his snail- killing and insect eating waya.
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Black magle that costs a spell of loveline 'ir ·revealed 'la phin girl's"low 'cut' gown 'of wilk taf- feta and velvet. She wears a double rand" necklace''of: a- quamarines and cheries a black' fun for sheer charm.
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When Sepoy Runs Amuck On Frontier Post
Peshawar, Nov. 24. Theco British officers were killed
sepoy and three wounded when a zentry ran amuck list night at a military station on the North-west frontier.
The ombers belonged to the fourth battalion, second Punjab Regiment. Among those killed was the com- manding officer who was shot inhia tent-Reuter Bulletin.
Two Indian soldiers kliked.
were
brandishing After the sepoy rifle, bad shot dead Liont.-Col. E. H. Gray, the others rushed- from their tents and were attacked. Capiain R. Tyndall and Lt. C. W. Bederick prin killed and Majors E. Curnow and A. IN, Ren among the wounded.
The sepoy was shot dead-Reuter,!'
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Curtain
1938.
Laundering
THE success with which not cur
tains may be washed depends to no small extent on how they have been
made. All too often they shrink. That is why It pays, when they are being made, to baate in an inconspicuous tuck at the top. It is cusier to take this out than to change hems before or after loun- dering
After the curtains are taken down they should be shaken to remove the loose dust. Then their dimensions should be measured to forestall doubt about the right length Inter. Next the rucks should be taken out and any holes or tears mended.
If the curtains are of white linen or cotton, they should "be put to LOAK In lukewarm водру water. This preliminary treatment loosens the dirt, but it cannot be used with coloured window hangings or white ones with coloured trimmings, be cause the colour may run.
Lukewarm wash and rinse waters should also be used and rich suds are always desirable. This cleans better and more rapidly. First add kind of laundry your favourite
to a small quantity of hot soap waler. When 19 has dissolved thoroughly, add more water to make the desired amount and to obtain the correct temperature.
Very thin curtains may be soused up and down in the soapy water by hand. At least two rinses in clear tepid water are desirable; three will do no harm. (Rings, by the way, should be removed from the fingers and flagernails smoothly fled, for these are often the cause of broken threads and runs. in fine curtain fabrics.)
All cotton net curtains are im- proved by the use of a thin starch
Д imparts which resembles that of new fabrics. solution. This
finish
From one or two teaspoons of starch to a quart of water will give a sate- factory result.
When curtains are placed on the line to dry they should be hung straight across and the corners should to squared. If they are hung out of doors it is important that there should be little wind.
Some housekeepers like to hang curtains at the window to dry. A brasa curtain rod is inserted in the hem at the bottom to furnish enough weight to hold the curtain straight. Curtains dried by this method will be more attractive" it pressed with a warm iron when dry. Hints on Ironing
Ironing curtains is a dreaded task in many households. You must have patience to achieve the results you desire. Nets, laces and thin rayons may be dried on strelchers which measure slightly less than the cur- talas
before washing. When they
of are dry,
the edges may have!
fabric the a "looped" appearance, as
stretched a a little more in the places where it is attached to the frame. This condition may be over- come with a warm but not hot iron. You pull and press the curtain until the edges are even,
me
When Ironing net curtains have This them slightly damp all over.
is best accomplished by sprinkling them thoroughly and allowing them to stand tightly rolled for thirty minutes or more. It takes time to shake out every curtain, to square its corners and put it on the fron- ing-board straight, but it pays. Then iron' parallel with the selvedge edges. certain knack in
There is
handling loosely woven fabrica which are easily pulled out of shape with the iron. Full and pat the curtain hands as you iron to make
with your
it take the shape and size desired. Always compare the measurement of the ironed curtain with that of lis measurement before washing. Some- times a little tuck needs to be taken before it is hung.
Juliet Banford
Wool Odds
And Ends
HOW TO MAKE USE OF THEM
IF you do a lot of knitting or crochet in wool often quite a number of small balls get left, and usually there is not enough of any one colour to complete a garment.
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These odds and ends can be put good use, and many of the Ideas below make an easy and pleasant| needlework task.
There is now a vogue for em-
broidered knitted garments. Few people realise how effective a little
"Tell me, doctor...
Are you sure? I can't believe that all this should have started with a tiny cut on the finger! There must be some way of prevent= ing such awful results . . . Tell me, what ought I to do?"
The smallest cut or scratch is enough for the germs of blood-poisoning to enter. There is only one way to prevent their invasion: they must be killed-at once. 'Dettol," the Modern Antiseptic, can be applied im- mediately. 'Dettol' is gentle and tender on human tissues, non-poisonous and non-staining to the skin- yet death to germs. Your chemist has 'Bettol.
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A beautiful face and a carriage of grace Are assets as everyone knows. But the girl who will
win
By the length of a
shin
Is the girl who wears "Mir-O-Kleer"
hose.
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is on knitting. It Is $1
embroidery much easier to do a little embroidery on a knitted garment when Anished
than to work in different colours during the making, and
It uses up small pieces of wool. Of course, this only applies to the plainer knitted arti
lacy patterns do
not need
Many simple embroidery stitches can be used for embellishing either or bought knitted gor- home-made ments;
lazy-stitch and out- feather-atlich, line-stitch, to mention just a few.
Initials and Flowers
chain-stitch,
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pattern carried out in bold off children's jumpers and coats, and square or oblong. They can
ittle cross-stitch. In wools makes a preity | gay
butions for knitted in garter or moss-stitch, but border to Jumper.
gartor-stitch practically any outaldo garment.
is better because the Scarves can be finished off with a work lies no Bati
can be used I fringe of contrasing colours, and
A' colour schemo Embroidered initials or a pay of girdlex and berets can be. decorated
remnants of wool allow you to your flowers on the front of jumpers, a with woollen tassels.
have one, but a riot of colour, look Uny chicken, gay butterly or bird Pompons are ideal for tiny child- effective as a whole. The joining of m the front of children's dresses,ren's clothing, either on caps or at patches can be carried out in sulta find simple designs on the corners the end of a crochet-chain to make ble wool by leather-stitching, cross-
collars and on pockets are effec-1
waist or back siring.
stitch,
etc
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tive. Children love a fow bright | A "woollen" "fringe or a /knitted A border can be made of crochet colours worked into their frocks and edging for, curtains is another idea. if desired Patchwork kaliting can be cents.
Perhaps the easiest way to use up used for cot rugs, pram blinkels, Remnants of wool make- pretty wool remnants is to do some patch cushion-covers, work-bage and hop fancy topy for socks and stöskingi, – work, killing. All patches are water bofilo covers. dainty 'collare and "cute" for finlaming better knitted the same size, either