The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-21
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Never deceive a child as to the taste
of medicine. Far better tell him il is
nasty. and promise him something nice
after. than make him doubt your word
another time, which is what he certain
ly will do il he finds you have deceived
him once.
Children who are not kept EMPLOYED
will get into mischief II you do not
find them occupation they viii find one
for themselves. and it will, most likely
be one to which you will say. Don't do
thati" Find the little ones ernployne nt
and SO cultivate their tastes and feIp
them to form good habits. Make il q
rule that anything begun must be fin
ished Whatever is done should be done
to the best Of the little ones ability
and neatness and care should always be
encouraged and praised
Don't use garters if you can possibly
avoid it Stocking suspenders are far
better as there is no fear OF the circula-
These suspenders are quite easy to man
ufacture at home. If you have not al
ready made them. buy a pattern one;
and you will have no difficulty in copy
ing it
Never give a baby its bottle in bed,
it should be fed while held in the arms,
as this is a much better position for the
child to be fed in than lying fiat down
The oId-fashioned boat bottle with no
tube is the safest and cIeanest kind to
use, and it can only be used properly
when the child is lying in the arms.
Never leave gas jets burning in the
children-s bedroom during the night
Even one jet viii use up a large amount
OF oxygen. II you must leave a light Of
some kind. use one of the small safety
reflector lamps, which leave the room
dark except where the light is needed,
or an ordinary night light.
An Important Point.
The table is the place to teach child
rem self-contrOl, thOughtfulness for 9TH
ers, the petty sacrifices that Emerson
says make US good manners. The 3
year-old who is required to wait patti
emily her turn on pain of being lifted
down is learning a valuable lesson. and
the comfort Of the whole family is en-
HANGED incidentally While It is taught
To make this still more effective each
child-particularIy the boy=should
have some part in the serving to do
helping the butter. pouring the water or
similar tasks IN many households this
is left entirely to the girls. Why should
the boys. who need it so much more, be
exempt from this disCipline2
Children may and should be trained
both in the repression Of fault-hndins
about their food and the expression Of
appreciation Nothing is more trying
to a mother. hot and weariad with the
preparation Of a meal than to have her
one failure singled out as the object Of
comment. The rule should be: Pleasant
comments or none And yet this mega
tive teaching is not quite enough. It
adds so to the pleasure Of life to know
that our efforts are appreciated The
father who takes thought To say. Ny
dear. this IS a vFey nicely cooked roast. -
is adding TO his wife's happiness and is
educating his children as we'll A fault
finding husband Will not be likely 10 20
forth from that home.
For the iousekeeper.
THE ALL-IMPORTANT MAYoNNAIsE.
It is astonishing what a needless bug
a-boo the mayonnaise is to many house
keepers who hesitate attempting 1t for
Tear er failure Granted fresh eggs good
salad oil fresh lemon. an egg beaten
and q cool place to make it. the process
only requires ten or nEteen minutes at the
most. and the danger of failure is almost
nil Many housekeepers prefer a fresh
Tnayonna1se each day during the summer.
but it can be made IN quantity and kept
In a glass can IN the ice box for ten days
or two weeks without the least deteriora-
ton Dressing for salad enough for eight
or ten people calls fer the yoIks of two
raw eggs. a half teaspooufuf each Of mus
tard powdered sugar and salt. a Quarter
Of salt spoon of cayenne. a half pint
Of olive oil and four tablesuoorf1Ils lemon
juice Put the dry- Ingredients in a bowl.
add the volks OF eggs ard begin heating
spoonful at 4 time at first beating until
il begins to thicken- The oil should
the quantity OF oil added each time may
be increased When the dressing is thick
spoon, thin with a little lemon. then add
the oil and acid alternately until the fun
or not thicken quickly enough add a tiny
bit of the unbeaten white Of egg and con-
tinue beating.
When ready to serve add a half cup of
whipped cream if you wish it especially
rich The mayonnaIse should be stiff
enough to keep in shape until used. as
it dqutfies as soon as mixed with vege-
Ia bIes or meat. On this account 1t should
never be added to the salad until ready
to serve
FRUIT SALAD DRESSING.
fruit salad dressing that is recon-
mended by an experienced housskeeper is
M de from the y0lks Of four eggs They
are beaten until thick, and to them is
added gradually a cup Of sifted powdered
sugar and a salt spoonful OF salt. beating
all the time The juice of two lemons IS
very thoroughly stirred IN. and the dress
ing and fruit alternate in layers in the
salad bowl
SUNSHINE CAKE
Eleven whites OF eggs. six yOIks. one
teaspoon cream of tartar. one and one
half cups graduated sugar. one cup
flour. grated peel Of one orange; beat