1933-08-24 — Page 2

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1933.

MORNING

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NIGHT

FOOD VALUE

for

ECONOMY

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CLEANLINESS

The World's Standard

MOFFAT COOKERS ARE

BRITISH

MADE

SHEWAN, TOMES and

NATIONAL BANK BUILDING,

8, DES VOEUX ROAD, CENTRAL.

EXTRA FAST

SELOCHRO

ડ્રેસ

FILM

ANTI HALO BACKED

ALWAYS USE BRITISH SELOCHROME ROLL FILMS" AND YOU WILL GET THE FINEST PICTURES.

Obtainable from: Colonial Dispensary—The' Pha-macy A Sex & Co. Long Bing Wing On Co. Sincere Co. The Sun Co..

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DEALERS MAY ORDER THROUGH

REISS, MASSEY & CO., LTD.

7, QUEEN'S RD, “

MADE IN ENGLAND BY

ILFORD Limited, Ilford, London

CHOOSING NEW CRETONNES

Do not be beguiled into choosing a cretopne just because its gen- eral style is pleasing. There are. other factors to be taken into careful consideration, and here are one or two that are worth your attention:

If the carpet is on the dowdy side, you must turn a blind eye to the gay and bold in curtains. They will only accentuate the rather shabby look" of the rest of the room. What you should choose is the shadowy, elusive type of treat- ment, so that it will merge into

the general scheme.

CO.

HONG KONG

FOR SPARKLING

EYES

SOME HINTS TO TAKE

The danger that the business girl in particular has to bear in mind is that of straining the eyes by ex- ccssive reading or writing. If the eyes are used very much during the day, they should be given as much rest as possible during the even ing.

glasses supplied by a competent beulist.

If you suffer from slight stiffness of the eyelids in the early morning and have difficulty in opening your eyes properly, don't yield to the temptation of rubbing them. Bathe them instead with boracio solution, or cold water.

"RICKSHAW BRAND

CELÉBRATED CEYLON TEA

SOLD BY ALL COMPRADORES

(WARDED 10 GOLD MEDALS FOR PURITY, STRENGTH

AND FLAVOUR..

Solo Distributora

CARE OF CHILDREN

NURSERY ACCIDENTS

While we must take every rea- sonable precaution to prevent ac- cidents happening to children, we must also be prepared to deal with any accident that occurs promptly and properly,

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Cuts, grazes, and bruises perhaps the commonest injuries to which children are subject, or to which they subject themselves, and we will deal with them first.

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which bleed must be kept covered. Little can be done for the aver- age brulee, but immediate applica- tion of a cold water compress, ice, or lead lction will very much re- duce the resultant" discolouration. This should be borne in mind in the case of a blow in the region of the eye, since once a "black eye" has developed, nothing will hasten its disappearance.

WHITTAKER'S

JAMS

HIGH CLASS

"Well worth looking

"into"

Assorted-1 lb. glas, jārs Strawberry Gooseberry' Raspberry Marmalade

Small burns should be dressed with raseline, medicinal parafin, Apricot

or boracic ointment, and covered with gauze or clean white rag."

Larger burns or scalds should not have any greasy preparation applied to them since this gravely

interferes with the tannic acid

treatment now universally used for such injuries..

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The best procedure in severe burns is to wrap the child in a blanket and keep him warm, and then to, apply wet compresses to the injured arena.

The compresses are made from clean rag-handkerchiefs soaked in lukewarm tea.

The tea is used because if con tains tannic acid. If there is none at hand, heat the' water and tea in a saucepan, bring to the boil, and cool by standing it in a basin. of cold water.

Get a friend to summon medical assistance at the earliest possible moment.

I cannot deal here with the first Small cuts on the hand or foot aid treatment of fractures since it should be cleansed with plain is a complex subject, but fractures warm water, and then kept cover-| in children will not suffer from be-. ed with boracic int until healed. Ing left alone until skilled 'assis

The lint is usually kept in place tance is obtained. But be careful best by zinc oxide plaster, a roll of not to overlook a fracture. A baby: which-half an inch wide should who has been dropped or has always be kept at hand. The plas-fallen from a high chair, or a child ter should be applied firmly, so as to exert pressure on the wound and so stop bleeding..

Larger cuts and cuts on the face may require stitching, and your this without delay. If a cut on doctor should be consulted as to

the face be left to heal by itself it may gape, and the space be- tween the edges heals by being filled with scar-tissue. A broad, ugly scar results instead of the thin line of the carefully stitched

Do not forget your eyelashes and eyebrows, in your zeal to improve your eyes. The part "they play is a very important one, and if they are scanty or unchred for, all your efforts to make your eyes attrac- | wound. tive will be wasted. Begin with your eyebrows, for they can be

within a few minutes. Pluck out

Grazes, such as commonly occur dried, and well powdered with a zinc and talc powder stocked in sprinkler tins by all chemists. They heal more quickly if left ex- posed to the air and kept quite dry, but the more severe, varieties:

The practice of reading in bed is a bad one at all times, but it is trimmed and made to look neat on the knee, should be cleansed, particularly bad at the end of a busy day, when the eyes have Are you going to make up the already done more than their fair the straggling hairs with some cretonnes yourself? If so, concen- share of work. If you must", good tweezers, and shape the brows trate upon the all-over. rather read in bed, however, arrange your to a fine point at each end. If you nondescript patterns, rather than lights so that it falls from the back do not care for the thin line which up those of big "repeats." You of your head on to your book, is so fashionable just now, take will and that the question of Joins Never place it directly in front of care not to trim too drastically. So is facilitated in this way, and that the eyes, or you will almost cer. long as the effect is neat and the. there is far less waste in making tainly suffer some strain. If you the patterns fit at the seams. E- Gud that reading or writing, makes pecially is this important where your eyes ache, wear glasses while loose 'covers are concerned. As you are, working. It is necessary, much as a quarter of a yard is of course, to have your eyes pro often wasted each time if a large perly tested, and to have the central 'motif' has to come exactly In the centre of a chair seat or back.

Are you pleased with the pro portions of your room? If you find that it is rather low-pitched, don't select a cretonne that re- peats its pattern.so definitely that you will find yourself. counting up the number of baskets of flowers bards, or garlands in each cur- tain. This will inevitably make the walls look squatter still. plain self-colour, fabric looks best. in a room of this type,

If the room is rather too lofty-

A

RUMANIAN FISH PATTIES which is often the case when a

Ingredients:-Puff pastry; about lb. white flsh; salt and pepper; 1 onion; curry powder to taste; lb. cream-cheese; 2 hard-boiled eggs,

'sauce margarine; white made from the fish stock.

Ball the fish, then drain, skin, bone and flake. it. ́Add salt, pep- per, grated, onion, curry powder, and well-mashed cream-cheese. Mix well. Cut circles of puff pas- try about four inches in diameter.

large apartment has been convert- ed into two or more amail ones

beware of emphatic stripes that. run vertically. On the other hand, held Horizontal stripings will be definitely becoming.

While we are on this subject, would like to bring to the notice of our readers some wonderful values in this line at Lane Craw~ fords.

Put a mound of ailing in the cen- NEW HOLLYWOOD RECIPE

tre of each, turn over and press edges together, making half moon shapes. Fry in hot fat till lightly browned on both sides. Drain well and keep warm. Slice the ex, dot with margarine and heat them in the oven. Arrange the" dah turnovers on a hot dish, decorate with the hot egg slices, and serve with white sauce.

DON'T WASTE SOUR MILK

There's no need to waste milk that turna sour as it is just as nourishing in that from as any other. Whip it up until it becomes frm like cheese, strain away any “Equid and add a little salt. Now chop a few spring onion stalks or Pinely chop one or two curry" onions jand blend this with the curd? If

tasty savoury♬

With the return to America" of beers and lightwines, Hollywood players have digging out receipes in which wine is necessary for the success of the dishes. Here is the favourite wine recipe of Oakle, Paramount comedian.

Brandy Sauce

1 cup butter

1 cup powdered sugar.

2 tablespoons brandy

· Yolks of 2 eggs Whites of 2 eggs

Jack

cup milk or cream. Cream the butter, add sugar. gradually, then brandy very slow- ly, then the "well-beaten yolks and milk "or" cream. Cook over hot water until mixture thickens and pour on to beaten whites. Serve | in sherbet glasses topped with whipped cream or a sprinkling of 4 ambrosia.

Beaulah's

COOKED PEA

who complains of pain in a limb following a fall, should always be examined by a doctor. Otherwise partial fractures and cracks at the ends of bones may only be dis takes place.

when defective growth covered

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· We will conclude our chapter of accidents with a consideration of "foreign bodies.”

A foreign body in the eye is easily removed with a fine camel

hair brush Dr 2 twist of cotton WOOL.

Beads and other oddments that two-year-old like to insert inte their noses and ears are usually readily

removed

by a. doctor.

Please do not make any attempt to removed them yourself you will" only push them further in

Finally, let me remind you that a stitch in time saves much more than nine; that prevention is less trouble than cure, and that curs is more often an ideal than a pos-

ends of the eyebrows taper, the is also good for the eyelashes, but result will be quite pleasing. To it should be used sparingly and ap-blity. darken fair eyebrows and to make plied with a soft paint brush scanty eyebrows grow, use a little Paint upwards to the tips of the bairs do not lie flat, use a small lashes; this will encourage them to stiff brush occasionally. Lanoline curl.

Fresh peas in tins, yes, but packed so quickly after the vines are cut they come to you actually fresher than the so-called fresh peas of the market. Packed under Sanitary con- ditions at Boston, Linca, England. (Buy them by the case from

any good dealer, NOW-at surprisingly low prices).

STRAWBERRIES

Baspberries, Plums, Black Currants packed, right, and preserved in tins. T delicious fruits come from England, and are put up in pure fruit juices. Served with Ice Cream or Chilled in your WESTING HOUSE REFRIGERATOR will make just the dessert you need to top a good dinner. Can be obtained at all reliable dealers,

SOLE AGENTS

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STRAWBERRIES

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"Why Willie!" she exclaimed, you haven't put in any soap."

"Soap!" said Willie, "why, mo- ther, we're going for a holiday.”

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Peach.. Damson

Red Currant Jelly Black Currant Jelly Blackberry

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7, Queer's Road, Central.

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No

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omes from milk trem cows. grazed in the richest pasture lands of New South Wales -rich, creamy milk, pas. teurised for purity, Flavour, texture, colour, never vary. No preserva. tives. No better butter.

"Daisy" for your Daily Bread.

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A.P.B. 12

Lemons Preserved Preserve lemon peel for cooking purposes by covering it with salt, and keeping it in an airtight jar. If desired, it may be grated first. To keep whole lemons, brush them over with white of egg and put. them on a shelf to dry.

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