Evening star., 1950-04-16
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Conducted by BETSY CASWELL
COOP SCHOOL


COOP SCHOOL.
(FYom Mrs. J. y. r., Hydttspille.) J
Preregistration for the Hyatts-
vile Cooperative Kindergarten
will be held at $50 pm. May S.
in the auditorium Of the Forty
third avenue school. Hyattsville,
Children 4 to 5 years Of age
will be eligible. The term begins
October I. 1850. For more inform
alton contact me through the
RCH.
RUBBER MATTRESS.
From Mrs. M. G.. Washington }
Several Of the readers have
asked about rubber mattresses
and I am happy to be able to give
them the benefit Of my years ex-
perience with foam construction
Last June We purchased twin
foam rubber mattresses and have
found them entirely satisfactory.
They are clean. odorless and can
be sterilized in case Of serious
illness in the family. They are
firmer than most inner spring
mattresses. but when one becomes
accustomed to this firmer sup
port Of the body during rest. he
will find his nights sleep much
more refreshing.
Another advantage OF rubber
mattresses is the fact that they
need no turning as they air them
selves as the sleeper moves about
depressing and releasing sections
OF the mattress thus forcing air
In and out as he rests.
AS I see 1t, there Is only one
possible disadvantage Of buying
this foam rubber and box spring
combination and that is the fol-
lowing:
The box springs of rubber mat
tress sets are 10 inches thick and
rubber mattress is 4 inches thick.
Should the purchaser decide he
doesn't like the foam rubber for
any reason and should wish to put
an ordinary innerspring mattress
on these special box springs, he
would f1nd his bed too high, as
the foam rubber mattress support
ing springs are 2. inches higher
than the average box spring.
THREE QUERIES?
From Mrs. A. E. L.. Bethesda
Because Of small children and
q small dining room. I do all my
entertaining with buffet suppers
and I like dishes where most OF
the preparation can be done the
night before. I would appreciate
any new and different menus OF
recipes that can be served to a
group Of II under the above cir
cumstances, especially fancy cas-
serole dishes.
I often make yeast doughnuts
but sometimes they get very
tough. Can any one tell me why?
I would also appreciate recipes
for these.
We also have lots of mud In our
yard. We have had no lucl
growing grass because Of the chill
dren. Would q load OF sand heir
this or is there any kind Of drain
age We can take care of our.
selves to alleviate the situation?
PLASTIC FURNITURE?
From Mrs. H. B., PisoahJ
Please give me advice. I have
planned to have my living room
suite reupholstered In plastic
leather. The two Arms I ap-
preached wanted more to cover
my three-piece suite than its orig
inal cost. Also they said that
plastic would not hold UP. With
children In the country, plastic
seems the answer to keeping
things clean easily.
would like to hear how plastic
has worn from some one who has
used it. I now plan to buy new
plastic furniture If it does wear
well and doesn't split when it Is
sewed as the upholsterer said.
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PORTABLE WASHER.
(From Mrs. S. Z. S., Bay RIDGE
To Mrs. M. L. NJ, Alexandria
You will not 60 wrong If you buy
a portable washer. I had one with
q name starting with M and end
ing with r. 1t would be Just the
thing for baby clothes, also nice
undies. I used to do my whole
washing. It held two sheets at a
time, four mems shirts, etc. The
main thing is not to put too many
clothes in at once. The water Just
whirls around. Empty the dirty
water, fill up with clear water and
rinse clothes. 1t really got every
thing clean and ran for such a
short time. Five minutes, I think
it was. I outgrew mine-that is
the reason I had to get a larger