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Show ''""'""CHILD'S CdlD and suet pudding are! not lisiiairy associated, and yet this dish, iirliikely as it sounds, is an itri--portant prirt of a bill of fare which Bhould be arranged for the child who is" a persistent cold catcher. If made of equal p'dfta of flour and bread crumbs with the suet It iS easily digested, arid during the process" pro-cess" IheF frifinac'Cous part of it is converted into sugdfy so" that it supplies' the body with a large amtiifnt of" full. During the f6veriefi sldge of the cold children should be fed liglitljv but its prevention can often be brought about by sceifig that he gets plenty of h'eat producing foddp. Fat, oil, sugar and starch and potatoes dfe all good heat makers, and buckwheat cakes, if not tod steadily indulged in, are one of the best fortifiers against cold. If the trouble cannot be mitigated by diet, try small doses of cod liver oil. TIu'b will supply extra fuel and. also quicken the circulation. Ventilation must also play the foremost part in the winter hygiene. In desperntion the mother whose children are the victims of cold rushes off 1 to the school room to ask that the windows be kept closed. While it is well to keep him out of a direct drafts it is really his only salvation to be near enough a current of fresh air so that ho will not be inhaling over ntid over the gases from other children's lungs. If one of the num-i num-i bef has a cold the seeds of it are filling the air broadcast, and it is only by constant freshening that the susceptible child can be kept from constant con-stant exposure, Coffee service has become elaborate since it is understood that there, are certain laws as to cream and sugar, which are both hygienic and epicurean. The up-to-date housewife new has a little covered hot milk pitcher with her breakfast coffee service which resembles a little Doulton syrup jug. She serves the breakfast coffee cof-fee clear with eugur to such of her family as can still bd trained into ways of fashion and hygiene which, for once correspond. To those who cannot, can-not, she dilutes the coffee with scalding milk. If cream is insisted on it must never be heated, and it also is one of the nice points that the millt Bhould not be allowed to come to a boil. To have it just right it should be put in a double boiler and watcli6d until the water surrounding it comes to a boil, when it should be taken out. For dinner din-ner have the coffee made in a French coffee pot so carefully that its flavor will convert the most old-fashioned cream devoleo to taking it clear, The hygienic point of view is that coffee with cream produces stomach acidity, while the combination com-bination of cream and sugar is more injurious. It is not generally known that tho potato possesses pos-sesses great cleaning properties. Cold potatoes, when used instead of soap, clean the hnnda well and keep the skin soft. The water 111 which potatoes po-tatoes have been boiled is excellent for feponging out dirt from silk. Sweeping with the carpet sweeper will be more effectual if the sweeper is pushed in the same direction as the warp of a rug riot against it. If you hnve the old-fashioned overhead chdride-lier chdride-lier lights in your house, some time during flic summer try fo have the change mnde to the more artistic and convenient side lights A pair near the piano, the desk or bookcase, and over a corner cor-ner seat, will be found to add to the furnishing of the room, and apparently increase the size of a small apaftnicrit. Among the minor annoyances of housekeeping is ,fhc one lli.it, however carefully plate may he cleansed before putting away, in the course of a week of so it becomes dull and tarnished. This may be avoided by the following simple means': After thoroughly cleansing the plate and polishing polish-ing it with whiting, wrap tip each piece in tinfoil, tin-foil, such as is used for wrapping up chocolate,-tea, chocolate,-tea, etc., then put it in a dry cupboard 6? drawer. You should always add a liftld viricgaY to the1 water in which stocking's are rinsed after hcirig washed. The" stockings should then be dried" wrong side" out. Colored stockings will be iinfad-cd, iinfad-cd, and black ones will retain their ofigindl lustre. Sweet milk is just as good for eriariield Ahacs as for babies, only it needs to be applied differently. differ-ently. Bcmovd all dust' and dirt from the shoes, then wash the uppers thoroughly with th6 milk'. Let them stand a minute with the milk" on th'em, then wipe with a" soft dry cloth. Slide's" thus trentcd keep their enamel bright for a long tim6 without needing any' polish of dressing. 4 Never let a mirror be hurts' where thd Sim's fays fall upon if. The light afid heat produce a chemical chemi-cal disintegration of the quicksilver irt the back, which injures the reflective" power and makes" lite glas3 dull. The nervous housewife wh'6 lives in constant dread of fire, niay with' very little trouble make an extinguisher that will put out a" blaze if used at tfncei All che' needs" to do is to put three pounds of salt; in a gallon of water, and to ihiff add l'j. pounds of salainfriorilac. This liquid should be bottled and when the fife is discovered discov-ered it should be poured oh it, tk If more were heeded to insure the small of" today against being set down to sewing task's, it has come ifi the decree of the oculist. TRg study of young eyes has brought forth the fact that the close application needed to make the 1 small fingers take little stitches io very injurious. |