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LEARNING HOW

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ABY'S no trouble at all," bonated a young "mother proudly to me the *other day.

"She takes her feeds without any fuss, loves her bath, and we don't hear a sound from her all night."

"It's all very well to talk now," I wald.

"She's oily three months old. but you wait until she's three months older.

"There's no reason why all babies shouldn't be perfect angela' for thr

first five months if their day-by-day routine is carried out and they are nor- mally wealthy.

"It's when you come to wean them that you'll face your first big problem. If you don't start Baby off in the right way, all your good work of the past wil be quickly undone, and she may have a bud setback."

As I told my young friend, I believe in gradual weaning straight on to cup and spoon feeding, and mothers will have no lasting trouble with the pro- cess provided that they are patient.

Shell Disapprove

Baby is not likely to take to the change without a murmur. he will probably show defalte disapproval t first, but, ofier ali you as mother are in charge, and perseverance on your part will win the day.

If Baby registers too much disappro- val, wrap her firmly in a clean towel so that the small arms cannot br waved about nor the apoct knockɛd out of your hand, and go on patiently with the feeding, using a shallow- bowled spoon with rounded edges.

Pay na heed if she spits back food at first; int is bound to happen until Baby gets accustomed to new tastes and to the feel of the spoon, so carry on until she finally gives in gracefully. This should only take a few days,

All Babies are Different.. says

dislike the taste once she gels wed to There is no reason why ale should a well-balanced mixture with a certain amount of sugar in 1. Milk In some. form is essential to her diet.

You may be interested in these Introducing Extras weaning problems from renders, to- gether with my replies.

Refuses Milk

Now that Baby is being weaned, she refuses to drink milk. Any that the takes disagrees with her.

GATHER that you have been is ing to give Baby undiluted milk, and it is likely that her alomach can- not digest the large curd.

'Some doclora ray that no eltid under two year of ago should be given undiluted milk and I would advise you to use alluted milk for weaning purposes

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Don't Tako Drastic Drugs

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Baby is Ave months old now, and should be glad if you would give me some information on treaning, so that I can go straight on with this rchen the time comes,

8 Baby is making regular progress

·and is thriving generally, you cou start to introduce certain extrus

in preparation for gradunt weaning at seven months.

Before the 10 am. feed give one dessertspoonful of good bone and vegr. table broth, for which I shall be very pleased to let you have a recipe. Give patiently in a spoon, not a bottle. Fol. low this with the normal feed.

(2) Before the 2 pm. feed give two tablespoonfuls of boiled milk with two of water and a level teaspoonful of sugar; curtall the breast-feed which follows by five minutes.

(3) Before the 6 pm, feed give half a teaspoonful of fresh raw rexyolk. -increasing the amount ́erudually ta

Eating's a sorious business, and she won't loave a crumb

NURSERY EXPERT

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Baby, with eight teeth and weight of 221b, should be on solids

now.

Late Weaning

At what ape should Baby be taking solids? ein.13 months, but will take nothing but his bottles and au occa. sional rusk,

You have persisted with betties far too long, and there is only one cure now. Put the bottle away once and for all, and make up your mind to a few days' open warfare with your youngster until he realises that the bottle is n thing of the past. You will win quite soon if only you will be firm.

Difficult to Feed

Daby, aged nine toecks, has a hare-

lip, and I am worried na to what will happen when I came to wean her, for feeding iz dificult now. The doctor says that she must have an operation. is that safe just now? THE operation for hare-lip and cleft palate is one of the inarvels of modern plastic surgery, and will he performed at no real risk to your te one long before she is wennert.

For a few days after the operation until the stitches have healed nicely she must be kept from crying, which means that she may be a full-time jobs for one nurse in hospital H she is at nil fretful, but after that her mouth will be perfectly normal again, and she will learn to eat and drink just like any

other child.

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Eugenic enchanted the world with her beauty. Naturally the crinolines and the more sumptuous of the gowns are reserved for the grandest parties, usually in private homes, but even st night clubs and theatre premieres, wide hems and romantic decollete give the same feelings, atded, by irimming in the hair and conspicuous jewelry.

(4) At 9 am and 6 pm. dally give two teaspoonfuls of strained fruit juice In two of water, slightly sweetened if necessary, and precede this with half a tenspoonful of some good cod-liver oll emulsion or two drops of halibut

liver oil.

Poor Start

-Mine was a premature baby, weigh ing sib, at birth. Now, at seven months, she weighs 16. Should I delay wean- ing as she had such a poor start in life..

I Do not advise this, especially as

the is getting restless long before her next feed is due. This is probably a algn that she needs more food now.. and that she is quite ready for gradual weaning.

Make the change-over gradually thus avoiding upsels for both your- self and Buby,

It should take about five weeks: to make this first change on to artificial feeds entirely, then she will be ready for the second weaning which takes her on lo scmi-solids.

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of whatever happens to be cooking, Gowns with fringes are a marked provided the exlour is not too intense, fashion note. Black silk fringes on Should the odour happen to be white satin gowns look well, and very strong, take some orange peel, gowns entirely trimmed in white put a few drops of vinegar on it, and shells are novel for evening wear.

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TO DRY LETTUCE

Robert Bishop, 23, a WPA worker. sainds, place in a clean towel and To dry lettuce thoroughly for was warming himself beside a bonfire twirl towel around several times at after cleaning up debris on a pro-arms' length, like a bag. ject when he yelled in pain. He had

been shot in the right leg by a bullet other bullets also exploded. How swept into the debris plle. Several they got there was a mystery.

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April 25, 1939,

Rhubarb

Recipes

HUBARB Is, perhaps, the best of

all species for clearing the skin. and purifying the blood.

You may like to try one or two of these recipes to vary the ordinary stewed rhubarb---

As a spring toile there is nothing to equal a rhitbarb Juice drink. Stoy the fruit slowly wint if good deal of augur to make a syrup.. until the favour has all teen extracted. When cold, put inblespoonful, in a glass, and I up' with roda water and a te plali water you stew a small piece of thin lemon peel with the fruit, the flavour will be m preval.

Rhubarb sweet is delicious:--Cut about three-quarters of a pound of rhubarb into small pieces, ind stew them in half a pint of water. Add. quirter of a pound of sugar, int the grated rind of a lemon.

Whisk the whites of two eggs unt!! they are slit, dissolve one and a half ounce of gelatine in half a pint of water, and udst these to the rhubarb when it is quite soft. Line a mould with sponge Angers and pour in the mixture. Serve with custard when set.

A Tasty Pudding

Rhubarb pudding is another favou rite. Take pound of rhubarb, wiped and chopped up small.

and

plice this in greased ple-dish. Sprinkle with a cup of sugar.

Beat egg and a large cup of mirk together, and stir in four table- spoonfuls of four, & Httle salt, and a dessertspoonful of sugar. Beat the batter well until it is fairly stiff, and bake in a hot oven for about 35 minutes.

Rhubarb Jefly is nourishing for in- valids. Wipe and cut about a pound of rhubarb,

add hält a cupful of water and a cupful of sugar; coole until soft, and strain colander.. Dissolve a

through a jelly square in a cup of hot water, red cirrant andals with the rhubarb while I

stili hol, Pour the mixture into wat mould, and allow to set,

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Rhubarb and dates make a delight- tul combinatio Well grease a basin, and line it with pastry about quarter of an inch in thickness.

Wipe a pound of rhubarb, and cut it into small pieces. Wasif, stone, and thop up coarsely, a pound of dates. Mix together with sugar to taste, and All the basin.

enough water to make half a gill over Pour the juice of two oranges and

Seal the edges, put on some greased the fruit, and cover with pastry. paper, and steam for about an hour und half. Serve with custard.

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