Three short courses in home making

It may be desirable to give this lesson earner in the course, if cooking lessons are being given and dish towels are in use, or if the school curtains arc badly soiled. Other articles may be washed if time and facilities permit. METHOD OF WORK. Discuss briefly the need for laundry work and the general princi- ples. Have the girls each take a turn washing the towels or cur- tains; examine the article after it is washed and give careful direc- tions for the boiling, bluing, and starching. While these processes are being completed, have some of the girls prepare the line. Have two girls appointed to bring the towels in off the line before they go home from school. LESSON XV. IRONING. SUBJECT MATTER. To do good ironing it is necessary to have a firm, unwarped ironing board. This should be covered with some thick woolen material and a white muslin cover that is clean, smooth, and tightly drawn. The thick cover should be tacked on, while the top cover should be pinned so that it can be easily taken off for cleaning. A heavy holder should be provided for handling the irons. Irons should be clean and smooth. Paper should be kept at hand to keep the irons clean and a piece of beeswax, sandpaper, or salt should be provided for keeping them smooth. A small cloth should be used to wipe off the iron after using the beeswax. A newspaper should be spread on the floor to protect any pieces that may hang down that far while being ironed. The coarser towels should be ironed first, as the irons grow smoother the longer they are used. Starched pieces should not be r B6SONS IN < AKl OF THE HOME. 29 ironed until the irons have become vcr} hot. Every piece should be ironed until perfectly dry. If the article i^ first laid Bmooth it. will be easier i<> iron it and keep it in Bhape \ 30011 as ironi om- pleted it'- articles should l>e hung up to air out well. PREl DUNAR1 PL w. Arrange to have the ironing lesson ju as soon after the laundry : possible. It \^dl probablj be easy t<> borrow the nee equipment from near-bj homes. Bach girl can be appointed '<> bin nothing thai will contribute toward the equipment and 1 i an be appointed to have the fire ready and another to put the irons on t<> heat before the lesson hour. METHOD OF WORK. Call the girl early in the morning or at some other time i period and give them directions for sprinkling the articles to be ironed. When the cla hour comes, demonsti the method of ironing, folding, and hanging the articles and have the girls take t urns doing the work. LESSONS XVI AM) XVII. CARE OP THE BAUY. Bl BJE< T MATI I Be ■ girls are fond <•! little children and musl often help then- moth rs with their baby brothers and sisters, the) should know how t them, h is < ntial thai they understand the lowing points: The little body needs protection. The head is aofl and the brain maj be injured by hard bumps or pressure. The skin is tender ami i- . irritated by the bites of insects, friction, etc. Kickin etc., are necessary to the development of the bal muscles, but the baby should not be played with nil the time for it is well for it to lie (|ilie!j\ a portion of the time while awake it should be made t<> ail up until ready to do A desire to creep should