the summer? What should be done with
soiled laundry prior to washing?
13. What is the most economical way to buy flour,
sugar, cereals, butter and vegetables? How should
they be kept in the house?
14. What is the law in your community concerning
the disposition of trash, ashes and garbage? How
will you care for these things in the house? If
there is no law what will you do with them and
why?
15. Under what conditions do germs thrive and
vermin infest? How can both be kept away?
16. Plan the work in your house for one week
giving the daily schedule and covering all
necessary points.
17. Tell how to make and use a fireless cooker.
Explain what it is good for.
18. Take care of your own bedroom for one month.
Report just what you do and how long it takes.
REFERENCES:
"Housewifery," L. Ray Balderston, Lippincott.
"The Home and the Family," Helen Kinne and Anna Cooley, The Macmillan
Co.
"Foods and Household Management," Helen Kinne and Anna Cooley,
Macmillan.
"Shelter and Clothing," Helen Kinne and Anna Cooley, Macmillan.
"Feeding the Family," M. S. Rose, Macmillan.
"Handbook of Food and Diet," American School of Home Economics, Chicago.
MAGAZINES:
"The House Beautiful," "Ladies Home Journal," "Delineator," "Good
Housekeeping."
[Illustration: HOME NURSE***
SYMBOL--GREEN CROSS]
1. Describe care of the room under following
points:
(a) Ventilation heat and sun; (b) Character and
amount of furniture; (c) Cleanliness and order;
(d) Daily routine; (e) General "atmosphere."
2. Demonstrate bed making with patient in bed. Bed
must be made in fifteen minutes.
3. (a) Show how to help a patient in the use of a
bedpan. (b) Care of utensils, dishes, linen and
their disinfection.
4. Bodily care of patient. Know all the following
and be able to demonstrate any two points asked
for:
(a) Bathing; (b) Rubbing; (c) Changing of body
linen; (d) Combing hair; (e) Lifting and changing
position; (f) Arranging of supports; (g)
Temperature, pulse and respiration; (h) Feeding
when helpless.
5. Local applications, hot and cold,
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