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TEMPERAMENTAL
· CHILDREN
BY A NURSERY SPECIALISTS
Has your child a tempor? Yes. of course he has, or there is some thing wrong with him. As soon almost as he realises his lung power you will know he has #temper. Thera is difference, though, be tween peovish irritability "aud healthy temper.
Continued irritability and pee- vishness in a child menus that there is something radically wrong with his health. A wise parent will Consult a doctor if this sorry state of affairs continues
"Oh, the horrid thing? It won't go right" This, accompanied by a stamp of the foot, was the ery I heard from one little chap the other day. The engine he was building had toppled over,
This is the type of child who should be encouraged to persevere or he will become one of those who never stay at a job long.
A little coaxing will help him to persevere, and perseverance and concentration are two vainable assets in the battle of life.
A child who is hot-tempered is usually warm-hearted and impul sive. A flash. and the temper is all over. He has to be taught self- control. How can this be done, you nsk. Let us see to what instincts in
n child, we may best appeal.
Where There's a Will.
In every child there are tenden- cies to pride and puguneity. Sure- ly those two instincts should not be encouraged in the very young, you sy. But yes, in some characters they will not as a spur to renewed effort-pride in one's own powers, and an unwillingness to be beaten by any kind of difficulty.
This kind of pride and pugnacity is necessary to a spirited and enter. prising character.
This is the kind of thing that happens. A child comes up against A difficulty. "Oh, I can't do it,' he cries in despair, after many fruitless attempts. He gives up the task. Yet he could do it if he had the will.
Overcoming Difficulties.
Appeal, then, to his fighting im pulse. Make him feel nähamed of being conquered by the difficulty. If his feelings of pride and pugna. city are aroused in this way, he will feel angry with himself only. Then he will rush at the difficulties, de termined to overcome them-and he' will, too
Then there is the child with the sullen temper. This is more dif cult to deal with, as it lasts much longer. Just ignoring that sullen mood, however, will often bring the sulky child round,
A child who is inclined to stam- mer-being due to nervous trouble -should come under noothing in Dusters only. Frequent outbursts of temper will cause the stammer- ing to became worse, and will undo any good effected by treatment.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
HEALTH-BUT
DANGER IN
THE SUN.
IT'S NICE TO BE BRONZED,
BUT GO EASY.
Discretion in the better part of valour and sun-bathing.
This present spell of sunshine
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1932.
WOMAN'S PAGE
FRESHNESS
AND
PURITY
are the
outstanding
qualities of
when sun-bathing if you would keep your eyesight normal.
Ammonia First-Aid,
A shada over the eyes is batter
carries health for England's mil-than nothing, but it is not to be lions of uity folk who have been ahut in by a thick pall of sooty smoke for so many months, but it also carries danger.
Each week ond now they rush in their thousands to the country and the const, tear off every available. stitch of clothing and oxpose themselves indiscriminately to the strong rays of the sun.
That is the worst thing they could do. It is natural, but it is don-" gerous.
What would be the effect of a sudden heavy mehl on a person who had fasted for weeks? At
least a violent disturbance of the digestive system and intense' pain
if not something worse,
Think again of the effect on n tectotaller of a sudden excessive quantity of alcohol.
This is precisely what can hap.. pen if, having been indoors all week during tho hours when the sun shines most strongly, people plunge at week-ends to the ex treme of lying for hours with an almost naked body exposed to the hurning heat of a mid-summer gun,
Serious Injury May Rosult.
At one riverside resort recently eleven people collapsed in the afternoon through the effects of lying on the banks or in various craft half-fisked,
compared with the' wearing of large dark glasses, which protect the eyes from below and also from the side.,
Unless your eyes are weak, these need only be of dárkened gliss, No special lens is necessary,
Be wary of your eyes.
And if you are one of those who, by sudden and indiscriminate ex- posure of your unaccustomed body to the sun's heat, get sunstrake, the only immediately treament is to get quickly into the shade and take a draught of sal volatile.
If this is not available, sniff deeply at ordinary household am- monia. In extreme cases apply ice to the head and wrists to reduce the temperature, which may serious sunstroke go as high as 108 degrees.
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If shivering supervencs restore the balance of temperature by keeping the extremities warın,, An effective treatment for. extreme cases is to apply mustard or tur pentine to the nape of the neck, and the chest.
This is not a diatribe against sunbathing. We get little enough
of the sun nowadays in England
to miss its benefits when it shines.
But be warned against the practice of rushing from offices and warehouses into an orgy of expos- FOR ing their naked bodies to the heat with the fatnous idea of getting i
tanned.
If you would profit by sun-bath-
ing bear in mind St. Paul's exhor-
HOLIDAY PIQUE.
HATS-TAILORED COATS AND EVENING FROCKS,
Little close-fitting bérets aro tation of moderation in all things.made of white piqué, with a scar-
Useless Hata of England.
It is hot, as many acem to think, on top of the head that sun-stroke is caught.
And later in the evening grimaces were plentiful when those whoso bodies, had turned the In the East, the spine pad in ralour of cooked lobsters came to
than the more important even resume their normal garinents. topee. One sees in England people These extremists cannot be too wearing hats that merely cover the strongly warned against the dan erown of the head. They are prac gers of sudden "doses" of the tically useless. sun's rays,
hubarb which is baked instead of boiled will not only be more To a person well and gradually digestible but will not leave a dryinured to their heat, they are the taste in the mouth. It should be most beneficial gift of Nature. placed in a dish with a lid so that To the City clerk who, at first the heat does not dry it, and cooked sign of real summer weather too in a moderate oven.
greedily rushes to absorb them, they can and will certainly do scri ous injury.
Ruga and small mata that persist in curling up at the corners can be made to lie flat by sewing hat wire round the edges underneath,
Suspenders will not causs holes in stockings if a chain stitch is worked it silk or thread on the wrong side of the stocking at the spot where the rubber button grips it. If the thread is the exact shade of the stocking, the tiny stitches will scarcely show on the right side, while on the wrong side the long stitches will take the wear of the button.
The process of colouration which we commonly call sunburn must be a very gradual one, and if, us in the case of indoor workers with skins that are white or sensitive, it is sharp and sudden, it is na if and put mcht or fish on a dry pan over an excessive heat.
Increase your dose of eun-bath ing very gradually each day, and remember that, so long as you wear loose clothing and little of it, you are getting plenty benefit from the sun by moving about instead of lying on there or on grass.
Attacks the Nervous System.
Another fallacy indulged in by unthinking sun-bathers is that on a very dry day the rays are at their strongest.
Actually, a still atmosphere in creases the liability to sunstroke. This is because the moist particles in the air are conveyors of those rays which can do the greatest damage.
Remember that if you once estch sunatroke you will ever after be badly able to bear heat,
At week-ends, or on holidays, in- doon workers should rid themselves of the stupid idea of getting tanned as quickly as possible. It will not enhance their appearance, and it Tea-stains on
hlankets esn he will certainly not henefit their removed in the following way: Im-health.
The entire nervous' system is merse the stained part in a bowl Take is gradually. Half-an-hour affected; severe headaches akin to which contains a solution of one at a time to begin with is quite neuralgia will come on at the tablespoonful of glycerine, half sufficient exposure of the body to slightest provocation; even epilepsy this quantity-of-ammonia solution the sun for those who spend | may ensue, and there-is-an-ab- and ning table-apoonfuls of warm months with practically no expo-normal susceptibility to stimulants. "water"
sure to its direct raye
In this connection let me reenll
Leave for twolve hours, then place the stained part on a clean folded cloth and rub the stain, hard with another clean cloth. Rinse ̈nfterwards" with" warm water.
Wooden rollers of mangies or wringing machines should always be fried after use to prevent rotting. When- all, the clothes have been wring, phas an old piece of blanket through the rollers several times to dry out the moisture.
It is again possible to ruin the the dictum of the "wise men of eyesight through ill-advised expo- the East-No Alcohol till Sun- sure to the sun: Naturo has given down.
us protection in the shape of eye. Spirits in particular must be Inshey and brows, but these are shunned like the plague if you go effective only for the glare froin | sun-bathing, above.
No provision bus been made for tho reflected light from water such as 'one experiences at the suside for on a river, and the glare from below must be taken into account
Don't believe those who tell you. that you ought not to drink much water on very hot days.. You need it or better still, cold¬to re- plenish the moisture swonted out of the system,
let or blue pin as trimming. Little hata with upturned brima are of piqué, and even some of the large afternoon hats for town wear.
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[FASHIONS IN SHOES.
your
"Never save money оп shoes" is one of the secrets of the: well-dressed woman, for she knows) that well-shod feet are half the bat tle when it comes to good dressing.
shoes now are made with Spanish The most elegaut of afternoon
heels, although, of course, the Louis XV, and the half-Louis are still to be seen.
But the woman who likes
Summer frocks of piqué, with high heels finds that the straight. Spanish heel is far more comforta- little jackets, are both easy to ble. With this the foot is batter launder and pleasant for holiday balanced, and there is less danger wear. Both coats and jackets are of the heel sliding forward under
PURICO
A cooking fat that is not fresh will give an unwholesome flavour to the Cooked article. PURICO is a Vegetable Lard, unexcelled for Frying, Shortening, and Cake-making.
13 lb. tin.
At ALL GROCERY STORES.
DRESS MIRACLES.
YOUTHFUL AND AMUSING.
often made with the familiar epau- the arch-provided, of course, that CLOTHES THAT ARE SMART, lette short sleeve, or with a long it is not exaggeratedly high. tight sleeve without a cuff: Länen, piqué, or mother of pearl, buttons are the trimmings of the moment.
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Long, tailored coats of white piqué or coloured linen are very popular at the moment, being both fresh and cool for the sunny days.
Both linen and piqué are used for the evening frock. The line of these frocks is, necessarily, rather severo and tailored, with trimming of cotton-frabic flowers.
These gowns have the advantage of being easily froshed by a hot iron even after a strenuous evening's danc ing.
Collars and cuffs and buttonholes are made of white piqué; little coloured capes of linen button severely round the shoulders, and just fall to the elbow when worn over short-sleeved linen
summer frocke.
Low-heeled shoes for walking and sports should be chosen with cau- tion, so that no undue strain is thrown upon the muscles of a foot usually accustomed to a higher heel for town wear.
With Matt Surface.
It is nice to know that miracles do sometimes happen; and they have happened lately to most of.
the fashoins.
To tell the truth, the clothes used to look as if they were de signed for village spinsters and middle-aged matrons. They were good and worthy, but depressingly uninspiring.
Now Buddenly 'thoir place has been taken by clothes that are not nearly so worthy looking, but are smart and youthful, intriguing, amusing, and up to the moment where fashion is concerned.
London has gone ali nautical. Everything is covered with anchors, Scarves, hata, handbags, and dresses have anchors painted or embroidered on them or are rather Choose a shoe with a matt surniec, because they land an air of face this season; for, following the gaiety and breeziness to your cos-
tume,
All-White Vogue. Hats and handbags are all white this summer. As far as hats go,
example of dress materials, a dull surface is amart. One of the most Serviceable little waistcoats in attractive little shoes now being white piqué are worn with tailor-shown is made in dull kid with a ed dark suits, and serviceable linen vamp of glove leather-Paccary there are only two shapes which jumpers and blouses with pleated hog, to be precise. This model is you could possibly wear. I do not cut very low, with a small lacingcount the large brimmed hats or skirts.
It is a type which promises to be the beret, because these, like the popular this year, although nothing poor, are always with us. takes the place of the pump shoo The newest berets are as shallow for afternoon wear.
as possible, made of rather stiff Another comfortable and becom- felt, and trimmed with little fore- ing model, both for sports and head veils and possibly one stiff morning, is the "tie-shoe," which flower, such as a camellia or gar- has a couple of straps fastened by denia:
Shoes of light-coloured linen are proving very popular at the mo- ment for holiday wear, and every kind of beach shoe and sandal is found to match one's frock.
laces in the centre of the instep. Where straw hats are concerned, Sandals are likely to have a great the boater and the little round vogue again, especially for the sum- American sailor made very shal mer. In white call and linen for low, with in turned-up brim and a the seaside, in kid for formal wear, little veil, are the two shapes seen and in crepe de Chine or satir. for everywhere. the evening, they are obtainable at very reasonable prices.
Handbags are made of white canvas, which may have a line of The new spring and summer shoes colour and a coloured enamelled are unusually attractive. Some are clasp, white enamelled cloth, white perforated and unlined, which felt, small white beads, or a white makes them very cool, while nearly composition which is not only smart all the materials are novel For but entirely new.
ex-
instance, intural chamois is used One of these you simply must with beige glacé kid, and an
have if you are going to look as Gauntlet tremely hard-wearing canvas com- you should this season. bined with tan willow mukes a
gloves in white washing cotton smart and inexpensive shoe for in-bers now, and they are not die. quode are being sold in large num formal wear.
treasingly expensive, Irish linen shoes, with heels and
A Good Run. toe-caps_in_royal blue_leather, and-Black-and-white-frooks are hav crepe, sales, are extremely chic for ing a good run for the customers" cruising and would be equally good money. There is a charming little for the beach later on. And on suit that made its appearance, con- Dearly all the new sports shoes, sisting of a white woollen dress white washable calfakin takes the with short sleeves and a black. place of the more easily soiled buck waist-length cloth jacket.
It is well, however,
if you Ons new model has a sole of a choose this type of dress to get new combination of leather, rubber, a long black cost to wear over it carbon deposit, which is intended This prevents it getting suilcu for the hiker," has a rubber when you are raiming about out cushion between the outer and the of doors, and leayes you smart and inber sole; to give, the maximum of "specklessly clean; when you take comfort or a long day's tramp.
skin
off your cont.
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