Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-24
Cleaning Made Easy.

Il have been white-oifclothing Betty
Best-don't look so amazed don't
mean Betty herself. her kitchen" Mrs.
Happy Homemaker laughed.
"You see one of my objects in life
is to try to help that child. who liter
ally knew nothing about housekeeping
when she was married, and since 1
have caught her young. I am work
ing out my favorite theory upon her
and training her to believe that home
making may be made the most fas-
cinating and absorbing occupation. She
is the most apt pupil imaginable, and
We have the greatest fun.
To-day l found her scrubbing her
kitchen table, and worrying about the
looks of the paint behind the kitchen
stove where the grease spattered.
Cleaning made easy is my motto.
SO we put on our bonnets and Jared
forth to buy a few yards of white OIL
cloth. Two hours work transformed
that kitchen.
First we covered the table and the
tops of the washtubs. which are really
extra tables and very useful.
Then we did the shelves, sdging
in blue and white which matched the
canisters in color. There is wide
window sill where Betty keeps some
plants. and We dressed that In shining
white. We put strip around the
sink. SO that the paint would be pro-
tected, and after the dish washing is
done all that remains is to wipe off
chance spots.
1T was more of a job putting the
oilcioth behind the stove. but we finally
accomplished 1T to a perfect smooth
ness. and now all that will be neces-
sary after main meal of the day will
be to wipe off the possible stains and
spatterinss. By that time we had our
hands in and plunged into regular
the ice box; the shelves of the little
closet where Betty keeps her preserves,
for the seeping strip often runs over
and sticks to paper, were neatly COW
cred
Then we turned our attention to
the bathroom and covered the shelf
in there, and lined the medicine
chest. About that time the oilcloth ran
out. or our zeal would have carried us
to the dining room and beyond. l left
tening interior which not only is a
great improvement in the line of
easy cleaning. but distinctly artistic
achievement"
Caring for the Baby.
If baby is worth having it is worth
saving. The number of deaths, how
ever, too often the result of negligence.
would imply that all do not think so.
1t is only fair to say that ignorance is
very often the cause of the neglect and
that moth4-a really do, as far as they
know how. the best they can for their
offspring.
Hot weather. needless to say. is very
trying on infants, and incidentally
their mothers. SO if the comfort of the
first Is studied the labors and anXieties
of the mothers will be lessened.
Keep the baby clean and it will stand
the heat better. 1t will feel comforta-
BILE. and SO have better chance OF
pulling through the hot weather. 1t
should be given full bath at least
be bathed within one hour after feed
ing II bathed, then fed, it usually
falls into a nice refreshing sleep. Dress
the baby with as little clothing as pos
cient. but owing to the quick changes
in temperature care must be taken
that the child gets no sudden chill
More babies get sore mouth. wind
collie. and summer complaint for want
Of care in the nursing bottle than from
any other cause. Ever SO little stale
milk left in the nipple will set up a
ferment which is poison to baby $
mouth, throat. and stomach. Hence
the necessity for thorough cleansing.
The mother who does not nurse her
own child must take the nipple off the
bottle after each feeding and at once
boil the nipple and bottle in water
containing soda or borax. Both should
be kept in a pan Of cold water until
needed again.
Take the baby into the fresh air as
much as possible, even if the house
work must suffer, but keep out Of the