Chilblains.—­People who have, or do not want chilblains should avoid woolen stockings.  Neither should they “toast their toes” at the fire, wear bed-socks, or take a hot water-bottle to bed with them.  Warm the feet by exercise, or vigorous rubbing.  If very painful, try ice-cold applications, tincture of iodine, camphor, and tincture of chloride of iron are healing.

Ingrowing nails.—­A bad case should be taken to the chiropodist.  Shaving the nail thin on the top, or cutting a V-shaped piece out of it, tend to relieve.  Raise up the nail and put a bit of absorbent cotton under it.  The best way is to avoid foot troubles by wearing well fitting shoes which are sufficiently large.

[800 Mothers’ remedies]

NURSERY HINTS AND FIRESIDE GEMS

For Mother and Her Little Family

Ten commandments for raising children.

1.  Thou shalt not frighten thy child by threats of punishment.

2.  Thou shalt not visit thine own disappointments upon thy child, nor speak to him sharply without just cause.

3.  Thou shalt not administer any rebuke while feeling anger toward thy child.

4.  Thou shalt not require more of thy child than of thyself.

5.  Thou shalt not speak discourteously to thy child.

6.  Thou shalt not lie to thy child, neither break thy promise, nor deceive.

7.  Thou shalt not waste thyself upon the effort to destroy evil tendencies and wrong activities in thy child, but shall remove temptation from him and cultivate his virtues and his righteous activities.

8.  Thou shalt not curtail thy child’s liberty but shall insist he respect the liberty of all others, even as his is respected.

9.  Many hours shalt thou labor with thy child and do all thy work, dressing him, feeding him, teaching him, amusing him, but for one hour out of every seven waking hours shalt thou let him alone, and bother him not, neither thou, nor thy husband, nor thy nursemaid, nor thy friends, nor thy relatives nor any that are in thy house.  For in that hour shall the Lord come unto him.

10.  Thou shalt not force thy child in any respect, neither physically, mentally or morally.  Thou shalt not force obedience, for forced obedience is not righteous; but thou shalt gently lead thy child along the way that he should go, having first passed over the road thyself.

THE PRAYING OF A CHILD.

Pray, little child for me tonight,
That from thy lips like petals white,
Thy words may fall and at His feet
Bloom for His path with fragrance sweet! 
Pray, little child, that I may be
Childlike in innocence like thee,
And simple in my faith and trust
Through all the battle’s heat and dust!

Pray, little child, in thy white gown,
Beside thy wee bed kneeling down;
Pray, pray for me, for I do know
Thy white words on soft wings will go
Unto His heart, and on His breast
Light as blown doves that seek for rest
Up the pale twilight path that gleams
Under the spell of starry dreams!