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PRACTICAL

HOMECRAFT

WESTERN TYPE BUNGALOW

By JOAN O'SULLIVAN

OUT

UT in America where the West begins this type of house is popular. The picture window and combination frame brick construction give the fami- liar bungalow-type building a brand new look. This is the little cousin of the re- nowned ranch house.

Here's a home that meets the 11'8 needs of a small family, well designed to provide ne- quate space for dining, sleeping and living quarters.

Like many of the new houses lodoy, 1 offers a combination living-dining area. The Ilving root! is L-shaped. so that the can be screened

diningreferred, treated on an

off of, if

interent

part of the room. A is set against the long wall, making it con- venient to both living and dining areas. Plenty of light is provided by the picture window, which looks out on the front grounds, anul two

windows next smaller

natural Areplace is

to the fireplace.

If the house is built without a basement, the plans provide for attractive built-in shelves along the short wall. With a basement, this space is taken up by two closet-one opening off the dining area, the other off the hallway just outside the room.

in

The kitchen is larger in the house with a basement, but both

utmost plans provide the efficiency by utilising the L-shaped design for appliances and enbinets. The back entrance to the house is to the left of the kitchen.

HERE IT IS-that little house In the country everyone dreams of owning some day. It's a bungalow done in the modern The large living room picture window and the two small high bedroom windows add a new note to the frame

exterior with its brick trim.

manner,

a

There are two bedrooms in to- clay's home. Both feature charming corner arrangement of windows. Each has a good-sized closet.

without

The bath features a towel storage unit and, in the hallway outsirle it, there's a linen closet.

With a basement, the house

cubic comprises 16,719

feet: basement, 12,370

cubic feet.

To arrive at a general estimate

of the construction cost of this house,

ascertain

foot, then per cubic costs multiply this by the number of cubic feet given here. The re sult should be within 10 percent either way of the cost.

construction

How To Stop That Nosebleed

By H. N. BUNDESEN, M.D.

WHERE it is profuse, nose- bleed is often a terrifying ex- perience for the patient and sometimes causes difficulty for the doctor. Fortunately, most nosebleeds will stop of them- selves, In the ordinary case, a little patience plus a little pressure on the nostril, is

all needed. There are, however. certain types of

which

require

Ibat

Busobiced

prompt medical attention,

are those

most difficult to control

some generalised

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disease, such

as high blood

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pressure, or leukemia, dis- in which there is a frent Cuse increase of white cells in the

blood. Attacks of nosebleed

may also occur during on in- fectious disurder. such pneumonin. typhoid measles,

seariet Tumeurs of the nose, as well as severe colds, may be respon- sible for bleeding.

Dr

Subject to Nosebleed Workers with certain types of chemicals are subject Lo nosebleed, due to the action of the chemicals on the lining membrane of the nose. ÖVET- #trenuous blowing of the nose often brings on nosebleed and, of

blow on the noce course, #

most common is picking the Angernall

my

By

cause it.

far the

of

cause nosebleed

the

nose

with

In these instances, the bleeding

usually comes from a single small spot known

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living-dining space.

of the nasal se: HAIR STYLES ARE GOING BACK

as Kiessel- bach's area tumu

This type of bleeding is quickly controlled by pressure on the nostrils or by inserting a

of cotton piece

soaked epinephrine oxide into the nose.

or hydrogen per-

Control Blooding

In other cases, control of the bleeding” is usually a matter of locating the point from which the blood is caning and then using electrocoagulation to elim- inate to bleeding. дев. alternative method is to put a paciding in the nose.

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Let's Eat

BY

IDA BAILEY ALLEN

Eat Plenty of Fresh Fruit During the Winter Months

fresh vegetables when

"OVER-RICH foods and the

too many of them cooked in water. Of course the liquid in the lin should be help to create a body con-

used, because like the water in

fresh dition that induces colds which

vegetables are cooked,

It

minerals contains especially at this season."

With beets the and vitamins. and "Quite right, Madane," re-

liquid can be seasoned with a marked the Chef, "I have a

little sugar and vinegar, salt theory that the reason so many persons eat so much rich food and pepper, and thickened with because they naturally need 1 tsp. cornstarch blended with more energy to keep warm in 1 tsp. water to each a cup. cold weather. And, because the This produces the famous Har- food tastes so good, they often vard sweet-sour beets." eat too much."'

is

"I like to use the same "They don't realise,

Chef, method also with tinned car- that plenty of fresh fruit also rots, Madame, Only in this is necessary to keep the body case I add 2 or 3 whole cloves in condition so food energy enn which have an affinity with be utilised. Apples for instance, carrots." These contain filt sugar, and

and

vitamins A and C. And st311 The following menu chows

contribute more important, they

how tinned vegetables valuable bulk and a substance other tinned foods may be com- called pectin, which is a veget- bined and enlivened with fresh able gelatin that helps to induce foods and interesting seasonings

intestinol climination. free

Into a most appetising meal. Apples are very reasonable in

Tomato Soup Croutonn price. Research shows that the

DINNER not de- nutritive values do teriorate with storage, so they Tinned Tomato Soup Croutons are one of

the most

helpful

Chicken Pot Pie winter frults."

Harvard Tinned Beets DINNER

Mixed Tinned Vegetable Salad Custard Pudding French Onion Soup, in Bowls 3-Way Hamburgers Tossed Salad Deep Dish Apple-Cranberry Ple Coffee, Tea or Milk

All Meassaments Are Leval Recipes Serve Four

3-WAY HAMBURGERS

Tinned Feach Sauce Coffee, Tea or Milk

All Measurements Are Level Recipes Serve Four CHICKEN POT PIE

Clean, singe, and tweeze out

the pin feathers from a 3 to 4 lb.

These may bo medo of fowl, Then scrub with soapy

ground beef or ground sausage

water and ringe with fresh meat. In either case, form the water. Simmer-boil until tender meat into good-sized flat patties in salted water to cover, and broil or pan-fry 8 to 10 done, Serve on min, or until toasted buns which have been cut in 3 slices, toasted and but

pressure-cook

with at 15 lbs.

35 min. 1 c. liquid. Allowing for a 3 lb, bird; 40 min. if it weighs 4 lb. When done, cool

tered. To arrange, place remove the skin and put it

meat cake on cach of the bot-

through the chopper; cut the tom slices, Top with the cen- meat from the

bones. To the

white

tre slices, which may also be meat add the chopped skin, 2 spread with table mustard if

2 potato, desired. Oa each of these put very thin-sileed small onions, I

c. of 14 cubea of tomato with 2 a thin slice

1 c. thin-sliced celery, small slices crisp bacon; or use

mushroom soup and 11⁄2 c, chic- fine-chopped vegetable slaw, or ken broth. Line

pickled well-drained

beets.

a 2 qt. baking biscult pastry Finish with the top bun slices, dish with rich

rolled 1/4" thick. Bring the chic-

hamburgers

desired. the may be put together with the enlling to bolling point and exception of the filing on the pour in. Top with small rounds, cut from the biscuit pastry, bun slices, and the family or placed so they almost touch. guests may Anish them an

Bu do.

Brush with milk. Bake in a aired. In this case, provide a tray very hot oven, 425 F, for 5 min.; containing an assortment

of then reduce the heat to 375 F. sliced tomatoes, vegetable slaw, and continue baking 35 min. relish, pickled beets, chill

MIXED VEGETABLE SALAD cheese spread, etc. Good for a party, too..

Open and drain the contents of 1'tin mixed vegetables. Add TINNED BUYS

1 section peeled garlic and "EVERY good Chef keeps on c. French dressing: chill 30 min. A selection of tinned Then remove the garlic, Adil 45 vegetables, remarked, the Chef, e. diced celery for "that fresh" as he stacked an assortment taste. Blend with mayonnaise or onto the pantry shelf. "I found salad dressing and servo on let- two especially good values of tuce.

HA styles are changing "Off-the-face hair fins been again. Hairdressers predict in vogue mony year, but the that by the spring there will be new wavy modes accentuate a revolutionary revival of the facial structure and personality early 10209.

far better."

Alse out are chignons and Until this month waves have switches.

Now hatr is care- been completely out

for fully cut to

hand make it appear fashionable women. But there thicker when necessary. is no sign of long hair returning Many experiments are being yet.

mado

with colour. Instead of Of course, when repeated at-

"The new styles

very having

their whole

head! of nosebleedi occur, a similar to those" of half a cen- "blonded" young girls careful search

for the CILLITO tury ago, but we are trying to being advised to have half an should alwayn be carried out

make them more natural, and inch to two inches of the ends because noseblood may often at the same time more sophisti- of their hair bleached to ashen be u symptom of some severe || cnted,” loading West End shades. general deordier.

hairdresser said.

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the market today, timed beets SUGGESTION OF THE CHEF and tinned carrots, at the lowest price. I have ever seen Use any liquid drained from for these tinned vegetables.” tinned vegetables partly in placo the name of water when heating tinned "And they have vitamin and"minoral values as soup.

Shadow Portraits

Before photography came into wide use, it was a com- mon practice to make like- nesses in the form of small black cut-outs pasted on a These light background, were known as silhouettes (after an eighteeth-century French Minister of Finance.) They have gone out of fashion now which is Bomewhat to be regretted, since they can be rather pleasing

as gift portraits and they provide interest- ing work for anyone who is take 4 little willing to trouble.

The method of making them is simple.

П

Stat your "subject" close to

wall on which a sheet of white paper has been fastened the position being a sideways one so that a full profile pic- ture results.

The

Now arrange a bright light In such a way that it shince straight on to "and past" the head of

whose the

person portrait is being made. light should not be too near, or the edges of the resulting shadow may be blurred or show some distortion of fea- tures. When the black outline

is

an exact and as faithful as you can make it, mark it out carefully on the sheet of white paper.

the

This outline is approximately needs to bu life-sized, and copied accurately and skilfully in much smaller form. To do this without difficulty and without Jaging likeness value, measure and rule squares on the outline paper; and Lien do same on a small piece of stiff paper that has a good sur- Lace. By using the aldas and of these squares -- the number of which must of course, be the same in both cases you will: be able to re duce the portrait faithfully,

When the best possible miniature copy has been made, it should be very carefully cut with small, sharp pair of scissors, or, with the point the blade of a good pocket- knife.

corners

of

portrait Finally, his small should

blackened be evenly with Indian ink and, when

dry. mounted on card. To frame it, cover with a piece of or cellophone, and bind ass with passe-partout edging.

Silhouettes made in this by fashion

appreciated

relatives soveral ed, usc picture

and friends.

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your Arst

are

Where need. reduction

a master, and trace

from this remembering all the that great exactness is

while if your handiwork is

to give real satisfaction to your- self and others,

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