The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-24
Dom ESTI C.

On THE CARE OF INFANTS.-In nurs-
ing, overlooking does more harm than
anything else; nurse an infant a month
or two old every two or three hours.
Nurse an,infant Of six months over five
times In twenty-fOur hours, and no
more. If an infant is thirsty give it
pure water; or barley water; no sugar.
If the infant must be fed, boil Il tea
spoonful Of powdered barley (ground
in Il coffee grinder) and Il gill of water,
with little salt, for fifteen minutes,
strain them, mix it with half as much
boiled milk, add a lump Of white sugar,
size of u walnut, and give 1t lukewarm
from nursing bottle; keep bottle and
mouthpiece in Il bowl of water when
not in use, to which little soda may
be added. For infants five or six
months old, give half barley-water and
half-boiled milk, with salt and a lump
of sugar. For older infants give more
milk than barley-water. For infants
very costtvc give oatmeal instead OF
barley. Cook and strain as before.
When the breast milk is only half
enough, change off between breast
milk and this prepared food. In hot
weather, If blue litmus paper, applied
to the food, turns red, the food Is too
acid, and you must make fresh mess,
or add Il small pinch of baking soda.
Infants of six months may have beef
tea and beef soup once Il day, by itself
or mixed with other food; and when
ten or twelve months old crust of
bread and Il piece OF rare beef to suck.
No child under two years ought to eat
ut your table. Give no canuies-in
fact, nothing that is not contained in
these rules, without DOCTORS orders.
Summer complaints come from over
feeding and hot and foul air. Keep
doors and windows open. Wash your
children we'll with cold water twice u
day, and Oftcncr In the hot season.
Never neglect looseness of the bowels
in an infant; consult the family or dis
pensary physician Mt once, and he will
give you rules about what it should
take and how 1t should be nurscd.
SEAwEED JELLY.-'rhc japanese not
only eat seaweed In many forms, but
they also largely employ 1t In their
manufactures, and showed specimens
at at the Paris Exhibition. They use 1t
in strong paper, dressing silk, cotton
and thread, rs we'll as In dyeing. The
French now collect the seaweed on
their coasts and make thao, and employ
1t at Rouen on their fine cotton goods
and prints. 1t has been observed that
rain or fog damp does notaffect MATER
ials dressed with thao. 1t also answers
well for sizing papers; and the only OBJ
staCle to its more extensive use Is its
cost Of production. 1t yields ten times
as much jelly rs an equal weight Of
isinglass. but for purposes of food that
jelly Is not quite so pleasant as an ami
NAL jelly, such rs isinglass, as it does
not melt in the mouth and 1t contains
no nitrogen. 1t Is being tried In France
in some OF the hospitals, but as yet no
official report has been issued.
BosroN CREAM CAKEs.-Put In
frying pan or other t1at-bottomed yes
sells one-half pint of water, and one
cup of butter; when boiling, add two
cups of sifted flour; stir we'll three or
four minutes and put in Il deep dish to
cool hen perfectly cold add five eggs
and teaspoonrul of Saleratus; beat
until no egg can be seen; allow one
tablespoonful Of this to each cake, and
bake in buttered pans about four inches
apart, in a very hot oven, about fifteen
minutes; when baked make an opening
In the side Of each cake and put in three
teaSpoonsful Of cream, made as follows:
10 one pint of boiling water add two
eggs, one cup OF white sugar, half cup
flour, we'll beaten together; when cool,
flavor with extract Of lemon.
ClNDERS IN THE EYE.-The simplest
method Of removing cinders from the
eye Is to pass camel's-hair brush
dipped in water over it.. The operation
requires no special skill and OrruDies