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Quinine To Relieve Leg Cramps
By H. N. BUNDESEN, M.D.
NIGHT cramps in the legs and feet can be a very distressing symptom, These cramps aro particularly likely to occur in older men and women, but they are, by no
conaned lo them.
incans
of the
The cause of these painful spasms of the museles feet and legs is not completely understood. Recent Investiga- tions indicate that they may i
variety In Л
of circumstances. About 50 percent of those suffering from olglit eramps recently seen in a clinic were diabetic, and 25 percent also had varicose veins.
occur
increased Circulation
Sometimes, drugs which
in-1
10 the
ercase the circulation arms and legs are of value in thèse case's. Nicotinic neld, in
the form of injections under the skin or in the form of tablets, also serves to help increase the circulation mid may be of some value in relieving night cramps.
In cases where the circulation is so decreased that there may be danger of the loss of an arm or a leg due to lack of blood supply, an operation. known as sympathectomy, is sometimes of great value.
All persons suffering from night, cramps should be checked for a possible lime or calcium deficiency. Many times these people have a lack of calcium In their body, and are greatly relieved by the administration, of this mineral.
Quinine Used
A group of doctors treated, with quinine, 100 patients who complained of severe night cramps. None of these patients showed any
severe circulatory disturbances. A cure was cb tained in 82 patients, and definite Improvement in three. The quinine was given twice daily, at suppertime and at bedtime.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1951.
WOMANSENSE
BAKED CROQUETTES
(I UKE MEAT CROQUETTES BUT
NOT FRYING IN HOT WEATHER/
WHY NOT
BAKE SOME,
DEAR P
MIX TOGETHER...
A THA
MEAT
1/2 TEACUPFUL BREADCRUMBS
A VERY SMALL- MINCED ONION - AND SALT AND
PEPPER
NOW ADD A SMALL EGG P BEATEN, AND 1E THE MIXTURE'S TOO DRY, A
LITTLE MILK
For Dressy Afternoons
W-L
From Top To
By VERA WINSTON
Toe
THE velling hat is gain- with favour, ing
especially
armlllinery younger women,
MOULD INTO
SHA CROQUETTES.
ARRANGE THEM IN GREASED PAN OR
COVER THE DISH AND BAKE IN AN MODERATE OVEN FOR 14 HOUR
THEN TAKE OFF THE LID, BAKE
14 HOUR LONGER
AND SERVE WITH THICK GRAVY
Tips From Expert Dressmaker All About Working With Lace
By ELEANOR ROSS
IT'S a lace season all
cr
STANDARD BRIDGE
By M. Harrison-Gray
Dosler : Worths Merth-South gene
1.
The Room 1 bidding on this hand was described Jos- terday, the final contract being Fire Spades after North had used Blackwood.
When his One Spade was raised to Toroo by South, the second North player made_a cuo bid of Four Clubs. Ho realised that the giam would depend on a good fit which could only be revealed by the exchange of precise informa tion. There would be Uztio to spare in any event, and the low-level alam approach left room for A sign-o before reaching the danger
zano.
South bld Four Diamonds, North Pour Hearts and South Pire Clubs. North was still worried about the Trump sult, and could only bid. Five Spaden, but Borin went on to Six on the strengths of his Spado
London Expresa Service,
irim fabric away from under the Insertion, leaving scam et one- eighth of an inch. Roll back the scam and whip the edges. When using lace Insertions is best to do so before finishing al sewing on the garment. If you departments dovole Increasing
these right; with everything from are making an all-lace bleuse space and attention to
honours, relatively Stiffened mesh beach togs through to gain dress, choose pretty Items.
simple pattern, as the fabric t- tiny cap with ball gowns. velling forms a
And many self is showy and It Is
nice visor-vell over the forehead. It
who make their idea to star it. Study the design of the face before starting on the pattern. If it is a large de- elga, cif
one side has a finished edge, such as a
scallop, point or
the pattern should be so employed to, malce the lace do the work. Chantilly- type lace, for instance, as scalloped edge, which makes pretty hemline or neckline,
Has a velvet bow in back and women
vicor,
rolled cuff of velvet above the own are working with lace This one is cited as for the first time, and Ideal for theatre-going and for aren't finding the going too late afternoon wear.
easy.
*
So here are some tips from an expert dressmaker.
Pink doeskin is used for a handsome, handsewn glove that with an Inset is decorated medallion of hand-crochet.
When working with lace a suede The black
afternoon fine nsedle and matching thread (ot left) is
mcans, of the should be used, which pump d'Orray type trimmed with unnylon thread with nylon, Idee cr lace. Inset of black nylon mesh on cotton thread with cotton the vamp, with a black suede When stitching lace by machine, circle appliqued at each scal-place paper beneath the lace and lap..
Ratch through . It is casy to remove the paper when through with the work.
arc
of the laze
A
Keep the sheer effect of ince by cutting the seams' after sich-
en the stamiine then again quar- ngich the seams twice, onze ter of an Inch out from the seam.
To join lace, overlop the pieces with the pattern match- Ing, and pin lace in place. Sew Insertions. Lace
band, very, by
using overlappleg slitches info cach mesh of the smart, appearing on some of the
Jace, following the pallern out. very expensive clothes. To in- sert lace, fires mark the fabric line. Turn lace over, and stitch where the lace is to be applied, about quarter of an inch from the the first row of stitches again Place the Ince' Insertion on the
the following
ng the pattern. Trim raw right side of the fabric, at the edges close
to the stitches of gs, then baste through the
scams, or Usc sewing of the lace to hold it in both place. Sew along both edges of machine zigzagger, pinning A Navy suede and nylon mesh the insert, by hand
tissue paper beneath with ane piece of are combined in the above pump hemming stitches, or by machine the lace and stitching through it. guaranteed to go smartly with using the cige-stitcher aliach- prints or plain coloured silks, ment or the zigzagger, Then
A QUICK MEAL THAT LOOKS "BIG"
FOR a quick meal that "looks big" and tastos delicious, serve a Frank Plank. The men and the youngsters will love it, and so will the cook, because easy to prepare and thrifty, too, Tu
4-8 prel & medium- serva
is
It is believed that quinine may be of great benellt to those suf-sized potatoes, coolt, mash with
bsp. butter, to c. hot tik,
potatoes and 4 bacon strips atop 8 franks and arrange, split side franks, Broil until bacon is crisp, down, in greased casserole. Mince and franks and potatoes are medium-sized onion and saute butter until slightly thoroughly heated. Serve with in 14 c sliced tomatoes and sweet onions, browned, then stir in c. flour, and corn relish or a big tossed Gradually stir in 3 c. cooked to- salad
matoes and cook until thickened, Ada 3 c. diced, cooked carrots and 3 tbsp. calsup; season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour over franks; bake at 350 F. for about 30 min.
fering from night cramps. How-
this form of treatment salt and pepper to laste. Pile on ever, must only be used under the a plank or an oven-proof platter. POR another "fronk" main dish, guidance of a physician.
this one for 10 servings, split Arrange one 1b, frankfurters on
BOYS' AND
GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Ever Go Riding on a Dolphin?
-King Nep Did, Long Ago, and It Was Fun!---
I
It was quite wild and wanted to get back into the open sea, bull: il a dine home in a deep lagoon surrounded by high rocks. Each day I fed tile Ash. Then, little by little, it grew to Kn
know me.
when I decided to try to ride on "And at last the day come
and its unck. Dear me, that was the
hardest thing of all!"
"Whai did it do?" Knarf wanted to know.
By MAX TRELL
"I was just beginning to think that perhaps Father was fool- boy," ing me, when suddenly I spled 66JOW when was a
something coming toward me. King Nep was saying to
It was long and black Knarl and Hanid, the shadows kept leaping out of the water as with the turned-about names, it came along. I never saw any "my father gave me a dolphin thing so beautiful in my life -
At this moment Knart inter- or so sleek and so switt.
for a pel. It was-"
rupted King. Nep. dolphin?"
"What is a
many a
Circled the Rock
8-2
King Nep sprang on dolphin's back. It dived
the Lagoon.
tho into
Finé Cottons
DUMB-BELLS
DID YOU
IT TAKES
'NO, BUT IT
KNOW THAT
THOUSAND
WORKERS
SEVERAL SOUNDED AS IF! IT DID!
PUT
BOTTLE OF
MILK AT: YOUR DOOR?
CHESS PROBLEM
By A. W. DANIEL (BGF Tourney (2) Black, 3 pieces.
White, 5 pieces. While"to" play; male in three.
Solution to yesterday's problem:
1, R-Q8, any; 2, Q, R, or Kt mates,
Check Your Knowledge
1. What is a unit of electrical
power known as
2. What nickname was given to the British soldiers during World War 17:
3. What is the keystone of an arch?
4. Who was in command of the acroplane flight from Italy to Chicago in 19337
5, Nome the largest city in Iceland.
0. What is the large gland lying behind the stomach?
(Answers on Page 10)
Went for A Ride "That day," said King Nep, "It was the dolphin all right," "I fed it more plentifully than
it usual. "A dolphin, my boy, is a sort Klag Nep went on. "Soan
It came very close. the rock
i of fish. In fact, It's a wonderful reached
where I was waited for my chance. Then
By GRACE THORNCLIFFE sor of fish. It's a small cousin siiting. But it didn't come up on sprang on its back. The next in-
THE Ane. detailing that was of the whale, but don't get the the rock. Instead, it went cir- stant the most amazing things
wont to be lavished on
such Idea that it is small enough to cling around it, leaping in and started happening, It turned and
fabrics as slik "or lightweight હ
dived to the bottom of the keep in a bowl. It is much bigger out of the water as though
woollens Is now bestowed and longer than a man. It has liked flying through the air just lagoon. I held on with all my
go-anywhere dresses. a sharp snout and a big tall, It as much as it liked skimming might to the harness. A second skimming and leaping, now in upon fine cottons, resulting in can swim faster than
the the water, now in the sunshine. antric tucking up through through the water. How I long later it shot
and * ship. The sailors call it a, por back, But it wasn't that easy.
to catch it and ride on its water and leaped out, high into I don't suppose there was ever a
pleated skirt give this pima polse."
the
air, curving its back and boy in the whole wide world; o cotleg dress a crisp, fashion "Oh no, it wasn't easy at all trying to shake me off. And, land or in the sea, who was able look, perfect for all day- The Samo Fish
catching the dolphin. But I made sald King Nep, it did! I went happler than 1.
late through "Oh," sald Hanld who had a net and balfed it with little tumbling head Over heels. King Nep paused and sigh- time uses
mer. A casuni, pointed. flare- heard of a porpoise, "so a dol fish, and so finally I caught it. I splashed into the water. All the cu. "But all that was long, long away collar, and a pearl bul- phần and a
the kept it in the water, of course, breath was knocked out of me. porpoise are same fish, King Nep."
for I didn't want to harm it. "But I didn't give up. I tried The best I can do is to si: by King Nep nodded. Long ago fashioned a harness around its again. And by the end of the the side of this little brook and King Nep, who now lived down body and made it follow my day my dolphin knew that it dream of the old days. But per- by the brook at the foot of the boat. The turtle brought us back never again could bounce me off haps," he said, suddenly cheer-
used to be King Neptune, to the Island
Where we
had its back. It had become fame., ing up again, I'll find another Ruler of the Seven Seas. He our palace.
"And then-oh, what a won- dolphin to ride on one of these know "For the next week I did my derful, wonderful pot It was! days. Who knows? Perhaps Household Hints||| about the creatures who lived in best to make it my friend. But How we weat swimming and will." the seal
knew
all there was to
"Now when, my father gave 'dolphin for a pel," King this Nep sohtinued, "he didn't tell me what to do about taking care of it. All he sild: was that If
I learned how to tamo IL, I would lot me ride on its back."
"Just like a horse!" exclaimed
water-horse," said King Nep, smiling.
Kar
"Like
And what happened, King
asked Hanid.
Well, Father told me to sit on
a certain rock far, out in the ocean and by and by the dolphin, „would come along.. So I go? in my file boat drawn by a very old turtle und went to that rock. Then I sat
down and walled.
I looked all around the saw Water
wothing but all
wasn't a single living" iming not
Rupert and the Sorcerer 24.
f: Rupert - takes” tha atucar, higbag, seems to be the only big one; AI and puta on fited."-Fle fish round, shouldn't thinks there would be and ja careful not, to. loss sight of " Body: Hving; on: the others, "the Islanda," becauan be:doss" riot
« know in which dieunion he ought to:
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"Now, for heaven's sakes,, don't be perfectly frank!"
•
BY THE WAY.
by Beachcomber
As a notorious mathen- Twenty Years of Uproar
tician I have always TT was remarked the other the day of a concert that the been interested in
modern manía for trying to accompanist's stool
the pianoforte, Grock have pushed
the
instrument
bad been astonish people with figures. placed on the wrong side of would I read the other day that three bus-drivers had cover round to the other side of the ed, between them, 1,674,- stool, 000,000 miles in 31 years.
Getting In before me, another mathematician, pointed out that each of the three
must have driven at 2,055 miles an hour for 31 years without a single stop. An un- likely occurrence, as the doc- tor said when the man report- ed that he had seen an eight-wait
diving- legged rhinoceros in
boots and tartan gloves bicycling round his wardrobe.
1118 More modest was a recent claim that 15 Admirals totalled 1,001 years between them. But what of it? What does it prove, 19 the actress asked, after rend ing a lyric of Shelley.I prefer the good old statement: If all
there
he
in save the trouble of moving the stbal itself. Rus
guzzi's usual accompanist has castors on his stool, Bo that when the diva leans on the
nonchalantly,
and the plne non whole thing begins to slip, he Once, slides away to safety: when the loaned more heavily than usual, the hapless lad slid into the wings and knocked 'n
violinist aideways. The waiting diva's elbow slipped, and sho measured her length on the floor. The conductor leaped on to the stage to help her, but, as it says in the song. The reception he got was so pain- fully hat, that he crawled away home to his mother." What some people see
were
seated upright on onion rings. and wearing Parla hats made of scooped out radishes.
the wom.cn novelists' heads: Half a dozen prawne were fald end to end, would be enough wood to build nine mammoth youth hostels. Oh, I see
LIKE very
much this
at-
THE chronicler of this vision comments:. "I think this tempt to account for the is going too far. I don't think latest sculpture of Mr Henry it is going far enough. Each Moore; "He sunpes space; · prawn should hold in it'whis- partly surrounding it with kers a tiny umbrella made of bronze."
jelly, in case of rain.
YOUR BIRTHDAY By STELLA
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27-30
Witch
BORN today, you have a kindly attractive, of well, and your talents und sympathetic heart: You might give you án exceptionally enne and understand the trials successful career. You with havo and problema, of others end, are, more than ang opportunity to wed, emotionally affected by them. Yet but you should take care in maks although you are depressed bying
For your selection." things you cannot condone, your emotionally upset, you camot du you are sympathy does not end with words. your best work and it You do something as well. You planning a Career, 45 Well- may worry about trifler, but in a marriage, a happy mawingo is of erials, you know exactly where to vart and what to do.
You have a good sense, for the dramatic and can always put over an idea, You would make a good new tor.
And, sines the stare have probably given you good voice. with training. you might have a career on the concert stage or in opera.
You members of the fair, sex are
the atmost importance.
You are thrifty and at times a io too saving. Don't pinch pen- nica. You have the ability to make plenty of money and can afford" fo spend a little more than you dot To find what the stars have. In stone for tomorrow, elect grour hirthday star and read the corres ponding paragraph. Let your birth-' day star be your daily guide
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct 21) Put your mind on personal prob lems and na maiter, how, dificult they seem on the surface, they can be solved..
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solve problem which wolves: you and your neighboías.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 2i-Jan. 20)- Optimism paya! A smile can avo
situation utien a critical frow might prova disastrous.
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AQUARIUS (Jan. Zi-Veh. 18)
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) Be prepared to meet a new and perhaps exciting experienes today. You can profit "from" it.
SAGITTÁRJUß (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-- . Pui your heart and your best Someone A community meeting my help offoria into your work.
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ANIES
21-Apr. ||20)--
If conditions at home or at the office are inharmonious, then mat about adjusting them. You onl TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21) You can make real progrdan, today if you work things right
your long-range planu nov
Make
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GEMINI (Atay | 22-June Don's take on the burdona of others. You have enough of your ownt
CANCER (Juno". 22-July-23). Ile or early bird and grow will get first chance at 'some new and foga portant opportunity. Be smart! N
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I-bored with things as they are, try: - something new. A diga day for
1. Look cautiously for this chirpy an experiment. It should succeed.
Across
ngo.
My dolphin Is. gene now.
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BLACK MOTH
better go back to it.
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