Helen is Indian

So, the Indians (real ones, not NAs), have this tantric "Neti" thing where you are supposed to dump water in one nostril and out the other, thereby 'cleansing' yourself of pollutants.You can read more than you'd ever want to know about it here.

Little Helen figures she doesn't need no silly pot. She just recycles a bit of milk. Yes, through a nostril. Quite disconcerting to whoever is holding her, but she doesn't even blink an eye.