THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1949.
PRACTICAL HOMECRAFT
BUILDING? REMODELLING? HERE'S HOW!
By MARION CLYDE McCARROLL'
OME people start from scratch when they want a new home, and build, as nearly as possible, the house of their heart's desire,
Others, and particularly those who are hunting summer places, like to go scouting around in search of a quaint old house that is structurally sound and can be remodelled advantageously to make a charming and cozily itvable home.
Almost all the world, at the present time, soMME to be divided into these two groups.
Whichever one you happen to be in, it will pay you to buy and keep on your reference shelf-and consult
comprehensive new volume frequently-a titled "The Home Dulider's Hand- book,"
Do by Kenneth Duncan. dicated, in friendly Inshion, to the hundreds of thousands of families who hope some day to build or huy
MOST PEOPLE, SAYS THE HANDBOOK, think of modern or contemporary advocaten of the newer architectural designs claim there is no such thouses as having flat roofs like this. But actually, it goes on to state, Istyle similarity between houses, of this type, but definite Blaxlbility, lo look for when selecting a build- planations
architecture, about mean. ing plot; about planning the house Itself and plan- ning the
of just what, they all
nhouse," the author modestly hopes particular coms to best meet their through the book, you will learn-
that the book will help some of, them more nearly to achieve the perfect house they neck,”
In functions, about construc- tion materials and methods and— most important of all--about costs and financing.
To make all of this clear, there is
wealth There's no doubt that it will, for
of pictures, sketches, it puts the prospective home builder charts, diagrams and house plans,
there familiar speaking terms and
are Illustrations or buyer
of forms and agreements with facts with which he probably standard
· never harl even ʼn bowing acquain- which the prospective builder will tance before. Facts about the things be called upon to sign, with full ex-
In the course of going carefulty
addition to the things already mentioned--how to heat and light your house most wisely and econo- mically; what to do about the
what plumbing:
built-in con- veniences and gadgets it would be nice to install as you build; and how to cul cast corners by wise elimina-
tlons and economics.
Pictured are typical illustrations from this
useful handbook. very
TO SHOW UP THE MISTAKEN IDEA that all contemporary houses have flat roofs, the Handbook uses this picture of one with a pitch roof, adde. that shed roofs are being increasingly used, too, in contemporary design.
Teasing Is A Form
Of Jealousy
By GARRY CLEVELAND MYERS, Ph.D.
TEASING of a child under an adult: also a younger child for
four or five by a brother
but
or sister u year or more older is about as sure to happen as for them to breathe. We can greatly reduce teasing. about the only way to prevent it absolutely is to annihilate one of the children.
an older.
like.
This urge to seek feelings of su- periority in strengthened in the eller of two young children by his fear that he may be losing wint he supposed was his superior role in Call it jealousy if you the family.
As you can see, this fear of lusing the superior role tends to be very strong in the first child in relation to the second. For nonths Of course, teasing is not always by or years this older child was the
Occasionally it is centre of the universe, as be sup the older child. by the younger, and the teaser may
In
the greatest spite of posed. be of any age. Sometimes the
precaution by the parents, the fenser in an uncle, sunt, parent or Arrival and stay, of the next child Brandparent. Some bachelor uncles assures the older that he has lost
and n few grandfathers may be much of his importance and is In
great offenders, teasing tot Just lo, danger of losing more.
Personal Loss
ses him "get mad." If only he would read to the youngster, make things with him, and enjoy the little one' creation, he would be less inclined Without thinking it through be is to tease, There are times when the inclined
te victim's parents should com-
younger child, who is the symbol quit his his personal lors, mandi
the annoyer t
If not properly barbarity. even ot the cost ΟΙ
guarded the younger child, especially
of
breaking a family tie with this an- in early infancy, may be seriously.
noyer.
The parents' first obligation
Is to the child,
Secking Assurance
THE PARENTS THEY WOULD CHOOSE S York COME bays living In a New "insitute for chil- dren of broken homes" were asked what quality they most wished for in parents. Truth- fulness topped the list. Honesty, justice, courtesy and "a quiet -voice came next,-in-that-order..
was placed sixth.
they say, "Is the most undesirable trait."
And Also, the "unfor- Impatience, Riving parent," and the doting one who demonstrates affection in public.
"Don't smoke and 'don't drink," they implore. "Don't
IK have favouritism
Don't feel sorry family. yourselves."
your for
Only one boy remembered to commend the mother who could "cook good."
BLO CİM
LIVING ROOM
EXTRY
PORCH
DINING RA
12'000'
RATCHEN
GREAGE
LIVING GARDEN
DED FLOOM
HALL
BED ROOM
THIS CONVINIENT AND LIVABLE floor plan was designed to ba equally suited to both these modern houses. It's a good step-saving arrangement,
Let's Eat
BY
IDA BAILEY ALLEN
The Invalid's Appetite
MARY'S getting on so well, she can have more food," says the doctor. "A good light diet with three meals a day, a glass of milk at 10.30 a.m., orange juice about 3.30 p.m. and warm milk or fruit juice before going to sleep,"
Coffee
Butler
Slice of toast.
Tea
or Milk Mid-Morning 10:30 A.M. Glass of milk (hot or cold) Luncheon 12:30 PM. Tomato juice (hot or cold) Creamed Eggs or Chicken on converted rice Buttered carrots
Bulter Whole wheat bread If there
Tea or collee the Cup custard are complications, doctor will list the foods to be
Mid-Afternoon 3:30 P.M. stressed and those to be avoided. But Orange Juice, or orange eggnog for
extra nourishment it the patient is recovering from a
Dinner 4:00 PM. cold, grippe, or any of the respira- tory infections, so prevalent at this Broiled Inmb chop or Lamb Tricansee senson. the
(no fal) choice of foods to be
Creamed peas served will be up to you. At this Baked while potato
Toost dietitian I'm going to step point as
or stewed in with some suggestions. But re- Fruit whip, ice cream
frult member, the doctor is your confult- ant.
Tea or caffein free coffee" Evening 9:30 P.BL.
Fussy Appetita
Small glass hot or cold milk or orange julee
.Dinnor
Lettuce and Cheese Bowl
Ten to one the patient has le appetite, and is very finicky. So, as far as possible, provide favourite foods. However, these are often too rich to be digested by a convalescent, for instance,
ork Kidneys Creole fried chicken, pork chops, mince plc. Sometimes they in a simpler way. may be prepared but nearly always they must be omitted. Just because a pallent is up most of the day is no sign that he needs or can digest the heavy foods eaten in normal health.
Just what does the doctor mean by term used in hos- "light diet"? 12'
with "con-
RESEARCH IN pitals and disyn meludes all the
SOCKS
to tease and torment the M. Ject of recent scientific. re- MEN'S SOCKS have been the sub- and search. An exhibition (Wool Science) which opened in London recently, showed the newest development in sock manufacture.
Socks are woven like a string of sausages-end to end-and cut and finished by hand. Now they can be woven with a few rows of knitting done
even fatally, injured by the older. A few cases are on record in which the older child, as young as
White or
One of the most primitive urges of a human belity is to seck us- surance of superiority and, therefore, to lort it over anyone he can. The months old. helpless child is an easy viellin for
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
IF your rug mats under the legy of heavy furniture, the depres- siohs can be raised by covering the spots with a damp cloth and steam- ing them with a hot iron. As the nap rises, brush 娌 with'n stiff brush.
or
Dip a new paint brush in linseed oil before you do any painting. the paint will become imbedded 'In the bristles the first time you it.
Use
A white dress and vell, such as a communion of wedding dress, if not made of wool, may be stored with- out moth balls, as only woollens need this protection. Wrap them in dark tissue paper and they should stay white. Hong them in the sun ocen~ sionally.
four, has killed baby brother sister. A former student of minc informed me some years ago that she once arrived on the scene Just in time to
sive her baby three The older child, aged four, was forcing his fingers down the infant's throat. Such cases arn. of course, rare..
It Is when the baby can get around and seize things that he can prove the greatest nuisance to the
outer.
Here is a definite programme, to follow;
1. Protect the Infant from physl- cat harm by the older „child." 2. Through positive suggestions, build up tenderness in the older toward the younger. 3. Help the older to win more and more satisfaction at his play alone and with other chill- dren bis nge. 4. Establish and pro- tect individual ownership early. For Rome years the biggest problem la to protect the elder from the bar- barism of the baby. 5. Teach ink- Ing turns with playthings in com- 6. Expect lots of quarreling, When It gets too bad merely separate them but don't have a trial to place, blame. 7. As children grow older encourage ench to play much with others of his ago and help each | child to gain more satisfaction from
Achievement and to feel worthy.
mon.
iquids
in a liquid diet, such as clear soups, broths, cereals, gruels, many fruit juices, milk, tea and coffee. To these are added the foods allowed on པ་ diet; well-cooked semi-solid cercals, eggs (never fried), egg nogs, vegetable cream soups, toast, gra-
fruit "geis,"
Plain lum crackers, and cereal custards, and sometimes
or ice cream. sherbet or
For
"light diet" add cooked ripe or stewed vegetables, fully fruits, tender meat, chicken, broiled or bolled fish, oysters and simple desserts. No pics, no rich puddings. and no cake except sponge or angel cake, or lady fingers. All fried foods, heavy cream, and rich sauces are ruled out.
thread with alginate rayon (made from seaweed), between each sock. This thread dissolves during the Anal washing process, cutting down hand labour. and resulting in a better welt edge,
Other
rock experiments
have
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Hard on Budget Now how about meat? The con- valescent can have tender broiled
been. oing on. Nylon is being steaks, chups and baby chicken. But knitted into wool to make socks this is hard on the budget and often that will give extremely long wear- 15 necessary. For instance, per-" good news for housewives tired of
fectly cooked boiled beef with a fat- darning.
free gravy; roast lamb or fal-free lamb fricassee; fowl cooked tender well-cooked smoked and creamed: tongue are all and not only. "Inside the but can be cooked for the whole household as well. It helps a con- valescent's morale to share the fam- lly meals.
These nylon wool socks will not be on the market for two or three
But
abirting, men's Ane years. made of wool and nylon, is available
tow.
The scientists have also been looking at wool grease. They dis-
wool covered that raw
contains 50 anything from six percent. to percent. grease, which can be used to pake all sorts of products, from to lanolin- paints and vitamin D base of good cosmetics,
One factory in New Jersey in the United States, produces wool and worsted fabrica in one section, and cosmetics made from wool grease In another,
The exhibition, organised by the International Wool Secretariat, will
Whipped Potato
Browned Parsnipo Escalloped Tomato Upside Down Plum Ples
Milk, (Children) Coffee or Tea
All Mearurements Are Level
Recipes Serve Four
Kidneys Croole.
Remove the fat and white "eyes" from 2 beef kidneys, and soak 1 hr. In cold water containing 1 tbsp. salt. Drain and rinse. Cut in 1 in. cubes; roll in 4 c. flour mixed 4 tsp. salt,
and tsp. 1 tsp. pepper thyme or marjoram. Fry in 4 c. bacon fat until light brown. Then siir in 2 tbsp, cach minced green pepper and onion, and continue to fry until the vegetables turn colour. Add 1 (8 oz.) tin tomato sauce and 1 c. boiling water or meat stock. Cover and simmer until fork-tender, 45 min. to 1 hr. Serve on toast or in a border of whipped potato.
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Upside Down Plum Pics Sift together 1 c. flour, 3 tsp. baking powder, 14 tbsp. sugar and Lap. salt. Measure in 3 tbsp, mar- gurine or shortening; chop with a mixture pastry blender until the looks like bran. Add a generous c. milk, and mix lightly, with a fork, Thoroughly margarine good-slaed They
with heated. muffin pans. Fill
alived tinned plums, well-sweetened Answered and flavoured with cinnamon. Pat out the the biscuit crust on a floured boord, shape into rounds to At the top of Call the inulin
25
in cach mudin pan: bake
the plum pan. Place a round over caxy of dat" min. in a hot oven, 400 F. Cool/3
The amount of food to be served the patient is about two-thirds the normal quantity. Be sure it looks dainty, and don't make the servings too large.
If the patient refuses to drink the amount of milk prescribed by the doctor It must be introduced into the solid foods. Hero'n a day of "light diet" meals that may act an a pattern.
Breakfast at 8:30 A.1. later be shown in wool centres in A small ripe pear or baked apple Central European countries.
Kolled oats
Milk and suger
min. Serve upside down with plum Juice sauce.
Plum Juice Sauce: Into a smail
c. Juice from sauce pan put 1% tinned plums, 15 C. bits tinned plum. 2 tbsp. sugar and
tsp. cinnamon. Bring to boiling point. Meantime blend 1 tbsp. butter or margarine with 4 tbsp. cornstarch. Add a little of the hot mixture, silr- ring smooth. Turn into the bubbling juice; continue to cook and stir un U the sauce bolls hard.
Trick Of The Chaf
To make lettuce and cheese bowl; add prated sharp American cheese and chopped pickled onlon, to crisp cut up lettuce and toss with French dressing.
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