THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1948,
IN THE HOME
Informative
Entertaining
Exclusive
BRINGING UP CHILDREN:
WHEN A CHILD IS ALWAYS GROUCHY
By GARRY Cleveland mYERS, Ph. D.
-OU should expect every child Y
to have his ups and downs. But if he is ill-natured most of the time you should try to ns- certain the cause. You should, of course, have the child checked by your physician, insisting that Also, it be done thoroughly. you should ask yourself If this child in enjoying rensonable auc- cess at work and play, and if he feels secure. Then you shoukt examine his relationships in the family and the way you have been dealing with him, trying to
But suppose he does not go to bed as per schedule. Tell him ho can choose between going to bed at once or sitting in a chair when you can see him without any amusement for exactly one hour Then if he nhould leave the chair before the time is up? Apply a strap or paddle sounilly. Continue this programmo night after night till he chooses to conform
PRECIOUS HOURS
Be sure you do not show or even feel you are hurt or annoyed when he "gripes." No doubt
gains ho grent enjoyment over knowing how badly he can make you feel. Never taik back to him nor exhort or lec
put yourself in-his-place-and-see-ture him about the matter. Settle a little as he sees and feel à little as he feels.
This letter came to me recently: "Dear Dr. Myers: At the close of school last spring I wrote asking you about my con lugging in school work.
BIGGEST PROBLEM
his
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"At the time I wrote you thought Ted's attitude at school Wis my biggest problem, but I have one now that is about to drive mo crazy...I have tried talking to him but he just looks hateful...Ile and complains about everything Always Ands fault. He gripes about having to go to bed, having to eat, brush his
teeth,
bathie himself, study. After he gets into bed at night just feel like crying. I can find no reason for it. My husband and I and were both are congenial
brought up in happy homes...When
I send him to the bathroom to brush
his teeth and bathe he will get into the lub and gripe and gripe
and it's just half do the job. I know wrong but I and if I will just go
and bathe him and brush his teeth and talk about something pleasant all goes well."
Here was my reply in part: This lad has found that by being ugly he can force you to be his slave and body servant. Quit doing for him what he can do for himself. Better for him to go to bed poorly bathed himself than well bathed by you.
by
While you must set some standards for his grooming, hours of sleep and so on, you don't need to treat him as if he were three. Why tell hina ench time when he should have a bath, brush his teeth or go to bed? Post a schedule for such for the next six months or so. Just check und enforce rigidly come penalties (other than lowing.)
a few things so you can quit being "mnd" most of the time, but can hove fun with the Ind.
I hope his father and you play games with him and welcome his playmates to your home for good times: that you all enjoy delightful conversation together, especially at meals. That lnd may feel that you and his faller are always against him, that he can't please either of you anyway, so why try? Since he and is your only son, I hope you
husband and the boy find a way to enjoy being together, so that each of you will look forward to the evening meal and the precious evening hours.
your
Backache
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CHORTAGE of domestle help, and shortage
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of time due to the pressure of all that. every modern woman must crowd into each twenty-four hours, have combined to steadily increase the popularity of the home that's all on
one floor. With the necessity for constant running
and downstairs up elírainted,
Vast
number of precious vast amount of even more minutes, and a precious energy, are salvaged for the busy home-maker every day.
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No longer do we have bungalow after bungalow monotonously standardised in dealer and charac teristic of no architectural period in the world except, perhaps, the bungalow era.
Now the home owner can have the convenience of ane-floor living and at the same time his choice of whatever style he may prefer. Ile can, more- over, have his one-floor home so built that he may, if he chooses, add a second flour at a later date, perhaps to accommodate a growing family. Such an adaptable dwelling in the «miski aubur- han haine pletured, which combines traditional architectural style with an effetently modern Interior plan.
Diagnosis
Easier Now
BY HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, M.D.
WHEN, it comes to backache, will first investigate this possibility, The intervertebral dises are little doctors are on more sure rounds of cartilage which Join the ground today than ever before. bones of the spine together and act There are so many possible as a sort of cushion for them. causes of pain in this region that in the past physicians have often had trouble in discovering the one responsible in any parti- cular case.
Onset Of Pain
The most common type of pain in the lower part of the back asso- clated with Injury to these dises ts In this condition there is lumbago. However, during the past few sudden onset of pain, with tender- that ness 'over the muscle. The attack yeurs, it has been discovered
hours or for most recurrent attacks of backache may last for a few and-many-cases-of-long-continued...several days. backache are due to conditions discs. affecting the intervertebral Hence, today, when the doctor is confronted with a case of backache, the cause of which is not clear, he
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Not only is there pain, but some limilation of the movement of the back, particularly in forward bend- ing, As a rule, the patient may bend sidewise without pain. Between at- tacks, the back may be normal. The patient often feels all right when he is lying down, but has a return of the pain on exerelsing, sitting or standing.
Injured Disc
An X-ray examination usually w reveal the presence of the in- jured disc. The treatment may re- quire operation, although mlider cases may be relieved by rest and the wearing of a supporting belt
or truss.
Persistent backache also may fol- low an injury to the bones or mus- cles of the back. However, these in- juries are not frequent causes for long-continued back pain.
Some cases of backache may be due to poor posture. However, the postural difficulty must be of a sovere lype before it causes severe backache. It poor posture is the cause, the pain. is relieved when the patient les down,
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HELPFUL HINTS
ON HOME DYEING
"
BY ELEANOR- ROSS
NOTHING like a change of colour to brighten various articles of clothing, an inexpensive and easy way of freshening up one's wardrobe.
The samo thing goes for the home. A dye bath gives a fresh appearance to slipcovers, drapes, bathroom and scatter rugs, cushion covers, table linen and whatnot. Dyeing in easy, and once one has mastered a few simple tricks, It becomes a confirmed and pleasant habit.
A friend of ours won some beautiful woollen blankets at a party, and because she couldn't. select the colour that went with her bedroom Sho colour scheme, she decided on a dye job. know that she must avoid abrupt temperaturo changes, no she went slowly. The process started with lukewarm water, and the temperature of the dye bath was gradually raised to the sim- mering point. There the temperature- is held until the blanket reaches the proper colour, and then it is gradually lowered.
Never dye a blanket in a washing machine. With woollens as with other fabrics, it is wise to strain the dye solution. This is done through a very thin piece of muslin or several thicknesses of cheese-cloth, as the dye solution goes into tho kettle. This precaution will prevent those undis- solved dye particles that cause such ugly spotting,
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LANCASHIRE KANSAS
TO
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Cullison, Kansas-This Kansas town, population 242. han a touch of Britain, and the English village of Chorley, in Lancashire, has lost three of
Ha reallation awlich
The
re-
sufted from the wat,
Charles Grigsby, Jr., of Cul- laon.
was stationed near Chorley for part of his three and a half years in England.
He wooed the daughter of Mr and Mrs Charley Handley,
Coming to Kansas after her wartime wedding. the young Mrs Grigsby wrote her parents In glowing terms of her new home.
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So the Handleys--he's tired veteran of 22 years In Hin -Majesty's Army packed-up-|
and followed their daughter to make their home in the South Kansas wheat country.--United Press,
FARM WIFE
OPENS HEART
TO EUROPE
FORT DODGE, Iowa Mrs. Olio Zimmerman, farm housewife, is operating a one-woman organi- sation for European relief.
For the past 18 months she has been sending food and clothing to 25 families in the Russlan, English and French occupation zones in Germany. She sent her 200th package recently.
Recipients are the familles of her ve sisters and three brothers and of nephews, nieces, grand- nephews and grand-nieces. How- ever, she also sends parcels to seV- cral families not related to her.
Backache often
during pregnancy, and in these cases it is probably the result of postural strain.
from Backache following preg- nancy usually clears up. If it per- sists, it may be due to injury, to some of the intervertebral discs." An X-ray should be taken in order to be sure.
Cause Of Pain
or
Inflammation of the fibrous connecting tissues of the back may be an occasional cause of back pain, but, in such Instances, the condition does not persist as 11 does with in- furles to the discs.
and
her
Mrs. Zimmerman heard nothing the relatives during recent war. But in August 1940, she began receiving letters from her brothers and sisters relating their hardships.
of
She began sending food parcels through CARE. More than $300 of her butter and egg money went for the packages. Then she began making up her own bundles food and clothing. In the past year, she has spent more than $1,000 on the packages. Her husband and son, William, 17, a high school student, help to pack and post the 22-pound parcels, which are turn- ed out in assembly line fashion In the Zimmerman home.-United Press.
Household Hint
If a disc injury is present the wearing of a supporting belt and the use of heat and massage do not give Insting relief, the advis- ability of operation should be con- sidered. In this operation, the disc is removed or replaced In the
proper he Sometimes it may position. necessary to fasten some of the bones of the
together. spine
In п group of
To remove farnish from crevices patients studied and operated on,
in silver, try this: cut a cork to a 80 percent were completely T
and point, dip it in silver polisir loved of their difficulty. Of the re- use it as a tool. The cork never mainder, more than half wero Im-scratches. Sometimes justo
dry proved, but not cured.
cork will do the work.
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Let's Eat
BY
IDA BAILEY ALLEN
Herbs and Spices in Cooking
O be a good cook it is essen- tial to understand the uses of spices and herbs,
"That is a very important part of the art of cookery," said the Chef. "Every grand Chef has worked out his sonings for the dishes he has made famous."
own sea-
a fascinating erop to dry, rub to a power and store in little fars."
The best way to find out how good a few herbs and spices can make plain foods taste, is to try
them.
DINNER
Dark Brend Chicory Soup
Butter or Margarine Spanish Meat Balls Rice Mixed Vegetables-
Dried Peach Botty
Flaky
-Of-course, thero-aro literally- dozens of kinds of spices and herbs and most homemakers Coffee or Tea could not use all of them. But there
fundamental kinds with which we all should be familiar.
are
The more commonly used spices include clove, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, bay leaf, ginger and mus- tard.
The more popular herbs in- clude dill, tarragon, marjoram, sage, thyme, mint, basil and chives.
Frosh Horbs
"I like wherever possible) to use the fresh herbs," said the Chef, "but the
commercial dried herbs that come in packages are also very good. And if the covers on the in or bottle are kept closed very tight, the herbs will keep their flavour for n long time."
"I like the seasoning tray you have Chef; it's so convenient to have all your seasonings and herbs all on one fray ready to carry to
the stove and use."
"It saves much walking, and I always have at hand all the season- ings I like," said the Chef. "For Ash-the dll and the tarragon. For chicken and light flavoured meats like veal-the marjoram,“
"For lamb and tomato dishes, I like mint." I Interrupted, "For pork there is sage."
"And for mento stronger
of 'flavour, as well as for game, basil is
excellent," added the Chef.
All of these herbs can be pur. chased in dried or packaged form, and ga a little goes a long way, they can be used to make ordinary foods
"tasic-full." literally more
Chives
and mint can be grown in pots on the window sill. And all of them can be easily, raised in a small space in u kitchen garden.
"I remember the beautiful herb starden you had in the country, Ma- dame. It was round like a pic."
Six Sections
"And I cut it into six wedges or sections and planted a different kind of herb in each one. There was thyme and marjoram, dill and basil, tarragon and sago-all easy to grow. By the middło "of July wo
had
Milk (Children)
All Measurements Are Level Recipes Serve Four
Chicary Soup
2c.
one of the reasons for an un- successful home-dyeing job.
An to colours, dyeing one colour over another is essentially the same as dyeing two colours. The general rule is that light and madlum third colours will combine to give a colour,
while very dark colours will cover the original colour. Pink over blue will give orchid, blue over
comes yellow
up green. For fn- navy or black should com- pletely cover a light colour ke pale pink or yellow, but yellow could not be dyed to a light blue shade.
stance,
black. No
If the fabric is a print, make up your mind that the design, unless it is very, very light, won't be obliterated by any dark colour, In- cluding
matter the colour, the outline of the print will snow, however faint. But printed fabrics take a good dye, if you will but realise that the colour dye used will affect all the print colours as well or the light background. Best
thing is to test dye on a plece of fabric taken from scom or hem before selection of colour. Always remember that all colours look dar ker when wet, so be guided occord- ingly.
Remember
that
home-dyed colours can never be as fast as those But, that are vat dyed at the mlil. if the manufacturer's directions are followed and ordinary precaution and common-sense is used, a home- well should stand up general wear and through венет
Home - dyed
dyed
cd Job
through
repeated articles,
washings.
though. should never be
washed in the same receptacle with white items. But then, this rule is standard with any coloured arilele. White things should always be washed by themselves.
SEEKING THE CHICKEN OF TOMORROW
EASTON, Maryland. The search for the chicken of tomorrow,-a-meat- bird with a broad breast and heavy Anal drumsticks, has entered the stage here when 28,800 eggs from 40 breeders were placed in
identical incubators,
From them it is hoped will come a super-chicken that will be worth $5,000 to some breeder.
The U.S. Dent of Agricul-
ture has long
an increased egg production programme when
Shred enough well-cleaned outer leaves of chicory (sometimes called curly endive), to make packed down. Add 31⁄21⁄2c. soup stock, or uso. 3 c. water and 4 bouillon cubes, and 1⁄4 tsp. mixed powdered herbs it possible. Bring to a boll. Add the chicory, simmer 3 mln., and serve with or without grated cheese. This is a good way to use the out- side leaves of chicory which
áro rich in both vitamins and minerals.
Spanish Meat Balls
Combine 1 c. chopped riw beet with 1 slightly beaten caя, 11⁄2 tsp. salt, 1⁄4 tsp. pepper and c. corn- meal. Shape Into, balls containing 1 tbsp. cnch, and roll Hightly in extra cornmeal. Meantime make a sauce as follows: Combine 4 c. boiling water, 1 (No, 3) can tomatoes, minced green pepper and 1 Jorge, peeled minced onion. Bring to bull- ing point. Stir in 1 tbsp. flour blended smooth with 3 tbsp. savory meat drippings, Add 14 tsp. chill powder and 1 tsp. salt. Drop in the meat_balls; cover and simmer 45 min. Serve with the sauce.
Dried Peach Batty Cut enough cooked, sweetened, dried
peaches into blic-size pieces buttered or margarined baking, dish to make 2 c. Arrange in layers in a
or deep ple plate, with 1 c. minced apple (unpeeled), and mixed with 114 c. fine dry broad crumbs, 2/3 light brown sugar, 1⁄41⁄2 lep, nutmeg or clove, and 3 thap, melted butter or margarine, Top with the crumb mixture. Bake in a moderate oven, 350. F. about 45 min. Serve with top
cream
1
TRICK OF THE CHEF For special flavour in the Spanish meat balls, add bay leaf rubbed to a powder with the fingers, so it will mix into the sauce. Easier than removing a whole bay leaf after the cooking is completed.
courage the breeding of
to on-
better layers. The average hen in
tho United States in 1938 lald 100 eggs
a year. The average hen in 1947 increase of 53 laid 153 eggs, an percent.
The chicken of tomorrow has a similar purpose.
It is sponsored by poultry dealers to find a better meat-producing chicken. The con-
test began a year ago when elimina- tion contests were held in all states.
25 States Compoto
The eggs that went into the in- cubators arrived from 25 states- Maine, New Hampshire, Massachu- selts, Connecticut, New York, Now
Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Jersey,
West Virginia, Virginia, South Caro- lina, Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Mis- souri, Kansas, California, Oregon, Washington, North Dakuta, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio.
In three weeles the chicks will be removed from incubatorn. The best 400 from tach breeder will bo selected for the brooder house. At the end of 12 weeks, the growing period for fryers, the birds will be taken, to the butcher.
:
There the final judging,will take place on June 21-23,
Several Factors Count
While the goal is a chickon with. bigger drumsticks, more white meat and a minimum of bono, the judges, will consider other factors in deter mining the winner. The birds will be rated for growth, hatchability— of the breeder's 720
the CAKS
ucing good stock-feather-
mortality. The parent flocks already have been checked for eg production.
The $0,000 grand prize will go to the breeder whose parent flock pro- duced the best birds.
Dewey H. Termohlen, chief of tho Department of Agriculture's poultry branch, said the contest "will re- volutionise the poultry industry within the next five years."
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