![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pyatIn addition to paper plane flying and photography, today involved the succesful second launch and retrieval of our model rocket with the girls, a trip to the hardware store, installation of a coat rack, a visit to the local comic shop (where Elizabeth spent her allowance on Carl Barks Donald Duck reprints), snuggling on the couch with small girls, and a trip to an antique book store in Burlington.
I picked up Witch Wood, a 1927 fantasy/horror novel by former Canadian governor general, John Buchan. Buchan is an author I've always wanted to read, based on a passing reference to his works in the C.S. Lewis SF/fantasy, That Hideous Strength. A similar passing reference in the same book pointed me to George MacDonald's almost forgotten Curdie books, which I enjoyed immensely. The book dealer had a number of Buchan novels, and if I like this one, I'll go back there.
I also picked up a present for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
velvetpage!
I expected this 1888 reference to be full of hilariously outdated personal advice.
It mostly seems to be quite sensible. It advises against corsetry, as unnatural. It gives advice on things like treating cracked or sore nipples while nursing. While it gives a recipe for "artificial milk," it stresses it that it should only be used when a mother's milk is not available.
Aha! Here's a bit of quaintness. "Ceasing to be unwell" as a sign of pregnancy. Interesting use of words. Though, I suppose "period" is just as much a euphemism for menstruation.
We worry about trace amounts of lead paint in Chinese toys. In 1888, toymakers were selling your kids arsenic and lead kits.
Sorry about the blur here - this passage recommends the rhythm method to avoid having too many kids. It also notes that masturbation is still dangerous even if there are two people involved...
I picked up Witch Wood, a 1927 fantasy/horror novel by former Canadian governor general, John Buchan. Buchan is an author I've always wanted to read, based on a passing reference to his works in the C.S. Lewis SF/fantasy, That Hideous Strength. A similar passing reference in the same book pointed me to George MacDonald's almost forgotten Curdie books, which I enjoyed immensely. The book dealer had a number of Buchan novels, and if I like this one, I'll go back there.
I also picked up a present for
velvetpage!I expected this 1888 reference to be full of hilariously outdated personal advice.
It mostly seems to be quite sensible. It advises against corsetry, as unnatural. It gives advice on things like treating cracked or sore nipples while nursing. While it gives a recipe for "artificial milk," it stresses it that it should only be used when a mother's milk is not available.
Aha! Here's a bit of quaintness. "Ceasing to be unwell" as a sign of pregnancy. Interesting use of words. Though, I suppose "period" is just as much a euphemism for menstruation.
We worry about trace amounts of lead paint in Chinese toys. In 1888, toymakers were selling your kids arsenic and lead kits.
Sorry about the blur here - this passage recommends the rhythm method to avoid having too many kids. It also notes that masturbation is still dangerous even if there are two people involved...
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2009-03-22 01:05 am (UTC)Men, I have learned, should bend vigorously. It helps them remain spry.
Doug.
no subject
Date: 2009-03-22 01:23 am (UTC)