1957-10-10 — Page 5

This Funny World

"Excuse mef I thought you were the approach

to the Golden Gate Bridge!"

BY

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THE WAY

by Beachcomber

modern version of yours," said the equally courte ous Laird. And ad they bowed

The encourages me

to get to work on Julius to each other with a courtesy: Caesar,"

worthy of a vanished age, Foul- enough's gun spoke. The head disappeared. When they trieved the victim, It proved to be an ostrich which had escaped

from

local zoo.

My Caesar appears in cricket flannels,

delivera his and speeches as a cricketer of today night deliver them. Brutus, in

makes his mediaeval urmour, entrance in a helicopter, and

toned

some of Things went wrong down have Shakespeare's Ihes which, after ПXOTIC Melanie Garavan so- 300 years, appear incongruous. Meepted my cigarette. "Mere!," Gallic Caesar is not stubbed in the she said, with typical Capitul,

noliteness. but shot by a part-

I offered her my trooper in Calpurnia's conser lighter. Again that courteous

Antony delivers a com- vatory

word in her nalive Frnch. pressed prose version of the Where did you learn English?" funeral oration, dressed

1 asked. "West Hartlepool," Turkish sailor. An imaginative was the somewhat startling touch is the Introduction of the

reply "What were you doing young Cleopatra as a singer in there?" I asked. "I was born The Right-club scene.

and brought up there," she said In excellent English. "My father, Harry Soundling, was a baker there, and my mother helped hilmi. She was a Miss Terrant." "Oh," 1 sald, non- she committally. Oul, oui," said, with a roguish smile.

In passing

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AM always amused at ac- extenal of eating contests The winne usually cats an

305 amount of food that normal val to me until I was about 50. I was the greedlest then the Breediest buy, and man, Europe, Long ago there was in Etretat a pastry-cook's, Alphonse Karr. The Fut

i

On the occasion I ate so many had to shut cake that they

The shop for the day. Owing to the enormous amount I ute, I never became fal,

Of course, It was real food in those days before the reign of the chemists. Scrapy women were pitled, mut edmired. They should more," everyone sald

Wrong bird

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foreizo FIKIRTA.

worda: no propor TODAY'S TARGET: 24 words, good; 31 words, very words excellent.

toparrow.

wended their way home-t. No plorain; no warda after a prolonged plenie which hud lett as time for gun- play. A they walked along o Jane the head of a bird appea"- Above & ed in the distance

"Your bed.

bird, Keork- The courteous robbin," said Macaroon of Muentoon.

"No,

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YOUR BIRTHDAY

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10

BORN today you have

once

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1957.

•JACOBY ON BRIDGE

South Doubts East Signals

By OSWALD JACOBY

NORTH and South cach bid

their full values or maybe

a trifle more but a look at their cards would show that the slam contract was proper one,

West opened a trump and South won in his own hand. He noted that a favourable break in hearts or clubs would give him his contract but South was a pessimist and decided on n play that would give him a slight additional chance.

He led n club to the ace, trumped a club in his own hand and led a trump to dummy's He got his first ad queen, nows when East showed out.

The jack of hearis was eashed to pull West's inst trump and

WEST 4AQ75 532

• KJ73

NORTH (D) AK

Q194 930 AKISTO

FAST

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North

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1

Pass

3❤

Pase

4 N.T.

Рад

5.

Pass

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Pass

Puss Pass

Opening irad—♥ 2

the king of clubs was played, The bad club break showed up then and South was in trouble.

He used a club to establish the last two in dummy and Indi a spade,

West won with the wee and East signated desperately in on effort to convince declarer that he held the queen of spades, West promptly led a low spade, A diamond lend was obvious suicide and maybe East did hold the jack of spades.

South might have ruffed in dumany and cashed the last two clubs. If East held both the and king of queen of spades diamonds he would be in a

squeeze.

South considered that play briefly and decided it was much better to play West for the queen of spadea, South simply discarded the ten of diamonds from dummy and made the contract.

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WOMANSENSE

THE THINGS THEY ASK

BOYS AND GIRLS

MAGAZINE

Shopping For Bananas

-Merlin And The Shadows Take 'A-Long Journey-

By MAX TRELL

"NARF and his sister Hankl,

K

the Shadow Children, were sitting near the open window, blowing bubbles.

"They're lovely bubbles," said Hanid, as she watched one of them go sailing down the street, "They look like little houses with windows in them!"

"That's

the

At that moment, the bubble went pop. Knarf shook his head. trouble with bubbles," he said. "They're al- ways bursting. I wish I could blow bubbles that lasted ever,"

for-

Large Shopping Bag Hardly had these words lef! Knart's mouth, when there was the sound of foolsteps and Mr Morlin, the Magnificent Magi- clan, came walking out from be- He was carrying a large shopping bag.

"All" he said when he saw Knart and Hanid. "This is just what I want!"

♥+CARD Sendehind the bookcase.

Q-The bidding has been: East Sout's

North West Double Pass 3

Pass

You, South, hold:

AS KJI ♦AJ963 AKAS

What do you do?

A-Bid four hearts. You have such a good fit for hearts that you must rebid your minimum double since your partner has shown strength.

TODAY'S QUESTION You hold the same hand. Your Your double partner responds

.By STELLA | by a bid of two spades. You bid three diamonds and your partner bids three hearts. What do you dot

Answer Tomorrow

A deler kindly attitude toward all mankind, mbed and persistent personally You are always ready and willing to which gler you a great deal of help those who have started lielping "drive toward any objective. There emotives but don't seem to know are those whin say you are just exactly what to do. You are fine palo stulphorn, but they are usually trouble-shooter and are often called

in to help others with their prob the ones who make an attempt to

Jams. You seem to sense quick have you tanage your mind you have made a decision, you will solution. You should have a full, stick to i. coine what may. As long exciting and successful life. s you have a worthwhile objective, But if this is a fine characteristi you get stubby matter, then y

over Hille things which don't are headed for trouble. Learn to know when it is important to Aght

There is a restlessneskol in your nature which any turn you into a wanderer during the early part of your life. But as you travel. you are always lening something new Travan; Kermi Roosevelt, author;

Although exceptionally attractive member of the opposite sex, sou wise it you do not wed at wį. too rarly an age. For the best hap

inter Walt until your intellectual tastes and profecional capabilities are Italy developed.

Amona

thec born on this date were: Paul Kruger, president of the

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Praze get involved in a dista, (D) 1. Da word or comfort. (4)

which you will be able to utilise Filiofaen themes; Spelius later. You have a fair for

will speak duenard Jane Winton,

part prouincingly pubile.

End

You

are quite fearless when it comes to speaking, your own mind and it is not likely that you will be con- trolled by the boss.

Hates, banker and statesman: Her man M. Adler, paychologist, and Benjamin Went, painter.

To find what the stars have it store for you tomorrow, aclect your bithday star and read the corres.

Yet, underneath the Independent pending paragraph. Let your birth altitude, there 11 friendly and day star be your daily guide..

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11-

LIBRA (Bent. 24-Oct. 233 get bury, however, that you for This is a day for being adventures Fet there is romance in the air for some. Hemember the old adrge: you, as well.

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„VIRGO (Aug. · 24-Sept. 23) ventured nothing gained.

24.Nov. 2) An exetling day. One of thone day. Speed is the essence of thin, day, You win everything it reacting in highs need to keep on your toes to know gear accesfully. where you are goingT.

SAGITTARIUS (NOT. 23-Dec. 22)— Good fortune attende you, but you need to stay calm and not rely

it all in to do your CAPRICORN (Dec.

Technical

JR. 201 especially if they

Remercial interest, ancak

bring in a prodt now.

AQUARIUK (Jan. 21-Feb. 18)-

To your peak day of achieve

ment for this month. See ist von

fully

CHESS

By LEONARD BARDEN

9. Gun's word of comfort, ~(6)

10. Word of good serieulturo-in

the purple. (30)

11. Keep your

tenance advice. (8, 9).

12. Film may revolve round her. (4) 13. 12rown out at the Borton Tea

Sety 1 (0)

15. Shakespearian character make

An A.1 10. (4)

17. 20 rtáť ničítes before P.T.

19. Uniplant in a way of speak-

Ing. (5)

21. Tuje stem takes care of what

you eat. (9)

23. An ill lester 21 Aorder and thin

in what is left. (4)

24. Posu from modern book.

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36. 4 hearing atd ? Well, in a WAY,

Down

1. Saed orats could turn to this.

2. Algebraically it has no root._(4)

3. Stupor provide a philiOMETIME.

(6)

4. The anal saint follows the pure

il decidedly backward. (B)

8. Girl in an Italian frock. (8) 6. by al Barrel could be s vuk, (8)

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get exactly what you want now. It is always bad to block your PINCES (Feb. 20star 20-own OP with a piece, as the Muzle work it sometines necessary; following game (Bogatyrchuk -but today It Is brain werk that

counts. Projeal a new Idea success Norcia) drastically illus-

trates. IP-K4, P—K4; 2 Kt ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 201— KD3, KtQ83; 3 B-K‡5, B— Make a mal prof! out of you 84; 4 P-83, Kt-B3; 5 P-Q3, native invectivenes Don't hesliate

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K-Kt9, PKKIS; 13 B-KE, B)-~- -June (MAY GEMINI A particularly for nieasure but KK12; 14 K-R4, FXP: 15

for the 6752 ...PXK17

to commercialise on an idea.

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May

marly for bustivess, should bring-Xti BxX; 16

Rosigns, for if 18.

better reculls the anticipated.

CANCER

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(June 22-July 29)= [QXKP, or 10, . . q_X; 17 If mechanically-minded, you should KKTCH. be able to make the proverbial mint

on that new idea of yours. Promete

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(July 14-Aug.

A line day Los a new venture. Don't

Solution No. 5279: 1 Q-BI,

threat 2 Q-03.

London Express Bars

450

ballad (8, 9) 12. The wicked fellow. (0) 19, 200 samAINS

to this game, Poly

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-Trobesdig'a- voleli

"What's just

Knart asked: what you want, Mr Merlia?""

"A bubble," sold Mr Merlin. Knarf and Hauld looked Mr Merlin in surprise.

at

"Why do you want a bubble?" asked Hanid.

for

"Well," said Mr Merlin smil- Ing. "I'm going shopping bananas. I've got a long way to go."

"Oh no," said Hamid. can buy bananas in right around the corner,"

The Shadown were sitting at the window, blowing bubbles.

few minutes It was only a

Knarf later when Mr Merlin, and Hanid went sailing over the tree tops.

They Ballod over

By JEANNE DARCY THE beauty mail seems to The piled high with prob

lems.

Doris D., for example, wants to know if fingernails

are really noticed.

Prevention Is Better

100

Too often moth balls are mistaken for sweets by a mischievous youngster. Unless quick action is taken, the results might be fatal.

Many moth balls and moth flakes contain naph- thalene, a coal tar deriva tive. Toxic symptoms may be produced by as little ns

Anger along

putin men run your index mouth and down the back of his throat..

the root of thin

In most instances, this brings quick results,

The next thing to do, of course, is to call the doctor.

Usually, chaumia will develop within three to five days after the youngster swallows the

"Mine are short, stubby & single moth bull, about 5 polson,

she of a gram. and not very' pretty," writes. "I can't seem to get them to grow. As soon as they do, they crack and split. But after all, do yourhoon, vomiting and develop think anybody really no- tices ?"

In the Spotlight

The answer to that query is that hands are always on dis- play-every time you pick up something, smoke a cigarette, when you gestu almost all the time. People do notice how they look.

trouble

If Doris hing

with nails, it may be because her diet's deficient. A doctor could answer this question for her very quickly. Then, again, she might try painting malls with jodine.

Some people have found this treatment helpful in strengthening nails.

manicure will also A good protect nails from breaking, It includes a 1390 cout, two couts of polish and a seanlor cout. This adds to four coats of protection.

To Dye or Not to Dyo

Up

Betty G's problem goes to her head. It boils down to a question of: To dye or not to dye?

3. "I'm a brownelte," she says, "bul

I want to be a blonde. Do you think it's wise?'

There are some. quistions u girl must

answer for herself and this la one of them,

First Signs

The

of rst signs

such diar poisoning generally are

ment of a lover.

If there is evidence int h moth ball is the source of the trouble, the best thing to do vomit is to make the child right away. In fact, this is a pretty good rule to follow in

It's most cases of poisoning. especially essential in the case of moth balls, however, since they are too large to he moved by lavage.

TP-

Spanking Position To make a child vomit place over your lap in spanking

him

TN

Discipline

a national magazino which, during the thirties ad- twenties and vocated self-expression, re- strains-to-the-winds,

and permissiveness, recently ap peared an article by Dorothy Thompson titled: "Respect for Law Begins at Home,”

Timo For A Chango

..

The editor must suppose "le's! time for a change," and that the public won't be very resistant to such writing. Some day I ex- pect to see in that magazine, and Dark hair that's dyed blonde others of its kind, advice to requires plenty of upkeep, young parcats to bring back do- Belty willing to make fre-liberate spanking on an elfective quent trips to the salon for means for teaching the tot ihr touch-ups, that's one thing.meaning of No.

If not, we'd say she'd best stay as is, maybe settle for an

that auburn rinse

will give her brown hair come bright highlights.

Overweight?

gets her Dorothy Thompson

diplomatic ideas across

what "an way by passing on internationally famous psychia- trist" told her some time ago.

the She protects

psychiatrist from the slina and arrows of associates by his professional withholding his name.

In fairness to Miss Thompson, however, I should add that she

THERE'S a popular notion leaves no doubt about where

KentuckyTHERE'Sary invariably paragraph:

she stands in her

and Tennessee und Texas ard the Gulf of Mexico and Panama

and along the wide Amazon.

"There's a patch vt banana trees!" sald Mr Merlin.

concluding

makes people thin, and that

"Respect for low-for rules of those inclined to overweight

conduct and deportment begins never fret and fume. They in home and school, or it does

They landed in the middle of ure looked upon as carefree not begin at all." the patch of banana trees, it was and, perhaps, even a little A wonderful sight for Kart and lazy. Hank. Great bunches of ripo bananas were in the trees.

Destructive Boy

to

that

"You

IL

The fallacy of such ideas has

According

what he took Mr Merlin no time at all been pointed out by specialiste psychiatrist fuld Dorothy Thomp

who have studied to fill his shopping baskel.

the weight son, a nine-year-old boy Then Koarf (who fortunately problan-and

id brought the pipe

"Not at all," said Mr Merlin. "I buy my bananas where they grow. I've got to go lo South America."

"That is a long way," suid Hanid.

"And how are you going get there?" asked Knart.

to

His Eyes Sparkled

human nature.

this Lad had been

even

best

Your doctor can administer packed red blood cells and cat- reet the fluid balance. Ale can uso ACTH or cortisone if t appears that hemolytic anaemia might possibly develop.

Recovery Probable

But unless the kidney has been damaged badly, your youngster can expect to re- Cover.

As in the ease of most accl-

dents, it's a lot easier to pre- vont this from happening than it is to remedy the damage.

of

Treat molh ball and flakes Keep itke any other polson. them well out of the reach

adventuresome even the most child.

Cotton Knits

10-18

By GRACE THORNCLIFFE- COTTON knit does nicely at home for a lounge pajama that is made all in one. The white light weight (T-shirt weight) bodice Is a surplice affair with a striped knit sash attached. The Bash twists to fall Obi fashion in back' liko

a little squared-off pani. The pants are of heavier kalt, black

cutting to tapered sides near the ankles, bubble For one thing, the doctors point to his office because stocking rib, and are slit at the is not necessarily true shreds with scissors the furni-Bash is gray, black and white. bowl with him) blew some more out,

al-that overweights always expenditure coverings, draperies, bubbles which Mr Merlin

heavy shopping less energy than leaner folks do. his mother's and father's tached to the bug.

Most overweights are not lazy, clothes. they Once more,

were all The majority of them are hard Thes parents told the floating in the air. They float workers, but may appear to

psychiatrist that the lad 'must od back over, the Gulf of takte things casler because, have a "compulsive neurosis, Mexico, over Texas, Tennessee being burdened with excess fat, causing him to do such things. and Kentucky and back into they move more slowly. Actual-But the psychiatrist said he told their room right next to thely, they have to put more effort the parents not to bring the lad sunny window.

into everything they do.

to the office for "analysis," but "Thank you very much, my dears," said Mr Merlin, "for The most surprising angle is to go bome und "lick the pants of him" for each okence till wonderful that many overweights are act blowing all these

did, "cured." They bubbles."

placid, us is so commonly up worked. With that, he disappeared be-posed, but are high strung and hind t:e bookcase again.

nervous. What's more, caling Never Learned Self-Control mont as soon as food prepared Knart and Hanid looked

is frequently used as a means bubbles the bunch of

which or appeasing that restless feel-

their by were still holding

This psychiatrist, recognise that the deserves in a famous mental

at

weight,

HOUSEHOLD

HINT

and it

Remove the broiler pan and grill from the broiler compart-

who

on it has been served. This helps to prevent grease from How- also baking on the enamel, hos ever, don't wash it unil it bis

Mr Merlin's eyes sparkled, as he pointed at the pipe and bowl of soapy water on the window sill. He sprinkled a bit of magic dust into the bowl.

"Blow me a bubble, please," said Mr Merlin to Knarf. "Blow it good and big! In fact, blow me half a dozen of them! I'll show you what I'm going to do." So Knart blew half a dozea big bubbles. As each one came strings. "And now," said Knotting if you are a nervous over- of the pipe, Mr Merlin tied u to lanid "let's go and buy sire to piece-meal at all hourspital, told Dorothy Thompson cooled. The broiler pan and string to it. They looked like a

some watermelons in Lou-stems from unease rather than that he is convinced that many grill should be washed in the bunch of balloons. Then he tied stana."

true hunger. This insight into of the patients in this hospital them all to his waist. Im- And this is remarkable

false appetite gives the right are there because they never mediately he wont

salling thing! At that Very Instant, around the room!

every one of the bubbles went perspective, and is an important d acquired self-control,. Also, utensil of the same material.

Ithe broiler compartment. by initially being controlled. normal weight. pop. They heard a voice behind at step toward eating for that children learn self-control Occasionally, wash the sides of the bookcase chuckling.

"You can buy your water,

Do somo honest checking on Does dally food habits. melons in the store right around your the corner."

your pattern of eating consist "Please, Mr Merlin, you're mainly of plece-mealing wonderful magician ...don't starches and sweets? if so, be so mean." But It didn't help chances are you are suffering

"Very good bubbles" he said. kald "But they'll burs!!" Kart. "Bubbles always burst." "These won't," said Mr Mer- lin, "Blow some more for your- selves. You can both come with me while I buy my bananas."

Knarf blew twelve more but bles. Mr Merlin tied six of them

to Hanid and six of them Knurf.

to

2

on

a bit. Mr Merlin, the Magnificent from tissue hunger, which results Maglelan, just went on chuck-in a constant craving. This is a Ing.

Rupert and the Fiddle-43-

Ruperi doesn't stop to argue, 'and hurries to tell hử Mummy of the wonderful time he has had at the cutle. "The adventure won't

length she consents, and after breakfast he runs and finds Bill and Algy again. way, you wo will you come with use to, ses it King Cole has kept his promise and sent Simple Simon home? I shall not be happy until I know i's all right. ALL BRUDER 'BESIKKER

be over until I am sure that my pal is sale," he says. *May 1 go out again tomorrow morning > * Hira. Bear looks doubtízi, but at

dielers

physical craving for the easen- tial nutrients missing from the dally fare. But when peor food to habits fail

provide the nutrients, you still feel unsatis- fled, regardless of calories,

Моду successful readily admit that they formerly ate all day long, but seldom had good roal. It is dificult to belleve that anything a commonplace as three regular adequate meals a day can do away with the nervousness that lends to constant eating. But it.

con.

...

Try it for three weeks. Pin yourself down to throw good low calorie meals a day, with an energy pick-up in the late after- noon. This plan will give n day. You'll pattem to your

amount of j have a surprising energy, lose regularly, and feel better than 'you have in years. Happy slimming.

same way as any other cooking

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