THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY SUPPLEMENT, NOVEMBER 22, 1940.
Air-Raid Precautions
IN Stately Whitehall, London,
For Pets
where in the gray stone offices of government the war effort of a nation is controlled, Britain's civil servants have had a new pro- blem to face--the organisation of a nation-wide service to protect tional A.R.P. for Animals Com those thousands of animals which mittec (N.A.R.P.A.C.) has been have hitherto lived so peacefully formed by the Home Omce. and safely in the Island Kingdom.
For those in authority must safeguard not merely their civi liams but their four-footed friends as well. When air. raids threaten, dogs and cats and horses need shelter as does the man-in-the- street. Pets who wander and it as difficult to cope with the black-outs as do their masters and mistresses,
Almost all the animal welfare societies of Britain are represent-
this committee. ed on
To the NARPA.C. falls the duty of providing protection for animals
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By Eileen
A.
Soper
To-day there is food rationing, and animals have no ration curds. To-day there is economy and even the poorest must pay dog licences.
Thus it is that protection and help in air raids, heip for those in- for animals have left the realm jured, adequate food supplies in of purely private endeavour and wartime; in fact, most things have become, in part at least, a which concern the welfare of all concern of government. Nobody domestic animals from farmyard has made much fuss about it. cows to children's pets. Quite a number of people do not know about it yet.
Everyone is familiar with the large organisation in England known as the A.R.P. (Air Raid Precautions), and now a Na-
PRECAUTION AFTER
BABY ARRIVES
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Doctors warn mothers to watch their diet after the birth of child. The right food is of vital importance to the mother and to the child she is feeding.
The ideal food must be easy to digest and highly nourishing, while preventing constipation. For all these reasons doctors prescribe. Horlicks. It builds up strength, promotes restful sleep, does not tax the weakest digestion and im- proves the mother's milk,
For many years Horlicks has been
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the task, of returning to their own- ers animals lost iri air raids, or during black-outs, will be simpli- ned.
The Animal Guards are not called upon to go out during air raids, but it is among their duties. to look for injured, lost, or panic- stricken animals after raids, and arrange for their speedy 'removal to the nearest of the many A. C. posts which are being established.
Petrol rationing has brought. more horses to city streets, and for these "Narpac," in cooperation with "Our Dumb Friends League,” has established horse emergency standings in public parks, crick- ket and football grounds, and other open spaces. Here drivers can take their horses when the sirens sound, and tie them up public shelters—not even dogs longing to His Majesty King securely to trees, or to halter and cats-and this presents a con-
George VI have already distin- rings provided for the purpose. siderable problem to the animal messages from 'planes forced down guished themselves by carrying
But the Natichal Canine on the sea. and 'planes with Defence League has asked, and is smashed radios. There is no new gaining, the cooperation of animal service for dogs and cats to give. lovers in a scheme to offer pro- they have
They just go along, giving what
always given, tection to dog owners and their
their
Photo shows the King and Queen, talking to A.R.P. work? ers during a tour of West London. (Copyright; Fox).
Many owners of empty garages have made space available for this purpose, too, providing shelter for such horses that may be in their neighbourhood if a raid should
"Narpac" is busy seeing to it that animal welfare becomes na- tionwide in scope. An army of voluntary Animal Guards is be- ing formed. These are first ar- ranging for the registration of all animals. Each animal is to be sup- It has not been found possible plied with an identity disk, so that to allow animals to be taken into
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occur.
TOMKINS, THE MAN WITH
owner.
four-footed friends in private friendship. houses and private shelters. Those willing to help are displaying no- tices outside their houses inviting dog owners to come along in, if they and their pets should ever need shelter.
THE INQUIRING MIND, FINDS THAT brought problems enough. The
Beer Testing Is A Thirsty Ritual
Gay, and friendly, that's me. But I wilted a bit when told to take a course of beer testing at the Brewers' Exhibition.
Anyway, 1 duly trotted 10 Islington, my tutor taking me to a great hall, barricaded from the common herd, and lined with hundreds of barrels..
A chap with a red nightcap pro- duced two small glasses and drew off beer into same, into the glasses I mean, not the nightcap.
At this juncture I did not know
(11) a malt from a hop.
My tutor held his glass to the light and said, "Examine it for brilliance and polish."
I did.
"Examine the head, for creami- ness."
I did.
"Savour the aroma.” (Waving the glass dainty fashion under his nose.)
I did.
"Take a little in the mouth, roll it round."
I did.
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The winter, without raids,
black-out was trying even for those residents who could carry torches. Some alternative to the torch had to be discovered so that animals on the roads could make motor- ists aware of their presence at night. Industry came to the help of many by speedily making and marketing "luminous collars and leads and white jackets for house- hold pets.
Where industry did not help, ingenuity did. In William the Con- queror's New Forest, deep in the heart of Hampshire, where half- wild ponies are wont to roam, and make use of the forest roads, the conservators tried the whitewash brush, much to the amusement of the local children and their evacuce friends. It was a good idea as far as it went, but from the ponies" viewpoint it went too far and had to be abandoned. It was found that the foals refused to go near their zebralike mothers,
Gas masks for horses have re- cently been produced experimen- tally. As a rule, however, animal masks have been found quite im- practical, for it is difficult to en-
When your appetite needs reviving, a little H.P. Sauce will work wonders. Rich, piquant, H.P. aids the digestion and charms the palate, Buy a
bottle to-day.
FIND THAT
LOST APPETITE
WITH HP SAUCE
sure a light enough fitting round FEEL
the neck. Effective gas-proof en-
closures have been designed for
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the smaller animals, however, and AFTER A GOOD
are now on the market.
Instructions for making home- improvised enclosures
ere issued
in a handbook by "Narpac," which Instead of waiting nervously, as includes ways and means of pro- at first, I ordered bottles from odd tecting all animals and pets, from places, and found much amuse-cows to canaries. ment in my own jests.
"Now eject it on the floor." of bottles of beer.. Well, let people say what they may, Tomkins has a certain amount of culture. He has not gone round spitting since he was a very small boy, and even then he
Everybody I saw seemed to be
was conscious that it was nót an exfaordinary good fellow.
A dreadful suspicion crossed my
quite the thing.
But
people have undertaken mind. sterner tasks in the line of duty, "Is it possible," I asked, "even There was a thick layer of white is one does not drink much, that sawdust on the floor. Even so, the a lot of this testing can sort of act was performed in hesitant, clumsy fashion.
"Did you get the smooth, bitter taste of the hops?"
"Yes. A very good beer."
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More immediate difficulties have also had to be met. Directly way. was, declared animal benevolent societies, besides private persons, were faced with a great problan in regard to animals left behind in evacuated areas. Fels, as a gen- eral rule were not allowed to ec-` company their owners when they left town under the Government's evacuation scheme. Most "eva- cudes" had no spare cash to send. Well. I thought bitterly, I have their animals to new homes in the not had a single decent drink, and country. There was no national here I am.
"Oh yes," agreed my mentor. "If you are not used to it, the fumes. and the taste, of all these mixed beers
Soon the counter was lined with glasses, from each of which small quantity had been taken. And thick and fast they came at "Would you like to test last and more and more and more. mineral waters?" I shuddered But now I was spitting with a the thought. We parted after casual skill, in fact a grace, which tual exchanges of good will, just goes for to show how quickly man may conquer Inhibitions.
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Lauthority then and benevolent so- the [cieties appealed for animal lovers at to give temporary homes to these mu-pets in the safety of the country-
I walked very
fast round the public part of the show, and, see Ing the post office, did a curlous
Bétween samples I partook of thing. trifles of biscuit, cheese, bread I sent myself a facetious post and an occasional olive, to bring card. The fact is presented with back the palate; to its original out comment, freshness.
An enormous vat, barrel or tub
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side. Many evacuees were soon chéered with the knowledge that, their pets were in good hands.
The Duchess of Hamilton has been foremost in this work, rufi! ning on animal evacuation scheme. of her own. At her c ́ihitṛy home near. Salisbury, the I achess keeps open house to dogs, cats, and birds. Another way in which heady animal owners are being helper
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* After about another dozen sam- Intrigued me. It was like a section is through the payment of their ples I thought the day was over of the tube railway.
dog licences by benevolent socie and drained the glass with the There were lots of funny rail-ties. Efrat beer, about one third of n' ways that sent thousands of
my only drink......... ·
whizzing about, Heaven knows only receive assistance. Some of |-- But the tutor said, "We now why.
them give it too. Aeroplanes may come to the strong ales, also The clatter did not improve my he the inventor's answer to the known as old nies. They are dark- herd so I went out, with a raging bird, but they do not take the car- er and have a higher alcoholic thirst, and bought half a bitter.rior-pigeon's job away from him. content!
Automatically I tobit a sip and Some 200,000 privately owned turned my head-
pigeons are now registered under the Air Ministry as the -personnal of the National Pigeon Service, and several including two bo-
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ger. On went the ritual, More beer, The innocent on my left will more sawdust. Then we moved to never know what a nurrow escupe another häll, lined with thousands his trousers had,
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Does a good night's rest refresh you
or leave you tired and heavy ?... Does a square meat put life and energy into your or make you sleepy, disinclined to move ? Get twinges of pain in the, báck ?" Headaches ?".
There must be something wrong. with you,
It's probablij constipation, You may be "regular" Stiu, it'ə' probably constipation.- Elimination must be complete as well as regular: If it isn't, poisons get into the blood, edusd vague lack of well-being. For this there is a simple, honest prescription Kruscheh Salts. It isn't a drug, or a patent, medicine, or lady or a fashion'; it's a British Institution.
Doctors live prescribed it these fifty years past, for tile analysis on the Dottle tells tilem they could prescribo. nothing better. It agrees with their medical knowledge And Kruschen Salts will agree with you, You'll feel all the Better for or Pinch
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