The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-02
HINTS FOR The HOME.
CBY ELINoR ALLYN.)

| The School Child-The most impor-
| tant person in the home at this sea-
son of the year is the child who is
getting back into the harness for
school work. To the mother falls the
duty of overseeing clothes, food, books.
1 ETC., and busy woman is she who
has large family and place in her
| heart for the perplexities and joys
| of each member thereof. The matter
| of a childs food is one on which
books have been written and books
will yet be written.
The main thing, after a menu has
been decided upon, is to get the child
down. to the table with time enough to
eat in peace. Better half hour less
sleep than that the breakfast should
be hurried. and the tense feeling of
haste be allowed to make the meal
one of discomfort. A day well started
means much to every member of the
household and to none is it more inn
portant than to the hungry. growing
child, burdened with the weight OF
study, in school and out, that we all
feel is necessary. If books and clothes
are arranged the night before, and
the child is wakened in ample time,
the whole house will feel better than
to go through the hurry-scurry that IS
the regular routine in many homes be-
tween the hours of and 8.
NeatneSS of DreSs-The child that
is neatly and carefully dressed has
feeling of self-respect that goes far
towards good scholarship. 1t is un-
Just to both child and teacher to fail
to attend to this important point. 1t
is not necessary, nor even advisable.
that child should be extensively
dressed. Old clothes are no disgrace.
but unclean clothes, dirty finger nails.
soiled face and neck and uncombed
hair are not only a disgrace, but
detriment to the child's work. The
foul air that is found in many school
rooms is not always due to poor VEN
OBJ af nln h1G
is the most sickening the teacher has
to contend with and is at the same
time the hardest problem in the n.y.
gienic question she has to solve.
The use Of cucumber Juice as a bleach
that softens and at the same time
whitens the skin cannot be overesti-
mated. Now, before it is too late, the
juice should be bottled for use dur
ing the winter To do this cut the Gu
cumber in fine pieces without pecling
it. Pound the pieces to a paste and
heat to the boiling point, pour into hot
bottles while at the boiling point and
seal When wanted use in the pro-
portion of one ounce of Juice to two
Of water and sponge the face and
hands with it before going to bed. 1t
can be used freely as there are no
harmful results.
Cucumber Cream-where the skin
needs massage as well as the bleach,
a cream may be made which will re-
move tan, freckleS and at the same
time assist in massaging away wrink
les.
Cucumber juice ...............-... 1 OF.
Almond oil ..-.....-.............. 2 OF.
White wax .....................-1 OF.
Sp6rmac0Il n OF.
Melt the oil, wax and spermaceti to-
gether in a double boiler. add the GU
cumber juice and beat hard with an
egg whisk till cool. A few drops of
oil of rose or oil of violet may be
used if the perfume is desired.
For the Teeth-The use of common
baking soda as a wash for the mouth
and teeth before going to bed is a habit
worthy of cultivation. All acidity is
and the teeth are in less
danger from tartar and decay. One
woman who has beautiful clean shining
teeth confided to me that she washed
them once a week with sapolio. Every
child should be so taught to clean the
teeth that the need for it will be as
much felt as the need for smooth hair
or clean hands.
Dc e..~a end r.1orku - x,frlr1om