ldren's Hour.

I hear in the chamber above me,
The patter of little feet,
The sound of a door that is opened,
And voices soft and sweet.
--Longfellow.

Scrubbing Tender Faces.--Children have tender skins as a rule, and yet
mothers are very apt to scrub the little faces with soap and water and
send them out to play. Think of such treatment in connection with your own
skin. If the children are going out at once after the washing, use warm
water with plain unscented soap, then rub a little good cold cream into
the skin.

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FROM LONGFELLOW'S "VILLAGE BLACKSMITH"

Toiling.--rejoicing,--sorrowing,
Onward through life he goes;
Each morning sees some task begun,
Each evening sees it close;
Something attempted, something done,
He has earned a night's repose.

Saving the Coverlet.--It is discouraging to the mother to find the
eiderdown coverlets becoming soiled where the children rub their hands
over them. This can be avoided by making a tiny sham of swiss or other
similar material and basting it across the top of the coverlet. It can be
pinned into place at the corners with tiny baby pins or caught with a few
stitches. These shams edged with narrow lace add a really attractive touch
to the coverlet, and they can be quickly removed and easily laundered.

The Greatness of Love.--There are no little events with the heart; it
magnifies everything. It places in the same scale the falling of an empire
and the dropping of a woman's glove; and the glove generally weighs more
than the empire.
--Honore De Balzac.

Oranges as Medicine.--One of the most valuable adjuncts in acquiring a
generally good complexion in youth is that of eating oranges in
quantities. Let the mother give her children two or three oranges every
day, as they possess many virtues, especially upon the action of the
liver. The mother who buys plenty of oranges for the children will note
the reduction in her medicine bill.

THE HUMAN FACE.

When I meet a human face,
Lit for me with light divine,
I recall all loving eyes,
That have ever answered mine.
--Phoebe Cary.

The Art of Entertaining Children.--Entertaining convalescent children is
quite an art in itself. Nurses who expect to make a specialty of caring
for children sometimes take a brief course in kindergarten work, and
certainly suc