Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-28
SOMETHING FOR THE LADIES


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| Rub the Babies.
| wonder how many mothers-new moth
ers-have ever heard Of rubbing as won-
derfu help and comfort in the care Of our
wee babIess | seem to feel ''call" to
tell the good news to such as are still 10
darkness. | am a new mother, you see.
and this wisdom Of mine Is not my wisdom
At all.
borrowed it from a mother grown wise
In the dear service, and it has helped me
too much to let others go unhelped.
Every night at bed time, when undress
my baby, before popping her into her wee
white nightie, rub her all over, from the
crown of her little brown head to the soles of
her little pink feet-snd the way the small
baby will "coo" and grunt from sheer enjoy
| ment of the process is delightful to see. She
does take such comfort in it,-and | am
| persuaded above any contradiction that il
makes her sleep longer asd better, of
course it does isn't the physiology of IL
! plain to seer The little arms and legs are
tired with the busy kicking and flying all
day long, and mammals rubbing sets the
blood to tingling. and sends pleasant little
thrill up and down the baby body We
| old babies would not mind the same treat
ment, | imsgine-I know, for | tried it a
while ago, when was almost too tired to
try to act my grown up role The rub
hing sent me off into such delicious rest
And so know whereof ! speak when
advise tins simple medicine for our tired,
restless, little mortals Try it when your
/ baby fre,s and will not be comforted, some
Of these uncomfortable nights. See if the
little one will not repay you-aud
that right speedily, too. It's such a
simple bit of thing to do to
| produce such good result. Don't be
afraid of rubbing too hard Of course the
| little, tender bodies must be handled ever
so gently, but they NAV be safely rubbed
with firm pressure-until all the soft flesh
is rosy red. And meantime. his or her
small majesty will be having the best time
| in the world Ny little queen--majesty
would like to be rubbed and rubbed for an
indefinite time. have never known her
to say enough" or to once think the rub
bling too hard. And she Is such Hee little
lady-nOt five months old.
! he little feet need especial resting in this
way, think. | institute little massage"
of my own softly kneading and pinching il.
common with the rubbing. The bit of a
| pink foot may be taken between the two
| hands, and its sole and toes and instep
rubbed and kneaded gently with both
| thumbs
Two baths every day-the soap and water
| one in the morning. and this rubbing bath
just before the sandman" comes round
at night-why, they mean inches of growth
/ and ellis of comfort TO the babies, TO say
nothing of the help to US mothers. One
other thing is equally needful-more need
| full lndeed-to his baby ships veal, and
! that is drink of cold water often. On
warm. thirsty days. especially, how many
times babies really suffer for the kindly
cup of cold water and how much they
enjoy it when tbs given
My baby has learned even so soon 10
| laugh and crow when she sees the spoon
coming-and the little mouth opens very
| eagerly for the cool drink. II is a positive
cruelty to leave cold water out of baby's
! bill of fare. See how soon the fretting
will stop when you give the drink to the
hot little mouth. Oh, | know this was
good advice that the same dear. wise mother
/ gave me for my aid, when | needed it. All
the doctors in the world cannot compare
with a real mother, who has mothered her
own and other folks babies all her precious
! life long Wouldn't il be we'll then,
/ for us who are young in the beautiful
work-just learning the trsde-to listen
longer to these older mothers? Let US sit
meekly at their feet and learn of them
/ until we, too, have grown wise and white
haired.
am afraid have talked too long. but
wanted the mothers who read the Ladies
| Home Journal to share nv knowledge and
reap its rewards. If were to add TO the
rubbing and the cold watering. the frequent
I ND han de
1 in the warm season. with cool wster-I be-
lieve should be willing to stop my advice
giving and humbly Withdraw into the back
ground. While some one else took my place.
ANNE HAwILroN DoSSrLL IN Ladies
Home Journal,
To clean granite dishes, let them stand
twent, or thirty minutes in hot soda water,
after which rub briskly with a wire dish
cloth.
1t isa fact, not generally known, that
hot grease will destroy the sharpness of
knife. An old knife should be kept for
| the purpose of frying meat. turning dough-
nuts a fork however Is much better for the
latter and all work that is liable to expose
| the blade to the ruinous effect of the hot
grease,
Cake. as soon as cold. should be put
away in cake box and closely covered.
II two or three perfectly sound apples are
put inside the box and replaced by fresh
ones when these are withered or decsyed,
the cake will keep moist for long time.
| A tea pot or coffee pot or milk-can should
never be washed inside with the dish-sloth
used for washing other dishes. clean
cloth should be kept for each of these
articles.
To remove paint or hardened mortar
from glass, wash with hot strong vinegar.
Manila paper, if pressed until smooth
then painted and vanished, is just the
thing for splssher over the kitchen sink
To make honey take one cup full OF
sugar. one quarter cup of water, one egg,
one table spoonful of butter and the Juice
and grated rind of one lemon. Cook until
thick. Serve with not cream biscuits
CREAM ToAsr.
Take ., pint of rich milk, boil about
three minutes no, longer. To this add
niece of nice sweet butter the size of
large hens egg, not quite half teaspoon
fuI Of salt, and one egg well beaten. linen
toast as MANY slices of bread rs can pc
Quickly dipped in this and still have little
lef, TO pour over the whole.