New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 22, 1914, Page 5

WHAT EVERY MOTHER WANTS T0 KNOW ABOUT HER BABY By Anna Steese Richardson, Director of the Better Babies Bureau of the Woman’s Home Companion— Ques- ",tions of Many Mothers Answered. NO 5—How to Guard Bottle-fed Baby. (Copyright, 1914, by the Woman's Home Companion.) 1.—I must wean my four-months- old baby. What sort of bottle is best? The perfectly round or cylindrical bottle is best. It comes in two styles, with a neck as large as the bottle, requiring a very large nipple, and a small tapering neck which will ac- commodate a smaller nipple. The latter is more comfortable for the baby to nurse. Never buy a bottle with ‘‘corners” in which particles of stale milk can settle, and never use an old medicine bottle for the same reason. The bottle with measure- ments, blown into the glass, is best. These hold up to 8 ounces. 2.—How many bottles buy? As many as the baby has feedings in twenty-four hours, and one . or; two extra in case of breakage. At four ‘months, the baby is fed every three hours, starting with 6 A M, and ending at 9 or 10 P. M. There- fore six bottles or more will be need- ed. You should also have a wire rack for holding tWe bottles. This 1is economy as it saves breakage. There should be absorbent cotton or sterile cetton-wool for 'stoppering the bot- tles. * 3.—What are the best nipples? Plain dark rubber, without glass tubes. Bacteria lodge in glass tubes. They rank among baby-killers. = As the size of the hole is important some physicians recommend buying nipples without holes and piercing them with hot needles. The hole should be just large enough to permit the milk to drop or drip through when the bottle 1s irivertéd. It must not flow. If the hole is too small, the baby is ex- hausted by the effort to draw out the milk; if too large, it suffers from choking or gulping down the milk. 4.—How are nipples kept clean? They may be boiled for a minute or two when new. After that, boiling is not necessary and rots the rubber. After each feeding, wash the nipple thoroughly with hot soapsuds -made from white soap. Rinse in borax wa- ter, then in cool, pure water, shake, stand ‘on a small plate or saucer, and eover “with an inverted glass. This is considered a better method ' than leaving it .to sogk in borax water. Never test the temperature of the milk by puttihg the nipple in your own mouth, and never handle it with your fingers nor allow flies to light on it. 5.—Should bottles be boiled? Not necessarily, but they must be thoroughly cleaned. If the baby does not take all the milk in the bottle, throw. away .what is left, and im- mediately scrub the bottle inside and out,: using a brush wi the .purpose, and suds .made from pure soap. Rinse with. hat | water, | then fill with water-in Which -borax or bicarbonate of soda has been dis- solved. Stand in a rack® until” the food is prepared. the mext: ' morning. Then turn upside! ‘down" to drain, rinse théroughly Wwith clear' water, to remove the borax. Turn upside down to drain and cool, ready for'refilling: | 6.—Is there any special equipment for modifying milk? You can secure the equipment from any.first class house furnishing store. | You need six graduated bottles, three ! nipples; ‘a graduate or measuring ! glass holding sixteen ounces, ' for KEENEY’'S ALL THIS WEEK BUSH AND ENGEL. Bar Comedians. should I | fifteen minutes. MAXINOFF TROUPE, Singing, Dancing- and - Instrumental Selections. DENA COOPER. Heading a Big Company in ‘““THE CONFESSION,” Big Sketch of the Underworld. MARGARET R. BURKE., Italian Character Work. GRANTO AND MAUD. European Novelty. which ‘comes for | measuring milk and water, a wide- necked porcelain or glass pitcher holding two quarts and pouring easi- ly, a glass funnel fitting easily into the neck of the bottles, a sauce pan and tablespoon of enameled ware, a quart preserving jar for gruel or boiled water, wire bottle racks and a clean ice chest. 7.—How should the milk be heat-. ed? By placing the bottle, still stop- pered with cotton, in a pan of warm water and letting it. stand until it reaches body temperature. Test by dropping on the bare forearm. Never boil the milk and return it to the bottle. 8.—1I have only an old-fashioned ice chest, with ice and food mixed. The bottles of milk are often broken. Can you tell me of an inexpensive refrig- erator for milk alone? Any house furnishing or depart- ment store can supply a nursery re- frigerator at $56 or more. This uses about five cents’ worth of ice per day. A husband or son handy with tools can make a little ice chest (or’ the baby’s milk as follows: Get a wooden box large enough to i water hold an ordinary zinc or tin pail. Fasten a lid on this box with hinges and a stout hook or clasp. Set a large pail in the center and pack it all around with sawdust. Set a much smaller pail inside the first one, and’ pack ice between the two pails. Place the bottles holding the. baby's milk inside the smaller pail, and cov- er it tightly. - Line the lid of the box with newspapers, covering them with oilcloth to keep them dry. This keeps out heat and prevents melting of ice. The pails can be bought at a five and ten cent store. This homemade ice chest finds favor with country moth- ers in particular. five cents a day or less and is a real baby-saver. A Menu for Tomorrow Breakfast. 2 Fruit. Botled Barley. © Milk. Vermicellf Croquettes. Rice Waffles. Maple Syrup. Coftee. Lunch. Grilled Sardines. Sliced Lemons. Cheese Custards. Pear Compote. Iced Tea. Dinner. ¥ Soubise Soup. '"Boiled Mutton. Caper Sauce. String Beans. : Rice Croquettes. Tomato Mayonnaise. Nougat Ice Cream. Iced Coftee. Vermicelli Croquettes.—Cook ounces of crushed vermicelli, then mix with it one-half cupful white sauce, two ounces chopped cooked ham, one heaping tablespoonful grated cheese, seadoning of salt and pepper. Mix well and spread on a plate to cool. Make it up into small croquettes, brush over with beaten ¢gg, roll in bread crumbs and fry in smoking hot fat. Drain and serve hot. Pear Compote.—Put into a sauce- pan one-half pound lump sugar, one cupful water, juice of one-half a lemon, three cloves and one inch cin- namon stick. Allow these to boil for Peel two pounds. of pears, cut them in halves or quar- ters, according to size, remove the cores and stew them slowly in the syrup until tender, from one-half to one and one-half hours. When near- 1y ready, add two tablespoonfuls port wine and a few drops red coloring. Serve the pears in a glass dish, al- low the syrup to cool slightly, and then strain it over. two 43,400,600 POUNDS OF SUGAR. Philadelphia, July 22.—A total of 43,400,600 pounds of sugar, the great- est amount ever received here on one day, arrived at this port yesterday on three vessels, one from Hawdii and two from Cuba, More than half of the total quantity was received on the Hawailan vessel. HE POPULAR SHOE STORE Smart Footwear For Vacation Wear Never before has there been such an ar- ray of handsome styles to choose from as { Wé are now showing in Oxfords, Colonials a Pumps. Colt, Dull Leather, White The' leathers include Patent Nu-Buck and Canvas ranging from $1.25 to $3.50 AISHBERG ASK THE CLERK FOR 8. & H. GREEN STAMPS. The Shoerman ' 941 MAIN ST. Hartford 1t can be run for | MEANS CLEAN HANDS AND A SWEET TEMPER EACH PATTERN CAN BE USED No. 201 Name.... Street .. 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IRON--MERELY A RUB OF THE THUMB NAIL IN THIS SYSTEM NEWEST METHOD IN TRANSFERRING nen, ach design can you will receive an envelo, In it will be the desi We are piacing & coupon in each package of FRICTION TRANSFER PATTERNS. Ten of these coupons ENTITLE you FREE OF CHARGE to an EMBROIDERY OUTFIT consisting of one celluloid finger protector, one tusk bone stiletto, one celluloid silk and thread winder, and ten assorted embroidery needles. 7 Canned spinach is a great resource when the winter comes; also, a supply of spinach juice should always be made for coloring. To save the cook book, keep in it a piece of glass the size of the pages, and hold down the page you happen to be reading, by its means. Bread cutters can be had now in the shops, which cut bread any. de- sired thickness for sandwjches, and prove themselves great time savers. A few drops of glycerine put on the edges of the fruit jars before screw- ing on the covers will prevent mold frem forming on the fruit. The 1little brass rings that can be bought for a few cents make excel- lent hangers for boys’ clothing. Sew th erings in armholes or waistbands. To cover jelly glasses, cut letter paper In circular pieces that will just fit inside the glass, and dip the paper in brandy, cover with tin covers or large pieces of paper pasted down, Watercress stands at the head of all vegetables as a blood purifier and it is not always necessary to .make it into a salad to be palatable for it is lappetuinz eaten plain, with bread and butter. Never cover spinach while boil- ing; and remember, that a pinch of soda will preserve the green color. A handful of sorrel' may be tossed in while boiling if you would have the flavor slightly acid. To relacquer a brass bed, rub the brass vigorously with a flannel dipped in whiting, then dissolve 10 cents’ worth of shellac in enough alcohol to make it thin. Apply with a .small brush. When stewing fruit of any kind in a steam cooker, always place it in a basin/ or some earthenware dish in- side the cooker. Fruit should never _be cooked in a metal saucepan, as iboth flavor and color will be spoiled. i ¢ — ! Rose geranium jelly can be made with apples prepared as for ordinary apple jelly, Just when the jelly is in {the syrup stage pass a bunch of rose geranium leaves (which have been carefully washed) through it several times. Garlic, like cayenne, is a good servant but a very bad master. Cut a clove in half and make a cross at bottom of salad bowl, or write a magic number, as do some of the French chefs, and you will have plenty of the garlic flavor. Don’t allow dirt to become in- grained in hands and nails. 'If you have rough work to do, wear gloves as much as posisble. Rub lemon and glycerine well into the hands before washing them after washing up greasy dishes. To make melon salad, peel the melon and cut it into fair-sized cubes. Dust with a little salt and pepper and HOUSEHOLD NOTES. pile high in a dish. Moisten it with a couple of glasses of sherry, pour over some dressing, and dust the top with chopped tarragon or chervil. Or, in- stead of the sherry, tarragon vinegar or lemon juice may be used. To make hanana jam, slice a dozen large bananas To every pound of the fruit allow three-quarters of a pound of preserving sugar. Take the juice and pulp of five lemons and add them to the bananas and sugar. Add a little water. Then chop up half an ounce of preserved ginger and add. Garnish for lettuce or any other dressed salad may consist of rings or quarters of hard-boiled egs, slices of tomato, nasturtium flowers, chopped parsley, or tarragon, tiny shapes of beetroot, and the yolk of a hard- boiled egg passed through a sieve so that it makes a golden dust. It is not wise to mix tomatoes and beet- root in garnish, as the colors do not contrast nicely. A fragrant scent ball to keep in lace and handkerchief boxes can be made with an orange and Some cloves. Take a perfectly sound orange with a thick skin, stick it all over with cloves, forcing them in to the heads, and planting them as thickly as possible, and leave the orange to dry. When dry, it will emit a delicious odor, and will re- tain the scent for nearly a year. To make a Roman pie, mince any cold meat, add a little well- cooked mgcaroni and a little good | thick, brown gravy, season to taste. Make a short crust. Line an ordi- I nary cake tin with it, fill up with 'the I meat and lay a cover of pastry on top; decorate to taste; brush over with warm milk, and bake in a mod- | erate oven for one hour. Turn out, and serve with brown gravy. up A good luncheon dish is made by boiling three or four eggs until hard, shell them carefully, cut in half lengthwise, take out the yolks, and mix them well with four or five sar- dines (boned), a Iittle cayenne and salt, a few drops of vinegar, small piece of butter, melted, and a sprin- kling of chopped parsley. Fill the white halves of eggs Wwith the mix- ture, heaping it up. Arrange on a glass dish and garnish with sprigs of fresh parsley. GOLFERS FAVOR CHANGE. New York, July 22.—From figures made public today by Robert C. Wat- son, president of the United States Golf asscciation, the early returns in the poll of the 358 golf clubs affiliat- ed with the association to ascertain the sentiment regarding a more strict definition of an amateur, show a preference for a change. Of the forty-five clubs reporting, twenty- eight favored the proposed restric- tions to correct certain alleged abuses of the present amateur rules. Simmer very slowly for fifty minutes, | BAR COMEDIANS GOOD AT KEENEY'S Despite the fact that it is mid- summer the crowds increase dally at Eeeney’'s theater, and all those that have already been this week are unanimous in declaring that the man- agement has very seldom secured such a fine offering. Leading the bill this week is the splendid sketch of the underworld entitled “The Confession.” Miss Dena Cooper, the famous actress of Aus- | tralia, is touring the country in this act, and it has already played for over a season, featuring this popular actress. Miss Cooper takes the part of the wife of an innocent man con- demned to death for a murder that he never committed. In company | with a detective Miss Cooper visits the house of the real murderer, and by a series of clever tricks she forces th evillain to confess. In a tussle with :the police the murderer is killed and !everything ends well. Miss Cooper is cast in a difficult role, which she takes care of in'a pleasing fashion, The much touted Maxinoff troupe have a' musical act that wins ap- plause after each number of both singing and dancing. Difficult pas- sages of Italian opera are played, and make a decided hit. The music loving element of the audience expressed their appreciation of these selections by giving the players the glad hand. This act is one of the most popular cnes here this season. Margaret Burke, the queen of the rag-time singers. is one of the most pleasing entertainers that the man- agement has engaged for some time. Miss Burke who has been touring the country, in the western circuit, is known as the 200 pounds of mirth and melody. Everything is snappy in a whole it makes a tremendous hit. ite bar comedians, are also booked in the performance this week. Their twists and turns never fail to en- thuse the eudience. Mr. Bush, the ccmedian of the troupe, has a new line of funny stunts which he performs in | an original manner, while Mr. Engel does the hard work of pulling him- |'self up and down and around on the bar with the use of only one hand. Granto and Maud appear im a Furopean tight rope walking sketch. Mr. Granto comes on the stage diessed as 2 woman while the female | member is dressed as a man. Turn- ing flips on the wire is one of Mr. Ganto’s strong points. This act can be characterized as twenty minutes bedlam where fun runs riot. POULTRY CONVENTION OPENS. Ambherst, Mass., July 22.—A three days poultry convention was opened at the Massachusetts Agricultural college today. Among those on the program for addresses were Prof. J. C. Graham of the college; Prof. W: F, Kirkpatrick of the Connecticut Agri- cultural college and Harry M. Lamon, senior poultry hushbandryman of ‘the United States department of agricul- ture. Bush and Engel, New York’s favor- | the song line, and taking the act as | i Are You Growing? By RUTH CAMERON. “Self-satisfied are most of us, And with how little satisfied!” The above couplet is the conclusion of the clever ‘little satire aim at the foolish self-satisfaction which underlines most of our protestate of humanity and unworthiness. Since I read.it, it has popped into my mind every time I have been . clined to be pleased with myself ment, and I pass it along in the hope that pricking service for others. — “Self-satisfied are most of us, And with how little satisfied!” over some childish little accomplis] it may do the same bubbl Isn’'t it half appalling and half amusing when you stop to think hi easily we are pleased with ourselves? The tiny effort toward self-im provement, the slight measure of business success, the trifiing act of sacrifice, the small social triumph which we have achieved fill us with warm glow of triumph simply because it was we ourselves and not other who achieved them. pleased, If we were only half, one-tenth so impressed with our neighbors’ nay should indeed be pleasant to live with. I verily believe that as many men remain mediocre one-tenth, achievements because progress is arrested by the stultifying intoxicant of self-satisfaction as ruined by the more commonly But should one never feel complished something worth No, never. the same standards by self-satisfied, one of the greatest tragedies that can come to any recognized variety self- satisfied even while, you ask? Approve of yourself if you deserve it when judged which you judge your neighbor; because then you will stop trying to improve, and that of if one has but man or intoxication. really don’t woman. If a child stops growing physically before he is fifteen or sixteen yi old, we feel that a very sad thing has happened When a man or wi stops growing spiritually and mentally this side of the grave, a far sad thing has happened. Do you ever stop and ask yourself if you are still growing? Are you broadening out mentaHy in any direction? ever work is your portion in life—beit teaching, Do you do bookkeeping, managing men, or homemaking—a little better today than you did vears ago? Are you growing spiritually? Are you building up your charae Have you any better control of your temper than you had five years Have you succeeded in doing something toward crushing out that to jealousy or that habit of procrastination? ‘While there’s life, there should be growth. In nature when a thing stops growing it begins to decay. So satisfaction, with its arrest of growth, is apt té lead to mental and ual gangrene. Are you still growing? If not, look out. YC=-4 Daily Fashion Talks BY MAYJ{MANTON 8280 Fancy Blouse, 34 to 42 bust. The deep pointed girdle makes an attractive feature of many of the newest and smartest gowns. This bodice shows one with a combination of the dra over the shoulders that seems especiall well adapted to the present season for K provides admirably for combinations of thin and thick materials. In the illustra- tion, brocaded silk makes the girdle while net makes the shoulder drapery and straight lace banding the under portion of thegodso:. , but there never was a time when it was easier to make cha: in :Io':nfiuthtwny l.‘lld m:rm'l than this one en there is almost a limitless iety.. :)Vhllle net i-b: favorite, any thin, :;:‘:.:i erial can rapery and, something less transparent is wanted, crépe de chine makes a good on net or lace arranged over chi ld‘ a foum:adtion. blouse ‘ which the rapery and trimming of banding ere arranged but the girdle is boned to proe vide its own support. { For the medium size, the blouse will quire 1 yd. of material 27, 36 or 44 in. he wit] .’ydy“:)i ‘l:-y dwidath%fx;rd the ery, 2 s, nding, . 27. in. m for the girdle. i The pattern 8280 is cut in sizes from 34 to 42 inches bust measure. It willbe mailed to any address by the Fashion Department of this paper, on receipt of ten cents. st . 8285 Girl's Shirred Dress, 6 0 10 years. 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