Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-18
NOTES FOR WOMEN.
When Baby Came

NOTES FOR WOMEN.
When Baby Came.
The sheep said, Take my wvol
To make the b6by's wrap,
The siikwOrmS spun the floss
To weave a silken cap,
And brides brought their feathers
To FIJI pillow soft and light
When BABY cUlne.
The trees. made gifts of wood
To build a cradle nest
In which the baby boy
Could cuddle down to rest
And flowers We'd with one another
IN making noseg Wgsn for Ro his meth mother
Mary Street Written in Broadway Maya
zine.
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Putting on the Winter Mulch.
After frost has destroyed the flowers
is the time to clean up the garden thor
oughiy, Cut off the tops Of all peren-
malls lilies and foliage plants that
spring up new each year: uproot an
nuals: weed the lawn and flower beds !:
and keep a sharp lookout for insects
cucOons of moths and borers
To neglect this insect hunt may mean
the ruin of the garden next summer
The hollyhocks and dahlias must be es-
pecially watched.
Straw, litter, rough manure evergreen
bOughs or old corn stalks, anything that
will protect the roots and tops of the
plants from alternate freezing and thaw-
ing, which is what works havoc with
them. does for a mulch. Do not use
the litter from the summer bed as tbAre
is too much danger of d crop of weeds.
Late November is the best time for
complete covering, though about the mid
n Dt
manure can go over the hardy border
This is covered after the ground is froZ-
en- hard with layer of leaves while
plenty of stalks OF houghs are put on
TOP to keep them in place.
Remember too many leaves are harm
full as they seem to rot the plants
Tender varieties should have more than
hardy ones, but none should be packed
tight so that air cannot circulate.
Close air-tight covers of any kind
should not be used as a protection. For
young plants, rough frames with light
canvas or wire netting or old barrels
with the end out Aare used as extra pro
lection filled lightly with leayes r
Water standing IN soil during the win
ter Is fatal. so where the drainage IS
not good it is we'll to- mound tire earth
about the roots for q foot or So that
the water runs off.
While all plants are benefited by the
mulch of manure none but those which
are not entirely hardy need to have the
tops covered. Many growers prefer not
70 tie up their roses in straw unless
they are the tender teas.
A Grape myrtle which is not hardy
north of the Potomac has endured the
hard frosts of the past twenty years IN
the park at Camden, \. J., by beng
protected with wrappings Of buriap,
that entirely cover its top This IS not
removed until danger Of frost is past
IN the spring.
Foxgloves, yuecas, Glove pinks, sweet
Williams, pansies.l and Canterbury bells.
are harmed by heavy protection. most
81 them thrive better in the cold frame
Altheas. rhOdodendrons, and hardy
azaleas are better for q light protection
around the roots. and in the New Eng
land states they should he protected
with canvas or bOuchts OF cTersreehs
II growing in an exposed position.
$3.50
December-The Supply of Fresh Air.
Cultivate your noses, for they are the
very best natural guides TO wholesome
pure air. Inc educated nose may be the
cause of uncomforta BILE moments. but it
may also save hours of suffering. With
the winter months, the necessity for
home is keenly felt. More often thrn is
realized, neglect of this ilnDortan, duty
means a lowered vitality, wbjcI, leaves
some member of the family The easy Vie
tim Of germ.
Pure air is not free. It is true: warm
arr unquestionably means more heat. aud
there are many who declare they will
not heat all outdoors bat just rs I'M
questlonably 1t is a real saving ID iusur-
ance against sickness and possibly death.
In one hour an adult person requires
900 cubic feet Of air. This means that
a room IS by IS by 8 feet would furnish
All the air needed, but only for one per-
son for one hour; ar the close Of fi4is
period. the air supply would Beeu 10 Re
entirely changed. If the occupant Of t5e
room could not leave l0nr enough for tie
complete change 10 take place, he wousf
DC suhject to a dangerous draft, 50 il is
safer and more practical to plan fCr
gradual change Of sir. This can ha ac-
TpmptIsIed. because ar grows Fighter in
weight as it becomes heated. Ehere is
constant tendency in any room for the
loot fresh air, as. it becomes Eeared, to
rise and pass out, If there is ally opening