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Do
Your
Thursday,
Children
Get Chilblains?
TO-DAY, with our chang-
ing notions of hygiene By Dr. Mary
and health, and especially with our greater possibili- ties for adequate home heat- ing, the chilblain is far less evident thun formerly.
But as it produces a winter crop of annoyance for so many we cannot afford to ignore it,
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tackled strenuously before huping to put the blood stream anel its vessels, into steli a buoyant state that win- ter cold and damp will spell exhilara- tion rather than jainful stchy mosses of chilblains.
It is easy enough to say what a chilblains, but it is by no means Remedies ?
easy to say, medically speaking. what causes it. Patches of skin at
But what is the pour sufferer to do certain areas (on the toes, the fingers right now who finds himself rubbing the sides of the feet, either side of and seratesing; at hot painful chi the lex, and even sometimes on Ue eam) react in highly exigerateri munner to severe cold or dam. But what makes them do this is another matter.
Theories
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sufferer-but, as I said before, a visit to the doctor is the wise prelude,
The doctor may decide to hasten the calcium treatment by a short course of "eativídul calcium” injec- tions. He muy decide (ospecially in the case of "over-fat` and rather dullish adolescent girls) that thyroi extract is called for, ite may order a course of galvanle hand or foot baths,
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In feet or leg kilblains he may recommend bantiaging the lens ( in varicose veins) to help a rather tenble circulation in its work. more than likely he will wish to plve his patient a course of ultra-violet ray catment, both generally and directly on the affected chilblains. Common Sense
So far I have not sel a word
The essential factor innking [er the prevention and cure of chil- blalm might be protiped in the fol Jowing 1st:
tains?
There is a considerable amount that he can <ie.
the take the about what we might call die com- simple homme murasures Brat.
mon sense treatment of chilblains. Although above we roem to have" This is so bound up with the pro- turned down the theory of calekurs vention of chilblains that I wanted shortage as the origin of the trouble to leave it lust for emphasis there is no doubt whatever that There - have been many theories, giving catelun works wonders in The popular motion that chilblains many cases, And so a visit by the are due to a poor circulation is probe chemist for some calcium tablets is ably very close to the truth. A nwise step. shortage of calcium 551 the blood A visit to a milk bar for an extra was blamed for the trouble for a half to one pint of milk daily to while, but roent research has accure
very ensily assimilated proved that in most otsess no start- form of calcium) makes another age exists.
wise step. But it must be remem- bered that for
entein al- proper porption we need Vitamin D, so molt to your winter rources rst this pre- cious vitamin (fish-liver oils, fatty fish, eggs, milk and batter).
Now the chilblain itself must attended Ib.
the skin
un- broken the following makes in old It! useful remedy. Strep the affected part in a bowl containing hydrogen peroxkle water for
Some selentists contend that the root of the matter hes in a delayed elotting power of the bed. And French nedlent minds see a cognse- tion between chilblains amit a pos- sible predisposition towards tuber. culosis.
First Step
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New Necklaces
NECKLACES are to be short, heavy, and elaborate this season. Plain beads seem to have gone out of favour with the exception of pearls, and these are not worn in single strings.
When seed pearts are used some necklaces are made up of as many as alx rows, Where larger pcurls are used three rows are considered suf- dielent. Pink is the favourite colour. and often
necklace will have three shades, the top row being valest in Bot, and the other coming deeper until the bottom row is made with pearls of deep rose,
one
be-
'Fle most fashionable necklaces, however, are much more "barbaric** than these. Heavy gold chains have Inge clusters of enamelled leaves and Rowers, small, dat gold plates cut leaf-shaped, or filigreed goki balls hanging from them.
necklace,
Jewellery sets comprising bracelet, brooch, and car-rings in sold thickly loaded with pearls or enamelled flowers are also popular. One set seen recently was decorated with large, smokey pearls cot in the form of bunches of grapes; whlie in another the necklaer and bracelet consisted of four rows of small blu dalsie set on gold Haka, with a brooch and ear-rings of blue dalsies un guld to match.
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Clishning necklaces and bracelets metal me ale made of axidised
nedallions in a conventional floral design, strung togelber on th chain, There, while being di the most up-to-date tradition, have the advantage of being more easily worn by some people than the more flam boyant gold and gem jewellery.
From France come shell necklaces of various kinds, but all of them in the new outsize formIL.
A full varied water diet with ample supply of vitamin-which rides plenty of milk. fresh frui and vegetables,
Suffelently warm clothing to pre- vent sudden chilling at any time.
In some of these pieces of mother- Warm and sufficiently four stock-of-pearl the size and shape of a ings and gloves-the silk-storking mussel
are strung ons Ühich silk wearer who has failed to discover the | cord. In others the mather-of-pearl cheap flesh-coloured woollen under is cut in a fancy deslin, or in shaped stockings for winter deserves her like an oyster, with a tiny pearl fixed chilalns.
to it,
Arlequate indoor-heating--parents. should insist on sine form of een- tral heating in every school that can afford R.
Shoes with stout soles impervious to veld and damp--this applies es- pecially to children who, change into slippers during seliset hours.
A child or young person who is equal parts of repeatedly alTreted by chillains (is vols.) ak Bolling sitould be thoroughly overhauled by from 5 to 10 minutes oner a day, a doctor as a first step towards re: Dry thoroughly and friction gently, covery. For although we have not Then apply a stimulating ointment Fresh al-venttiatlon yet pinned downs the netual cause, it match as methyl salleylate ointment is well known that certain conditions
or judex). of ill-houtth hɛe frequently found in association with chilblains, and if these conditioru are removed, the chilblain have a way of vanishing as well.
Under-nourishment; ang saree of chronic infecting Cuch
optic
tonsils, decayes teeth, ete docring imbalance (uch
by
thyroid ind
If this is carried out at night, the chilblain may I painted in the morning with casten iodine (which does not stain) or with a point of Fria Balm and menthol (which con he purchasst at any chemist's).
in
winter
is perhaps of even greater import- ance than in summer.
Indoor and ouldoor exercise-ex- cellent "chilblain" exercizes include skipping, tap-dancing ballet-dancing, skating and eyeting
ul
Sunlight every possible ray notual sunshine should be absorbed during the summer, and perhaps a
Of course, is quite a different en matter if the drin broken, Then course of sun-ray treatment toketa in that the treatment Tieg in applying hot the early winter months.
de- hydrogen peroxide compresses, fol- Avoidance of constipation. fetency); anternia; chronic con lowed by a soothing intent spred Winter tonies where necessary stipation; any mild kidney or heat on clean lint. And more viitorous the thin over-energetic child mag condition, and, possibly, taber treatment inay be tried later when need the fattening comfort of the cular predisposition: ·"any on of the skin healed,
good old cod-liver all, whereas the these or Kimler "below par" con
There is yet a tremendous amount plump, lazy dreaper ray stand to ditions of health may have in be which can be done for the chronic benefit by a mineral tonic. ·
A.R.P. ORDERS - NO. 1
Instructions by Director
For Coming Week
ARP. Orders by Wint-Canimsander A.
Air Hak Preguntinere
Hints For Butter And Cheese Economy
H. S. Steeleerking one, Director of HERE there are growing boys
Wand rule, the interior ille ongie. Here is an excellent way
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The fallowong ༢,:wit:Ivatlary trou ARIL Establishment is Kotilled –
Mr. P. M. Horlarsen, Divisional Wardeh, Eastern_Division, Honekuan.
Telephausts
Fifty male English-speaking Chinese at needed to stair this A.HP. Report Centres, Duties will comiet of laying Air Rail Barnage Reports to the proper authorities. Harons of vannteerá troult he forwarded te the A.R.P. Depallineni, Layer Allær! Road, Hongkong.
for tizing it out:-.
Re
Savoury Filling For Pies
IF you have learnt the knack of
zuaking
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There are some necklares made up of pearl shells with small scarlet cowrie shell tying in them, and some in which the pieces of mother-of- pearl are interspersed with pearls and bends.
Small pearl-tinted periwinkle shells form other necklaces.
D. L.
House Hints
#12
10 remove muuldt from furniture,
paut two tenspoonfuls aminoni into a pint of boiling water sponge until clear. Wipe dry, al polish quieldy with a rag moistened with polish to which oil of Inverdier has been added.
January 4,
1940.
reat
This luxurious fur-trimmed
Illustrates Clic
11.10 of sheared beaver in a flared skirt panel The Httle dougknal col- lar is effectively echoed in a beaver bumper brim hat, The fabric is a smootit black wool. len coating.
Worth Remembering]
THE liste of burit milk can be re-
novel by adding to the milk whilst still hot a pinch of salt and a pinch of caster sugar.
If a small piece of washing soda is added to the le water when washing clothes there will be no more streaky marks.
To shloe shoes quickly do not brown or blacken. Rub over with a piece of crange, let the juice dry on,
then polish in the trual way.
For dirty marks on distempered walls, make a paste of fuller's earth and walny, Spread it well over the stains and leave To clean soiled clothes line, wrap with a coarse flannel cloth.
to dry. Remove: round a washboard, and scrub
Medicine stains on silver spenS) with soap and water. Rinse under
hould be rubbed off with methylated the top and dry out of doors.
Suft paint brushes will again Le-spirit. Afterwards wash the spong come pliable if soulted bristle-deep in hot soapy water.
Marls caused by hard water on vinegar that is heated almost to boil-
white porcelain baths can Ing point.
be re- To renovate winter dresses and moved by rubbing with a cut lemon Bats, first dissolve one dessertspoon-dipped in fine salt.
Olive oil is a sate and ful of table snit in half-pini cold
puitable water. Add one teaspoonful each of medium for polishing and cleaning vinegar, methylated spirit, ammonia, torts of oxydised metala and for bronze mud gam water, and mix buroughly should always be together. Pour into a bottle and and chromium.
D. F. eark tightly, and use this solution as
required.
pass
G. G. T.
prunes
used
Liver And Spaghetti
ple-crust you need never be at a loss for an appetising lunch or supper dish. You can pur your lings, and economy can be PRUNE SALAD
FRY a large, chopped onion with served in a quite agreeable way by
1 lb. liver cut into thin slices, Take 1 lb of salt butter and and ends from the luster.
my out meat and fish with oils PRUNE salad makes a delicious e-
companiment to cold meat dishes. toss them in seasoned flour and fry Stourpagin „Al_hite more Stivesi-onion-and-potatoes-raw-orpt. water and then stew them slowly
Soak 1 lb. prunes overnight in the liver t nicely browned, and mix the two well together with cooked, boiled macaroni, hard-bolled
The place all in a ple-dish and
150 mistury a very good and cheap will not only make a filing go far- your buffer-pute, and you will Anti egg, grated cheese, mi minced ham
in the water in which they have season with chopped parsley and been soaked with the addition of more salt and pepper if necessary. oz. sugar and the Julee of half a Add 1 cupful sliced tomatoes and ther, but also make your pić more
lemon.
sake in a slow oven about 4 hour. * "spin muaf" your margarine istaty
When Lender,
The
Cook 4 ozs. spaghetti in boiling quite simple, Here 13
Here are some recipes for savoury through a sleve and pile the puree salted water till tender. Drain t villencibus inethod..
in dish Sprinkle with chopped and spread over the, liver, sprinkle To make steak and potato pie you almonds and surround with water-with rated cheese and return to the Take 1 dessertspoon cornflour und Practical Course Examination—The for, une breakfast-cup milk, Break the require une pound of stuwing steak.
eress or lettuce leaves.
|oven for 10 minutes longer. lowinst Instructors qualified Erit thecornflour down to
a large raw potato, two tomatoes and
B. M. i1 smooth paste LAU.P.S. Degree at an exaudnation 10: gith the nulk. then place both in seasoning. Trim the steak, cut it up. cently held:
pan, and bring slowly to the boil,, roll the pieces well in flour and sea- Mr. M. Y. Adat. Mr. F. 11. Chan, Mra. A
stirring all the time. When cold, soning, and stew Ull tender. Lay in tream the margarine with a wooden sliced potato and tomato. Pour in ja dish, alternating meat with thinly II. W. Leyden, Mr. Lo Meng-cloon, Strapon and slowly ste in comfor the gravy, cover when coal with a G. E. aturphy, Mr. Tung Man-tos, Mr. mixture. Later inate into pats,
nice crust, and bake for an hour in Tsong Yatt-kit,
a moderate oven.
Trainlit
G. Everett, Mr. G. Fros. Mr. G. Grover, Mr. D. W. Bunu, Mr. Kwan Man-wal, Mr.
F. Tavare, Mr. Tong Sikeming. nd r
Forthcoming Leetoren i Anglich for: Wardens-Club Lusitano, Jee House Street,
al
Cheese Paste
pics
Fish and egg ple-One pound of cooked end, two hard-boiled eggs, | two bofled potatoes, some thick white sauce, a pinch of mee, pepper, and
Here is a good way of making longkong, Tursoy and Fridays, 4 16. cheese go nearly as far as 1 lb. pan cornmenėlių: Jantzary 16. Lecturer: Mr. S. V. Hoxer, B. Sc.
Cut 1 B. cheese into small pieces, Farthenising Lectures in Clunese for Break down 1 dessertspoon cornflour, salt, Bone the line a well- Wurdens Chinese Chamber of Commerce, to a smooth paste with teaspoon buttered dish with potato slices, on Connaught Road, Hongkong, Wednesdays mustard and 1 teacup milk. Season that fish, sliced egg, and sauce; repent and Saturdays at 7.30 pm, comenes18 | with pepper and a tiny pinch salt till the dish is full. Cover with a January 6. Lecturer: Mr. Lal Do-man, 6.A.G.. South China Atletic Asociation | Bring all slowly to the boil, and boil rather rich crust and bake till golden School. Yee Who Street Causeway Diy.nutes. Pour into small jar. Tuesdays and Saturdays at 7.30 pan, com
brown. menelog January 6, Lecturer: "Mt. Paul Clink, LA.0.1.
The noiler isted in Orders No. 15 dates December 23, restardlig students who pared an exaipiration at the Central Fire *Station is hereby cancelled and the fallow.
Eng substituted:"
Examination Results,—The followin paused in Special AltP, Fire Brigade Ex- Cianisation, recently held, as under:
Fire Digade Instructor! Mr. Chung Wing-kwong, Mr. Ng Hong-yat, Mr. Wond Wal-tool, Mr. Ki Iu-wool and Mr. Wong Pent-ho.
Fire Brigade. Wardens.-C. W. Brand, Ko Tok-yum, Leung Six-hung. Liu Pak- kwan, Clung Yuk-mut, Lam So-man, Jackie Hau, C. W. Brown, Sham Tak-ying. Bam, Lal Shu-han, Chân Chu-wal, C. G. Gan, Luk. Yeeshing, Cheung Mali wah. Heyward Chan, Bung Ka-yul and E. Greenwood.
Strength-intzeane
When told spread on toast instead of butter.
bread or
Isobel
Many Lives Saved
Liver and bacon ple-One pound of liver, several slices of bacon, some good dripping, mashed potatoes and one onion. Grense a pic-dish, put in thinly sliced liver, finely chopped onion, some potato and seasoning. Dot with bits of dripping, repeat the layers, and bake three-quarters of an hour. Then make crust with mashed potato, a little flour and drip- ping, cover and brown.
Bomo
Swiss ple-A pound of cooked [vent, two ounces ench of cooked ver- micelli and cold ham, a little grated cheese, London, Jan. 3.
white sauce, salt, made upon the services of the Royal press the vermicelli into the pastry Grenie n ple-dish, line with pastry. National Lifeboat Institution during and then all the dish with the other the past four months owing to the Ingredients. brutal and Indiscriminate use of and turn out
Cover with short-crust mines and torpedoes by Germany are rich brown.
when baked a good reflected in a review published tow
I... W. S.
The exceptionally heavy demands Pepper, and nutmeg.
voluntary society, day of the year's work of this great
were awarded during the year to The Institution,, which maintains a members of Ileboat flect of lifeboots and life-saving ap- Institution put into service 17 new crews. The paratus round British coasts and is motor lifeboats and there are now. served by Asherman crows, Is 145 of these and 15 aniling lifeboats entirely supported by voluntary con- stationed tributions. During 1930, 1,356 lives coutais, British Wireless,
round British and Irish
wete saved, constituting a record in
The following having qualided are post- ed to the AH.P. Establishment:
Wardens-Miss Yuen T.tu-heunt. Chan Luen-po. Pong Yik-kay. So tng-riam, Li Wing Miss Wong Yuk-yu, Yuen Hong- chal, Li Slut-ion}, Loung Pul-kwan, Wong Sik-hung. Tariff__Tak+y!, Leung Slu-bun, Li Blu-cheong, Miss Lul Sint-kwan, Yeung Min Yuen Lin-chun, ie Yan- chi, Taut Chuck-yu, Ngal Nam-heung. Heung Chun-pong, The Yiu-kwan, Ling Mo-yan, Au Kwong-chung, Chow Chung in, Chan Bui-chuck. Muk Wol. Beung Moen-kwal, Wong Chea-bun. Miss Lau Chung-tang. Mins Luk Tun-Ivan, Leung Chi-wan, La Ying-young, Cheong Chung previous highest figure being 1,348 In vind. Pak Lok-zin, Ho Hung-chu. Mas 1917. In order to effect these res- Tang Saunan, Mia Wong Yiset-ping, Ng Thun-chuen Wong Chik-chen, Ms Cheng
fchonts were launched 077
Kwan-
the history of the Institution, the
cues
Wal-ying, Min Pun Fal-fus, Mix Tang times. Most of these launches and Shuk-yee, iling Flau-kwok, Min Ho Yuen- consequent rescues have been effect- lan, Lan Ting-kwong, Low Hom, Chlon Lakaned during the war. Since Septem- chick, to Chiu-fong, Law Tulesang, Cheng ber 2 boats here been out 411 times Wal-hee, Chul Pol-isk, Miss Ng Fook-yu, and have rescued 1,101 persons, an Chiu Kwan-yik and Mies Law In-fong.
average of 64 each war weck.
Twenty-four medals for gallantry.
(gd) H1, W. Leyden,
Warden Structur
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to the Edwardian era, revived in the hourglass silhoucite.
Here.It is embodied in Bil
black crepe dress and the black suede sandals, hugging the feel clear up to le ankles. The model carries a rich silver fox. neckpiece and wears a pill box bat of the same fur. A lovely black suede bag in also in hourglass motll.
The antelope gloves are in o soft rose colour.
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