Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1911 — points for Mothers [ARTICLE]

points for Mothers

In the Nursery. Fresh ripe fruit without sugar very wholesome, especially if eaten I:, the .parly part of the day. So much sugar is often added to stewed fruit as to make it undesirable for some children, especially those subject tc skin trouble. To make an attractive screen for the nursery get a light bamboo screen tan old one will do) and remove the silko line with which these are usually covered. Substitute dark red or green cambric and cover it with colored pie tures, pasted on so that each panel i‘ given over to one kind, such as flow ers, animals, children, etc. The screer will prove its value in the early mor:, ing hours when the baby will lie and look at the pictures instead of starling an untimely concert. A pretty crib cover may be made from a yard each of white and pale blue or pink flannel. On the colored flannel embroider a flower and bow knot design, on the white a conven tional border and a large central mon ogram. Bind the two together by means of wide satin ribbon and put the bow or rosette in one corner, with the colored side considered as the top. When a child eats or drinks anything that is hot enough to burn the mouth give him a teaspoonful of pure olive oil, telling him to hold it in his mouth as long as possible before swallowing it. One Mother’s Experience. A wise young mother who seems to have excellent control over her little ones let fail a few words of wisdom at a ‘■mothers' club" recently. “When my babies are tired at night and it’s time for them to go to bed.” she said when another mother asked her how she succeeded so well in getting her children to bed without a row. “I never say ’Get ready for bed at once and put away your playthings immediately.’ for that will call forth tears and a protest against the strict command. Instead I say. ’Nearly time for bed. so put away your play things in a few moments.’ In this way they have fair warning, and they are seldom unwilling to gt) when the final signal comes. That’s my very simple method.” It is well for Young mothers to remember this one mother’s way. for it’s the keynote of the real understanding of the child heart. Sympathy is a quality children never fail to under stand and appreciate. Imagine a mother being told by some one in authority to put down her book without finishing the one chapter which is the most interesting in the whole hook Would it not at least save a frown of impatience to be told to finish the chapter first? - Helping Backyard Children. Many mothers would be perfectly willing to help their children with their school work if they only knew how. If a child is slow to read and spell it will help to say, “Shut the d-o-o-r.” “Get me a b-o-o-k. please;’’ “Your hair is b-r-o-w-n,” “Your eyes are b-l-u-e.” Then encourage the child to tell you something the same way. even if it is only “Look at the c-a-t.” If there are some new words to spell give the child an old newspaper and a pair of scissors and let her cut out the letters and form the words who. been. work. etc. This will impress the letters on tjie mind more than repeating them. To tempt children to read rouse their curiosity by putting a picture in the middle of the sentence, as the trai ■ went into a hole. Tell a story and spell a word'oeca sionally. as: Once there was a de;.: little (rabbit) and it nad long icarsj It went for a little (walk) one day in the (field), etc.

Ten Commandments For Baby. Give the baby its food at regular ■ hours. ; Give the baby water. Give the baby no medicine unless ; prescribed by the doctor. Give the baby a tub bath every day. Do not put warmer clothes on the baby in the summer time than you wear yourself. Keep a window open night and daY 'in the baby’s room. Colds come from ' closed windows, not from open ones. ' If the baby does not gain weight see the doctor. Something is wrong. Do not rock the baby to sleep. Put it down and let it cry itself, to sleep. I Boil all milk before giving it to tbo baby. If you cannot employ a doctor apply to the nearest police station.

Teaching Chivalry. “My little boy has always been ver? chivalrous in his attitude toward me.” said a mother recently. “This trait I make use of now when be comes from school saying, as most small boys do at one time or another, ’I don't like the teacher.’ I talk about the large number of little boys the teacher has under her charge, how tired she must get, how much she needs strong, manly little boys to help her. and my son decides at once that he'd like to be a brave, strong knight to protect | the teacher. He always goes back in ! a helpful frame of mind.”