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This Funny World
McNaught Byndiente, Ine--© Collier's
"Please cast aside those foolish worries aboqt a machine taking your place"
BY. THE WAY.
by Beachcomber
Wumer concert. A
MUSICAL rrite, describing many decibels,
"disciplined young pian quads {1 1st," says that he has a way of standing up for heavy
chords
a that she can crash down on them with her full weight
This sounds like cheating to re; it is as though a were to have
So
and probably
why complain? But one daring has let the elephant out of the bag. He says that the human ear will not be able
poentist
to
and much more noise. And he
and makes violinist calls it noise,
to mention of the more
word decibels.
un resistant help him to drag the bow across the strings, or as though a Duter were to be played by two men, one at the top, and one half way down One undiiselplined planist
(but not sometimes always) uses a mallet for heavy chords, and employs small man to sit on the pedal.
il
It was for kicking
loud ***
of these experts out of the way a noisy passage at the end DI that
Slejhammer Wils hoycosted by the Kolnische Gehauptverekti Ernest Pell- (tralver used to break the key? with
Kuch
he
that
frequency odmareva gave him a plong with concrete keys, and
to play in boxing gloves, Decibels
DECIBELS
People
is The word. who live near air-
and hav their nerveg shattered by noise, can be
tell conslexi by being
the volum of
in decibels. Titzli accurately calculated by expertu in Ustening posts. Those whose
windows greenterases and
ore
smashed by the breaking of the sound barrier
enjoy can
same consolation,
the It is only 10
no
refined
So, Vugue la Galerej Or don't you want to you dirty colonise the planets, reactionary? Aloft with Captain Pelham
ہم کو
The Farlingford screw-dlamazo i burnishing cherry-stories. This has superseded the Numpeter method, and is based on rotary bore-shaft. Wordsworth and the
THE
elephant THE birth of a baby elephant At the Zw) recalls Words- worth's swell-known Inest
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1956,
JACOBY
ON BRIDGE
Faulty Double Makes Contract
By OSWALD JACOBY
„JEST should not have doubled
WEST should for houry's hand.
The bidding made it clear that his partner had a very strong heart suit and a singleton spade at most. There was therefore every reason to expect that his side could make six hearts six diamonds. There was reason to expect that the op- ponents would be badly hurt at five spaces, and there was even the possibility that they would make this contract,
or
по
West was punished severoly for his unwise cholco, since South found the correct line of play. Even if South had gone wrong, West would have scored only 200 points instead of mak- ing a vulnerable ala.
West opened the king of dia- monda arkl shifted next to the
king of hearts. East overtook with the ace of hearts and re- turned the queen of hearts to make South ruff.
It was at this point that South had to make his delicate choice. It didn't matter which trump South used unless one of
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The incessant
complete?
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enormous feet.
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Yet o'er the scene a chill fore-
hodiny falis:
One day they'll take his tuala
for billiard balls, For thus doth ruthless
kind still debase
Man-
The twin adornments of a noble
face
intssing five trumps. South felt sure that
2
WOMANSENSE
Advance Summer Styles
By Tinling
The Teddy Tinling collection of advance summer styles in tennis and beachwear went on show in London recently. Styles feature a "South Paciflo" theme, and three shown above.
of them
aro
Left: "Lautude 20′′-Inspired by the fashions of the 1920s, these beach pyjamas are in Filan blue printed acetate. The trousers are skin-tight to the calf, flare gently just above the ankles.
Centre: "Walkšit!”—a golden-sand towelling brach jacket embroidered pineapples over tunic and briefs.
with "Lurex"
Right: "Desiree”—will this set a trend in Wimbledon In 1950? This is Teddy's full. Directoire Rue, in all-white acetate crepe with a white satin Van Dyko Irleze outlining bust and hen.-Express.
Plan A Harmonising Dessert
'A
For
Your Dinner Menu Your
By IDA BAILEY ALLEN
To
MAN who appre- "However, believe simple Then, make the filling.
this, combine 3 C. hot cintes good food," 1 fruit desserts are often best of do
all, Chef, for they combine sweetened thick applesauce with was telling the Chef, "once fruit with a reasonable amount a blend of 2 tbsp. soft butter said to me, 'Dinner without of sugar. A fruit and nut bowl margarine, 1 tsp. grated lemon rind and 2 well-benten dessert is like a shirt with- Is always suitable, too."
egg yolks. out a tall"
"And
there is the favourite "Ah, that's the truth," French dessert which is always
appropriate, Madame," he chuckled the Chef.
piled. "A basket of red apples or julcy pears, with or without Anaje a e cheese, makes a parfait,"
"All normal persons Op
a touch of a dessert, preciate If the trumps broke
as tho finale of a sweetness 4-1 the long trumps would be
However, the at
good dinner. cather than Loft his
should be chosen, right kind at his right, For this reason,
harmonises with the South Tuffed the secondi
one that round of hearts with the jack general nature of the meal. spades.
of
WON ΠΟΣ
Mind you, South afraid that the second round of hearts would be overruffed After all, West had raised breasts eventually and could therefore be counted upon to have two hind something else in mind as we shall soon see.
YOUR BIRTHDAY - - By STELLA cards in the suit. South
TUESDAY, MARCH 6
BORN day you have exceptional
judgment and son will power is want You know what YOU
strong
HULO
In life and will go abonat geting it in the shortest possible time YUME Doponents are apt to call 39
antie
w† է k = pig-hended and born" But don't bt that worry Vet
a clear un vour abiective and a root SueN Die mauner of your proceeding
Althanagh bengal and fult, you are quile brewt and arm never one to The better of any let anycom get
1
th
If you were to cater busi- bargain. neke, you probably with nake DA nelanding surrem of 1 You, you
actually
Interested IN cultural and intellectatui Durauit and would prefer to make your tite- work im either the arts Or the pro- fessions
You have a strong feeling for th kingspay and comfortable
and, after a day's work at the uffice to come bute to a happy like domestic ilfe You Women are excel- homemakers and yuts men are fine providers. You are inclined to
temperamental and,
Jent
Iltres.
เข over-emotional. Make sure that you wed someone with smiles tastes for The greatest happiness.
Among theme born on Itain unte are Gengra P 11. Sheridan, U.S.A.:
Lardner, Hing
author; Elizabelli Barrett Browning. poet; Michel
Lille Longtry and angelo, artist: Rochelle Hudson, actresses; tisleyon Albert S. Cook, Skinner, inventer;
noted editor.
To And what the starn have Se sture for you tomorrow, select your birthday start read the corres- ponding paragraph. Let your binh- day star be your daily guide. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7
home life
PISCES (Feb 20-Mag. 21)-Pny close attention to an important job at hand and you will make cant progrENS
ARIES CARRI
#1-
21-Apr 201700'l get involved in anything that is not ateletly on the level Sic open and honest in all you do
CROSSWORD
13
Across
Fran Love, says the poet. (?)
7. The haircut lan't severe. (4)
V. The cooling part of the omicos.
a)
11. Añelant Mariner abot 10._(9)
13, Animal in the throen, (2)
19. Tipe an occasional cigarette, (4)
15. Mnd pedestrian ? 16, 41
17. Girl in the Midas tough, (8)
IB. 11 sometimes marks, the mist.
(*) 20, Arenitect's abipy (6)
The Frenco trom the Binde, (9)
A dew toversed. (4)
20. Hardy 1980. (5)
45. Clear too (anag.). (8)
Down
Giant pram makes a bird. (9)
2. Free, (81
3. This may gat pou alơng in out? —or HOL.80 daay—stapa, "(B-4)}_
4. Ons of well-being in the aim of
many a knob, (3)
5. The week is ited to one. (4).
8. Hupe in way before tne
a. it provides a light moment, tö) 10. R909 Aão for tropical waters.
(b. a)
12. Thril may weigh
mind. (E
10, the
Joint for
Bunday
on Faur
TAURUS (Apr 21-May 21)
Stay
as close to routine as you can, but be prepared for any emergency.
GEMINI (May 22-June 21)-There can be a serious misunderstanding with a close friend or relative unless you are very careful Juri now. * CANCER (June 22-July 23)-If the unexpected occurs, be prepared to Handle any crisis calmly and with good judgment,
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-Best for you not to let yourself become In- volved with the affairs of others. Stay aloof from trouble.
VIRGO (Aur. 24-Sept. 21)-Don't permit your emotions to get control of your life! You can make a serious error in judgment if you do.
LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 211-Pay
strict attention to health matters, is important that you keep well and rlay emotionally calm.
Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov, 27)—You eas become entangled much too easily in affairs which do not con cern you unless you are careful.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. B-Dec. 22)--- Don't let yourself go cff the deep end if you are unpleasantly aur. prized. Keep your head.
20)--
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. The stars indicate a surprise, It could be a pleasant one but the chances are against that just now.
AQUARIUA (Jan. 21-Feb. 10)- Take care of all detall with mure than ordinary care and you will avoid making" a perloun inistake.
TARGET
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RNB
How many
four
Words Y letters of more ORES FOR MAK from she letters the Square om The left ? in making, onsh word the fattere la
small squares may be yani, augu only. Each word, murt contain the large letter in the "pentry ponaro, and there must be least one pine-letter word in the sword:
TARGET #7 words good Fur word sy pergi, PORÉ akosilent,ji solation temOSTUW,,
VIŠTERDAY'S (OLUTION 1
Declarer continued with the nee and king of spades, dis- on the second round, covering. that Eust had started with a singleton, It was now easy to lead the seven of spades from the South hand and draw all of the
by trumps remaining finessing dummy's queen-nine.
South was able to discard his remaining diamond on dummy's after which all of fast trump, The clubs
good. South were therefore made the doubled for 4 contract of Ave spades, score of 850 points.
South would have lost his contract it he had ruffed tho
with second heart
his small trump. He could then draw three rounds of trumps with his ace, king, and jack, but he would be unable to draw West's last trump, and if South led a to try to reach the club
West would ruf in- dummy, mediately. to take, the setting trick.
V+CARD Sensens
South
The bidding has been:
West North
be
DINNER
Hot Vegetable Juice Crisp Celery Bake-Fried Veal Chops
ro
Lemon Wedges Bale-Creamé Potatoes Buttered Beets Apple Meringue Pie Coffee
Milk Tea All Measuremençe Are Level
Recipes Proportioned to Served to 0,
Bake-Creamed Potatoes: 011 a low 3 pt. casserole,
If it is a homey meal, featur-
beer and cabbage,... ing corned dessert should be homey, too, For example, stewed fruit, hot doughnuts or apple ple would But if dinner suitable features more elegant food such no filet mignon, etc., the dessert should be in what I call the same social class. Dainty chit- fon tarts ሲ Bavarian cream, mixed fresh fruit cup with sher- bet or an angel cake and frozen loaf with whipped strawberry cream would add the right note,
"And here's a good tip. Desserts following
main of fish taste more p- course
based petising when
on fruit. Also, if the main course has been rich and spicy, the des- sert should present a favour contrast, be delicate in favour, such as floating island or gelatin whip.
a
BOYS'
Beat the 2 egg whites stift, gradually add 2 tbsp sugar and 11⁄2 tsp. lemon juice. Hoop over the pie.
Bake in a moderate oven, 360° F. hom 15-20 min.
TRICK OF THE CHEF
Before bake-frying veal chops, rub with French dressing sea- soned with oregano.
Gloves That Are Paint - Repellent
New York.
the CPRING painting along
will do-it-yourself circuit be easier this year, if you wear paint-repellent gloves.
Combine 4 C. smali-dieed cooled white potatoes with 3 c. medium-thlek white sauce, seasoned with onion julee or celery salt.
Transfer to the baking dish.
These washable fabric gloves Cover with c. medium-fine have a plastic finish so that the enriched bread crumbs mixed paint goes on the garden furi- with 2 tbsp. melted butter or ture Instead of on hands. The margarine.
gloves are flannel-Uned and the a outer surface is rough-textured a good so the painter can get Bake 1 grip on
brush.-United States.
30 min. Bake-brown moderate oven, 375 F. Apple Merings Ple: (9") ple shell of pastry,
in
the
AND GIRLS'
Merlin's Banister
-The Shadows Get a Long, Long Slide on Iċ---
"EastKNAR
1 Diamond Pass 1Spade Pats
?
You, South, hold:
454 Ýï% ĐAKQ 107 MAEQE
What do you do?
A-Bid two clubs. This doesn't show your full strength, but, you can't afford to make à forcing rebla. If North passes, game is too remote to worry about.
TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding is the same as in the question jurt answered. You, South, hold:
SABEWI DAKQU74AKQS
What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
CHESS PROBLEM
By. & A. WIRTANEN
Black, & pieces
White, 9 plecer, White to play: mate in three, Solution
yesterday's
problem:
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came
from out
bookcase.
"Al
he
behind
WHAT IS
Page
SENILITY?
BY W. W. BAUER, M.D.
WHAT is senility? That's constant supply of protein foods,
easy, you are thinking., the sources of nitrogen, despite All you have to do is look the commonly observed loss, of weight which involves not only it up in the dictionary less fat but actually diminution which says in effect that in muscular substance. Some familles tend to lony life senility is senescence or
whereas others do not, There the process of growing old is also parallel in which in and you would be quite certain families the onset of right. But not quite ns senility tends to occur in most right as you think because individuals at the same age. senility has no necessary relationship with chronolo gical aging..
TWIN STUDY
A study of approximately The maximum possible 1,802 twin cases over 00 years length of life for each in- of age as shown that physical and psychological characteristica dividual is generally which arc similor tend to believed to be an inherent persist but there was a variable quality of his germ plaam. capacity for survival. These In other words, no matter findings mean that we have pald much attention to what you do, you cannot
characteristics which deteriorate exceed the maximum length with aging
and not enough to
100
of life which is determined those 01 survival. There
we have
by your biological equip parallels are aimed toward the ment. There are, however, handicapped where
only recently learned to
arly
many things which you do evaluate a handicapped Indivi- or omit, which might pre- dual for what he is able to do rather than for what he is no vent attainment of your
That maximum. reason for healthful living.
longer able to do. the is
Dr David C. Wilson, writing of in the American Joumal Psychiatry, regards senility as a disease of older persons which Inherited and depends upon constitutional factors. He con- siders the nature of the blood now to The cerebrum-the higher brain centres as the de- ciding factor.
NARROW LIFE
duo
or
blocking.
ΟΙ
Recent findings in psychiatry indicate that a number of the which wero major psychoses
amenable formerly considered to successful treatment only in the
young, are now responding to appropriate treatment in the We are warned that ared. even the mere net of hospitall- cation may be a dangerous thing because it logical defeat.
may create a psycho-
Strong contributing factors to senility are loss of motivation to living and the absence of a Theso for living. reason
the attitudes are part of The effect upon the brain
abnormal psychology of the cells may bo determined by disease of the blood vessels but aged which helps to convert
mere age into penility, also by simple marrowing or constriction
to
Doctor Wilson spasm,
concludes, hardening
He "More
and more evidence in believes that this blood vessel being brought forward to sbow aiscase or constriction may be that the senile change
man a reflection of "a restricted lío, is a disease, state arising from which has become Inherited, blological, psycholo- narrow and meaningless," This gical, and sociological causes- concept nts well with the com- The pathology of senility exists mon observation of people old in all these areas and it is by in years but young in heart be combining the efforts of investi
of these felds cause they keep a lively interest gators in each in what goes on about them, that at least we can. learn how
to prevent the disease,"
or 11
The utilisation of carbohy- drates in the body also plays a part in senility. Glucose, the sugar which occurs in the body and is a common source of energy and heat, is not as well utilised in the aged sa in youth. Its corresponding substance, fruft sugar, s
la less effective and The more complicated sugars like sucrose, or ordinary table sugar are better used by the aged than the more simple glucose or dextrose,
Older persons are less able to
fata and contrary to handle general belief they require
the
MAGAZINE
"Look! We're in the sky!"
Knart gasped,
"We're higher than the trees!" said Hanid,
Mr Merlin
looked around without surprise, "I told you this was a very long staircase, he said. "This is going to be a wonderful banister-ride."
himself. around them.
myself By MAX TRELL taking a banister-ride
this morning. Let's go up," and Hanid, the
"It's really very short, Mr shadows, were just about
Hanla said as they to start walking up the stairs Merlin," when Mr Merlin, the Magician, started up the stairs to the top
Up and up and up they kept the of the banister.
going. Soon they were above Knart and Hanid looked at the clouds. The sky was a deep good morning, my Mr Merlin. He seemed to be blue, The stars twinkled all They could see mart and Honld greeted Mr muttering somethinglunt what it the sun and the moon. Merlin with great cheerfulness,
Far, far below, they could for they were extremely fond
malce out their little house nestled among the trees in the Through The Roof
middle of the very small street,
Suddenly they couldn't see And then finally they came
to the top of the stairs any more, the top of the stairs, Just The staircase seemed to go on under the moon. and on and on. They had al- "I'll go first," said Mr Merlin, ready come out through the root no he put his legs over the and were still going up.
smooth banister, and got ready
of the magician.
"Have you any new tricks to show us today?" Knarf begged.
An Ordinary Magician **Me? Tricks?" Bald Mr Merlin, pretending surprise. "I'm just an ordinary, magician. I don't know many tricks”
yes, you do," said
Knatt
But Mr Merlin interrupted by asking: "What, are you two children doing?"
"We were starting to go up
"As the stalen," tall Hanid,
soon as we reached the top, we to slide down the were going banister,"
"Усту
Merlin.
uge,
nice idea," sald Mr
"When
was your I used to go sliding down banners too. I found only one trouble. The banisters · were never long enough. The slide was always too short,"
The Shadows Agree
"That's our trouble, too," Khart old, "We're down at the bottom much too soon.”
But a strange was he said. thing began happening.
Rupert and the Gold Acorn-24
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22:32]] Mr. Merlin was first to slide down the banister.
"I'll wait for to slide down, you at the bottom," he said.
Twinkling Stars Away he went, zooming down among the twinkling stars and disappearing through the clouds,
They
could make him out way down at the bottom, waving to them to come down. He looked no bigger than a fly.
· Hand wond' met,
"It was wonderfüllt, she said to Mr Merlin when she resched the bottom. "I never went so fast in my top"
Then came Knart. "Oh, what a ride it was! I never know this:
Lot's go banister was so
it
again!"
But when Knart, and Hanid looked up to the
top of the staus sgain, they saw that it ended just where it always right
A woollen daylime outāt by The Thort Jacques Heim. Jacket and skirt are în black
and white striped woollen
· material; the blouse, which has a bow attached to it, is of black cotton-Agence France- Freste.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Instead of fossing out colory tops, dry them as you would herbs. Then 'crumble the dried leaves and store in a covereţi jar to use as flavoured for soups," casseroles and other dishes.
A tablespoon of soda added to amount of water the regular used to malte coffee will clean the pot. Let the coffeemaker go
a full cooling cycle,. through for a shining interior. ..
Pilable plastic containers are
preferable for refrigerator uso.. The rigid type works well too, but not in cold temperatures,
•
Limo frosting is especially good on plain, white cake, Mako It by adding lime, Julco so treamed butter and sugar. Tint the mixture with green
food colouring.
When Rupert has dispended the "I found the ........" - He breaks off rocks carefully he and the veri set as he realier that the other, je off rapidly keeping ts near 23 (not laceting. The amei, han sjad
at the top of the next When pouring vegetable soup, Saya lights on what he is hoping
floor. And when they looked make at something on the ground, #:06,
ais extra amount and Me, Merlin Igoked up 'the to see and he darts forwards by deme,” sighs Rupert,."I wonder
for Mr Merlin to ask him what creeze some in un ice cube tray slain, "Hmm,” he said, "this:** Here it la!" he cries pointing at why: subdity (will let me finish:
had happened, they couldn't for storage in the deep frame.
him. to had slipped A. fromm, cube will granice away behind Us bookçðað,
looks like a pretty long banister, Come to think of it; I^fvol› like
the hollow meal This is where my surre
And