The Portland daily press., 1896-05-09
THE HOME.



that the less clothing sioS people wear
the better, but If the patient has always
worn an undervest under his nightshirt
and is afraid Of taking cold, she is in IA
Vor OF 1ndulglng him, as we none OF us
can say how much mind has to do in the
way of recovery, and 1t is just possible
that be may feel cold and take cold il
consequence. NightinRales, or dressing
Jackets. are excellent to protect the
shoulders and arms, and are quite pretty
made of outing flannel and are easily
washed.
Bed shoes are excellent things, nd
are best knitted of some soft yarn. They
fit The feet snugly, and it will be found
many times that by rubbing the feet
with alcohol and putting theso on there
will be no need OF hot water bottle
just here Miss Gordon adds word OF
caution in regard to the use of hot bot
ties, cans, etc. Patients who are unoon-
burned by the careless OF thoughtless use
Of these articles. Hot water should not
be too hot. The bottles should be covered
with flannel or some thick material and
they should not be placed too near the
| patient, and should be watched closely.
There is no worse burn or one more diff
cult to heal than one caused in this way.
The diet OF the patient should DO Or
dered by the physician, and his orders
should be carried out implicitly. Be
cause the patient wants certain things
to eat Is no reason why he should have
them, and much harm is often done by
friends of the patient in INDUCING
whims of this kind.
| Plain, wholesome food is the only suit
able food, that from which the greatest
amount of nourishment may be derived
with the least work for the stomach, will
be found best in the end. Candy and
sweetmeats of every kind should be pro-
under the DOCTORS orders and should be
regularly and carefully administered.
| The physician or the nurse should write
down the orders, SO that no mistake may
occur.
| All medicines should be carefully
labeled and kept out of the way of child
rem. All medicine should be diluted,
unless ordered otherwise by the ply
sioian, and it is well to have little wat
er IN another glass at the time the medi.
cine Is administered for the patient to
drink dirsotly afterward. 1t would be
we'll to remember that poisonous medi-
cine should be given after eating rather
than on an empty stomach.
The ''Lovely" Word ''Housekeeper''
| ''I am glad you have discovered how
much that is lovely as well as useful
that word housekeeper means. The mere
providing Of beds, meals, etc., is a very
small part of the work. The home-mak-
ing, the comfort, tbs sympathy, the grace
and atmosphere That true wo man can
provide is the noble part. and en- braces
all that is helpful for mind as we'll IS
body. I wish our girls would see this,
and set about being the true housekeep-
ers. Mrs. Ripley used to rock her baby's
cradle, shell peas, or sew, and fit class
of young men for college at the same
time. One can discuss Greek poetry and
chop meat, as saw her doing once with
Mr.. Emerson and Margaret Fuller, ard
the one task ennobled the other because
| it was duty. From one of Louisa NJ.
Alcott's unpublished letters in April
Ladies' Home ournal.
Household Hints.
To renovate old black lace dissolve one
teaspoonful Of borax in half cup of rain
water and add tablespoonful Of spirits. oi
wine. Soak the lace. in this, pressing il
several times, and rinse in cup of hot
water in which black kid glove ha s
been boiled. Pull out the edge of the
lace until it is almost dry and lay 1t be,
tween newspapers, put a weight on it
and let 1t remain two days.
To remove tight ring from the finger,
take long thread of silk and put one
end under the ring and draw it through
several inches, holding it with the thumb
in the palm Of the hand. Then wind
the long end Of the silk tightly round
the finger down to the nail. lake hold
Of the short end Of the silk, and, holding
it toward the finger end, unwind it, and
the silk pressing against the ring will
withdraw it.
The Cooking of Starch Foods.
am often surprised at the table of the
best cooks to find the breakfast porr1dge
a pasty, raw-tasting mass unpalatabls
and indigestible.
The cause is SO simple. just the lack Oh
boiling water at the start. I find tina,
first heating the cereal In the oven helps
to insure Eghtness, as it is freshens and
does not stop the boiling, which must be
continued for two or three minutes brisk.
ly without stirring. If the grain is heavy,
like oatmeal, it may tie Ia sed gently from
the bottom but not stirred. Then set in
to water to boil or on to mat or ring.
The time of cooking must be regulated
by the variety-each one easily learns
that by experience. But the first heal
is absolutely essential to lightness, and the
disturbance of the boiling water keeps the
food from setting. Stirring breaks the
grain and liberates the steam, making 6
heavy homogeneous mass which from
appearance might be almost anything.
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