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By NURSERY EXPERT

Weekly weighings must be carried out exactly, it they are to be a quide to baby s progress.

HE Olinie's Weighing Day. and what a busy seeno 1 calls to mind! First, the large walling-room, where mothers and babica await the Arrival of the Health Visitor u bor helpers; then the weigh- Ing-room Itself into which the mothers are admitted.

Micro the temperature in raised by means of radiators, for the little ones are undressed to their vests, and oven that is slipped off when they are fald for a minute on warmed cloth over the scnics,

This is really the only way in which the walght can be ascer- tained correctly, and gains or tosses proparty estimated by means of the weight-card.

While Mother dresses tier baby, nurse gives a Uitio advice uccord- ing to the Informaiton noted on this card.

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Rapid Gaina

If Baby is gaining too rapidly, for instance, and suffering froth wind or colicky pains after a foed, tho will ex- plain how best to cut down the foodA to the quantity that the infant can a5- similate comfort.bly.

If, on the other hand, the gains aro insumcient, she will go into the malter carefully, perhaps suggesting changes in the mother's diet or more rest for

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her, or else she any feel that supple- mentary feeds are indicated, and will advise accordingly.

I always advise every mother to keep a caretal record of her baby's weight, whether she lɔ able to nitend a weigh- ing contre or not.

Actually the weighing centre is best because of the facilities for undressing Baby, which could not be managed in the open chemist's ahop; but, whatever method you follow, do have Baby weighed once a week up to the age of six months and after that once a fort- night up to the age of one year.

During the second year, once a month should be sufficient for the nor. mally healthy toddler.

An important point is to have Baby weighed at about the same hour as well as 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

If you cannot undrem Baby, take a little parcel with you coutaining exactly aimilar garments to those which the infant is wearing, and, having had this Hitle packet weighed, deduct that weight from that of the clothed baby.

What to Expect

There must be nothing slack about these weekly weighings: they must be carried out carefully and exactly, other- wise they are useless as a guide to baby's progress.

How much should Baby gain? This 14 a question which puzzles many young mothers, and I find that most of them tend to expect too much where the weekly gains are concerned.

A rough estimate, but one that works

For Our Junior Readers

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Burmese Stamps

New Set of

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NTIL the 1st April, 1937.

Burma, an eastern land with an area fivo times that of England, but with less than half Its population, was a provinch of the Indian Empire.

On that day it was separated from India and-of some import- anco to philatelists-was given its own lasue of stamps.

The Arst set consisted only of tho current Indian stamps overprinted with the word "BURMA." Thero was a great demand for them from collectorn, who thought at the limó that they would nat remala in usa very long na a "defaliiva" rot was rumoured.

1 was eighteen months, however, before the now series appeared.

This King George VI set includes many interesting pictorials. Like the stamps of the neighboring country, they are typically oriental) fù design.

The low valuca (from 3 plea to

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annas) are normal size and portray the King, na do the highest values (1 to 10 rupees), which, however, aro larger stampa.

Native Carvings

La all these 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 in a brotack, the magnificent quispread of which forms a kind of "halo"

BABY

out quite well, is to expect that the child should double lls birthweight by the time that it is six months old, and that it should have trebled the birth- weight by its first birthday.

This would only apply to the averago baby, of course. Tiny premature babies welgbing perhaps five pounds or less often do wonders in manking up for their modest start in life.

Others, again, who started life as nine or ten pounders, may not develop Bo rapidly where weight is concerned during their first year,

First Months

You can be satisfied if your baby guins four to six ounces every week during the first six months of his life. After that be may only gain two or three ounces each week, especially if he is teething.

During is second year you can rest contented if he gains about ounces each month.

Larger gains during the first olx monthia, coupled with restlessness, wind and signs of pain point to over-feeding; smaller gains or a standstil!" go to 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 find it an immensely interesting record, besides which it may prove a really helpful gulde should the child's health cause anxiety at any time.

You can rule this book out for your- self, dividing it up into various acctions under the headings of Weight, Height, Mental Progress, Attainmenta (First Smile. First Step. First Word, etc.) and Teething and. If you have artlatio

MA POSTAGE

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Above: A sailing canoe with tvind. filled satis on the mighty Irracuddy.

On the left: Oxen drate the plough in the rice Acids of Burma.

around the central porimit. The principal river of the country is iho Irrawaddy, a mighty waterway which is navigable for nearly 1,000 A canoe, with miles of its length. wind-filled mail, on this river, is pic tured on the 8 annas.

The two main exports are rice and tcak On the 31 annus can be seen a rice field in which a Durmese 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 illustrates the royal barge, great pagoda - like bulling osting on the water.

All the pictorial values include a por-

ALIL traft of the Kloz.

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tendencies, you will be able to ómament 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 is bleased with #overal children. A comparison of all these records is sure to be of great family interest In later years.

Recently an excellent litio took hims come into my hands called, "How to Keep Baby Welt" and, among other most useful advice. It shows clearly how these records should be kept for easy reference... The book also deals with such Important matters as ferd" Ing. weaning, teething troubles, ond mild nursery allments, as well as withi the general care of Baby.

I feel that this book would be of real interest to all young mothers, no I propose to send a copy to all who are Interested as long as my supply lasts. Will you write to me on a posteard at ance Nursery Expert, Daily Herald," Acre House, 12, Long Acre. London, W.CA-If you care to avali yourselves of this offer.

Fashion Notes

March 16, 1939.

The "Professional Touch" In Ironing

B DEFORE your ironing is actually started, place a folded paper on

the ironing sheet; this provents | damp garments from moistening the Ironing sheet, which necessitates longer Ironing of the garment; and also It enables one to iron the clothes much more smoothly.

Before ironing pure gilk, first damp It down well and leave the| garment relied, up, prior to ironing with a hot Irún. The method la different with Shantung silk, which must be ironed well as soon as it is dry.

Artificial silk requires careful handling, and should be pressed with a warm (never hot) tron on the wrong side; a hot from is total to artificial silks, spolling the colour and sometimes taking a whole picco out of the material.

Stockinet which has shrunk in the wash .com be stretched back to nor- mal shape with the fron: first damp It slightly, then iron it on the wrong side. The damping process is very important, because if the article is the "wringing not dump enough creases" simply won't come outi

Finely woven woellies need only a warn iron when dry, on the wrong side, but hand-knitted cardigans and jumpers need a damp cloth when ironing, with a worm iron,

A better method, but one which takes more time, is first to pin the germent in place on your ironing board, then carefully press fi, except at waist, wrists, and lower edge, with a warm fron; this treatment is excellent for a garment which has lost its shape in the wash.

Linen and cotton "fancy" work should be damped well, and needs n_hot iron to produce a "professional” glossy surface.

A time saving method with hand- kerchlefs and small linens is to place them between Ironing sheets and a layer of paper, before doing large THERE are come interesting millin- work, then when you have finished Robin Ironing, raise up the ironing sheet ery shapes, notably the Hood style in lenf-green shude. The and you will find your small work

neally

pressed.

ricorne with an open crown and n To enhance your embroidery, al- mass of small flowers grouped in ways Iron it on the wrong side; this front is mulcing His debut to the will give it an attractive raised ap public in Paris. From the crown, always be ironed from the centre pearance. Mats and d'oyleys should soft veil falls gracefully over the outwards, to preserve their shape. wearer's shoulder.

J. G.

I Like Spoiling My Daughter

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TENNY is 19-and the apple of her me I cannot see why she should not father's eye. As I am her have it. The more you expect from father, I am entitled to say that, life the more you are likely to get. What is more, I am not the least ashamed of it.

They know that my daughter is well cared for, and woe belde the Yet most of my friends think it man who does not treat her as well Is a sign of great weakness on my as I do myself! It is Iann's pri-

Women part. "Very bad," they murmured vilege to pamper

(well, dolefully. "Docsn't da to apoll slightly, at any rate), and I don't sce young women, you know. They will why my daughter should be any take advantage of it. Jenny will, exception. You wait und see.”

Many fathers I know keep their They were saying that when she girls deliberately short of money. was 12, but I have not noticed this

"Docs 'em good, old man," they tralt yet in her character. In fact,

smugly. "Makes the is as considerate to me as the sy

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Unfortunately, matters don't work "Ah, but when she marries, she cut like that, and I see these some will be tos pampered to make a good daughters going out with young men, wife," say these friends again, "If a simply for ત free cntertainment at woman does not know what it is to the theatre, cinema, or dance hall, lead 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 likel

My daughter will never adopt these tactics. If she wants any- thing, she comes to her father, and her 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 “scercey” busi- ness about her. We are good pals, It seems a pecullur policy and she knows that my judgment Surely is more pleasant to have a will always be fair. She is proud serene, happy youth? And surely of me, too, and I earn a respect from 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. muy bring?

As long as she lives under my roof, What they really mean is that she I shall certainly continue to spoil will always expect as good a home her! as she has left, and for the lite of

A Modern Parent

Mothers!

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