very alternate day
to a child 1 year old.

JUNKET.

Junket is much better for young children than custards or puddings,
and sometimes agrees well with babies.

Take 1 pint of milk, heat it to 98 deg. Fah., or milk warm. Add 1
teaspoonful of rennet and 1 teaspoonful of sugar. Stir all together
and let it stand in a warm place until it becomes as thick as jelly.
Remove at once to a cool place or whey will appear.

BAKED POTATOES.

Potatoes should not be given to a child under 2 years old in any other
form than baked. The potash salts are the most valuable constituent,
and are lost when they are peeled and boiled. They should be dry and
mealy. A little salt, butter or cream should be added.

MACARONI.

(_See page 85._)

Macaroni is an excellent food for young children.

FRUIT.

Baked apples and the juice of an orange are the only fruits which
should be given to children under two years of age.

RICE.

Rice is an excellent food for young children, but not for infants.

VENTILATION.

Foul air is injurious to grown persons, but it is infinitely more
dangerous to the sensitive organization of a child. Therefore special
attention should be given to the ventilation of rooms occupied by a
baby (see page 132).

Fresh air, wholesome food, regular bathing, and plenty of sleep will
insure the normal growth of the average baby, and are within reach of
every one who has the care of young children.

The writer is indebted to Miss Scovil, Superintendent of Newport
Hospital, and one of the associate editors of the _Ladies' Home
Journal_, for many of the above hints concerning the diet of infants.

EMERGENCIES.

As frequent accidents occur during the performance of household
duties, a few suggestions as to how slight injuries should be treated
may prove useful to the young housekeeper.

_Cuts._--A cut should be washed with cold water, covered with a small
pad of cotton, bound up, and left alone. Should matter form, the
bandage must be taken off, the wound bathed with carbolized water,
1-80, and a little carbolized vaseline spread on a bit of linen and
laid over it. The washing and dressing should be repeated two or three
times a day if there is much discharge.

_Bruises._--A flannel wrung out of very hot water, and laid on a
bruise, relieves the soreness.

For bruises on the face, apply ice. Brown paper wet in vinegar is an
old-fashioned remedy. If the skin is broken, treat as a wound, with
carb