Evening star., 1948-07-20
STROLLER.
From Mrs. H. c., Washington. J

From Mrs. H. c., Washington.)
For Mrs. v. S. c.: II were you, I
would not get a walker for your
5-month-old girl because you'll have
such little use for it. When spring
came my boy was too young to sit
up so We bought a stroller. It is
well-known make rhyming with the
word major, made like buggy, hood
and all, except that the foot part is
permanently dropped down. I used
his bassinette mattress (they can be
bought very cheap in it so he could
lie down. Now that he is months,
I still take the mattress SO when he
gets tired he can lie down and 60
to sleep. think it's so pathetic to
see child sleeping hunched over in
a stroller.
AS for using it in the house, he lay
and sat in it quite a bit. Walkers
can be used outside only in the sum-
mer. BY the time winter comes, your
girl will be crawling and not satisfied
in her walker. Then she would still
need a carriage to sit in when you
take her for walks. So why not
economic and buy the best thing
now? I rather believe a walker
could make a child bow-legged since
they are forced to walk at an early
age, to say nothing of the bar they
straddle in doing so.
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DUST CLOTH.
(Fron, Mrs. r. E. p, Arltngton.)
I have seen no answer to a recent
request for information about the
best type dust cloth to use. In my
opinion, nothing can compare with
an old, soft diaper-preferably the
birds eye type. 1t picks the dust
right up-and holds 1t until the cloth
is shaken.
DOG NANCE.
From Mrs. A. F. H., Bethesdd.)
An old Scotch veterinarian gave
me this recipe; try 1t faithfully, it
cured my two animals, dog and cat.
I never had trouble again and hair
grew out nicely. Get some plain
sulphur and jar Of white vaseline
and make a salve, getting as much
sulphur into vaseline as you can.
Rub it on the places thoroughly. II
used my fingers. Let the salve stay
on for about 2 days, then wash the
place with tar soap, pat dry with
some soft thing. I used an old
handkerchief, then put on salve
again. If you keep this up faith
fully I believe you will see good
results. In feeding, keep from fats
or heating foods. I really don't
think much of the vet you had. If
he had used the right remedies,
can't see why there should be any
return of the trouble. It's some
harder doctoring the cat as 1t will
wash away the salve, but, at the
same time. the sulphur acts as a
physic and cools and clears the
blood. I love dogs: can't under
stand why if one doesn't care for
them they keep them and do moth
ing to keep them happy. I certainly
hope you may have success with the
salve; it isn't expensive and isn't
poison. You won't contract the
trouble by using your fingers and 1t
seems to make the salve sink In
better and it's an easy matter to
wash hands afterward. I rubbed 1t
in every morning for the 3 morn
ings. then used the soap and con-
tinued. Here's wishing you success.
IRISH SODA BREAD.
From Mrs. A. H. p, Arlington.)
Mrs. A. v. B., Washington, re-
quested this recipe: Irish Soda
Bread. Mix and sift cups of all
purpose flour with 21a teaspoons of
salt, 1 teaspoon soda and Il cup of
sugar. Add Y cup of seedless raisins
or currants and l tablespoon cara
way seeds. Gradually blend in Q
cups of buttermilk or sour milk until
soft dough Is formed. Measure
out y cup Of flour and dust a
kneading board with part of it.
Knead the dough thoroughly for 10
minutes, gradually adding the rest
of the flour until dough Is smooth
and does not stick to the hands.
Shape the dough into round, fiat
cake about 9 inches in diameter and
3 inches high. Place in Toured
round tin and slash top twice in
opposite directions to form cross
cut about u inch deep, Bake In a
moderately hot oven (375 degrees F.
for IS minutes.
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THANK YOU" NOTE.
From Mrs. T. E. H., McLedn.)
Thank you, Mrs. P S. NJ, Laurel,
for telling me about the fragrant
cinnamon vine which will give pri-
vacy and the colorful outside one.
I intend to make inquiries from a
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