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How can a child study amidst the various noises of family ille?
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both of them
How to Help with their Homework
An ordinary wheel-back kitchen armchair a sturdy, workable compan- Jon. Both are inexpensive, and, of course, a coat of enamel or stain will bring them up in the social scale. 1.
It is a good notion to place a round rubber cushion on the seat of the chair and tle a small fat cushion' by topes to the top of the chairback. This makes for comfort and adjust.. ability for young back inclined to sag and droop Into unhealthy postures, if not given support at the right angles. A cupboard for pape.s would be an added luxury.
For night work the light should come from a shaded lamp placed on the left-hand side of the table, and not from the ceiling. Whether this light be electric or from a puratin oil lamp doesn't matter ajol, pio- vided is of sufficient strength,
MANY may have heard eventually from this Howly unsure Many adults wear glasses to-day be
that Miss Margaret
Bondfield made a strong
chrysalis stage of youth,
HILDREN from the ages of eleven to sixteen spring up in height almost before our eyes."
VITHI
enuse of struggling with home-work In insufficient and improper Bighting. THE heating of this study in winder provides nice appeal recently (in a radio They develop height without solidity. little problem. Cool fires, although cheap, mean dally discussion on the school- What we are apt to forget is that undoubtedly
their mental development is also inbour for someone and constant at- And tention. Centrul heating re- leaving age) for more op- undergoing a rapid expansion.
it is just at this unstable stage that mains an unattained luxury for the
Her bedroom can be changed to a private sanctum at small cost, portunities of education for new powers are demanded of them majority of us.
A new form of heating has come in the higher schools.
The more advanced sludles call on the market which seems to me child when eternal friendships are It is a tribute to your wisdom for reasoning power, netive imagt. Ideal for a child's study. The heater
develop She belloyed that more education ntion, alert attention, a prodigious causes the air to circulate while promised to-day and broken to- und generosity that this simple study-
beating it, and as It posseses a ther-morrow, when confidences of supre- bedroom has been able to
me Import are whispered to-day into your child's happy "den," where meant more Healthy, Independent memory, and a concentration that re-
mostat it can be
which are exploded bubbles of temperature.
to the approach of manhood or woman- and thinking citizens later. Few quires grit and character. This is young folk in their charge will dis- the growing ched to the most ex- These heaters are fairly reasonable morrow. Your young person is in hood is glimpsed, faced bravely and who have the welfare of growing rent work equal in spent energy for required degree regulated to any
the over-emotional and fascinating enthusiastically, and entered into by neting manual work. And to mere a price, and are inexpensive to run.
tite most normal and happy routes. medical common sense warna us to Their great virture Is that they give stage of adolescence. Alongside this fuller and more relieve strain from the young body even temperature without stul- exacting education, however, another and anind by providing suitable ness. need arises that the child be given working conditions. a quiet corner in the home where he
the older schoolchild.
agree with her.
the recently-published
This subject must be of Interest to all who have the welfare of grow- ing young folk in their charge. At
AND talking of stuffiness---
Before Running A Home
VERY
engaged girl should and out what her fiance's standard of living is before she is married.
not really, for money is the subject Does that sound mercenary? It is
which many young married couples have their first quarrel.
over
The bright scholarship boy or giri A an open window is an can study in peace, and where he can has often a special difficulty to meet essential for decent brain work. But gather himself together for the great in this connection. Occasionally one on days when n half gale is blowing change over from childhood to or other parent appears to bear an outside, it is not uncommon to And responsible manhood.
unconscious grudge mainst this a quarter gale of jey alr eddying
chance of life which has open- around one's feet. And that is not E better IN
ed for the child. But more often the conducive to the study of higher Spens Report on Secondary difcally arises from A genuine mathematics! Nowadays there are Education, too, serious breakdowns shortage of space and a sad lack invaluable drought boards (price adolescent school-chlidren of funds for extra heating and light 2/6) which can be attached to the nmonit have been attributed in part to "the in
bottom of any door. lack of adequate facilities for private
Yet it is amazing what can be It would be splendid if the child's study and recreation."
done with very little expenditure to bed could have a pay and attractive give a young person a most attrac- day-time cover, and the pillows be It is not sufcient to know simply tive private sanctum.
stuffed into matching cushion-cases, how much a man carns, even if he Remove anything that obtrusively may be going to turn the management a time when communal life is being WHERE ce Is limited, suggests a bedroom. Leave the walls of every halfpenny of a really good
change the character of bare. pressed on all of us from the widely-
Your
growing offspring may income over to you. You simply differing political schools, it is cer- the child's bedroom. A wide, soild hang upon those walls some ex- must know exactly what he expects tainly refreshing to meet with those table to write on, a comfortable pression of his or her personally in return for his money. words "for private study and re-chair, some book-shelves, and the that may indeed surprise you. creation." The young person is to room takes on at once the air of a And if this boy or
Settle, this malter before you are be given a quiet corner in which to study. The type of kitchen table young companions along to this room write down what each of you expects, girl hurries married; take penell and paper und. gather himself or herself together, so sold for small flats makes an admiru, please do not grudge them their that an individual mny develop ble "desk" for a young scholar, and privacy. This is an
and above all what your fiance wants age for your you to provide for the household out of whatever he is going to allow you. Then, if ever a difficulty should arise over that matter you have something to refer to and
can even make alterations for the better. ay you experience how much things really cost, which things are really neces thesaries, and what you can manage to do without-if you have been over- spending.
Reducing Is Fun When
I
You Make a Game of It
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Beef pot roast may be made of chuck, shoulder clod, neck, rump or boned brisket, each of which is chea- than the round and will be ten- if well cooked.
TAKES more than a new lipstick or a new coiffure to maker you feel and look like a new woman this spring. You must "begin at the very beginning," with your figure, “And figure means figure this year. Being slim isn't enough. Your waistline must be slender to be sure, but also your diaphragm must be small,
"A"pair of scissora dipped often In hot water is the secret of cutting marshmallows easily.
To remove mildew stains from
Success in married life depends su much on the smooth running of the home, and this can only be managed i by friendly mutual understanding between husband and wife.
firm and flat. your bust high and neck up from your shoulders, your washable fabric, wash in soapy water A Sweet Sandwich well-molded, your hipbones tucked chin up from your neck and keep and dry in sun. If stain remains, under you where they belong, and them there. Try to shed that fat apply a chlorine bleach and rinse hips and tummy must be practically around the waist-line or hips. This with ammonia water, non-existent. Your entire body must is especially important if you are
be stretched taller than it has ever thirty or past. The pulled-up posture:
HE
TERE is a sweet sandwich worth
trying:-
Have ready sume
slices of thin
been before. Pull the upper part of described above will lift and often but if you are the least bit over brown and white bread, buttered. your body but of your hips, pull the eliminate unwanted rolls around your weight, you must attack the problem ribs out of the waistline, pull your waist-line if your weight is normal. in other ways.
Ann Morriss, young film actress uses the arm weights in
xercises to keep that schoolgirl figure.
On the white slices spread raspberry Jam and on the brown slices spread some grated chocolate which has You will have to limit your been meited in a bowl standing over appetite for fattening
hot water. foods and
You Must Be Firm
plan a sensible set of menus that! Put the slices together In four Includes the food elements essential layers, and cut into dainty thin to health and is, at the same time, finger-length pieces. satisfying and attractive. You wil have to go through your exercises whether you are in the mood for them or
or not. If you are more than
10 pounds overweight you should, have a thorough physical examina tion before planning diet or exerclse} routines.
The smart thing to do these days is to make a party of your reducing. Invite one or more good friends who need the same thing to join you and help each other, like some of the Hollywood starleta do. If possible try to have instruction one day a week, then work on your exercise routines al home the rest of the week. If several friends join you, you might even share the cost of equipping o small but adequate gym and play- room in the attic or basement of one of your homes. You can have a perfectly and time while you are doing things for your figures.
Eating For Beauty
Plan templing menus ol non- fattening foods. There is a grand book called "Eat For Beauty" by Helena Rubinstein that will give you some ideas. Large plates with a colourful arrangement of fresh fruits and vegetables in season pre ultractive to look at and fun to' eat. Shred the vegetables finely and pass n dressing of mineral oll and lemon julco well seasoned with salt and spices, Cottage cheese, something sweet like dried figs or dates and rye crackers or melba toast may be included in this main course, Cupa of hot vegetable bouillon may be served in place of coffee... or tea. Tacre calelum-and mineral-rich foods do Blattering, things for your com plexion as well as your figure. You I will see that allow "tones and `minor, blemishes will disappear in a
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́In addition to your diet and regular, oxercise: routine you should blan to walk at least a milo daily,
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