Evening star., 1946-05-30
Readers Clearing House

- ~ WV
/ to batter. Beat thoroughly. Bake
in buttered casserole in moderate
oven $50 degrees. Serve with spoon
while hot.
There is a -four that is a mixture
of cotton seed and gluten flours
that she might be able to use also.
1t is usually called protein flour,
and may be bought at most health
food stores. have some recipes
for using 1t If she would like to
have them.
POEM WANTED?
COD-LIVER OIL FROM SPOON.
From Mrs. w. r. p, West Falls
Falls Church, Va.)
Do any of the readers know that
old poem about:
The Little Brown House.
The OLD Brown House.
Under the Apple Tree
For a helpful hint to get cod-liver
oil and its odor of a spoon after
giving it to your child, rub spoon in
orange peel.
ADVICE TO MOTHER.
fFrom Mrs. r. OH, Arlington)
Mrs. A. r. r.: Advice about rest,
relaxation doesn't help you a bit,
I'm sure. Having Just survived a
similar experience. I know that you
can't lie down for even five un-
interrupted minutes during the day;
that both the physical and nervous
strain of caring for so many little
ones is too great burden for one
person.
My suggestion: Send the older
children to nursery school, if you
can possibly afford it Their in
terests are naturally far different
from those of the little ones, and
nursery schools not only provide
diversion for their active minds and
bodies, but also teaches them much
that you have neither the time nor
facilities for at home. And when
they come home at the end of the
day, you'll love them much, much
more than is possible under the
present strain. I know!- 7.-
Domestic help is Impossible In
most cases, particularly when you
have children. You'll find your work
greatly lightened with only the
babies needs to think of The mod
ern nursery school is a vast i'm
provement over yesterdays hired
girls"
TRIP WITH BABY.
(Fron, Mrs. r. H. S., Tdkond Park.
Mrs. X, this evening I read in
RICH your contemplated trip to
North Dakota and I would like to
pass along to you my experience
several years ago in travelling from
Washington to st. Louis, Mo-, which
is my home, with a 15-month- old
baby.
About month before I took the
trip I wrote to one of the large oil
companies. advising them that was
planning a trip and would appre-
ciate their forwarding to me maps
showing the best route to take on
my trip, etc. They have the latest
information about road conditions,
etc. They sent me in book form a
number OF maps, a map of each
State we would cross and on this
map they outlined in orange the
most direct route to take. They also
sent me other literature, including
tourist homes to stop at.
I Ipacked our bags and had small
bag with my personal articles, tooth
brush, powder, etc, and also put in
box of baby powder and baby oil
I took along half dozen cans of
food, maybe more for such a long
trip, and had a gallon-size thermos
jug with a large opening and I
filled my baby bottles with the
homogenized milk I was using in
Washington and then filled the jug
with ice cubes. I purchased large
box of disposable diaper tissues, too.
My husband and I both drive, so
we decided to leave in the morning
as soon as possible after our baby's
breakfast. We drove until it was
time for feeding. I had a small
electric plate that I never used at
home, so I took that along, too. We
stopped and gave the baby a bottle
and a few vanilla waters before
lunch. We stopped for lunch and
the waitress warmed bottle and a
can Of baby food, for which we
tipped her generously. That eve
ming we stopped for dinner and re-
peated the same performance, later
stopping off at tourist home rec
commended by the oil company. The
lady there said we could use her
kitchen to give the baby his first
bottle at 6 am, but I used our elec-
trio plate instead We dressed,
drove a while. then stopped for
breakfast and had the waitress FIX
some soft boiled eggs and toast for
the baby: she also gave him some
orange juice.
Around noontime we were about
halfway on our trip and also at
Columbus, Ohio. We tried to figure
out ahead of time our halfway mark
and the approximate time we would
arrive. I wrote to the Chamber of
Commerce, Columbus, Ohio, about
week before I left and asked them
to recommend the best dairy in
Columbus, because I would need
some homogenized milk. They evi-
IDENTIFY passed my original letter on
to this dairy and also wrote me, Civ
ing me the name, exact location,
etc. Imagine my surprise when I
went in to inquire If they would sell
me milk. The girl in the Office asked
me to bring in my bottles. They
would sterilize and I'LL them for me
and repack them in my thermos jug.
She said: I'VE have been expecting
you.": With this new supply of milk
I was able to finish our trip to St.
Louis. where my family had some
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