1941-01-08 — Page 11

Page 11 By George MacManus

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 8, 1940. Bringing Up Father

I JUST HEARD THAT YOUR WIFE FOUND OUT YOU WUZ TAKIN' THAT NERVE TONIC

THAT MADE YOU TOUGH- I'D HATE TO BE YOU WHEN YOU GIT HOME-

I JUST HEARD IT- ME SELF-

AN'I'M AFRAID TO GO HOME-

I-SUPPOSE I'LL HAVE TO BAGE THE -MUSIC-BUTT ISN'T GOING

BE ANY SYMPHONY-

·BY. GOLLY-I'VE LOST ME NERVE-

I'M AFRAID TO. FACE HER;I'LL

· PLAY SAFE-``

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I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU-

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A PAGE FOR WOMEN

Home Calisthenics

OT course, I hope завлее have joined a badminton club, or other game groups to get the exerCISU you need to keep your body con - ditioned. But if you haven't, and i a gym class 1. out of the ques- tion. You may retyle your body and keep it healthy right in your

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Determining fo exercise every day at home, and sticking to your belution, require stauuna [# mn't easy to spread a blanket on The Bom, get imlo am exercising suit or Be clothing. and APE down on the fit to roll and kick to radio music. Hail this exercise problem is greatly simplified if you determine to do it the same hour every day. Most women hind the early hour before they break Just the most convenient for bean- tifying! Or when husband and children have been packed off for the day and peace reigns at home. Rising a half hour earlier is not dim ull vince you make it a habit and it is most beneficial. Most of us awaken at least a half hour before we actually get out of bed, We he in bed and drouse. We would be much healthier if we got up at once when we awaken- ex providing We rested sumi- ciently during the night.

As one should exercise before a meal or at least one hour after a meal it seems logical that the half hour before breakfast is an ex- reljent time before eating or bathing or dressing, and directly alter morning elimination. Your room is well aired at this time, too. From Steen to twenty min- ules of exercising is enough 1. keep you

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"But," you complain, "how am I to know which exercises I should do? I think I need a teacher."

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have learned that exercises are have stiffness or aches. Then you exercise which figure flaw. should clip any presented for every

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You are quite capable of plan- ning your own schedule. If you You know wha follow this page faithfully, you your figure. You know where you

Look After Your

Hands

Very important is your groom ing, especially of these two most noticeable anil telling features about you-your hands.

I'll guaran ce that two minutes' beauty care snatched here and there in the day will keep them as suit and white as anyone could wish. -

An excellent "wrinkle" for kceping your hands smooth and soft is lemon juice. Scrounge the squeezed halves of lemnon from the kitchen and rub well into the skin. Massage all the juice into your hands and don't rinse it away.

all is to paint your cuticles with oil, and then slip on a pair of old, cotton gloves to sleep in.

By practicing an exercise three or four times you may quickly de- termine if it is reaching the mus-

cles which cry for toning. You may have a little ache for a day or two from muscles which have been too long inactive, but as the days pass, you will feel your body asking for more exercise, You will then take pleasure in stretch- rolling, stooping and ing, and kicking. The renewed vitality you Experience will compensate you for your efforts!

Begin With Limbering

If you really and truly can't sleep in gloves, tie little thimbles of cotton wool soaked in oil round each fingertip, ur simply massage the cuticle wih oil till every drop I always advise girls and wwo- has been absorbed. Don't be men to begin an exercise routine tempted to cut the cuticle what- by first Umbering. That is, you ever happens, or you will make it must ease the stiffness

of your grow twice as thick and hard. spine and stretch your neglected Brittle or breaking nails need muscles gradually and easily. nourishment too. There's a special when you have mastered your nail cream for them, or the oil body. and can bid it to treatmen. I've been telling you relax, that is the time to about is a great help. Make use go in for the of the oily cuticle

restyling-pro- and varnish gramme. So do be sensible removers, they're much less dry- and limber first! Ing.

Incidentally, please don't keep your nails too short. File them to it last twice as long and look much a rounded tip just beyond th glossier." edge of your finger, and don't cut the corners or you'll get those annoying little ends, half-skin; half-nail, called hang-nails,

From Wrist To Finger Tip

Smooth As Silk Another excellent tip is to make a fresh lather after you have washed your hands, and work this new lather right into your hards `Don't give up varnish altogether; Finally, remember to rub your till the skin is quite dry and If you find it takes too long to hands with some softening cream A proper smooth. That will keep the skin leave half-moons and tips, put the or lotion every night. deliciously soft and satiny. But varnish evenly all over the finger- lemon-scented hand-jelly or lotion do be sure that the soap is a really nail from cuticle to tip. It's is best, but if that's not available, super-fatted complexion soap, not tremendously smart, akes a tenth any cold cream will do, or even Nightly creaming a harsh: one.

of the time, and makes your nails almond oil.

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people, I am using one now that hands that will look red no mat- stays on a whole week without a ter how you cream them, that's a crack or chip.

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