better for the admission of sunlight. The reason for this lack of
manipulation is that they are opened and fastened with difficulty from
the inside. All the purpose of the outside blinds is served by inside
blinds, which are much more easily operated, and lend themselves
admirably to decoration. One form of these, known as Venetian blinds,
consisting of parallel wooden slats, strung on tapes, is coming again
into vogue. They are cheaper than the usual sort of blinds, and are very
durable as well as artistic. After all, however, shades are the most
practical form of modulating the entrance of light into a house.




CHAPTER VIII

THE MOTHER

Nursing the Child--The Mother's Diet--Weaning--The Nursing-bottle--Milk
for the Baby--Graduated Approach to Solid Diet--The Baby's Table
Manners--His Bath--Cleansing His Eyes and Nose--Relief of Colic--Care
of the Diaper.

But one upon earth is more beautiful and better than the wife--that is
the mother.--L. SCHEFER.


Tennyson says, "The bearing and the training of a child is woman's
wisdom." Herein nature is ever urging her to the proper course. Thus the
love of the newborn infant prompts the mother to feed him with her own
milk, and this supplies exactly the elements he requires for healthy