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HONG KONG DAILY

BRIDAY NOVE

1931.

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Not all baking powders are alike in their action nor the amount that should be used. Crescent is scientifically made of exactly the right ingredients in exactly the right proportions" for using ONE TEASPOON to each cup of sifted flour. Don't use more.

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WOMAN'S PAGE

TALL, SHORT, THIN,

OR FAT?

WHATEVER YOU ARE THE FOLLOWING WILL IN-

*TEREST YOU.

The length of the human body varies. It is greatest in the morn ing, after a good night's rest. It is least after physical exertion or after prolonged walking or stand- ing People who stay in bed, for long parious can increase their stature by three inches,

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Scientists have calculated the average height of mankind to be Bft bis A German senses to grow when he is 24, a French man wher he is. 27, an Englishman when he is and a true American when he is

34.

With all nations, the average size

Dutch Indice and New Guinea. Their average height is between 4ft. and 4ft in.

The average size of a now-born baby is generally just below 20in. The average weight is from 7lb up.. wards. The heaviest child one- cord weighed alb. 8oz. at birth and measured 3ft, din at the time.

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The heaviest man the world has

ever known was an American who weighed 93st. He was followed a lose second. by the Englishman, Hopkins, with sat.

Professional fasters reduce their weight very easily Succi, the most celebrated all, lost 34lb. in 30 days.

induences the weight of our bodies, Our daily occupation considerably Browery hands, butchers, publicans, bakers, millers and safe construc tors head, the list of "weighty trades, and the tailor atill repre sents the opposite extreme of lean-

A giant must be eft. ein. in height to be correctly named The Goliath of the Bible was said to be of a height equal to 13t. sin., but he may be a legendary Agure. The tallest giant of whom we have of women is less than that of macknowledge is 12ft high. He lives in The Japanese, the Papuans and the Persia, and is visiting Europe short-ness. Laplanders are they smallest races, ly the latter reaching an average of only Bft The highest average of height-ft 10in.has been found among tribes of Patagonia, South America

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Real dwarfs are acaror than giants. A real dwari, to be cor- rectly pulled so, must be less than 4ft. in. in atature, and this must

To remove stubborn burat par not have been brought about by tiles from asaucepan, All with Mankind is growing talles in disse. Dwarfs seem to be favourator, add one or two pices of raw the Stone Age the average size was fed by royalty. Queen Victoria: was

onion and let simmer for a fow about Bft. din. The gendual in very interested in Tom Thumb, and

minutes. This will remove all Crosse since is attributed to im-in 1708 a dwarf named Harte was

particles. proved living conditions, ruch as kept ht, the Court of the King of the reduction of working hours, the Saxony. He was less than 3ft. in developed comfort of shelter and stature. Other small people are the increase through the centuries Miss Miller, who was only eft. af sport and games..

4in a dwart measured by the French scientist Bulon who was 1ft. Bin, and the sexagenarian Hialny Agybe, of Mount Sinai. He as doctors, clergymen, architects, I was the smallest man in the history engineers, tenchers, actors and of the world, for his incredibly. authors, Artisans are generally | short stature was 12. 3ió. much shorter in height, but the lowest size is to be met with among factory workers and road labour

The tallest individuals are to be found among professional men,, such

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The smallest peoples of the world are the pygmy tribes of Central America, Hindustan, the

THE CHILDREN'S CORNER.

saucepan falling, care should be taken to avoid sing it for some continues for several hours after time afterwards, as the chipping the accident occurs.

A TRIFLE WITH A BITE IN IT.

Most trifles are sickly squashly things of which an occasional cherry or thickened bit of custard form the solidest portion. Here is a new one. which combines the novelty of solid serunchy base with all the health giving properties of a well- known, nerve and body food. '. It. runs as follows:

Take 10 Ovaltine" Rusks and spread each with raspberry, red current or strawberry jam. Dis salve a jelly square of the farm favouring and pour over the rusics, ina glase dish. When cold "put: a' little whipped cream on top.

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THE SMILE OF THE SEA PRINCESS.

CHAPTER III.

(Continued from last Friday.) What the old Gnome of the Cave told her she told no one, not even har son; but he knew that the price she would have to pay would be a heavy one, by the look on his mother's face. Her black brows were drawn together, and there was a dark frown on her forehead.

WHAT DOES YOUR NAME MEAN?

MICHAEL

A name from the Hebrew, mean- ing "who is like the Lord." It is the wime of an archangel who was chosen at the patron of all Chris He knew that it, was of no use tiba warriors Knights received for him to ask her what she was their knighthood in the name of going to do, for she would not tell tho Archangel Michael as well as hing, unless she wanted him to helpin that of their national gaint. It her to carry out her plans, · · ·

So he made up his mind to keep is a name found in all ' Christian

bis eyes wall open, and spy alt countries.

round him, so as to find out what

wna happening. He guessed that his mother would cast some evil spell upon the twelve mermen, and he was dying to find out what i would be..

One day, while he was swimming idly about near the Royal Palaco, he saw the Body-Guard of Sword. Fish swim out of the court-yard of the place and form out in two lines. By this he knew that the twelve young princes would soon be coming, forth.

So he swam aside” and hid behind] rock, wondering whether hie mother was ready with her spell. "Perhaps I shall find out this time what she is going to," he mid to himself,

A MESSAGE FROM SANTA

·CLAUS

But he got deep in among some sea-weed, for the fiabermen's neta had been very bury at that spot lately, and he did not want to be awept away in one of them, and so get carried into the Upper: World.

Almost as the thought, came into his mind, he saw two things hap Dear Children, This is to tell pen at once. The twelve beautiful you that I have" already left the young, mermen come swimming out North Pole with my reindear, which through the Palace Gates, and a I shall use as far as Alaska, Then fishing-net appeared just above their I will take aeroplane to hurry along heads!

quicker to you, dear children,

As he gazed at that cruel net,I trust to be in Hong Kong abou be saw it come, dipping, dipping, the middle of December, and I hope sweeping, sweeping, scraping, the aeroplane will not break down scraping, toward the gay young but arrive safe and sound with me princes, as if it were going to scoop and my gifts. Of course while I them up at that, moment."

am in Hong Kong I shall make my Then a wonderful thing happen Headquartere at one of the load- ed. The ugly young Wizard could ing local stores. I will put an ani not believe his own eyes. As the nouncement in the newspapers, so Det was drawn up again, there were be sure you watch carefully, for it, in it, not the twelve young princes, to know when I will arrive and but twelve john-dories!

where my HQ will be-Leve from

FATHER CHRISTMAS

(To de Continued.)

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