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THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, JANUARY 6; 1956.
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"weak" two-bid is that it tempts even expert opponents to do foullsh things. When today's hund was played in the national championships.
l America. couple of months ago, West ver- tainly knew enough to pass the hand out at two diamonds, birl he yielded to the Temptation to take action. From then on it was hard to stop East from acting.
Ens passed the double of two diamantis, electing to play for penaMies New Myron Field, whome
tcom eventually won, rescued himself in hearts. Fast doubled with satisfaction and waterf Toal the laughter begta.
to
West could actually have sel The contract one trick tharxlly maughter) by leading a spide, East would take twn spades.
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that Fast had good diamonds, so small squares may be used once
West led the five of diamonds. westy. Fach word must contain
Field won t in largo letter in the centre
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Crushed another high diamond to trast our nine-letter word in the 1. No plamis; no foreign words:
discard the singleton elub. 1 nouroper usmes,
TODAY'N then led the trump from dum- TARGET: 38" words, pood: 41
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You, South, hold: AAKJTOS ❤2 QB14 AJ
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TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding is the same as in the question just answered, You, South, hold:
MAK JI005 WJZ OQJOE 43
What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
CHESS PROBLEM
By G. DE GAETANO Black, 8 pieces.
White, 0 pieces, White to play! mate in buo;
Solution
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R-Q3; threat 2, Bxkk (ch), KXQP: 2, R (Q3)×K¢
BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 1-Déc, 21) (en); a ... Itxit; 2, R (R$) x Ko (ch); 1. K-B3; 2, PXK ((ch),
Finish up ́ail minor odds and ends early, so that you can enjoy, your. -Mesterday's solutions | post' this evening.
WOMANSENSE
CHARMING FASHION FOR YOUNG MOTHERS
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Is it because people are marrying young? Shown above is a charming American fashion. the mother-and-daughter idea of drem to match.
She wears a The girl in the picture really is the mother of the three-year-old twins.
The children wear identical dresses, cropped dress of navy blue cotton, spotted and plai
By Blanes.-Londen Express Service, shorter.
A Simple Test To Check Side Vision
Page: 5
Trace Elements'
In Nutrition
By W. W. BAUER, M.D. ONE would think, by this crental
had
to normal develop-
Integrity
and teeth, In
113 musele Mother rals deficient in
of bones time, that the wonder ment faded out of the nervo vitamins and the minerals manganese show no interest
tone.
which have such a great their
young. This does NOT effect upon the body in such mean that deffetencies in tamena
minute quantities. One parenta will yield to an in- would think that the efforts ration Many
crease In their manganese of the relation- of scientists to point out a
ships of this trace element sensible diet as the best the human are still obscure.
It
the
source of those necessary isn't as casy to ascertain nutrients might have made place of mangauess Lex man as it is to make a successful some impression.
formula for manganese steel. But no. People still prefer to Molybdenum is another trave get their vitamins in pills er cap- clement being studied with jes sules, ut many tienes the expense terest, bul without conclusiva of getting them in the normal
It may he re- tated to the many enzymes or are concerned
way through foods. And because evidence as yet. they are poorly oriented in the selence of nutrition, they often spend their money for the in the maintenance 01 body
ferments which Tok
wrong substances, or for amounts of there far beyond what they enn use. And yet the knowledge exists on which to buse sensible
these action in regaril to Lelements.
functions,
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ROUNDED DIET
What all his leads up to la-- trace NOT another copsule to bo
taken three
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The supports well-known dietum of modem nutrition-the best way to get fully rounded shal in to vot three
square
day, from a wide variety of
They are called trace elements. because only minule
quantity - trace-is usually required. The total 21st of trace
ments in the body of a
170-
pound man is from two to thre grams, less than a teaspoonful of
chosen
sotul material. This works out good
it
foods, prepared with
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at about two parts or less per minimum million. Even from and kxline, of cooking methods. which the bolly requbas only small amounts, are present #n huge quantities compared with the Drive dozen elements now under study.
or 20 trace
MINERAL FUNCTION
food.
the
Too
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That way, you get not only all elements, gapes or trace, that selence knows about, but have the best chance of getting dro there us yet unsuspected uv selence These, too, are in the food, or huse would the
Spice adds gourmet touch
to food
Copper, for example, occurs in human race have survived? about two parts per million Int What The mammal human body. for it has a funelin related to iron the formation of haemo globin, and the treatment of cer- tain forins of anaemia, Too much i of It may give brain, nervous system, and liver disturbances.
Cobalt forms
part of structure of vitamin B/12, of im
In connection with portance blood formation, But there stems to be no such thing as in man; there cobalt deficiency
By ALICE DENHOFF is plenty
the in much creates blood dis-TT'S fun and profitable to turbances. Yet I would hate to
play around with spices, By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, M.D.
a properly franced
advertised adding a pinch of this, a TOW'S
shrewdly side beyond & narrow, tunnel-like Notice when you first sight ind
to meats, The piece of paper. This should scheme to sell cobalt food sup- smidgin of that vision?
dirretly ahead is a per-
an piments to people who do not vegetables, or anything that be when your arms form ol menent handicap. Fue others, it Can you dimly #th
of almost 90 degre:s, or Leed and should not have comes to table. Nothing is temporary condition po- angle to the left and voked by far
them would not be a Onancial such things
almost a right angle.
to give ordinary prepared jects
and you when
Switch hands right
look headache, a toothache, inflamed
can success, at least until it wore
foods such a lift tell how good is the side vision itself out or was exposer. straight ahend?
sinusesor a cocktail.
trifling an outlay of money Tunnol Vision
If you have poor side vision, of your left eye.
and effort. have "tumel you should be aware you Vision." your eyes should give handicap. you newly a 180 degrees sweep (half a circle) of what 1s in front of you and off to the skies.
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Here's a simple text suggested by the Better Vision Institute which wil tell you
* vision is.
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This side vision is especially mately how wide your field of
drivers. In fart, A recent New York survey diy- closed that 50 percent of a
Hold your left hand, palm up. BL arin's accident re
length, Fasten your group of highway acc
side vision. gaze upon it. Then, take a piece penters had poor
in your tht hand. of paper Only eighs percent of the y-
stretch your right am out to cident-tice drivers had 3.
"tunnel the ride, and slowly bring it persons.
tu inability see around toward your fest hunil.
For Vision".
SLATION
the
BOYS'
down
bet that
nt.
60
Zinc is nother essential Marginal Vision
element, present in more than a
Chances are that most of us trace: the body contains about By
plece lowering the
of half as much zine as Iron.
We think of plekling spices only in from above and
by eat from 12 to 20 miligrims of terms of plekle and relishes. But paper raising it from below you will zine a day in our ordinary food. meat dishes, vegetables, soups see that your marginnt vision up Zinc is a part of the formula of all take on a new taste when a and
spice concerned in bit of is included in their several enzymes restricted than
ycal or Jamb body function. It has a rela- preparation. Beef, vision.
formation of red stews actually achieve gourmet The entre visual field of each tion to the
status when a small cheeesecloin bag of mixed pickling spice, is of your eyes, if they are normal, blood cells.
Important in Manganese
added to the simmering liquid. resembles the shape of an ce
and growth, and When your eyes operate in uni-reproduction
on, the visual fields of each, of in the body's use of calcium and Here are some concrete ideas: phosphorus, which in turn re
course, overlap.
much is your
more
side
AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
The Riddle-House Family
-They Could Travel All Over Without Leaving Home-
By MAX TRELL
windows and green shutters and a chimney and window boxes.
This whole house had D bottom part that looked like a flat scow.
ishment than anything else that Teddy had said before.
The two parts of the house but only the strangest, funniest
Knart and Hanid said they fluated on the river,
The the bottom part got wet. house I've ever seen." Teddy had never heard of a house on
sold that top part, where the rooms were. the Stuffed Dear was saying to a river. Gloria Doll
as dry Rs any regular
"IT'S
all his friends in the Playroom. Teddy hand made up the whole coked
atory, But General Tin and Mr house.
Miss Gloria Doll, who hud Pench buth said they thought Teddy and his friends all
her own private house to live in (it stood under the window next to the geranium stand), glanced af Teddy. She said sharply:
"Listen to me, young man, a house is a house. I suppose you'll, go around telling folks that my house is funny."
they knew what kind of a house
was that Teddy meant. "It's half a boat, and ball a house," said Mr Punch.
.
down to the river to have 0 Sure
walled down to the end of the dock where the houseboat wes knocked tied up. Then Teddy on the front door.
A very pleasant-faced woman clinging with several children
A Neat Little House
So they all took themselves to her apron strings looked out "Yes, we live on this house- "But the house I'm talking look at the houseboat. about is funny," Teddy protesi- enough, there It was, a neatly boat," the pleasant-faced woman
red painted white house with
said, "Won't you come aboard Arim around the doors and and visit?"
ed
Again, Miss Glorin Doll was sharp about to say something when Hanid put her arm around Teddy's shoulder and said:
Funny House
"Come now, dear, you just tell us about this funny house, First
of all, on what street is it?"
"It in't on any street," said Toddy.
"Is it on an avenue?” asked Knart.
"It
Teddy shook his head. don't on an avenue other. It len't on a boulevard. It isn't in a lane."
By this Ume, everyone was so puzzled that they all taked in one voice.
"Then where is 11?" "It's on the river," said Teddy. Thla costred evad" more aston-
Rupert and the New Boat-14
The light becomes brighter, and Rupert, leaving the cloud, finds himself swinging down through 'the daylight, When he lands gently on the commion the toy policeman is waiting for him. *f I've' i; message for you fronds Golliwog," Rapers greate him.
**The Nurwood work is done." Good, that means I can go."* BAYS the policeman cheerfully. Saying goodbye he slips into the chair. which is immediately lifted away As Rupert watches there la que puffing poles behind him, and Gregory appears,
"ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
IDAI
Hanld put her arm on Teddy's shoulder.
They all went houseboat.
aboard
the
Whistles And Bells
of
It was lovely looking out the parlour window and seeing the river all around them, Boats went passing by, Whistles and bells sounded.
Smoked tongue is a fine stand- by but when cooked with spices gains gourmet stature, especially when it is panied by a curry-sauce, Try it with potato salad or with rice and a vegetable.
accom→
For 8 to 10 servings, place. a 4 lb. smoked tongue in 4 qt. kettle. Cover with cold water, Tie 2 tbsp, mixed plekiing, spice in a cheesecloth bag and add to. water together with 1 sliced, medium-sized onion, 3 stalks Cook celery, 3 sprigs parsley. slowly, covered, until tongue is tender, about 2 hrs. Cool in the water. Remove sicin and tongue. is ready to serve.
To prepare the sauce, saute tbsp. chopped onion. In 2 fbsp. hutler. Blend in 3 tbsp. flour. Gradually, stir in 2 c. of the tongue broth and add 2 tsp. curry powder, 1 tsp. salt, 1⁄4 tsp. sugar, 1/16 tap. each black peper and garlic powder. Cookto medium thickness, stirring con- stantly. Serve hot over tongue.
Despite the wonderful com- mercial soups avaliable, many women just dote on preparing
wo know soups and
several amateur gentlemen ehots, whỏn are addicted to soup-making. So, --hero's a really find recipe for about 1 gol. of superb soup,
"What we like about our houseboat," the pleasant-laced Combined 3 lb. soup mem and; woman said, "is that we can go bonts, 2 qt. cold water and 2 places without even going out tbsp. salt in a 0-qt. kettle. Tie of our house. We can travel and 2 tbsp, mixed pickling spices In still stay home."
bag and add. Simmer, cover "And," said the woman's little ed, 2 hrs. Remove spice bag and
soup bones..
boy, "we can go fishing and swimming off our front porch." Knart and Hamid and, Teddy
themselves all promised some day they would own houseboat.
that
a
"like the idea of going away and staying home at the same
"It's liko time," Teddy said. riddle. NO
**A* houseboat house". Hanid said,
a riddle"
Trim meat from bone and nɗd' e. cach chopped parsley, and chopped onion, 1 c each sliced froshi carrots, allced celery, 2 c. No. 2% in tomatoes, tbsp. salt,
3402 corn, fresh may beans,
isp. black pepper, 2 up, sugar and, the merest, dash of Karlie powder." Cook wlowly, covered); 'until vegetabits are crispsterider