Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-09
Some Things That Mothers Ought
to Know.
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE HONE
Tho Family Medicine Bag for Use
In tho County.
CARING FOR CHIL DREN
Written Exclusively for The rven,pr et,r.


When You decide to 60 to the country
Tor vacation ascertain whether there n
doctor within reasonable distance of your
stopping place; In case there il not the fol-
rowing suggestions may be Of use An 1T
ing up the family medicine bag: There
should be large bottles Of ammonia oar
bolic acid, vaseline. glycerine, witch basel.
arnicav lsterine and permanganate of pot
ash to be used as a disinfectant You
should have quinine pills In small doses-
grain or two-a package of borax. one
OF baking soda-this is for "chigger'. hitss
and package of pure cinnamon. II 40
not generally known that cinnamon tsa
is valuable drink In a typhoid district
and has power to destroy infectious MI
crobes-even the scent killing them II u
STEPPED and taken freely just as other teaa
A mess that our grandmothers placed Q
great deal OF faith In as q blood purifier
and complexion tonic does not taste nearly
as bad as IL sounds: Take a glass Of Or
leans molasses-the old-fashioned kind
ana stir into it common sulphur TIL the
mass is too thick TO manipulate easily with
a spoon. Take a spoonful of this every
night Tor a week, and then drop for q week;
sheh take again. until you have taken it
tarnish badly. but can easily be cleaned.
NOW, remember and not leave Q plated
spoon In IL. OF a tin one either. unless you
are DESTROYS Of Poisoning yourself
Miller. the German savant, enumerates
as diseases traced or traceabie TO the bAc-
terra that swarm in the mouth those that
cause pneumonia, tonsilitis. angina ludo-
Vlca, Assesses. thrush, diphtheria. tubercu-
losis and the human form Of the foot and
mouth diseases. He gives q Inst OF mouth
ing twenty-five varieties besides numerous
otner micro-orgsnisms that have been
found in the mouth. but have not yet been
cultivated In artificial manner. II 10 prob
on In this manner. and that children are
thus subjected to chronic d1osasoS e veil
az spidemics.
A certain way to paralyxe our facult3ss
10 to allow them 70 waste with disupA Em-
ployment keeps away the rust 1t keeps
the mind and heart alive to the Interests
OF the day. 1t has been said that the rsa-
son ti.at SO many old men break down and
become childish Ia because they abandon
business and thus lose much Of their
everyday interest in the world around
them. 1t is no uncommon thing today for
people who are quite advanced In life 70
take courses OF study and successfully pass
through them. All such occupations serve
TO keep the interest alive In something be-
ward away the fumes Of dus,y mslan-
choly'' than all the herbs in the oA vifs'a
pot on which our ancestors relied
A pretty decoration for a sunny window
is made as follows: Take q common
sponge and trim IL 80 that II VIII be per-
fectly round when wet Dampen Il and
sprinkle with grass seed: dampen Il every
day, and hang in the sun: In q few days
the grass viii be green all over 1t and II
will look like a grass ball Another window
decoration that IL longer lived 10 made out
cut the root of: then hollow II out ana al
the hole with water; hang Il IN the window
with the top down. The green tops win soon
appear and they win grow up around the
s %p in GGVsT fa Of x s.sss' . ES n.
tato inserted in a bottle of water ana hung
In the sun will sprout and send out the
lcveliest kind OF vines: the sweet potato
ii is carefully trained. Things grown in this
way may be made excellent oh5sc& lessons
to children
heard q mother say recently that shs
believed that she had the worst children In
the world. just because her three restless
little ones wanted TO be amused or en-
ployed all the time. The mother herssif
is a vigorous active woman. who ID never
a moment Idle. always with q piece OF
work in her hands or reading, when not
engaged in m ore active pursuits. yet she
was growing because her children had In
herited her own active temperament
Mothers often start out In a good way 10
make their children perfect little tcrments
by senoln& tnem &c play on the street 70
get them from under foot. or by showing
them away to get into mischief when they
have exhausted all their own small means
OF enjoyment and desire . change. The
child who is not employed In legitimate
work or play IL bound 10 get into trouble
unless he Is an imbecile or automaton.
The proper way to turn his activity In the
right channels and make him q factor In
his own dicipIine IL to interest yourself IN
the thirgs that interest him. and explain
them TO him; turn his activity to soms &C.
count. ard make him help you Don't tn
he is a nuisance. or blunt his ssnsfhMu
by treating him as a young vsndai
II your mating has grease stains On 70
wet the spot with alcohol. then rub with
white CASTLE soap and let II stand for I'VE
minutes: take a pan OF luke-varm water
and q perfectly clean cloth and wash the
spot thoroughly, and then rub with elean
water. Sometimes an application OF gaso-
line will take the spots outUss lots OF
the fluid ard be careful to have no nrs a.
light in the ROOM
A lady told me recently that when she
Puts her wooden clothes away for winter
she puts them In paper sacks. of which she
had quantities which she saved during the
winter from the packages that came into
the house. She puts each garment BY itself
in a paper bag. first cleansing the article
thoroughly. She drops two or three moth
balls in each bag, marks the bag with the
the garment In, pastes the two edges to-
gether with nour paste. being careful to
close the opening perfectly, and after the
bag is dry puts Il away In trunk or box.
perfectly sure that nothing VIII disturb
Il till she opens It II she happens 70 tear
the bag ct any time during the summer
while moving things about. she Immediately
puts the things In a new bag or psstex
piece of paper over the tear. She says the
moths never trouble Ter at all The bags
can be purchased for a song. TX YOU have
not saved them. and csn be had In all siseA
It is said that Jumps OF gum camphor
scattered inside Of a piano VIII keep tne
moths from attacking the wooden lining o.
the hammers.
II the woman who never can keep serv-
ant will remember that a servant Is man
or a woman and treat them accordingly.
they will appreciate the treatment ana she
will find things move more smoothly.
Never be afraid 10 say 20 servant
was in error" You will discover that II
raises YOU in their estimation. Servants are
only flesh and blood after all
-rhere is not much OF an art In reading the
.ongue and II N Others would learn to do 90
thew would save themselves much needless
expense and worry. The perfectly healthy
tongue is Clean moist lies loosely in the
S-,..L a. round at the edge and has no