THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 29, 1941. Brinaina Up Father
! SAID-GO SEE MP SAM PULĊASE- HE'S A VERY SUCCESSFUL MAN- IF HE WON'T TAKE YOU IN AS A PARTNER-HGLL TELL YOU WHAT YOU SHOULD DO TO GET INTO A
PAYING BUSINESS -
WELL-TO PLEASE MAGGIE-I'LL CALL ON HIM -BUT I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE HIM MUCH OF MY TIME AN THAT'S THAT-
OH-BUT- MAGGIE I DON'T
LIKE THAT GLY-
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Page 11 By George MacManus
A PAGE FOR WOMEN
Common Sense About The Common Cold
During the summer months no suit strikes one with much less one can deny that wonien score force than the same visage above over men in the matter of clothes a frilled georgette jumper. A man and appearance, especially. While can wear an evening suit while in were roasting In their the throes of a bad cold, but A thick suits and high collars, we woman in evening dress suffering womenfolk donned our silks and the same degree of malady ap- liens, and bared our necks and pears ridiculous and causes pain ans to the blessed sun.
to the beholders.
our men
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The day of retribution
It is no idle boast when I say I hand! Women have started with seldom suffer from the common their winter colds, and if there is cold.
a woman
I am most truly grateful for
eggs and
coffee. Then
you're ready to face any wind that blows. Better to have a good slout body than no body at all."
זיי
"Ever wear a scarf?" Here the victim exhibited 11 little defiance.
don't like scarves. I wear a fur collar on
gruff
my coat."
She had asked for his
should wear a warin scarf, "Women's vanity." Everyone
Put it you feel
you need it. I always have il scalf, doctors can't afford to have
By Helen English col
con-
"Do any exercise in the morn- ing?"
The victim looked horrifled and positively shrivelled up, and whis- pered "Never."
of
a feminine sight more appalling my indemnity, but I do at leaston, take it off, just as and unappetising than with a cold I have yet to see it!! Powder might as well remain in the box as be applied to the fen- tures. The courageous ones, if they have strength remaining, ap-vour to avold this winter plague.
use common sense in an endea- ply handkerchief and powder al-
Recently I was delighted to have ternately in an endeavour to re-my pair the ravages of Nature v. Art.firmed by a profession at the job. most dangerous moment
preventive procedure
"Should do. Gets you over the Their erstwhile charming voices
the become thick and adenoidy; the paid an evening
In company with a cold victim day. Swing your arms about a
visit to an delicious contour of cheek
bit. Dress quickly. Not too much chin is swollen almost out of re-ed dortor, and was not a little want your body in
elderly and somewhat old-fashion-fussing about your face. You'll good trim cognition; eyes lose their sparkle pleased with myself when he pro-when no one looks at your face." and become dead, staring. and
eceded to lay down a law of com- half closed; while noses are best mon-sense on colds which appro-
"Go to business on a tram?"
left undescribed.
The victim by now had reached ximated quite nearly to my own. such a state of meekness that a If he had recommended "cold įmere "Yes" was her sole reply. baths, fruit juice, and open win- dows." I should have occupied myself with a magazine till the examination had concluded,
and
"Well, don't stand on street corners rubbing your hands and stamping your feet. Nip along the track a bit, and keep chills away and get your circulation go-
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victim slowly
to the door, when the doctor call-
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A woman with a bad cold is as poor a thing as a sick hen! Men, admittedly. suffer from winter colds, but not nearly so frequently or so desperately as women. And for some mysterious reason men The first question he fired at my with colds are not so disfigured or companion aroused my
interesting." so distressing as women to have "What time did you go to bed in our midst. In the handker- every night last week?' chief line alone they cope with their malady in more common- fess that not once had she retired to bed when it's bedtime to-night. sense fashion. Instead of dab- till after midnight, and twice it Not a minute after eleven, Take bing with one miniature piece of was the early hours of the morn-some hot, lemon, some aspirin, and linen after another, they stock ing. The practitioner grunted his an aperient. Stay home to-mor themselves with large-sized han-delightful doctor's grunt.
row, but not in bed. Bobbing in kies, and get down to the job of "Thought so, well act differently and out of bed nëver did anyone a really good blow. A man's blow in future. Get to bed early. Need any good, and you will do it, you is usually hearty and effective, much more rest and sleep in win-invalids. Get up for a late break- while a woman's is feeble andter than summer. Why folk get fast, then lie on a couch, not too futile. After the operation, she to bed in summer and gad about near the fire, but warm and cosy, continues to dab and look more all hours in the winter I can't un- and have a good rest with a book. like a sick hen than ever.
derstand. If you want to go to And, listen to this, don't talk too Also, no one expects men to be dances and what-nots.
choose mtiích. Women fire themselves a thing of beauty and joy to the Saturday and get your sleep on out with talking too much. 'Mén eyesight. A streaming red face Sunday morning. Any woman who don't, they've more sense. Go to above a collar and tie and a dark gets five hours' sleep and goes to bed at the proper bedtime to¬mor- work next day is asking for a row, and you'll be better, I'll war- cold. And no reading in bed.rant, next morning." That's how colds strike folk. Go "But doctor, we're understaffed. into their cold bedrooms and take I can't stay away. off their warm clothes and sit up "Fiddlesticks! Don't say can't' getting tired and chilled. Read to me. I've ordered you to stay in a warm sitting-room if you away. No one's indispensable. want to, beds are to sleep in. You They managed without you before people get colds because you are you went there and they will
down. germs don't attack when you've gone to your grave." strong, healthy people.
The next question was: "Get a good breakfast?"
As I expected, she had to con-ed-Hi, come back a minute. Go THE BEST DOLLAR'S WORTH
Removing Stains
Stains of one kind of another are so common that a knowledge of treatment is desirable. Here some suggestions for treat-
are ment:-
Lemonade Staine on an artificial silk dress require very careful at- tention. Sponge with
cloth Com- wrung out in cold water.
a
run
I saw the victim wilt, but she answered bravely:
"Oh, just fruit and toast." "Slimming, I suppose. Don't
*
After this entertaining evening I had to call round and see if the victim had recovered. The cold had quite disappeared. But there was another look about her which I noticed. A sort of rested look. Yes she had carried out the treat-
mence at the outside of the stain, you know you need good warming ment to the letter. I always told and work, towards the centre. Leave to dry, then press on the food in the winter? Bacon and her she talked too much! wrong side with a cool fron.
Teastains on Blankets if left for a long period will be very difficult to remove. After stretching the stained portion of the blanket over a saucer, saturate the stain with lemon juice, and leave it to spak for some time. Then wash the affected part with clear water.
Ice Cream Stains can be remoy- ed from coloured fabrics By stretching the stained portion over a pad of cotton wool. Rub gently with a piece of fire linen dipped in oil of Eucalyptus. After the eucalyptus has evaporated, sponge the place with warm and slightly soapy water, wid then again with. clear water. Finally, dry and press.
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It is amazing what a difference room. can be made in the appearance of frieze is best.. size in a small room by different Patterned ceiling papers - are decorations and furnishings... never desirable; even the watered- First of all, when choosing the silk patterns seem to bring the to bear in mind that dark colours. Large furniture, of course, re paper or distemper, it is important ceiling nearer.
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I-space is on the contrary placed several times, according to the a low room, as this has the effect Many pictures or very large crowded, the whole room cannot low, will enhance the size of 'depths of the Stains, " predam tuj of “reducing the height of the ones, are Inadmissible” för... the tail to look poły,
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