1913 . 
4a 
The Rural Patterns. 
When ordering patterns always give 
number of pattern and measurements 
desired. 
The first group shows 7660 mannish 
shirt wait for misses and small women, 
16 and 18 years. 1% yards 36 inches 
wide, for 16 year size. 7670 fancy blouse, 
with vest, 34 to 42 bust. 2 l 4 yards 36, 
with % yard 27 inches wide for vest and 
trimming portions, ]/ 2 yard 18 inches 
wide for yoke and collar, \y 2 yards of 
lace for sleeve frills, for medium size. 
7672 semi-princess gown, 34 to 42 bust. 
7671 two-piece skirt, 22 to 30 waist. 4% 
yards 06 inches wide, for medium size.* 
7668 child’s rompers, 2 to 6 years. 2 l / 2 
yards 36, with 1 yard 27 for trimming 
and belt, for 4 year size. 
The second group includes 7669 fancy 
collars, one size. yard of material 
21 or 27 inches wide for No. 1 , with 4 
yard for front portion and lining; %. 
yard 21 or 27 inches wide for No. 2, 
with % yard of lace 12 inches wide for 
jabots; ^ yard 21 or 27 inches wide, 
with y yard of lace 12 inches wide for 
No. 3; y yard any width for No. 4, 
7643 
76' 
7663 
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with ■}■£ yard of plaiting or yard of 
lace for frill. 7648 fancy tucked aprons, 
one size. 7646 scarf and muff, one size. 
yards 36, with 2 y% yards of fringe 
to trim as illustrated. 7653 girl’s cap 
with four-piece crown, 6 or 8 ," 10 or 12 
years. l / 2 yard 36, with 2 yards of fur 
banding or 1 yard of ruffling, for either 
size. 7o73 girl’s princesse petticoat, 4 to 
8 years. 1 x / 2 yards of material 36 inches 
wide, 2 yards of embroidery, 3*4 yards 
of insertion, 2 yards of edging, for 6 
year size. 7654 Pullman apron, one size, 
Price of each pattern, 10 cents. 
THE RURAL, 
Care of Nervous Children. 
Some children who are born nervous 
have inherited this through several gen¬ 
erations, until this last wee mortal ar¬ 
rives literally “a bundle of nerves.” Then 
the nurse, be she the mother or the hired 
kind, will have her hands full; often 
the mother is so nervous herself that the 
child is really better off in the care of a 
nurse chosen for her phlegmatic disposi¬ 
tion. Sometimes a serious illness leaves 
a child in such a weakened nervous state 
that it is years before the recovery is 
complete. 
A nursing baby may get his “nerves” 
from his mother’s milk if she is in poor 
health or under circumstances that keep 
her worried, or if she has to work be¬ 
yond her strength. A child must have 
food that agrees with it; and if the phy¬ 
sician tells the mother to put the baby 
on the bottle she should watch very 
carefully to see that the food is digested 
and is nourishing the child properly. 
Where a child is at all delicate, it should 
be weighed weekly. If its weight does 
not increase for several consecutive 
weeks, or it loses a little without being 
sick, its present food should be made 
stronger and watched again. If the 
baby does not gain on the food it is 
taking, after a trial, change to another; 
and don’t get discouraged if you try a 
number of well-known foods without 
benefit; still try others. I saw two cases 
of neighbors’ children, both poorly nour¬ 
ished bottle babies; one mother tried 
several foods and gave up. Her baby 
died. The other tried many more; then 
she gave up and the baby nearly died; 
but a relative insisted on her trying 
again. This practically dying baby made 
a change for the better from the first 
bottle and is now' an unusually sturdy 
child. 
Nervous children are usually very 
poor sleepers, but should be placed in a 
quiet room and persuaded to rest as 
long as possible, not giving up the daily 
nap until school days make it necessary. 
Ventilate the sleeping room; have it 
partly darkened, and at a comfortable 
temperature. 
Put a handful of sea salt in the child's 
daily bath; a 10 -cent bag will last a long 
time. After drying, rub good olive oil 
or cod liver oil into the skin, if the child 
is thin. Commence at the hand, con¬ 
tinue up the arms, always rubbing to¬ 
ward Hie body. Use only a little oil at 
a time and rub it gently in. The legs 
are done in the same way, commencing 
at the toes and working up; the back is 
also rubbed in an upward direction, the 
chest circular, and the walls of the ab¬ 
domen in a circular direction, going up 
on the right side and down on the left 
to follow the direction of the bowel. The 
meals should be served at regular hours 
unless the child is sleeping; then the 
sleep is more important, especially for 
this type of child. 
Children from one year to a year and 
a half old should not be given anything 
but the simplest food, served quietly at 
a little table by itself; fine cereals and 
all the milk they will drink; orange, 
grape or prune juice, but not the pulp; 
beef tea. red juice from rare cooked 
steak or roast; plain and sweet crackers 
or a pretzel. Bread should be toasted, 
and only a part of an egg given in a 
meal. An egg can be beaten in the milk 
for the day, or the white slightly beaten 
and put in a bottle when food is at the 
right temperature to nurse. After eigh¬ 
teen months ( if it is not during the 
Summer) roast potato maybe added and 
baked or steamed apples; spinach and 
young peas put through a fine sieve are 
a good choice. Later add young beans, 
lettuce, fine cut rare steak or lamb chop. 
These children need oils, and should 
have plenty of good butter, crisp, fried 
bacon and olive oil. Older children 
should have delicately cooked eggs fre¬ 
quently, boiled, poached or scrambled 
with a little milk. A dish of berries in 
season, one apple, banana, or peach at 
a time for dessert, or for the lighter be¬ 
tween meal lunch; all growing children 
should be allowed one light “piece” be¬ 
tween each principal meal unless this 
spoils the appetite for the table meals. 
The child should be allowed to eat as 
many fresh dark-skinned guapes as de¬ 
sired, if skins and seeds are discarded; 
harm if they are eaten occasionally in¬ 
stead of the regular meal. Nothing 
should be eaten which will be a tax to 
the digestive organs and a drain on the 
strength. Sweet corn, cabbage, beans, 
cauliflower, radishes, pickles, frankfur¬ 
ters or other bolognas should not be al¬ 
lowed at all before the child is 10 years 
old, and then only in small quantities. 
Fancy pastries and cakes should not be 
NEW-YORKER 
used, but there are many simple desserts 
that are nourishing and wholesome. Rice, 
tapioca or bread custard pudding, or 
plain custard of eggs or cornstarch, gel¬ 
atine, junket or whipped cream. A piece 
of plain sugar candy will not hurt any 
well child after the midday meal. 
Delicate children should live out of 
doors every minute possible, but should 
be watched occasionally to see that the 
play is not too tiring; when they com¬ 
mence to get too excited and the voice 
gets husky they should rest for a time. 
One nervous mother saw that she wor¬ 
ried herself and the children when they 
sat at the table with her where she 
could see everything they did, so she 
arranged a small table and set it dain¬ 
tily. with clean linen, pretty china, a tiny 
glass set including a butter dish, and 
their napkin rings; the children enjoyed 
it very much. She just warned them 
about their especial faults when they 
sat down first, and criticised any con¬ 
spicuous misbehavior when she changed 
their plates for the next course. A play 
room was set aside for the same reason 
to use on stormy days. All the break¬ 
able things were removed, and they 
could play in their own way; kept their 
toys there, and invited their playmates 
up; with the windows open they got 
fresh air as well, and were not nagged. 
Do not talk over symptoms with the 
child, but if he comes occasionally and 
tells you things, listen, for it is import¬ 
ant to know what to tell the doctor. 
When he complains of a feeling as of 
ants crawling over him and pricking 
pains, and about stumbling a good deal, 
and if the muscles of the face twitch 
and he makes grimaces, it would be best 
to see a physician and give treatment 
before the case gets serious. 
EDYTHE STODDARD SEYMOUR. 
1 ONLY STRONG 1 
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2 Scott & Bowne, Bloomfield, N. J. 12-124 ♦ 
Maple” Evaporators 
Onr “HIiipl© Evaporator” Is the most durable and most 
economical on ihe market, only selected material* beh.tr 
used in ii* construction. Henry cast-iron (ramp, reln- 
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or galvanised Iron pans. 
Easily erected, uses very little fuel either 
wood or coal, works smoothly and evap¬ 
orates quickly, producing very fine sugar 
and syrup. Hundreds in use giving 
splendid service. Moderate in cost. 
We carry a full lino of sugar camp sup¬ 
plies. 
A New Wrinkle in Potato Cro¬ 
quettes.— When making them, add fully 
half the quantity of bread or biscuit 
crumbs, that you have of mashed po¬ 
tato, two slices of onion, minced fine, 
and a little powdered sage. Add enough 
cream or rich milk to moisten crumbs, 
season with salt and pepper and shape 
as usual. These are very good, which 
is more than can be said of the average 
potato croquette. bettie wier. 
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