. Babyhood . but itdoes not really retard the change. No one,we presume, would think of giving a childmilk known to be sour simply because theaddition of alkali took away the acid taste orsmell ; and the procedure would be no saferif the alkali were added in advance of thechange. We think, therefore, that it ismore prudent on the whole not to put inthe alkali until the milk is to be used, sothat any change may be recognized as soonas possible, which change ought not, how-ever, to occur if the milk has been boiled asdirected. One word more. If any one should findthat the boiled milk is really c
. Babyhood . but itdoes not really retard the change. No one,we presume, would think of giving a childmilk known to be sour simply because theaddition of alkali took away the acid taste orsmell ; and the procedure would be no saferif the alkali were added in advance of thechange. We think, therefore, that it ismore prudent on the whole not to put inthe alkali until the milk is to be used, sothat any change may be recognized as soonas possible, which change ought not, how-ever, to occur if the milk has been boiled asdirected. One word more. If any one should findthat the boiled milk is really constipating toa child, an extra amount of soda-bicarbonateor a little phosphate of soda will generallyrelieve the difficulty. 228 BABYHOOD. NURSERY HELPS AND NOVELTIES. Work-Basket. On the annual trip to the country during thesummer nothing is more indispensable to themother of a little flock than a well-stocked work-basket. We give the picture of a home-madebasket so fashioned as to spread out quite flatly,. and hence easily packed. The bottom meas-ures twelve by ten inches ; the sides are six incheshigh and slope slightly outward towards the part consists of two layers of cardboard,the one for the inner side being covered withsome gaily figured cretonne, the one for theouter with red woollen goods or calico. Theparts are then sewed together neatly with over-hand stitches, and finished off all around withcord twisted or crocheted of red worsted. Toshape the pockets take double strips of cretonne,lay into box-plaits at the bottom, and tack downwith bows, as plainly shown in the affix the sides to the bottom, and sew on rib-bons at the upper corners by means of which totie together into the shape of a basket. Thehandle is made of a triple strip of cardboard, twoinches wide, covered with cretonne, finished offwith cord and a bow in the centre, and firmlyfastened on at one end while the other is arrangedto button at the opposite side. Among the fur-nishin
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