Household Matters

Peeling Tomatoes

If the lady wishes to peel tomatoes easily, the best way is to roast them a little over the flame and then remove the skin under running tap water; it comes off with all ease.

Clean Teeth

In the toothbrush are numerous microbes that threaten the health of the mouth — so take care that the brush is clean, by keeping it in a place far from germs.

Iced Drinks

When the heat grows severe, one inclines to drink a great deal of iced water. There is no harm in taking these drinks, provided it is not at the height of perspiration. And it is better not to cool water by putting ice into it, but by placing it in the refrigerator.

Swimming

This is the season for swimming, and swimming is the best kind of exercise for the body. But long exposure to the burning rays of the sun affects the skin, and may lead to a disturbance of certain functions.

The best times for bathing in the sea are before the day's heat grows fierce, or after its edge has been broken.

Flies

And this is the season of flies as well; and flies are among the worst plagues with which man has been afflicted — they carry many diseases. It behooves you, madam, to observe the rules of cleanliness in your house and to drive out the flies by every possible means. And the best way is for you to use D.D.T.

The Colors of the Child's Room

Certain physicians specializing in mental diseases say that children accustomed to seeing white, green, violet, and sky blue grow up stronger in body and sounder in mind than children accustomed to seeing dark colors.

The mother should therefore keep away from her children's room all dark colors and everything that tends toward black.

A Common Ignorance

It is widely believed among people that exposing children to cold gives them immunity; but this notion is mistaken, for exposing the child to cold very often exposes him to dangerous illnesses, chest diseases above all.

Likewise, wrapping the child about with too many means of warmth is harmful. The wise mother is she who keeps her child from the agents of both cold and heat, securing for him a temperate atmosphere and loose, comfortable clothing.

The Simplest Way to Polish Metals

Here is a method that can never be difficult for the housewife for polishing her metal vessels: rubbing the vessel with ordinary ash and lemon peel.

Goat's Milk

Among the best drinks of the summer season is goat's milk, for it is a refreshing, nourishing drink that whets the appetite.

And goat's milk was the mainstay of Gandhi's diet.

Charcoal

In charcoal there is a fume — oxide of carbon — which is among the deadliest of poisons and is very often the cause of poisoning and suffocation. So be well on your guard against it, madam.