Evening star., 1953-04-05
Readers Clearing House
WHOLE-GRAIN FLOUR;
TRIP WITH CHILDREN;
PIGEON PROBLEM?
M. S. S.. WaShinQtonl

PIGEON PROBLEM?
IL. S. S., Washington
Whole-grain rye flour may
be purchased from The Ver-
mont Country Store, Weston,
VT. It costs $1.00 for a s.
pound bag, plus 43 cents post
age to Washington, D. c. A
catalog of the many faScinat-
ing products sold by this
establishment may be had by
writing them.
To the several readers plan
ming long car trips with small
children: We drove from Den
yer to Washington with two
children under 212 with very
little trouble. A mattress (crib
size) fit exactly in the second
seat of our station wagon and
gave them a comfortable place
to nap or just sit and look out
the windows. DispoSable dia-
pers, with waxed garbage bags
to hold soiled ones till we came
to a gas station, were a WORTH
while investment. A small,
portable picnic ice box for car
rying milk and other perish
ables, which could be ref1lled
with ice in most towns, was
most useful. We found it easier
to picnic at noon, buying sup
plies for sandwiches, ETC., as
needed. A small container of
canned heat, plus an inexpen-
Sive stand to place over it to
hold a coffee can of water,
works fine for heating baby
foods or bottles. An absolute
essential is a large thermos of
warm water, to be used for
the above, but also to be used,
along with a wash cloth car
ried in a plastic bag, for wash
ing sticky hands on small fry.
Soap, towel, box of cleaning
tissues, are good things to have
handy. For overnight, we found
an abundance of excellent
motor courts which are so
much more convenient with
small children than hotels or
tourist homes. You can usual
ly park your car practically by
the door of your room. A gad-
get which looks like a bottom
less play pen which folds COM
pactly can be strapped onto
any bed. or just used on the
floor with a mattress, is most
useful on such a trip if cribs
shouldn't be available.
On a shorter trip where we
had less luggage we put the
crib mattress on the floor Of
the station wagon. in back,
and these crib-SideS around it,
thus making a safe sleeping
and playing area for small
children. Such an arrangement
enabled me to make a fairly
long trip with them. This
gadget may be bought at a
store in town, which is a
branch of a well-known New
York store. It costs about the
same as a medium-priced play
pen.
Now a question: Has any
one a suggestion for getting
rid of pigeons which are roost-
ing under the roof of a porch,
out of reach. They are most
undesirable, as the porch is in
a continual mess as a result.
Constant shooing doesn't dis
courage them a bit.
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FURNITURE.
". A., Bethesda
For Mrs. J. M. H., Silver
Spring: Two books entitled
"Field Guide to Early Amer
lean Furniture" and Field
Guide to American Victorian
Furniture" by Thomas H.
Ormsbee Q952) give excellent
descriptions of furniture and
uninflated market values.
Many items are pictured in
the books and are easily iden-
titled as to period and value.
Marble tops are included in
the American Victorian issue.
These are available from the
Montgomery County Bookmo-
bile.
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FLOOR POLISHER?
MRS. J. w. X, Washington
We have just bought a new
home and want to buy a good
floor poliSher. I would appre-
ciate suggestions as to the
best type to purchase as un-
derstand there are several on
the Ynqrket