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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 1959.

PRACTICAL HOMECRAFT ***

too much

For the overweight there are reasonable amount of exercise; will give you an enormous appetite and you wil be worse off then when you started.

Massage does nothing lo reduce your weight perman- ently, though it will help the

'TALKING SLEEPERS three main rules. Firsi got a Mother Peep than in generally realised. Ask any Serviceman who has slept in barracks, or any boy who has been at boarding school. They can all tell of the chat- tering Charlies or wan dering Willies they have seen or heard during the hours of sleep.

self- Adults

rather' are

the habit but conscious about worried mothers often consult the doctor when their child staris chattering in his sleep.

What they do not realise is that talking or walking

a form during sleep is mainly of dreaming.

Not Hysteria

masseuse to get hors down.

Secondly, you must diet. We do put on too much weight Cut because we eat too much. down sugar and starches dras- Lically. This means culling out all the bread, potatoes, cereals, peas, beans, bananas, cakes and pastry, you possibly can.

Remomber too, that a glass of good beer or a couple of sherries are as feeding as a pork chop or an average helping of fried potatoes.

For Energy

Thirdly, eat as much meat or cheese and as many eggs as you

It is an odd thing that these like. They will provide all the

folk who talk in their sleep are energy rarely big talkers

you need. Don't cut during the down an butter, but eat A$

to much fresh fruit and daytime. Indeed, they tend

green

giraffe.

b Father taciturn, retiring vegetables as a chimpanzee or a people. There is little reason for nocepting the idea that sleep- talking occurs in hysteria.

them are what we Many of call "motor-minded"--that they have good muscular skill,

is

are fond of games and have a When they good ball-sense.

sleep, their dreams take the form of muscular activity.

In

The reverse may be true; the lecturer in mathematics tends to hio do interminable mans sleep and the English master to correct endless plics of home- work, Thus, they use the think- ing part of their brain at night and not the muscular-control port.

Don't keep away from the water-tap. It is occasional- ly possible but uneate and not at all sensible to lose a little weight by drastically reducing your water consumption.

on

There is no need to live

ofien enough to test your the scales. Once a fortnight is weight. Always try to keep to the same scales. Women should allow 8lb. when weighing. for their clothes; men 7 lb. SWOLLEN ANKLES

As our birthdays flash past K becomes increasingly difficult for 119 to "keep up appearances." don't worry too much Men

women-who about the way

However, apart from this habit of talking during sleep because about that. But

the body wants to go on doing Brnali something, there is a

whose sleep- group of people tolking is a kind from childhood or youth.

start to care

they look when they are at the toddler ago-do.

One of the parts of the body are particularly

of hangover which women Unsolved Problem With them, it is believed that they have some unsolved prob

or unrealisod ambition lem which they desperately want to achlove.

When thinking of treatmoni that

It is important to realise

for the majority of people with

anxious about is the ankles. They will often consult ther doctors about enlarged ankles not because they fear a serious cause

but simply because "They're so ugly, doctor, and 1 used to have such nice legs."

Causes

Having told her doctor of this

this curious symptom there is diminishing charm, the patient

nothing seriously wrong.

rarely realisez what a problem

If Ittle Charlie has a quieter she may have set him. There are spell for a couple of hours so many

before going to bed, or it he is

causes of awollen ankles. And none of them 1

given a little less homework to easy to explain.

do his nocturnal chattering will stop.

Too little protein or too much

salt in the blood-stream can de

If either of these

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1 Pair of size 3 Emu oil into next; et, Knitting Needles.

MEASUREMENTS: 22 x 72 inches. TENSION:

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Repeat there work measures 72 inches, ending with the 3rd, now pattern. 2 rows.

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Knit

Cast off loosely.

TO FINISH

Press lightly with a waten iren over a damp cloth.

Make a fringe by culting wool into 20 inch lengtha and knotting 4 places at even inter- vals along cart on and cast off edges.

Beauty Tips

3. Make a habit of splashing

your skin alternately

with

each

day. This will stimulate the

1. A

15 mild pairingent essential and should be before applying natted on

This your powder base. contracts the pores, ensur- uf ing that the minimum make-up seeps through the surface.

hot and cold water

coursing of the blood.

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2. A change of parting, as well as style, always stimulates the scalp. This is particu- larly so in summer because it gives the sun a chance' lo got at that hidden hale. *

4. Apply night cream in a thin'

can layer only. The skin only absorb

mich, BO plastering cream on is urs- less and wasteful.

3. Keep your cotton wool clean

in a deep lidded box with a holo cut in the top; and pull Iresh tufts out as you need them

STORIES

FOR BOYS

Heap Big Fun

For Tribe

you're having a party, why not use Indians as "The only serious cases of talk- the reason. ing at night are probably those changes de talie place, something your theme? Here are some

of games to play. people who have other sympos wrong with the walls fors and especially during the the millions of capillaries (hair- daytime.

Safe Drugs

like blood tubes) In the body.

in the

game.

for this

The Fox, an Indian tribe The colourless part of the blood of Algonquin stock, provide. leaks through them, and seeps the Inspiration Into the tissues, producing what is called ordens. And oedema is most likely to occur

CATCH THE CROW: Among lowest part of the body the the tribes who make up the ankles.

great. Sioux nation fre the from Crow, Why this leak resulte chemical changes in the blood, But it we don't really know.

Choose one player to be the your doctor tells you to forge warrior. The warrior is blind- drugs are quite este and are not salt and eat more lean meat and folded, and stands inside a circle

lf a child is obviously "bundle of nerves (whatever that means), wakens himself up with violent attacks of scream- ing, or has almost uncontrollable fits of bad temper, it is time something was done about it.

The family doctor may sug of some night gest a course

Many of these

lime sedation.

habit-ferming.

cheeso you'll know why your formed by the rest. Players in ankles aren't so neat s they the circle count off, starting were.

with. "one." Chemical upsets in the blood- stream may be traced to kid- neys, heart, or even the lungs.

and Apart from these rarer more serious cases probably the best thing for a sleep-talkor is to have a fairly hot bath Jast

But there thing at night, to avoid cheese for supper and, if he doesn't causes of ankle-swelling. improve, to get a sleeping pill chief one is interference

the circulation in the legs.

Weariness

for his wifel

OBESITY

less Bre

serious

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& GIRLS

Purr-Purr Has A Problem

---Hanid Tries To Find Out What It Is-

By MAX TRELL

Purr-Furr

wasn't thinking of catching Birds, either.

"Are you thinking of jumping

HANID, the Shadow Girl with on the piano?" Hanid anked,

the Turned-About Name, "Is it that that's worrying you? went through the house upstairs Or are you thinking of climb- and down, "calling: "Purr-Purr, Ing up the curtains or scratching Pur-Pur, where are you?” the next door neighbour's

There was no answer.

Puppy? Are those the things Finally Hanid found the Elt- you're worrying about?? ten. She was sitting on

| back steps of the house.

Looked Worried

the

It seemed to Heald that Purr Pust looked worried.

Purr-Purr Just, stayed curled up. in. Hanid's lap without mak❤ ing a sound.

Hanid stirred up her mind, trying to think of all the other things a Kitten might be wOITY- "You poor little dear," said ing about, auch a fipping over Hanid, as she picked up Purr of yaru across the floor, walking.

her milk saucer, chasing a bali Purr and carried her into her along the edge of the roof or own room. Hanid, sat down going to sleep in the pocket of under the sunny window with Father's Sunday-coat.

Pur-Purr curled up in her lap. "Now, my dear," said Haníð, after a moment or two of

i silence, “you are worried' about'

something, aren't you?"

Doesn't Aniwar

Stopped Trying

At last Hanid gave up trying to decide what it was that seemed to be worrying. Purr- Purr

She lifted the Kitten out of Purr-Purr didn't answer. She her lap and gently sat her down only looked at Hanid with her on the door, again. big green eyes.

"My dear," she said to Purr- Is it something you want to Purr, "I'm afraid I'm beginning do?" asked Hanid. "Something to feel as worried about you as catching a Mouse? Are you do about whatever it is you worried about going down that's worrying you,

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Eke

Players take turns tossing Now the warrior calls out any kernels at the

bottle from The

number (3, for instance), with

like distance of three inches. Score this:

one point.. for each "popped" corn. The player with the most points wins the game.

The veins may have become my It's all very well to

standing. "Laugh and grow fat," but once weary of too much you've become really at you They may have given up their have a lot less to laugh about! job of helping in the circulation The almost universal modern - tosk for which they have since desire to get a good figure and not been well equipped more important to keep it, is Man took to moving about on a sensible ambition. If you are two legs instead of four, After overweight It le no use pretend- prolonged periods of standing are that Ufe is likely to be as the veins tend to allow the blood simple or healthy as it could be. to stagnate in the lower limbs.

Fat people suffer from quite a Policemen, cooks, and shop- lot more diseases, like arthritis, assistants can speak with feel- this sort 01 foot heart disease-including coron- ing about

gall- trouble! ary thrombosis-diabetes,

Of course, there may be bladder complaints, and bron-.

more serious obstruction to the chitis.

☆ Rule

veins much higher up it tha There may be a baby For once, vanity is valuable body. -wanting to look the right size gitting on the veins inside the and shape generally means that tummy. The remedy is obvious:

a

it the ambition is achieved and automatic! Or there may be

some tumour pressing on better health is likely.

It also means that if you're larger veina.

an enthusiast for life assurance

the

Ankle-welling. can also be

twisting

you're likely to be charged less due to an inflammation around for your policy. Insurance offers the joint caused by prefer thin people!

the foot. Rheumatism can be

It is essential to know when responsible. So can flat-feet. you should start worrying about

Fast Up

chronic

what the bath-roum scales tell If you suffer really you. If you are less than a lone swelling of the ankles and your overweight, say, only seven or doctor tells you he can't cure it, eight pounds, you can forget try to put your feet up on every about your vital statisiles,

There is one good rough-and- possible, occasion.

Massage and clastle" hosiery

of Inches

ready rule for finding out may help, though full elastic Multiply the number you are over Bft, by five and a lockings are better that ankle which oka Coure half and add 110. The resulting bandages ngure should be your weight in swelling higher up the laga

To sum up, don't blame #wol- pounds.

standing cock- Thus, if you are Bfi, dine; in lesa, making on height multiply the six inches ing or roning too mung pf- by 6% e. 93. Add 110, which. Dada: whiris, until you'v makes a lotal of 143 and that your doutor exacultam. should be your weight in pounds heart, idleys and Ferry ——–119. ib or 10 alone: 3. bo only too pleased to that you Women should knock 10 pee if the simttai chiamos? cent off when they're playing rande; in manizir

Catch A Bird

Crossed The Room

to the cellar where IV's dark?"!! "Crow No. 3, caw!"

Agala Pur-Purr looked at: Player No. 3 must reply with

Hanid with her big green eyes a loud "caw." If the warrier

and said nothing.

Without once looking behind, crower's

Serve the refreshments in name,

Hanid decided Pur-Purr Purr-Purr walked slowly across can guess the

Other- the two trado places.

truc Indian

style-in pottery wasn't worried about catching a the room and out of the door, wise the warrior must try again. bowls and baskets passed from Mouse in the cellar.

down the hallway, into the klichen and out of the kitchen hand to hand. For the main POPPING INDIAN

(wieners CORN: COUrso-Buffalo Meat

to the back steps where Hanid This game fits in with the th buns)--and for nibbling, corn

had first found her. themo-because the Indians curls or chips-and nuts," - en- "Perhaps," Hand went on, as Then, all of a sudden, the _give.us.popped corn. You will other favourite Indian food. Forsha mroked Pur-Pury's back, worried look disappeared from

need an empty soda pop bottle a beverage, any kind of berry and some uncooked pop corn. Juice (coolada) would be in

Keeping with the theme. Stand the pop bottle on a piece of newspaper (to entch fallen grains) on

floor.

tive

—Ida" M, Pardus.

I ZOO'S WHO

warn

you'd like to go out into las Furr-Puer's furry tabs Purr- park and catch a Bird? Are Furr simply licked her paw and you worried about what solks washed it off, will say it you catch Bird Heald burst out laughing Pur-Purr? And of course it. "Oh, my dear! So that's what isn't right for you to want ';

to you

querying abouti catch Birds.

Whether to wash your Zuce or "If you are worrying about not! Well, I'm glad you did, Using "you" bught to think of You look like brand-new something sim, right away." jhappy Kitten again.”.

Furr-Purr Bill – didn't say and Pur-Purr looked around at Hanld with char big green eyes and seemed to alle..

word.

This time Hanid decided that

Rupert and Raggetu-

Hanid found Per-Farr on the

· kuch steps of the house.

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