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particularly if the baby Is fretful, a
sponge bath of clean, cool water will
be restful and soothing.
Young mothers are likely to make
the mistake of dressing the baby too
warmly. Only the thinaest gauze
flnnnel should be worn in the warm
weather, while changes to eutt the
varying temperature of morning and
evening should be made in the outer
garments The abdomen, chest and
limbs should be covered by flannel.
The band should be snug, but not too
tight. If it is too tight, It Is likely to
press upon the chest and Interfere
with breathing, or press upon the
stomach, causing the baby to vomit
soon after swallowing food. It Is Im
portant that the clothing fit the body.
If the garments are too tight, they
Interfere with the free movements of
the body; If too loose, they are soon
thrown Into folds or bundles, which
causes discomfort. Above all, the
clothing should be simple, clean, with
a minimum of decoration, which will
secure a maximum of comfort to the
!■«•« the Unity sleep by Himself.
With all his good food, comfort
able clothes and dally bath, the baby
Is not golag to thrive If ho does not
have plenty of sound, restful sleep
Given a comfortable bed, regular
hours for naps and soft, light, warm
covering, the baby cannot resist the
call to sleep Always, the baby should
have a bed to himself. There Is
nothing so debilitating to baby or
mother, nothing so fatal to good
feeding habits ns the commoa prac
tice of having the baby occupy tha
snme bod with the mother. There
Is no good reason for this practice,
for the little mattress can be made of
tho simplest materials, the little
cover of cheap cheese cloth, with a
layer of cotton batting tied between;
while the bed Itself may be a box.
basket, or dry. clenn wash tub.
The Care of the Mother’s Health.
The general health of the mother
affects the composition of the food
supply. The diet of the nursing
mother should be nosrishlag, with
coffee, tea, and other siaiateats a»
duced to a minimum.
Milk, eggs, well-cooked cereals,
vegetables and fruits should form the
basis of the diet, limiting the meat
to ns small part of the diet as would
Insure health and comfort en the part
of the mother. When the diet has
been largely one heavy In meat. It
would be uawise, of course.to restrict
It too much. A mother Is quite like
lv fn if Irlhtiln f hn Knhv'a nf tneW t\t
mile to fruit In her diet. This Is
often a mistake, since colic Is much
more often the result of worry, over
work or constipation on the pnrt of
the mother than of the Innocent
apple, peach, orange or pear which
she has eaten
! often wonder when ! see a line.
«leek. woll-cared-for cow quietly rest
ing under the shade of n tree, con
tented by chewing her cud. her only
duty In the world being to produce
rich, delicious milk to nourish her
young, or the young of other animals
ninyhe, what would he the result to
mankind If conditions were such that
'he mothers of the humnn race were
*° shielded and protected during the
period when they are nourishing
Ihelr young. Contrast the conditions
°f many an unfortunate mother
during the period when the little
family Is gathering about her! She
Is often overworked, soul ami body,
struggling to make ends meet. She
Is a stranger to peace, leisure or re
pose of mind or body.
An eminent writer and lecturer,
n°t long since, speaking to a group
"f women, said, "The question Is no
lunger, 'Shall women go to collego?’
*'"l. 'How can wo teach women to
'uke care of themselves and their
babies?'"
Foods for I bo Baby.
Cereal Cruel*.—1 j tablespoons of
oat meal, wheaten grits or rice grains;
soak over night, then place in a
quart of fresh water; add a pinch of
salt, and cook in a double boiler,
steadily for four hours, down to one
pint, adding water from time to
time; strain through a muslin.
Coddled Kgg.—A fresh egg, shell
on, is placed in boiling water, which
is immediately after removed from
the fire. The egg cooks slowly in the
water, which gradually cools for
7 or 8 minutes, when the white
should be about the consistency of
jelly. The white may be easily sep
arated from the yolk and should be
used exclusively in the earlier feed
ings, or when the stomach is especi
ally delicate.
Beef Juice.—One pound of finely
chopped round steak, 6 ounces of
cold water, a pinch of salt; place in
a covered Jar. stand on ice or in a
cool place 5 or 6 hours, or over night.
It 1b well to shake occasionally. This
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hag. It is then seasoned with salt.
The steak may be boiled slightly
and the Juice pressed through a
lemon squeezer which makes a trifle
more palatable Juice, but the former
process is more nutritious and more
economical.
Working Gloves.
To save the hands in sweeping,
churning, hoeing or pulling weeds, a
pair of loose woolen gloves are far
better than the cotton canvas ones!
you can buy. The wool is soft and ;
does not pack together and feel hard
as the cotton will. And do have
them clean. They are so easy to
wash out when you get done, and
they are so much softer and more
comfortable when clean. Of course,
you want a special pair for churn
ing. not used for other work.
MRS. If. M. PRINCE.
Oil is cheaper than machinery.
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S^ay to I
ackers M
y. Ask for I
ke goodness
Uneeda I
Biscuit I
Then, no more broken, soggy, stale or
exposed soda crackers. Uneeda Biscuit come
in individual packages that hold just enough
lor each soda cracker occasion. Fresh when
you buy them. Whole when you open the
package. Crisp as you eat them.
A number of live cent packages ol
Uneeda Biscuit is a wiser purchase than a
\ffir quantity oi ordinary soda crackers in wooden
H box or paper bag. Never sold in bulk. fftl
HOW TO MAKE 'A FIRELESS COOKER.
If \ou Cannot Find It at Your Store, You Can Easily Make
One by Studying the Following Directions.
Now is THE TIME for the tireless cooker to be doing Its very
best service; nnd we want every Progressive Farmer and Gazette
housekeeper to have one this summer.
t*o we are reprinting from a last summer’s issue the following direc
tions taken originally from the Woman’s Home Companion—for mak
ing one:
Have a box made with an Inside
measurement of 215 inches long, 14
Inches wide and 14 inches deep. As
the cover will have a constant strain
upon it, put two heavy cleats, at
least 3 inches wide, on the Inside 6
inches from either end. When the
cover is closed, these cleats will
make the pillows fit more closely to
the kettles.
Twenty layers of old newspapers
overlapped carefully will keep out
the air quite as effectually as abestos
and will cost nothing. Great care
should be taken, in rounding the
corners, not to make a Joining there.
One kettle 10 inches in diameter
(the depth will vary according to
metal) will accommodate a nail 5 or
f> Inches In diameter. The other ket
tle should be 8 or 8 % Inches In diam
eter. Vessels with straight sides are
best. Perfectly fitting covers are
necessary If the taBte of the packing
is not to get Into the food and the
steam of the food Is not to make the
packing moldy. A stationary loop
handle on each side of the kettle is
better than a moveable ball.
The packing has to be walled In
with cloth strong and firm enough to
hold it in place, such as bedticking,
denim or heavy unbleached cotton.
Take a piece of the cloth 26%xl4%
Inches, and on It place the covers of
the kettles 2 94 inches from each end,
which will put 2% inches between
them. Have the center of the covers
in the middle of the cloth as to
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Construction of the tireless cooker, showing a half-section of the completed box with the layers
of packing, and the arrangement of the cloth lining.
width. Draw with a lead-pencil an
exact line around each cover, and cui
around these lines evenly. Tear oft a
strip of cloth as many inches wide as
the depth of the larger kettle and
the exact length to reach around the
largest part. Gather and baste on to
the larger circular piece just cut out.
Stitch with a very small stitch. Now
stitch this to the edge of the larger
hole, having all seams on the same
side. Measure the smaller kettle
and do the same with the cloth.
Take a strip 2 % inches wide, and
stitch all around this lining, mat
tress-like. When this is fastened to
the box later, with the kettles in
their pockets, it will make the space
for the pillows.
The packing of the box must be
very carefully done. A thick layer of
cotton batting must be tacked next to
the packing all around the sides of
the pockets, which should fit the ket
tles exactly. Put your kettles into
their pockets, making the bottom
filling of the right depth to place
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the rims of the kettles 2 inches from
the cover when closed.
Lay your lining back over the ket
tles while packing the excelsior
around them. Be very careful to
have the kettles in the exact space
planned for them, and make the
packing very solid. Also, have the
pockets rest on cotton batting above
the floor packing. With great care
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