The Minneapolis Star from Minneapolis, Minnesota • Page 23

Don't Break Habits Too Abruptly By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED While adults may have the stamina to break off some habit abruptly, it works better with children if a habit is tapered off gradually. The strongest habits are those which have become connected with going to sleep, and it is obvious that when the habit preceding is disrupted the child is unable to fall quickly into a new pattern of releasing herself into sleep. Mrs. B. admits she doesn't know how to cope with the habit of rocking her baby to sleep.

"My 9-month-old daughter will not go to sleep unless she is rocked. It is my fault, of course, as I began the practice when she was a tiny baby. I nursed her for three months and she cried constantly. I did not recognize, until then, that she was crying from hunger. "Since I have put her on the bottle she has been wonderful, but the habit of being rocked to sleep at nap and bedtime is fixed and I am at a loss to know how to end it.

"I am expecting another baby and I cannot rock both of them. I have tried putting her in her crib and letting her cry but she cries for more than an hour and I finally decided that was no solution. This is one of the reasons that I feel rocking a baby to sleep consistently is a poor practice. It is fine for an occasional time when the baby is fussy, but to do this night after night only sets up a habit which is pretty difficult to end. This is a method I have devised and I hope it helps you.

Keep track of the number of minutes you find necessary to get the baby to sleep (both at nap and bedtime). Subtract one minute from this time and then put the baby down. Continue this for a few days. Then subtract another mirute. Continue in this way, until you feel that the baby is content to be put down just this side of sleep.

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CRANBERRY RELISH If you're preparing fresh chopped cranberry relish try sweetening it with honey. There are several fruits you can chop with the cranberries: oranges, apples, or lemons, leaving the peel on all of these. Or add canned crushed pineapple (drained) to the chopped cranberries and honey. Dec. 26, 1951- -THE MINNEAPOLIS STAR.

-23 Mrs. Mariel King Wed to Loren Howard Low WINONA, marriage of Mrs. Mariel King to Loren Howard Low, Beverly Hills, took place at 5 p.m. Christmas day, at her home, Kingswere, near Winona. Mrs.

King is the daughter of Mrs. E. L. King, Lake Tahoe, formerly of Winona, and of the late E. L.

King. Mr. Low is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll A.

Low, Beverly Hills. The couple were attended by Mr. and Mrs. E. L.

King, brother and sister-in-law of the bride. Mrs. King is a sister of the groom. After a wedding trip to Honolulu, Hawaii, Mr. and Mrs.

Low will make their home in California. ASPARAGUS DISH fine dry bread crumbs that have Canned asparagus when been mixed with melted butter served hot take to a topping of or margarine. ALUM HOMEMAKING HINT Majors in the foods and nutrition department at College of phasize the role of Kotrba, above, Mitchell, ingredients within easy items to avoid stretching moments. The students making tips, designed to of domestic jobs. Coeds Tell Housewives to Relax The woman who complains that housework is back breaking obviously hasn't talked to students at the College of Saint Teresa, Winona, Minn.

Majors in the foods and nutrition department believe work in the kitchen should be sprinkled with liberal amounts of relaxation for top efficiency. Here are the college girls' tips for putting fun into jobs often considered tedious: Don't slight breakfast. Teresan students recommend a morning menu of cereal, an egg with bacon or ham, fruit and bread or rolls with butter. A quick cup of coffee can't take its place. Dress comfortably.

Avoid a tight-fitting jacket or dress that binds arms and shoulders, illfitting shoes and shoulder straps that slip out of place. All these build up tension which can make you just as tired as actual work does. Select the right tools for your job and put them within reach before beginning your task. This same rule applies. whether you're making a pie or cleaning house.

If you have to stretch to reach household supplies, rearrange or add lower shelves so that thing is available with less than your maximum reach. Or use a step stool to reach' high places. Constant stretching saps energy. your groceries home in two Carry, shopping bags (with handles), distributing the weight evenly instead of putting all your supplies into one huge sack grasped awkwardly around the bottom. Use a dustpan with a handle long enough to prevent the need for stooping while sweeping your kitchen floor.

Sit whenever possible while working. Teresans report that sitting requires 8 per cent less energy than standing. Take frequent relaxation periods. Instead of working all day and collapsing at nightfall, take out 10 minutes every now and then. Have a hot drink, look at a new magazine, and you'll find that you'll make up this "lost" time with a new burst of energy.

St. relaxation S. reach. out have take Teresa, Winona, emin homemaking. Camilla urges placing all baking.

Assemble all necessary for cooking tools at critical assembled a list of home- the fatigue and frenzy out TIME OUT As an office worker has his coffee hour, so should the housewife have her time out for tea or coffee and a sandwich. Geraldine Gardini, Chicago, usese a tea cart to save steps during snack time at Saint Teresa. She also finds it useful in the laundry and kitchen. JOHN W. homas AND CO.

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