The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-25
ideas for Q0lofnen.

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mother makes her preparations for tn
chiidren's school year, which will begir
in a week or two. Clothing and books
and all the e~tcetera which viii be needed
during the coming months are being Sc
lected and bought and these last days Of
summer are usually very busy ones to thu
mother ana housewife who personally su-
perintends her home affairs.
Tho one thing which must moi be ne
elected before the study season sets in,
is the visit to the dentist. This is a
visit that should be made. at least twice
q year-in the spring and in the fan. The
fall visit is especially necessary, as the
winter work brings more or less of a
nervous strain which frequently mani
tests itself in the teeth if they have
any weak spots. A season of toothachc
is an unpleasant break in a study season,
and this can usually be avoided by hav-
ing the mouth in good order before work
begins.
Children-and in fact grown people
rarely brush the teeth correctly. The
young people should be taught to brush
up and down, never across the teeth. In
the latter overwhelmingly the usual
ne-the enamel is brushed across the
grain, and is frequently worn of by too
much brushing the wrong way.
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The best dentriice for children is cam
phorated chalk, which can be very easily
made at home. Here is an excellent
formula for it:-
Prepared chalk. four ounces; powdered
orTisroot. twelve ounces; gum camphor.
one ounce.
Reduce the camphor to a fine powder
by grinding 1t in a mortar with a very
little alcohol, then add the other ingre-
dents. When the mixture is complete,
sift through finest silk boiling cloth.
Put up in wide-mouthed bottles.
Mothers would be spared much anxiety
and the growing girl or boy much pain
If 1t were more generally understood how
much depends upon the care Of the baby's
teeth. Tha awful teething season in a
baby's life is a very trying one, but care
and Exceeding cleanliness robs it of much
of its terror. A teething baby should
have at least two full warm baths a day,
the mouth and gums should be wash
ed frequently with a weak solution of
borax and cool water. As soon as the
first little tooth appears a tiny camel's
hair brush should be bought and morning
and night EACH small tooth should be
cleansed. Use the borax solution for this,
which is very often made pleasant to the
baby by the addition of a drop of essence
of peppermint.
The first teeth should never be ex-
tracted to make way for the second.
They should be allowed to drop out, and
only assisted when they hang loose by
q thread.
Some children nave a too abundant salt
walton, which is too often accompanied
by a relaxed condition of the lips and
an insufficient control of the muscles OF
the mouth. This is a very unpleasant af-
lection. and should be attended to be-
fore 1t becomes permanent. This Tor
mula is good for sue cases.
Distilled water, 2S5 grams; cinnamon
water, 50 grams; syrup of innamo ~
grams; tincture of iodine, 4 grams. Dilute
with water. Rinse the mouth well. two
or three times daily.
Despite the verys greatest care, 1t some
times happens that the gums soften ana
recede. Such cases are usually due 10
inherited causes. Taken in time the
following wash is very efficacious IN
hardening the gums
Cachon. 81 grams; myrrh, 81 grams;
palm of Peru. 4 grams; essence Of coch-
iearia. 15 grams. Macerate for light days;
filter: dilute with water. and rinse the
mouth end gums as often as required
Frequently a child's looks are destroy
ed by a narrow and protruding upper
law. A little care will transform these
into symmetry. In these cases 1t IS well
TO consult a good scientific surgeon den
tsst. Al sound tooth, however, no matter
how much II overlaps, should never be
extracted unless on very expert advice
If the teeth are Strengthened while they
are coming in the jaw will always Yield
and make room for them. After they
are firmly set, even though n or two
are extracted where they crowd to make
room for the others, the remaining teeth
will only stay in place as long as the
plate holds them, and the result is usually
a 5~ishguring space.
Men as a rule dislike. "warmed over
dishes. that is if they discover any such
process Of evolution in is set be-
fore them. The clever housewife, there
fore when such economics are neces-
sarv. obIiterates. If possible, every trace
of the tidbit,s connection with any pre-
ceding days dish.
Roasts and joints are easily managed,
but the smaller odds and ends that from
time tsstime are available prove a far
more dihicult matter. Veal and other
outlets may be warmed in the oven in
q buttered dish covered with a butered
care being taken that they do not
get dry. says a writer in the New York
Sun They can be served with a white
butter sauce. in which plenty of finely
chopped parsley appears, or with the fol-
lowing savory sauce poured around them
Melt an ounce of butter in an enameled
saucepan, adding a very small quantity
of minced onion; stir in a tablespoonful
of -four, moisten gradually with some
good stock, stirring briskly over the fire
TIL the right thickness is obtained; add
q tablespoonful Of made mustard. a tea
spoonful OF vinegar, and a pinch Of salt,
If required.
Outlets may also appear again taiiow-
ing a day between their first and second
appearance) thus:-Dip them in beaten
egg and roll them in bread crumbs mixed
with finely chopped parsley and onion
and a seasoning of pepper and salt;
then fry quickly in boiling fat; drain and
serve. accompanied by tomato or some
ofher oinuant sauce.