Middletown transcript., 1907-07-20

mercury climbs between so and 100 de-
grees.
Most people manage to get away for At
least short period but the greater num-
Der find summer days more or less trying
in the home, especially the busy mother
with babies or perhaps an invalid to care
for.
A Workable Plan
Why not try camping out at home ?
Simplify the housekeeping to a point
where half the labor is saved, and at the
same time add to the health and happi-
ness of every member Of the family2
The plan is easy and practical, and not
beyond the comprehension of anyone
possessed OF intelligence and common
sense.
Getting Ready
The first thing necessary is to make the
home camp, by putting away all unneces-
sary furnishings, ornaments, ETC., when
the spring cleaning is done. Hangings,
carpets, and bric-a-bric will seem twice
as attractive in the fall If they have not
been exposed to the dust all summer, and
less than half the usual cleaning will be
necessary if only tine needful things are
in use, besides house go stripped not
only looks cooler but it is both more com
Portable and more sanitary.
Simplify the Menus
The next thing is to simplify the cater
ing and cooking. Specialists whose advice
is worth many dollars minute, advocate
complete change Of diet in summer and
the most rigid guarding Of food supplies
to protect them from absorbing those
poisonous elements which breed rapidly
when warm days foster all sorts Of animal
and vegetable growth.
Milk, Eggs, Cereals
A diet made up largely of milk, eggs,
cereals, vegetables and fruits is conducive
to health and happiness in warm weather,
with plenty of fish, aud little meat to
vary the menu.
The main thing is to have everything
fresh, and to maintain standard of clean
illness that answers to sanitary require
ments.
Keeping Of Foods
With regard to the keeping OF foods,
the best advice is "Don't' keep them if
you can help it. Buy in the smallest
possible quantities and renew the sup
plies frequently, being careful that what
ever food is stored in ice chest is abso-
lutely clean before it is put away.
A small quantity Of Citric ecid-which
is the same as the acid in lemon-addsd
to the water in which fruits or salads are
rinsed is safeguard against any germs
that may have lodged OH them.
The Care Of Milk
Milk, which is an essential part OF the
diet of people of all ages, and the main
dependence Of babies, young children and
old people, is the food that needs most
careful watching to prevent deterioration.
The housewife should take extra pre-
cautions to insure the safety of her family
in the use OF this necessary household
supply, which too often becomes vehicle
to communicate contagion.
Unless one can be sure OF the sources
from which it is obtained, and unless it
can be delivered in air tight sealed bottles,
it is wiser to use high grade prepared
milk whose purity is undeniable.
The Babies Diet
Milk in this form is conceded to be the
best food for babies and young children,
and is generally used in children's hos
pitfalls and in day nurseries 1t is the
staple food among Hebrew mothers in
New York, and Notwithstanding the
crowded and generally unsanitary con-
dition that prevails among these poorer
people, the death rate among Jewish
Uobl0s 10 SAScptioualiy IoW.
Bathing and Clothing
Frequent bathing is important to health
for every human being, especially in
warm weather, but it is a vital necessity
for the baby.
Water at temperature of 80 degrees
should be used at first for the bath, and
the temperature slightly lowered as the
child grows older. A warm sponge BATH
at night as well as in the morning is
beneficial in warm weather, being con-
duciye to comfortable sleep.
Proper Summer Clothing
Clothing should be loose and comfort
able, and baby must always be kept
warm. Warmth is vitality. y
Wet, soiled clothing should be removed
at once. The pores Of the skin must be
kept clean and open if health is to be
conserved.
Fresh air, with protection from dust
aud draughts, and quiet, regular living is
what keeps the babies well and conduces
to good health in other humans also,
Personal Atmosphere
The personal atmosphere counts for
more in the sum of human happiness
than people generally realize.
The mother who can regulate her
household affairs so that she has leisure
to enjoy pleasant, short story on her
comfortable, shaded veranda, to give
little attention to her pet plants. to gather
q bunch OF sweet peas for the table in her
outdoor room, or for any other form of
pleasantness that appeals TO her, will be
possessed of serenity of mind that will
shed minor troubles and make her pres
ence a benediction to her family and
friends. ELEANOR FRANCES.