SCHULTZ MEATS
This Funny World
"How much is the meat bill?"
.BY. THE WAY.
by Beachcomber
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N account of contest to your dog but you yourself could would choose a town-crier made eat off it. The cullery me think of the gigantle porter grace a state banquet. Superb of Dax.
trom the cellars vintage wines, beside the ovina, are poured into Waterford glass. Sturdy English cooked in the sturdy food, English manner, without any Continental sauces and ful-lls! Tinned
{BYY soup, mation brought from the other side of the world, and fresh from the Potatoes! machine! refreezing Cabbage nestling in its own rich juicef Salt and mustard! Pepper on demand! Blancmange of an alabaster whiteness! Norwegian Cheddart Coffee as only British Railways can make it
Travellers by train to the Pyrenees 30 years ago used to lean out to watch him. He had a chest as broad as a wagon, and when he roared the names of stations you could hear him. by the lake of Tercis, or, us some said, at the mill of Amou, llow he would have laughed at the Ittle mountebanks and oddities of today, who cannot make a speech or sing a song without Crawling to a microphone.
Narkover maxima
IT WAS SAID of Talleyrand: "No wonder he is so rich; he
sells everyone who buys him,"
No comment is necessary,
A MASTER who tells a stock- broker's son that gambling is wrong is wasthig both his own time and the boy's.
Encouragement DEAR Benchcomber.
your
Out of 4 passengers in our compartment of the 8.23 yester- day, 18
reading weru columu.
"Tax-payer." THERE ARE lines when it is Dear sir,-You were bou to good policy for the pot to call be my publicity agent, the kettle white,
a
- SINCE nobody believes habitual liar when he suddenly
tells the truth, he might as well
go on lying.
For the New Yorker
Marginal note
A POLITICIAN-if I may use
he
such a word in a column which may be seen by children
said the other day that "wants the words courage and MUCH fun has been made of integrity to come into fuller use an advertisement for British ngak)." He will find them raising Railways, published in the New their weary heads in every re- Yorker. In my own Guide for view of a novel about peevish Foreign Tourists I And this degenerates, and in every "Thon lunch! The restaurant car publisher's advertisement. Sham- is like a fragraut bower. Every bling along behind them come
dish is served ith swift elegance their
hangers-on:
awareness,
†
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1957.
•JACOBY ON BRIDGE
Science Is As Simple Does
By OSWALD JACOBY
WEST opened the jack of
hearts against a Ave-club contract today. It held the trick and he continued with the tro,
South won with his aces and drew trumps. Three rounds of diamonda followed and when that sull failed to brook' South had to lose another heart trick and a spade trick and was down
LIO.
Since three no-trump could have been thrown against the wall North and South were quito unhappy with the result.
Nortli and South were one of those extremely scientific part- nerships who never like to do Buything the easy way and con- sklerable discussion ensued.
South suggested that if North bad bid three spades Over
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NORTH 41
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EAST
30
4 AQ102 VKQ94
4842 SOUTH (D) AK85
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No one vulnerable
South West North Easi
1
Paas 3+
fas 1
14
Double
34
Pass
Pasa 1
Fas
Pass Pass Pass
Opening lead-♥ J
then
South's three diamonds South would have bid three replied that 110-trump. North.
he did not feel that his hand was strong enough for a cue bid and suggested that maybe South should have bld three spades in- stead of three diamonds,
South's reply was that he also did not feel that his hand was strong enough for that bid, etc.
The discussion might still have been going on if I had not been for West.
He broke la and sald "The simple, convenient way to get to three no-trump is for someone to bki il. South bad a completely balanced hand with steppers in both spades and hearts. All he had to do was to hid three no- trump over three clubs."
The straight line is at the shortest distance between two points.
by laughing attendants, · Every sense of values; vikul, human, V-CARD SenSCRI
plate is so clean that not only and dynamic.
Q-The bidding has been:
1
*Pass
South West North Easi 14 24
IA 34
Pass Pass
YOUR BIRTHDAY
? ....BY STELLA
You, South, hold:
BORN today, you
the
THURSDAY, MAY 23
have A far places of
Carth tremendous store of nervous during your lifetime. It would energy and always like to be be fortunate if this were to be on the go. Sometimes the part of your job, for then you direction seems unimportant, could be carning while having just so long as there is activity fun!
Rather caslly Influenced by Since you have a strong love those around you, you might do of nature, you probably will well to direct your activities have more than onc romance toward some definite goal. byfore you settle down to Otherwise your talents may be narriage.
Then, too, unless came too dispersed to get you you find the happiness and con- the fame and fortune which teniment you re seeking, you should be rightly yours The may want to change partners stam have given you the ability ogun. So, for your own happl- to succeed, provided you pul nas, be careful in the aclection your minil to it,
of your first marriage partner.
Among those born
of
on
this
You have a magnetic person- allty, and through a stroke good fortune you may come date were: Douglas Fairbanks, into a small fortune at a fairly actor: Lady Gregory, Irish play- and author; Vivienne early age. However, you must wright
be Segal, actress; William O. Per- put it to good use. Don't
Helen Elfelt, extravagant or you may find kins, statesmon;
and
that you have wasteet it all dancer; Samuel W. King, early
Island governor without having gained anything Rhode permanent lasung. That Henry W. Keys and Charles E.
Dudicy, statesmen. would be such a pily
or
when
A
windfall, just at the right time, To find what the stars have could go so far in helping you in store for you tomorrow, in your chosen profession of select your birthday star and life's career.
the corresponding para- likely graph. Let your birthday star that you will visit most of the be your daily gulde.
Fond of travel, It
Is
read
FRIDAY, MAY 24
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21 on quickly. When you are bound Taking tive initiative of strong “tu succeed.
GEMINI
Lenderidia
wii EXY excellent VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23)-
Qwidends right now." Make an In An unexpected event may change dortant new contact.
the end of your lite, sa be pre- CANCER JUZEO 22-July 23). pared to mert the
day when businesa channels Aru un
(Sept. 24-0ft.
challenge
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wetive and when they can be coA= bined with social activities for best i is, your relationship with other rexilte
which counts for a great dent theno LEO
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mutual Distance
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SCORPIO (Oct. 14-Nov, 22J Increase your success potential by increasing your work queta, but don't overdo things, Guard your Fasth. * SAGITTARIUS (Nov, 23-Dec, 22)== There is an Dilventuresome spirit abroad; today, su gef into production
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* CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 20)— Take in a molinee or do some late
ring dipping. Thero may be romatice or an unexpected meeting.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)- You can do what you want, and Chave elmces anything your heart 'slenieen, today if only you go after A.
PICER
You can do' more adventuresome than ordinarily in striking up in Bergezin. You should make a profil, tod.
(Mar. ($1-Apr..`-20)-- ARIES Aeliity along lines of "great im- portance to your future. welfare. Da Burg you, not promptly, making whee decisions.
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What do you do?
A-Bid three spades. There is
no guarantee that your partner holds more than four spades. I he does, he can go on in spadas himself,
TODAY'S QUESTION You hold the same hand. The bidding has been: South
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West North Eest 1♥
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What do yuu, South, do?
Answer Tumorrow
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(6)
8. There's nothing like it in the
times of pesce or latere
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10. it on the cards at any race.
meeting. (8)
at Llandudno, (6)
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18. Puts the power to work. (U)
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that the tales apples should be included in this clan. (*)
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for
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add a soreszi fog bestd
MAKET, (1 19. Whats
WOMANSENSE
BACK
TO SCHOOL
in Paris
BLAZER STRIPES
make fashion news on the streets of Porta this spring. Prefer- ably to Enpitals old school coloura.
Creath Watt has
sketched one of these. schoolboy styles Alyscumpe..
amusing sheath
try
**
dress,
with pola nesk and three-quarter sleeves, ไม summer-weight Honnel.
Even the French- man has fallen for the English old-school look and is buying bright striped blasers for wockend and castiel wear.
In London, the blazer trend is strong for the ladies. We see lots of thre Bitle striped jackets, in terrey wool, or Tannel, in the shops, idea for parts of weekend wear, over a Flim skirt or sheath dress of linen, wool or Mannel.
London Exprver. Durules
BOYS' AND
The Downstairs Folks
A
IT'S A GOOD IDEA
Out-of-the-ordinary tips for the
woman in Elsa bome
DOUBLE THAT
WINDOW
by SUSAN HICKLADE
HALE, PELANT
Page
MIRROR
dan cucian does the job of two.
peer
conver-
MIRROR in the dimensiona and berate her alight while their owners living-room is a stern spirits by placing a long mirror in the glass, companion, catching
horizontally on the wall behind But your mirror where it will you the settoe.
catch some well - designed out in some ungainly pos
Too bad, that large mirrors ornament or an unexpected ture, reminding you of are usually so expensive. An glimpse of the garden. inches you prefer to forget, agreeable and less pricy sub- That depressing feature of But in an awkwardly shaped stitute is a panel built up from
many House-into-flats uniformly sized mirror squares. sions the window divided by room it can be an ally and They are screwed on with glass partition can even hove its a welcome enlarger.
bosses and can be added to at missing half restored. By eur- will. The restaurant proprietor who
taining the far side only. and Mirror siting is important, hanging a generous, expanse of plates his walls with looking-
are hung
Bush
Lho with glass is not just pandering io Too often they
too looking-gloss patrons who like to stare high, reflecting only a barren window on the sub wall you
the backs through
of their expanse of uppт wall enlivened eliminate the bitten-off look heads. He is magnifying pre- by the unshaded top halt of an and make one curtain do mises which raight otherwise electric-light bulb, The con- job of two. seem cramped and tunnel-like. ventional "over the mantel- And the owner of a claustro picce position is undesirable phobic snuggery can swell to and dangerous. Dreases calch by Caxton).
Psychiatry To Retarded
New York,
clearly
the
Adapted from The Book of the Home (5 val., £37 87. pablished
Help Mentally
Children
nt
have
Selentiße Investigations have illnesses, and "100 few SCIENTIFIC team produced so many suggestions paychiatric examinations A
along this line that no informed been done on mentally retarded studying eight mental- person refera to "mentally children....except for the child ly retarded young children defective" children unless there with severe organic damage, demonstrable these children rarely receive in a minutely scientifle way are has concluded that un- physical defecle. The suspicion more than routine examinations Is current that many mentally until they, reach school age," detected emotional illnesses retarded children don't have to the wrate. were at least partly respon- be co.
So the study was undertaken sible. Furthermore, the
Now is that of Dr at
York's Lenox Hul The study
Woodward team was able to help the Katharine F. Woodward, psy Hospital where Dr
paychiatry children toward mental chiatrist, Dr Miriam G. Siegel, heads the pediatrie
psychologist, Dr Leon Horowitz, service. Eight retarded children normality.
Children's
physician, plus ranging from three years,
to four years, eight Current Notion
trained nursery school teachers month and psychiatric social workers, months were selected to attend This is of inuch interest be. It began in the autumn of 1954 nursery school set up to study At the samo and help them. autumn. undetected emotional and will end next cause it illnesses cause very young Meanwhile, Dry Woodward and time, the parents wore studied, children to seem
made mentally Siegel
preliminary defective when they are not, report in
journal, something ran
to "Pediatrics," be done prevent them from growing up. Psychiatry is Into mentally retarded adults. sclence which
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the
the
GIRLS' MAGAZINE
-Chris and Brown Hear an Interesting Conversation-
By MAX TRELL CHRISTOPHER Cricket
camo up from the cellar, looked out of the window to see if the sun was shining (it warl), then walked over and eat down next to Knari and Teddy, the Stuffed Bear, who were eating bread and dimple-berry jam for break- fast.
a
of the tools. horo-we all are, crowded together in this mail chest. There isn't enough room for us.
"I tighten all the nuts and
holts,' said Wrench, ·
And when the house built, I'll painst '$t," sald' Brush,
Paint
"All the tools were very pleased with themselves, for there wasn't anything that they couldn't do to build a house. Or at thart al Icast so it seemed moment.
You're right,' agreed Screw- driver. We need more space. I can hardly turn around. For
"Very well, my dear friends, screwdriver not to be able to turn around is no good at all said Hammer, who had decided "what are we ""There's OILY one thing to to take charge,
"We must waiting for? Are we all ready?! do,' said Wrench.
"Ready! all the others shouted.
build a house for ourselves."
"At this, the nails and screws at the bottom of the chest start- the ed' shouting joyfully. A house
Let us build a house!'
Then let us build our housel
No One Moved
none of
k
100.
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The preliminary report cover- ed the first year, It found that
medical paychorenie (originating in the treats emotional mind) faclors exlet in these And the children "revealed changes of a positive nature, reflected in the attain- ment by kills more appropriate to their age level,”
Parent-child Relationship The team discovered "o con- siderable emotional disturbance" in the parents of the children. "The disturbance seemed deeply ingrained and appeared to stem from origins in their Own childhood," the report said, *It had a negative effect on the marital relationship, and their relationship to their children."
If the healing science of psychiatry is lo help the retarded child, it should be instituted at a very early age, as soon as there is any suspicion of retardation," said the report, "In the hope that the problem wili correct itself spontaneously, parents and physicians tend to the postpone such study"until child has reached school-age,
'....further and more intensa investigation tāls problem at this pre-school level might avoid problems later in lite for the child and for the family. It is possible that speh, studies might
Christoper looked out and saw the sun shining.
10
"Thank you," said Christopher when Teddy offered him crumb of bread and Knart offered him a drop of dimple-berry jam. He sat down on the edge of the carpet, cross-
"But though they were "We have plenty of wood,' ed his legs live or six times, and
them moved. pieces of wood and iron, What started calling his tweakfast. He said Saw. If it'e too big I can ready, used a while thread of wool for easily cut it down to the proper Hammer struck no nails, Screw is this thing you've forgotten? reduce to a measurable degree Driver drove na screws, Saw Christopher Cricket here will the population of our instititions
the mentally To tell you. Go ahead, Christopher. for a naplein.
"What were you doing down smooth, said Plane.
"I it's rough I can make it cut no wood, Chisel made
Pla smoothed no Tell them what these tools have child."-United Prom grooves, 1 the sellar, Christopher?"
roughs, Drill bored no holes, forgotten. Kranfmally asked.
"I can make the grooves for Trowel laid no plaster, Wrench niting the pieces of wood to tightened no nuts or bolla, and, gether, sald Chisel.
Paint Brush did no
Delicious Jam
said Christopher, "Visiting." "Delicious jam this is," he add ed. "May I have another drop?" Knart gave him another drop. Visiting anybody we know?” "Not very likely," said Chris- topher. "He's a Brown."
BA
sald Teddy. Brown?" "What's a Brown?"
"A Brown Mouse it is," said Christopher, "He's an old friend of mine and as blown as the top of a wooden table. We sat arouri talking till everybody in the how the Upstairs Folks I mean were fast asleep. Then a curious thing happened,
"Mind if I have another crumb
of that bread, Teddy?".
Teddy gave Christopher an other crumb, Knard put a drop of the dimple-berry on it.
"What's the story, topher?"
Chris-
"Well," said Christopher, "you know that tool chest Rabı almador in the corner of the cellar? Last might the tools started talking Emong themselvom Brown and I couldn't help hearing,
My best friends, weddi Heine BYT, EROCIOS Saunch wo tem zest
size.'
of course, I can bore holes wherever painting. we want them, sald Drill.
"I'll drive in the nails, sald "The only one who moved was Hammer.
Mouse and I," said Christopher.
Rupert and the Rolling Ball—13
"A man's arm," I said. Knarf and Teddy nodded. "Have
another daste dimple-berry jam, Christopher?"
said Knarf,
"No, thanks."
of
defectivo
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
And he unfolded his lega and Keep track of loose snaps in "I put in the screws, said "We both walked up to the tool
one crawled between two 100se the sewing basket by mapping chest, Screw Driver,
"You tools forgot Brown said. Without bricks in the Areplace to have a I'll lay on the plaster. sald thing.
them together on a plece of Trowel. And smooth it down." this thing you're nothing bul
nap before lunch.
cheesecloth,
Don't clean a mop or duster by banging it against a surface. Twirl the handle of the mog, or dusie in a steady motion. This wlt free mare dirt and preveṇā damage to the cleaning tool.
Fronze leftover coffee into fom cubes and use in icod-coffed,
Deaters used for either eggs
batter wash ar cake easily if they first are rinsed in cold water.
Repert is ow thoroughly "That's not possible 1 didn't. mystified. The third kick that he kick it hard enough for that."{" gives the ball winds ir in the But the ball docs go straight on direction it seeria to want to at the same speed until it enters Hay, stop 15 clump of times. and, this timal bounces over s little hollow and then goes on rolle Rupert shouts as he runs after the ing at a steady pace. Why, jhu' bil trying to keep it in sight in thing's' rolling uphill 1"?-hu gasps." spite of the tree-trunke,
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