OUR
NURSERY
EXPERT
SAYS
More than half the charm of her winning smile is the gleam of even, pearly
teeth.
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REMEMBER !
Baby's first teeth are important—
So are regular visits to the dentist-
And toothbrush drill twice daily
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CHILD'S health as well as good looks dependa a geisl deal on sound teeth 12161- gestion, skin trouble anul a host of minor auments can oftena be traced to teeth that are decayed and neglected,
Many people think that the first mee doesn't nutter, They are comirsa out anyway, they say. Actually it is on the sound balk of the first teeth that the winning second act is l
I am dealing to-day with star of the dally dental probletes which present themselves to mothers.
Weets are ofter matter for this #ussion where teeth are concerned
Summer Dishes
From Left-Overs
WHEN
new potulos
Crits
are left over they can be allerd
and made into
of bulled ontem,
salint
with: allees
Pour over El
mayonnaise sauce if liked
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Left-over stewed fruit of kind can be turned into a jolly by dissolving a jelly, tablet adding water
the julee, and potix- necessary, and ing the liquid over the fruit in a mould rinsed out in cold water. Stewed apples, raspberries, other soft fruits can be male inte a delicious ice pudding if you haye
Thicken the 4 refrigerator.
pilp with cornfluir ur arrow-root, blénct- ing it that with a little water, stir- ring it in and bolling the mixture for about three triles, stirring quickly
is all the Turn it into a glass dish and let it ret
cold before putting into the refrigerator with pieces of lee corate monds
the time
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the lup with tanched nl-
and
serve with cream
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See that she has a
Good Table
WINNING Companions
whole othe children have wred by all trees, it only at the end of a mural and provide a piece of orange or a quinter at ng apple after. warths fo me! an u does haber tash.
1 in 24 not done etukiren shouki be Fold to bruni their teri) marefully wit every ident
The Bid who is allowed to trave austa við ko kept too long on pappy food wall quickly after front dental decav.
If you ever buggin to cut the crits.
on your rind's bread and butter
all at the crust and enjoy 1.
tive your children penly of un- moked food such as well-wustard raw Paljeta, slices of turuip and rata opre They are lile to sligent Then, and they will five for bless yout for strong and even teeth
Nervous Girl
The Doctor states that my little girl of eight must be taken to the dentist, but she absolutely refuses to
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It is only her frat teeth that need attention Doom think that tooth will come the permanent through att right?
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EMEMBER that the second set of teeth are already bid down in the Jaw before the child is born, and that they will be infected if the first teeth are neglected
It is for this reason that some young- ster th their teens have trouble with
Those teedi their permanent Leetis.
ware nirendy wine! when they came through a take the place of the toll teeth.
Your ttle gel wonki tever tave hat any reuze for being afraid of the
1 ct site ant vevheard unwise adult conversation on the subject.
For the children's make bring them p to gard dentists, doctors a
SET
A china dolphin toothbrush-holder is
the
a novelty for modern bathroom.
good friends, witne GLO
desire is to case any pain.
You will then never be fuerd with problem of this kind and tie latin ones will be able to have the treatinent that they need without any nervous disturbance coming in its wake,
Visiting Dentist
My Nite boy is to have three teeth Ond art week. Should I take any 7/1 aperta precautions wh affer bring ba hoch
TAKE a lean muffler with you that Pan be wrapped round hire anot,14 nu as le prevent him enteluing a evol in the glomm on tus return home
aperlent Also give shal night to take away after-ellerts. und to help lans to recover quickly Brum any shock
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The removal of septic teeth ty mean that germs are temporarily set free 11 the mouth, so you must tak care to wh out his mouth with same
Butter Buns A TONIC FOR
PUT flour into a bowl and
rub in
uzs butter.
Then add ·
A very quick and most delightful 1 oz sugar, 2 teaspoonfuls ground way of ushing up a little si wed ap- admonds,
TIREDNESS
teaspoonfuls baking FTER a bette
ple is to put it through a sieve, then powder, und 11⁄2 teaspoonful salt. whip up with two or three egg whites to stiff froth. Eat at once Beat up 1 egg and add this along in custard glasses or bake Iri with cupful milk to make a stiff
pledish in the oven to form a merin- paste.
gue.
day
business,
Wluti temptation it is to go home, and within the privacy of our own four walls, sink into an apathe- the state of depression wallowing in the attitude of mind that "Nothing matters-it's too to do anything- Any kind of cereal milk puddingpieces, place them on a greased bak-
Divide the mixture into 14 equal i'm so tired, etc."
is justified. We Very often that Flavour it with a little almond or ing sheet and bake in a quick oven vanilla essence, colour with co-
Then remove them are tired: but unfortunately, such a inst re- chineal, and turn Into a glass dish from the in and cut the too off each mental attitude caps the
maining bit of energy, and we are with a little stule cake
or sponge one.
as good as finished-for that day at lenst,
left over can be treated as follows:-
cake at the bottom. Decorate with
for 20 minutes.
Add a small plece of butter, re-
glace cherries or blanched almonds, place the tops, and serve very hot.
and serve with custard or crearo
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I called on a woman friend the ather evening about half-past nine, feeling rather gulity because I knew she was working very hurd during the day just then and would proba bly not welcome a visitor at that hour of the evening.
Much to my surprise, however, I received a most refreshing welcome.
and
1 found my hostess arrayed in a most becoming house coat and shoes to match. with hair immaculate make-up charmingly fresh and per- fumed.
She
explained, as she ushered me into her sitting-room, that she had been lounging on her couch, drinking coffee and reading.
"I thought I'd And you tired out
mild disinfectant every three hours for the first few days.
Where several teeth are removed because of extensive decay there.Is sometimes a rise of temperature about three days after the work has been done. Should this happen with your child keep him warm and quiet in bed,
Repent the aperient, and give him light food with plenty of liquid to drink, and continue steadily with the mouth wasbes.
Teeth Coming
At what age can I begin to gloc my baby hard-baked artists? Ho is aka mouths old and weighs 17103. Though he has not cut any teeth yet, his gums are very topy and they can be clearly seen beneath the skin,
BEGIN to give hard-baked crisis as
300 ns the child is able to hold one in his hand and chow nl it. Huny bealde him u case he breaks of a large fragment which he could not easily swallow. The crusts should be given before the usual feed when they will promote n good flow of my whiel in a teful ald to digestion.
To prepare these crusts, cut up a small loaf into pieces two Ineles square and half an inch thick and bake them is very slow oven until
they are a golden brown. Then store
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Second Baby
I am expecting my second child in six months' time. Can pon tell me hom
to ensure strong teeth far this baby? We have had trouble woth my first boy's broth,
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saying. Every Child a Teeth," and there Is no doubt that the unborn child runkes heavy demands on the calcium In the mother's body. Her teeth often suffer in conarquener.
For her own make a well as for her child's is essential that the supply of calcium should be well matatalund during pregnancy.
This is best done by including milk, cheese, cabbage and other foods rich in calcium in her dietary
Onen on, it to advisable for the mother to take extra caletum tu ve torm of calcium lactate, but she minist
:bac b guided by her doctor as to quntily to be taken, and the period for whtets if sould be take
To help the child to grow strong Teeth it a wine to give small angular doars of sonte good eod-diver vil uz kait but-liver oil from an early me
This showaltă be added to the dietary of the bottle-fetf baby from the use ot about six weeks unwards
The child who is naturally Tes. wi probably and need it before the nge al five or six months in most cases
Hard Gums
My baby all, uped eight months shong interest tu crusts ur rusts even when smeared with butter honch What can I give her to bein Her teeth Chrman??
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TRY her with a smooth chop or chicken-leg bone with a few starres
of meat left on 11
tellitaarg
Many bibles enjoy 11am tools" immensely and wili ganw away
at them very contentenly.
Otherwise your daughter will have to
be contem with a bone rant on a corn! #Lick to help the teeth through
I can give you particulars of sets of very nest ivory tetang-toys which are particularly useful for babks who fre having trouble by cutting their teeth they are scientifically shaped to take the bite at the right suot
Glostora
First Impressions are important. A few unruly hairs can ruin the most carefully dressed cofffure.
or Just going to bed, Instead of Glostora conquers unruly hair - which you look us fresh as if you were about to start the day," I told her.
"I was fired when I came in," she admitted, "but if I had flopped right down here at once, I should have been Anished and you would have
found me looking haggard and drawn, bad-tempered, peevish and (positively dowdy. I've had a long. trying day out when I came in I changed my office clothes for my bright house cont, bather, and put fresh make-up on."
It is often said that a woman gains her poise and confidence in knowing that she is looking her best. It is not easy to retain control over phys cal and mentul lassitude when a feeling exists that one's nose wants powdering, and one's halt In-not as tidy as it should be.
keeps every strand in place - udda sparkling lustro to your hair.
Glostora
HAIR
FOR LUSTROUS HAIR
FLOWERS, like witty conversn
will enliven the dullest meal. They will also add charm to your table, for however plain your cloth ur your china, a bowl of their acented flowers glowing in midst
will transform them wonder- fully.
For the family breakfast and sup- per table your floral decorations should be simple. Even the after- table only requires one noon toa modest vase or bowl of flowers in sebson to give the right note.
With the dinner table things are different, for here flowers are essen- tally a part of the scheme of ar- rangement. They are not merely a brightening note In this case, but a definite decoration, and should be used with this end in view.
Colour is, perhaps, the main fea- ture of flowers. We invariably no- tice the glorious colouring of carna- tions before their scent, and it is the richness of the purple of an iris that You appeals rather than its shape. should therefore study colour varc- fully, and let it be the basis of any arrangement at you build up.
Flowers should harmonises not only only with each other but with their
surroundings. If you Use ruby tated glass, a bowl of dark red roses, or some crimson peonies font- Ing in sanilow dish, will make a
while some ran pleasing picture,
dies of the saune colour will add richness to it.
For
amber entoured ching,
glass, primrose- and
deep cream mints, nothing will look more lovely
a few Len-roses in a slender vase, or some sprays of laburmum. Effective Contrasis
Contrasts are often risky to strive after, für unless every tone of colour I just right, I will elush and look anything hul artistic. However good contrasts can look superb, and tr prefer them, and have the
you right them and tableware, try them by at menna.
If your dining table is of time! ock you can get an effective contrast with crimson blooms and Isily dead-white mats, and purple flowers will contrast well with pale-green Bassware
A Bower that deserves more 10- tre for indoor use then it gets is the viola. Fill a bowl with moss, arrange
And live Some purple Violas in it, and you will have л delightful centre-piece; one, too, that will took particularly one against a Erren toth.
Nevre overlond il lable with flowers and never use a very high
is Irritating arrangement
to have continually to dodge round a swaying spray of bloom, or try to peer over a bank of flowers, when talking to your opposite neighbour,
Sueli things do ne thelp a dinner party to be successful in any case, and.
heavy load niorcover,
of Bowers
does not necessarily look more beautiful than a few blossoms tastefully grouped. Let simplicity be your gukde, and you will fud that good results will coine automatically.
D. L.
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Salt Service
NALT has quite a number of uses in the home, apart from that of a condiment. If a little is at once;
it can be a fruit stains rubbed on more easily removed when the ar ticle is later washed.
or
Discoloration on exg spoons will yield to a little salt applied with a damp cloth. If a baking dish saucepan is burnt, sprinkle on liberal quanity of salt, add a little water, and leave for two or three hours. Then well rub the affected part, when all burnt marks will dis appeur.
Add a pinch of salt and sugar to milk that is slightly burnt, while still hot, and the unpleasant taste will not be noticed. To make gruel and also milk more digestible, add pinch of salt before serving
Custard will be greatly improved with the addition of a little salt to the milk while being made, and just a pinch
a mellow taste to tea, a more piquant taste to coffee, and makes cocoa appear richer.
Potatoes bailed in their Jackets can be given the delicious flavour of baked ones by first adding halt a cuplul of salt to one quart of wa- ter.
boll Then them in this for ten minutes before placing in the oven, where they will boke rapidly and require less heat,
When silcing a large ham, rub the cut side and bone with salt to keep it wholesome.
Add a pinch of salt to the white of an egg and it will bent to a stiff froth more quickly.
G. G. T.
Another Bride
Arrived First
WHILE Mr. V. Penny waited for
Wala bride at Foull (Somersat) Parish Church another girl arrived in brigal dress,
Mr. Penny's bride was Miss Nancy Candor, but before she arrived Miss Betty Barrand reached the church for her wedding to Mr. R. Jarvis.
Miss Candor arrived with her bri- dal retinue nearly 25 minutes late. She was astonished to see another- bride kneeling at the altar.
"I am afrati you will have to COUNT THE
walt," said the verger.
Miss Candor amilingly replied: “Never mind, I am frock will TELEGRAPHS" worth waiting for."
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To nearly every woman, however, clothes тепп something. Even changing into a fresh
help dispel somo of the day's atmos- Basizom shoujpniijnw sij yum saoyd
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As Mr. and Mrs. Penny left the church after the delayed ceremony one of her farmer workmates shouted: "Better late than never.”.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1938.
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