Show I VI YOU It Ith I ItC tC c v it-v Il ii uc I ii 1 h 3 Olive Othe oberEs barton bartonI I 0 O 1929 by bj NEA Service I IA Inc IncA A SOLUTION OF COMPANY PLAY Mrs H. H E E. M. M writes Though hough my children are past babyhood I read your our column with great Interest every day I am es espeCially especially es- es Interested In Mrs 1 M. M Ss S.'s hittl little Ittle boy who has such a strong sense o of property I want to suggest that she provIde provide provide pro pro- vide some special playthings to be used only when he has guests and which belong to the mother Instead of the child Bright Inexpensive things like balloons bubble pipes tiny automobiles and bean bags and there should be at first two or more o of each kind so there cane can canie be ie e no occasion for a quarrel Her Het will soon learn to associate the sharing with sith the pleasure of cOmpanionship companionship com corn and and so so learn to share his own Answer This Is a splendid solution for forthe the problem of the small lonely child who wants wants' company but Taut be induced to give up tip his own playthings play play- things willingly I wonder If it any of ot my readers have ever tried making bags stuffed with paper Instead o of with beans These can be thrown around the room if it heavily stuffed and nd yet cannot hurt burt a thing and andare andare andare are especially Interesting to sm small ll children whose sense of ot direction is still pretty faulty Another Idea Mrs 1 MeA McA writes I have never heard your mention cheesecloth diapers for babies and andI I like them so much They are more absorbent than other types and ke keep baby drier Also they are areso areso so 50 easy Edy to wash out and In ten minutes they are dry and ready to bring in of off the tha line Une I also use linen mesh Shirts which I think are superior to any other kind I could not riot art afford rd to buy these but made them myself and they proved much ch cheaper aper than anything I could have bought ready made Answer I w wOnder ndel if you'll write me again telling me how large you make the cheesecloth diapers and how many times they need to be folded Also where you got the patterns and the name of the material for the linen mesh shirts I feel teel c certain I shall b be asked b by Interested readers and so I hone hope you'll oun rive nyc me fuller de de- de tails The cheese cheesecloth th diapers ought to be very eo satisfactory Sorry your other suggestions didn't quite reach the marl mark Most rost babies sleep naturally after eating and 1 If they didn't they Would spit up all they had taken if too excited excited excited ed or agitated We cant can't mention patented baby foods in our department department depart depart- ment but Im I'm glad you rou were so pleased with th the food A happy mother Thank yo you for for your letter I en enJoyed enjoyed enjoyed en- en joyed It Most of otus us us are so anxious to do everything exactly right with our first babies that we do tail fall to enjoy them sometimes as much as we might But we take It out on the s second cond or third child You have been very fortunate in having good and healthy babies You dont don't know ho how blessed you are |