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KOITONS FRESH BERVICE, INGUNUEVA YORK

"Im your new neighbour. Can I borrow a bullet?”

BY

THE. WAY

by Beachcomber

JOAQUIN ZAFON the

famous Cricket as a builder of character, gentlemen, etc., etc, etc. Here's the story. A man paid threepener

anthropometrist of Sahagun. laid down that a pigmy is one who is short enough to walk under IL cow..standing in a rogndow.

if the cow is standing on the edge He said to the manager demand it a quarry, the tle man, on emerging from under the cow, often fall into the quairy. This was pointed out by the Papuan Expedi- tion of 1939.

But Zafon que properly replied that he was still a pigmy, even if the cow was standing on the edge of a river, and the siall fool, after

walking under it. fell into the water

Then came Barbauld's discovery of apiemy tribe which had plemy cattle. The tribesmen had either to crawl under them on all fours or go round them. "But they still

де pigmies, retorted Zafon stubbornly.

The Amazing Dwarf

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BY no means germane this

question is a story that will be known to my older readers, but not, perhaps, to a new generation. For we must not forget that the boys of Today are the inan cf LomartOW.

the

giris et today the women of tomorrow, and that we ough all to try to leave this wortrt a little better than we found SE

at a fals to see a sideshow: "Prento, The Amazing Dwarf." All hạ saw, was a tall man flexing his muscles.

my money back. I paid to see a 4. That chap's no dwart. Par don me," said the manager, "that la what is so amazing. He's the tallest dwarf Europe. Even Zaton would not have claimed him as under an elephant. bigny. He couldn't even

walk

George Morrow and.

John Dulanty

I HAVE lost iwc old friends

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"cently, George Morrow, the quiet and benign companion of many in hour in the taverns of Fleet Street between the wars, and John Dulanty, the gay and ebullient, who.. Fike Chesterton, always began to laugh at the joke he was going to make, before he made it Dulanty was an excellent speaker, a raconteur,& singer, and a man who could adapt himself with ease to any company, The last time I met him was at a dinner

to the astonishing

veteran en secretary, Dulanty

was one of the men who helped Hilaire Belloc' to win Salford in the 1906 election.

YOUR BIRTHDAY ··

BORN

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 24 1955

JACOBY

ON BRIDGE

Here's An Example Of Poor Playing

By OSWALD JACOBY TODAY'S hand-may-serve as

an example of how not to bid and play. East shouldn't have doubled four hearts; and South should have made his contract instead of going down.

West opened the six of clubs, following the practice that is inding more and more favour among experts of leading "the lowest card from a three-card suit instead of the "top of nothing" lead that is still favoured by some, experts.

Just for the record, I should add, I favour leading the lowest card in this situation when you have a good agle-minded part-

net.

Declarer won the first trick in dumuny with the age of clubs, and East played the four, South discarded a diamond and came to the conclusion that East had doubled on all five of the miss- ing trump together with some Since East had side strength. shown no chthusiasm for the clubs, South assumed that East's side-strength was probably the ace of diamonds,

Acting on this reasoning, de- clare: leä a diamond from th: dummy at the second trick. The

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When South put up the king of diamonds, West cashed his three high diamonds, allowing East to discard a spade. This discard doomed South."

one who tells a tall story just to get your sympathy. You are quick to uncover fake attitudes and get to the bottom of a problemy, With you, facts are the all-important thing to

consider ja judging a matter.

THURSDAY, MARCH 24

N today, you have a «finely balanced sense of justice and are 4 stern advocate of fair play at all Tibet, You are an idealist and ens. not comione___ anything which is second-rate. Though very pruetlen). you have artistic talents which could determine your career if you ware not pushed into some eiv vocation. In any event, mule and The arts will be your avocation and a continual pleasure to you, throughout life.

Your determination to succeed and Your will power are quisunding. You usually know exactly what you want and no about getikar 11. You may Fest that life is not always art pary road. te travel, but you will keep facinar a problem until you have solved it.

Generous

and

open-handed, you

you Are

Lait sough, by nature. affectionate and loving, you are voi one to make friends at first sight. Only after you have known al perron for some time, will you accept that „individual an a real friend.

Among those born on this date are: Andrew Mellon, philanthropis and financier: Fanny Crosby.com. poser: George Francis Train, author: Thomas E, Dewey, governor; Matka Gage, reformer: and Joel Barlow, poet and wit.

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To find what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your are always ready and willing to help birthday star and read the corres out the taiderdog. But you are ponding paragraph. Let your birth- never sympathetic with a buffer on day star be your "dally "guide,

FRIDAY, MARCH 25

ARIES (Mar- *1-3pt. 20)-

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 203- Estert autor in all you do today. 11 may be an important anniversary for there is many a silp in the stars for someone today. Be sure you unless you are very wise..

TAURUS (Ape 21-May 23)- Be a le skeptical if you are-aked to expand your business. Consider all angles carefully,

GEMINI

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(May 23-June You can hurt a loved one's feelingr by being too critical, jest now, so be on your guard.

CANCER (June 22 July

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A hasty word or one said så anger could prove a big mistake.Count, ten before taking your mind!

LEO (July 24-Aug. 13) Perastinatori is just the wrong attade for you to take today. It a Job needs doing, see that li geti doise now.

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If spring is makkar you restless. make plans to get out of town inte the country for the week-end.

LIBRA (Sept. 24.Det." 233- Poatpuning a job that should come joday will prove just an added headache, tomorruav When you want to, relaxi

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24.Nov. 223 Take pains to keen out of on argument, no matter how slight. It could become something serious.

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West now continued with a sceond chub, and South ruffed. Declarer cashed the ace of spades and tried to ruff a spade in dummy with the eight of hearts, but it was too late. East overruled with the

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the ten hearts and returned a trump. South struggled and squirmed but he was now sure to lose another spade trick, thus suffer- ing a penalty of 500 points,

The contract was unbeatable if South, hadn't gone after the diamonds. The winning line of play is to ruff a club at the second trick, cash the ace of spades, and ruff a spade safely with the eight of hearts,

The cross-ru is then contin- ued, since South can easily ruff clubs in his own hand and spades with dummy's high South thus makes his AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb, 19-trumps Some form of af-education in your eight trumps separately and spare time might open the door for takes the two black aces to Your future success. Try it.

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ON STRAW

This broad-brimmed spring hat by Rose Valois is called “Armagnac". It is made of straw and velvet lacing—Agenoe France-Presne,

A POPULAR EUROPEAN DISH

"

Cabbage Goes With Pork

By PAMELA RICHARD

TVER tried cooking pork and 1 cabbage together? Do it to day-Schwein mit Kraut is a popular Austrian dish. For two:

Mila pork; 1 small or part of a large cabbage: 1 large onion; 2 tablespoons sour cream; 2 tea- spoons paprika.

Cut the onion. in slices...and brown in butter

an hour,

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"THE HUMAN SKIN' is the subject of a two-part series by W. W. Bauer, M.D. In this `first half of the series, Dr Bauer gives an example of skin function in the tragic case of

The Gilded

Actress In

A Religious Pageant

the

TOW much skin do you not of sufficient interest to re- checks are an exception.

this skin which covers our of the small arteries which lead woman, there is much more bodies is more than hide to the sick, cutting down the of it visible than there was though actually, properly tanned supply of blood and thus reduc- 4 hundred years ago. Men human skin makes some of the ing heat loss. At the same time. finest and most durable leather perspiration is reduced and thus have not been as sensible in there is though, for obvious the cooling effect of evaporation modifying their dress; they reasons, such use is improper is stopped When you are too are still muffled to the neck among civilised peoples. and the wrist.

skin

CONTROL MECHANISM It is commonly stated that the

is the largest organ in the body are deeply affected by the A great many functions of the body. This is partly true and skin. One of the most important partly false, depending on what criterion you take. The skin examples of skin function oc- weighs less than any of the fol- curred many years ago in a re ligious pageant when a woman lowing muscles, skeleton, blood, sing as a statue was gilded the fat layer under the skin. over her entire skin. She died.

hat your skin may be flushed due to the presence of more blood in the skin by widening of the small arteries which supply the same time, perspiration is in- capillaries in the skin. At the creased and so is evaporation. This has a cooling effect,

as hot, as the case may be, the Although you may feel cold

interior temperature of the body

The skin weighs more than Among the most important func- remains the same. If the cool- the liver, lungs, intestines, brain, tions

tions of the skin

is regulation ing function were stopped, as in

There might

be-a continuing rise

or spleen. Taking all criteria of the body temperature. Com the case of the gilded actress, into consideration. the skin is pared with your automobile en- one of the largest organs of the fine, in whose cooling system a of body temperature to the ex- body,

installed to control tent thermostat is

doctors

what

the circulation of water, the hyperpyrexia or excessive lever All these fascinating statistics human skin is a highly effective with resulting fatal corse- come from an article by Doctors control mechanism. It works quences. When skin function is Morris Leider and Constance, somewhat like an "automotive "cut off, only the air coming In Millette Buncke in the Ameri- thermostat through the control and out of the lungs can cool

Medical Association of blood flow to the skin.

the body

and this would be Archives of Dermatology and

insufficient. Syphilology.

Tomorrow: Part II of "The Human Skin"

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MEASURING SKIN

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It is quite easy to measure the surface area of the skin by re-

with producing

contour pilable materials or by photo- inetric or geometric lines. The surface area of the skin is calculated from a formula in which the body

height are mult3ht and the

by each this by 71.64, B

and constant figure ascertained from experimental observations.

The thickness of the skin Add the cabbage to the meat, which varies in different parts mix thoroughly and continue of the body has been ascertained simmering for 30 minutes by direc; measurements at post

Serve with plain potatoes,

Household Hints its ver

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When you are cold, most of your skin becomes white and may have goose pimples; rosy

Close Relationship

Woman A

Between A

And Her Clothes

THERE are" numerous

The academic woman and the

are plain, simple and smart,

char.

boiled mortem and in the anatomical rules about choosing executive require fashions that

laboratory From these figures it is possible to calculate but clothes. We know tall girls Such attire suits their only in a broad general way the need cross lines in their acters and professions because volume of the skin. Obviously, frocks, that the plump and both have dignity, the surface area

ones should avoid should short average thickness to them. Brunettes can wear give its volume which Sprinkle in paprika. or hard.

about 3,600 cred,

There should be a close, bond blondes shouldn't. Use light starch on rag rugs, adult, amounts to

between A women Add the You'll find they have more body or about 3.7 quarts.

Fabrics with large patterns clothes, a congenial relationship. and her pork cut lato inch cubes and

The weight of the skin can

But if the shopper has good taste just cover

and He litter on the floor. Lay hardly be determined except by are seldom flattering. with warm water.

calculation and this has about the most important rule of when selecting her wardrobe, Sensor and cook very gently for them flat to dry.

the same degree of accuracy as all is dress to suit your she will never make a mistakei

type.

It you need help in planning clothes purchases, take note of There are girls who were the stars and starlets when you born the tailored type, look go to the movies.

Hollywood best in suits and casual has some of the most expert and

artis de dress designers

in the clothes. There are fluffy world. They know that, though girls who can flaunt laces; the wearer of frock may have bows and ruffles with a figure that is no less than

divine,

wrong lines can conceal fetching feminine air.

its

destroy them Every part of a design has contributes to snart meaning

Shred the cabbage and put in

keep their Pigskin gloves another pan with butter and softness if you add a few drops sour cream, Season and simmer of glycerine to the last rinse under cover for an hour.

water.

the calculation of the volume.

These statistics relating to the skin have been broken down into minute details which are

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

An Odd Kind of Friend-

-The Poodle Thought the Kitten Liked Him-

By MAX TRELL

DICKI-POOH, the poodle, came

"That doesn't sound very friend- ly of HER!"

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Knart and Hand and Picki- dashing up to Knart and Pooh all went around to the Hanid, the shadow.children with house at the end of the street, the turned-about namės. His They found the kitten crouched

tail wasn't much more than a on the first big branch of the Q--The bidding has been stump but what there was of it. tree about ten feet above the North Fast South West be was wagging happily. When heads of Knart and Hanid and 1 Chub Pass 1 Diamond Paes we feel happy, we smile. When about teen feet above, Ficki- 1 Heart Pass

dogs feel happy they wag their Pool's head. You, South, hold: Spades Q-

tails. The only thing that is J-2, Hearts 7-5-4, Diamonds K-alike is the happiness. J-9-8-2, Clubs' 7-3: What do you do?

She didn't look 'friendly at all!

The kitten put up her back * and stack out her paw.

Having run up to Knarf and "That's the way kittens are Hanid, Picki-Pock zow waited friendly," said Picki-Pooh. "It's A-Bid one no-trump. The for them to pat him on the head just as I said. I ran up there one-over-one bid of one heart by way of greeting. They did when she came out of the house, game which consisted of climb- is not forcing, but you keep the so. Then he waited for them to barking hello. When she saw ing up the Maple Tree. bidding open if you have a ask him why he felt so happy, me coming, she stopped, put up sound response, With ? polma in They didn't do so.

"high cards you can just about

afford to make another bid.

TODAY'S QUESTION ·

The bidding is the same as in

the question just answered. You, South,

A New Friend

Thereupon he made up his mind to tell them himself.

"Hello there, kitten" Plekt- her back and stuck out her paw Fooh barkod, I'll be right up That meant she wanted me to

there!" shake hands with her."

"And then what happened, Picki-Poh?" asked Hanid.

Minds That Never Meet

On hearing this, the kitten "Well," said Picki-Pooh, "scampered up to the top of the hold: Spades K-J-2, "I'm happy this maning" he ran right in to shake her paw,

tree. Hearts J-5-4, Diamonds A-J-0- | said, “because I have just made barking in my friendliest way 6-2, Clubs 7-3. What do you do? la brand new friend."

all, the time. Suddenly she "You'd almost think," said scratched me across the nose Picki-Pooh, "that she was afraid though I'm sure she didn't mean

, and then started playing a Knart and Hanid laughed.

Answer TomUIŁOW

CHESS PROBLEM

** By M. WROBEL

Black, 10 pieces.

"White" 11" pieces," White to play: mate in two.

Solution to yesterday's problem:7: 1. Kt831 K1: 1

EKI

P-R6; 2, K-K2.

"A brand new friend, Picki Pooh?" Hanta said, "That's wonderful! · Who is it?"

"A kitten" said Picki-Fooh. Knast and Hanid cried out in surprise,

"Oh, Picki-Pooh," Hanid said. at last, "What's the best news I've heard in a long time. It's so nice of you to be friends with a kit- ten. Ali dogs and kittens should be friends."

Curibus Behaviour

"That's just what I thoughf, said Picki-Pooh,'» !"1 saw her coming out of the house at the end" of the street.. 50 1 right up to her and we instantly became friends, She's waiting for me now,Up in a tree be added,

Knari and Hanid both "not" cowed their eyes and looked at Pickl-Pooh.

"What is she doing up in a tree, Pick-Pooh? Enart said."

"of me.”

Rupert and the Broken Plate-29

As the fragments of the plate are broken into very small pieces the three grownups", bend moon

mutters Rupert All at once the elder man backs zway and site-

algnost¦ speechless with * closely over-the-mble: so that telight. In his hands is a dish Rupert cantorohat is going covered with glittering stones, on. The humara keo on though more gentlyThis poorm plate 2-2 gaspe Rupert They plate must be powder by now, look like diamonds.

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The woman who has a fair appearance. If an ornament is for clothes can get away with added, there is a reason for it. extreme styles and exotic make They tell us that the commodi up and be

dazzling. It's a est fault is overdressing. So pleasure to look at her. But avoid too much fur, and too plainer Jane can't go to such many decorations. extremes without appearing averdressed.

—HELEN FOLLETT:

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