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By NURSERY EXPERT
Weekly,
weighings musi be carried out exactly, if they are to be a guide to baby s progress.
HE Clinics Weighing Day. and what a busy scene it calla to mind! First, the large walking-room, where mothers and babies await the arrival of the Health Visitor and her helpers; then the weigh- which the -room self into mothers are admitted.
Here the temperature is raised by means of radiators, for the littl onea are undressed to their vests. and even that is allpped off when are. Ibid. for a minute or a they warmed cloth over the scalea,
This is really the only way in which the weight can be ascer- Lained correctly, and gains or lenses properly estimated by means of the weight-card.
While Mother dresses her baby. nurso gives a little advice accord- ing to the information noted on this card.
Rapid Gains
If Baby in gaining too rapidly, for instance, and suffering from, wind or colicky paina after a feed, she will ex- plain how best to cut down the feeds to the quantity that the infant can as- slmitate comforts.bly.
If, on the other hand, the gains are insuficient, she will go into the matter carefully, perhaps suggesting changes in the mothers diet or more rest for
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MIDGE: In Wailing
"Daddy, are you still roading Bobby Boar?"
-her, or else she may feel that supple mentary feeds are indicated, and will Advine accordingly.
I always advise every mother to keep n earful record of her baby's weight wheller she is able to attend a weigh- ing centre or not.
Actually the weighing centre is best because of the facilities for undressing Baby, which could not be managed in the open chemist'a shop; but, whatever method you follow, do have Baby weighed once a week up to the age of aix months and after that once n fort- night up to the age of one year.
During the second year, our a month should be sufficient for the nor mally healthy toddler.
An unportant point is to have Baby weighed at about the kanse hour n well on the same day each week. Well between two feeds is the best time if you want to get a fair estimate of the progress made
It you cannot undress Baby,, take a little parcel with you containing exactly similar garments to those which the infant is wearing, and, having had this welghed, deduct that Httle packet weight from that of the clothed baby.
What to Expect
There must be nothing slack about these workly weighings: they must be carried out carefully and exactly, other wise they are useless as a guide to baby's proZIESA,
flow much should Baby gain? This is a question which puzzles mang young mathers, and I And that most of them tend to expect too much where the weekly girs ara conermed.
A rough estimate, but one that works
For Our Junior Readers
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Burmese Stamps
New Set of
PICTORIALS
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1st April, NTIL the Burma, an eastern land with an area five times that of England, but with less than hall Its population, was a province of the Indian Empire.
On that day it was separated from India and-of some import- ance to philatelists-was given its own lasue of stamps.
The first set consisted only of the Current Indian stamps overprinted with the word "BURMA,“
There was a great demand for them from collectors, who thought at the time that they would not remain in uso very long as a "dainitive' cot was Tumourou.
It was eighteen months, howover. before the new series appeared.
This King George VI not includes any Interesting pictorials Like the atamps of the neighbouring country, they are typically oriental in design. The low values (front 3 ples to
Attnas) aro normal size and pertray the King, as do the highest values (1 to 10 rupers), which, however, are Jarger stamps.
Native Carvings
In all tican values the border de- signs consist of strange mythical and symbolical creatures such as are found Amongst the carvings of the native buildings.
At the base of the 1 and 2 rupees is
a peacock, the magnificent outsprend tall of which forms a kind of "hnlo"
BABY
out quite well, is to expect that the child should double its birthweight by the time that it la six months old, and that it should have trebled the birth- weight by its first birthday.
This would only apply to the average haby, of course, Tiny premature babies weighing perhaps five pounds or less often do wonders in making up for their molest start in life.
Others, ngam, who started life an nine or ten pounders, may not develop no rapidly where weight ta concerned during their first year,
First Months
e
You, can be satisfied if your baby gains four to six ounces every week during the first six months of his After that he may only gain two or three ounces cuch week, especially It he in teething-
During his second year you can rest contented if he gains about G ounces each month.
Larger gains during the first alx months, coupled with restlessness, wlith and signs of pain point to over-feeding; amallar gains or a "standstill go 10 show that the diet needs adjustment and probably supplementing
I also advise you to keep a "log book of Baby's progress, for you will flid it an Iminensely interesting record, besides which it may prove a really helpful guide should the child's health cause anxiety at any time.
You can rule the book cut for your scif, dividing it up into various sections under the headings of Weight, Height, Mental Progress, Attainments (First Sme. First Step: First Word, etc.) and Teething and, if you have artistic
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Atore. A sailing coe with wid Alled sults on the mighty trajeaddy. On the left: Ozen draw the plonigh in the rice fields of Burtha.
What Do You
around the central portrait. The principal river of the country is the Irrawaddy, a mighty waterway which 18 navigable for nearly 1,000 A canoe, with miles of Its length. wind-filled Ball, on this river, a pic- tured on the 8 annus.
The two main exports are rice and tcak On the 3 annas can be seen a rice field in which a Burmese is guiding a plough drawn by two oxen,
An elephant pushing a huge log of teak with its trunk is depicted on the 3 annas. The 21 annas ilustrates the royal bargc, a great pagodu - like building coating on the water.
All the pictorial values include a por
A.I.M. trait of the King,
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tendencles, you will be able to ornament the margins attractively. May I remind you that this should not only be done in the case of the first baby but also for the second and the third, if your home blessed with several children. A comparison of all these records is sure to be of great family interest In later years.
Recently an excellent tile book hing come into my bands calted. "How to Keep Baby Well" and, among other mo teful advice it shows clearly how there recards should be kept for easy reference. The book alsa deals with such Important matters as feed- ing, weaning Leething troubles, and mild nurtery ailments, as well as with the generat care of Baby.
Koel Umt this book would be of real interest to all young mothers, so 1 propuse to send a copy in all who are interested as long as my supply last. Will you write to me on a postcard KL once-Nursery Expert. Daily Herald." Acre House, 72, Long Acré London, W.C.Z-if you care to avail yourselves of this offer.
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Fashion Notes
March 16,1939.
The "Professional Touch" In Ironing
BEFORE your ironing is actually
started, pince n folded paper on the Ironing sheet; this prevents i dump garments frem moistening the ironing sheet, which necesitates langer tronlar of the garment; and also it enables one to from the clothes intich more zmacthly.
Before Iraning pure silk, first dump it down well and leave the paraient rolled up, prior to Ironing with a hol. Iren. The method is a'fferent with Shantung, silk, which must be ironed well as soon as it In try,
Artineint silk requires careful. handling, and should be, pressed with DN Whe a warm (never hot) Iren wrong sidr: a bot Iron is fotal to artbetal silks, spoiling the colour and sometimes taking a whole plece out of the material.
Stockinet which has shrunk in the wash can be stretched back to nor mal shape with the iron; Brst damp Flightly, then fron it on the wrong side. The damping process is very important, because if the article is nl damp enough the "wringing ercuses" simply won't come out!
Flatly wovrs wellies need only warm iran when dry, on the wrong ricle, but hand-knitted cardigans and Jumpers need a damp cloth when ironing, with a warm tron.
A better method, but one which takes more time, is first to pin the gorment in place on your Irening board, then carefully press it, except edge, at walsi, wrists, and lower with a warm fron; this treatment is exetilen! for a garment which has tost its shape in the wash,
Linen and catten "fancy" work should be damped well, and needs hot iron to preduce a "professional" glossy surface.
A time saving method with hand- erchiefs and small linens is to place them between ironing sheets and s Jaycr
of paper, before doing large THERE are some Interesting milin-work, then when you have finished Froning, raise up the Iraning sheet Robin Cry shapes, notably the
and you will find your small work Hood style in leaf-green shade. The neatly pressed. tricome with an apen crown and masa of small flowers grouped in the front is making its debut to public In Paris. From the crown. soft veil falis gracefully over the wearer's shoulder.
To Enhance your embroidery, al- ways from it on the wreng side; this will give it an attractive raised op- pearance. Muts and d'oyleys should always be ironed from the entre outwards, to preserve their shape. J. G.
I Like Spoiling My Daughter
Im
JENNY is 19-and the apple of her me I cannot see why she should not
father's eye. As I
her have it. The more you expect from father, 1 nm entitled to roy thnt, ufe the more you are likely to get. What is more, I am not the least ashamed of it.
They know that my daughter is will carrd for, and wce bellde the Yet most of my friends think it man who does not treat her as well is a algu of great weakness on my as I do myself It is a man's prl- (well, part. Very bad," they murmured vilege
"Doesn't colefully.
do to spoil lightly, at any rate), and i don't sce be any young women, you know. They will why my daughter should take advantage of t. Jenny will, axerption. You wait and sec."
to pamper Werne
Many fathers I know keep their They were saying that when she girls deliberately short of money. was 12, but I have not sliced thin
trait yet in her character. In fact,
Mothers!
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"Dots 'ent good, old man," they *IT realise
she is as considerate to me as the Dy mugly. "Makes has always been, and as grateful. that they do want things, they As I like spoiling her, and there hust carn then." stem to be no ill effects-well, why Free Entertainment shouldn't R
Unfortunately, inatters don't work "Ah, but when she marries, she ut like that, and I see these same will be toa pampared to milken good daughters going out will ycling men, wife," say these friends again. "I 4 amply for a frez entertainment at
voman does not know what it is to de theatre, cineina, er dance ball.
ad a hard life, she will never be able to stand up to reverses."
Strange Conduct
Their argument, I suppose, is that I should give my daughter a few hard knocks, just to show her what they are like!
My daughter will never adopt these tactics. If she wants any- thing, she comes to her father, and bir requests are always very reason- able.
If she is fond of someone, her first thought is to bring him home. There is none of this "sterecy" bus-
of
It seems a preullar policy to me. ss about her. We are good pals, Surely it la more pleasant to have a and she knows that my judgment rerene, happy youth? And surely will always be fair. She te proud carn a respect from me, too, and this background will help, not hinder her which many other fathers would her, whatever her life in after years be only too glad to have. may bring?
As long as she ilves under my roof, What they really mean is that she I shall certainly continue to spoil will always cxpcet as good a home hef! as she has left; and for the life of
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