Evening star., 1944-10-02

restaurants, drugStores, or dining
car stewards and YWCAs are
all the most helpful places They
will sterilize, boil water or mix for
you. Or you will find yourself be-
ing given the run of their kitchens
to do your own formula work. You
will find a thousand kind and help
full people as you proceed across
country.
AS for refrigeration, a small port
able icebox found in many hard
ware or department stores will take
care of that problem for you. Buy
your ice as you travel along.
Any of the above mentioned places
will be. able to heat your baby food
for you. Just ask them to put the
can in hot water for a few min
utes. Open it yourself and feed the
baby the proper amount directly
from the can with his own spoon. 1t
may seem like waste. but never save
an open can of food. The risk of
spoilage isn't worth the small saving
you make.
had a separate case for all of the
baby food supplies and formula
equipment. Cans of food, milk, can
opener, cup, spoon, etc. Your set-up
can be as simple or as elaborate as
you choose. You will be amazed at
how much you can eliminate when
you have to, and how much happier
you will be with the simplest sort of
supplies.
AS for amusing the baby, you will
find that the motion of the car
will make the child seep an unusual
amount. Allow the child to run free
just as much as possible every time
you stop the car. Old magazines
that the child can tear and rip to
his hearts content, will keep him
happy for hours. And a very few
simple toys that can be discarded
as they get dirty.
| A flexible state of mind, and a
flexible driving schedule are two
essentials while travelling with a
baby. And don't make ma jor crisis
out of any upset in the child, few
hours rest will clear up practically
anything
Now my question: Can any one
suggest ways of interesting a child
in feeding herself? My child enjoys
her food and eats perfectly happily,
when she is fed Otherwise, she eats
little or nothing, and is even cheer
ful about going hungry! l do not
believe that her lack of interest in
Self-feeding is bid for more at
tention or love. She is an unusually
happy and Well-adjusted child.
(ThankS to Mrs. w. E. r.,
Arlington.J
In answer to Mrs. c.. L. H. of
Alexandria. I took a 10-month-old
baby to Georgia several years ago
and had a small ice chest in which
carried bottles of formula and
baby foods which had been opened.
We managed quite we'll that way
and l took a one-burner electric
plate to do all my baby cooking -
l boiled water. sterilized bottles and
mixed formulas on it. My doctor
advised taking along enough water
to last the baby until we reached
our destination, as it is safer than
changing water so often and run
ming the risk of getting impure
water.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Information sent in BY the fol-
loUing is being forwarded to
those tor 1Uhom it 7Cas intended:
L. w. Mel, Cheuy Chase: Mrs.
/ J. NJ. F., Washington, and Mrs.
H. K SilUer Spring. Many
thankSi
SQUEAKY SLIPPERS?
Requested by Mrs. J. H., Arlington.
/ How can leather house slippers
be treated to prevent their squeak
ing?
WOOL FOR AFGHAN?
fReQuested by Mrs. E. B. w,
Washington
I have just finished an afghan for
Walter Reed Hospital. I will take
it out as soon as I can. Would like
more wool to make another. Thank
you.
THANK YOU NOTE.