A wire fire-guard, for each fire-place in a house, costs
little, and greatly diminishes the risk to life and property. Fix
them before going to bed.
In winter, get the work forward by daylight, to prevent
running about at night with candles. Thus you escape grease spots,
and risks of fire.
Be at much pains to keep your children's feet dry and warm.
Don't bury their bodies in heavy flannels and wools, and leave their
arms and legs naked.
Apples and pears, cut into quarters and stripped of the
rind, baked with a little water and sugar, and eaten with boiled
rice, are capital food for children.
A leather strap, with a buckle to fasten, is much more
commodious than a cord for a box in general use for short distances;
cording and uncording is a tedious job.