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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPHI, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1936.

NEWS FOR WOMEN

Digestive Trouble"

COME people are born so strong that they can eat any food they like

and digest and asaminte it with the greatest ease.

Others who are equaily healthy have to exercise more care--for in- stance, they cannot digest raw salad and vegetables, but they can get along quite happily on well-cooked food,

or from

The third group are not so for- through inherited tunale. Either weakness or through some infectious disease, such as typhoid, some other 'cause the lining of the intealines is extremely sensitive, so that only bland food-that is food of a nice creamy consistency-can be taken.

FORTUNATELY, the trouble usually clears up with suitable medical treatment or after u course at Bath or Harrogate or other

pas.

By

Family Doctor

When Your Child Asks

This is a perfectly natural deve- Jopaental occurrence which can be corrected by providing it with after- native amusements and occupation, rather than by chastisement or re- primands.

This fact gives us one of our first principles, namely, that teaching must begin at a very early age and must be provided by the parent to start off with.

THE next stage is reached when the child begins to Task questions, frequently of a some-

embarrassing as applet what

usually at sorrie awkward moment.

or

Hard fruits, such peurs, or stone frult, such as plums and peaches, may cause great pain und looseness of the bowels.

Items which cause gas or termen-

be avoided- tation should also artichoke soup, pea soup, bolled

or onions often produce.

This senaltive condition of the parsnips large intestine is known as mucous excessive gas in the intestine. colitis and requires special attention

to diet.

CUSTARDS, Junkets, milk puddings, arrowroot or

NATURALLY, any course or cornflour are all useful in the con-

stage, Grilled fish or spiced foods should valescent

or creamed cutlets, sieved potatoes

Sugar should be kept low in the

be avoided and all skins or pips of frult removed before rating. Articles vegetables may be given later. of diet which take a long time to digest, such as fried foods or tw diet, but an increase in butter, cream cooked meat are forbidden.

and milk is usually well tolerated.

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sume knowledge of sex mat- Firstly, we must realise that young ters, but when it comes to people have a sex ife of their own,

deciding who is to provide this in-

formation there is considerable diver-

gence of opinion.

Is the duty of the parent or the schoolmaster7

Should it be given Individually or In groups?

How much information should be given and when should such instive- tion be coming d?

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thoughtful parent who is interested.

In the modern problem of educa- tion.

By

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Griffith

which starts in infancy, develops. Unfortunately it is not possible to quickly during adolescence, and does answer all these questions dognati- not reach maturity for several years. rally because although we have

learned much in the past few years Infants very soon become interest- about this subject, we have not had ed in outside objects and like to ex- sumcient experience of the results of plore everything within reach, in-

ferent methods.

cluding their own bodies.

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ACROSS

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1 Showing how fat is cut open

and causes consternation. Study the string in this har- mony.

10 Here in Sicily they stop in the

middle of a romp, ali anyhow, for a drink.

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4 Geographical

lessons.

↑ Husbanding.

8 Takes

fruit.

123

features in his

grapes-no ment: only.

@ These are always

plots to build on.

14 Rats to the vulgar,

15 Feminine name.

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though certainly appreciated in France.

Alark, not necessarily of esteem.

17

Famou

12 Sound, but not good for nerves. 13 Glow.

14 Silence If one holds one's own. 16 Receivers.

18 Peril in the gorden.

20 Victoria-for example.

22 One can't call this bird, but—.

24 As A nation, however, they don't run away from their en- Kagements.

Takes in half London. 31 Make noble.

32 Rulers at o discount.

dangerous

priest at the beginning

of Elizabeth's reign.

18 Turn the vessel upside down.

21 One shouldn't call gardens.

these without' good ones.

23 Monster.

25 Make dear.

20 Depressed.

20 Bears as a weapon.

20 Article.

Yesterday's Solution. SPIFTYTHOUSANDE

8 MMOGAENG LOTEM Q-U·Â·RTER B·A· ̈ ̄UB·A·GE| UG EM BEE GEGET AXIOMEATUD SCALA ABETS

a book like "How These must be answered in a per- child

a Baby out having had these fectly simple and truthful manner, is Born," by K. de Schweinitz, or plained to them.

If a child asks how it was born it better still to read the book with the So many of us are still frightened 27 This word is a puzzle. I must

confess, by the idea of discussing such mat-

What do you think? is no use telling it that the doctor child and discuss it,

29 And I'm afraid this one will brought it im a little black bag, be---It is far better for a-child to learn-ters-in-a normal way..

(give))} cause the child will

discover simple physiological facts in this way We are so beset with our inhibi- that this is inaccurate and therefore than to have them thrust upon its tions that we cannot deal with the 30e you a dickens of a turn.. lose faith in its parents, and will ask consciousness by its schoolmates. matter simply and straightforward

ly. We

are still bound by prejudices no more questions, although it will

9 THE stage of adolescenes and conventions, as a result of which 33 Though essential to the Queen remain interested in the subject and

one of tremendous up- has been will seet Information from less re-heaval and distress. It lasts rough-levels of human nature, and we find

reduced

Mary, to the

It makes the steernge the lowest

grin (hyphen, 8, 4).. liable sources.

ly from 14 to 18 years of age.

it almost impossible to present a

DOWN Neither must the question be

this stage It is, at

that many constructive ideal to our children. evaded or furned aside. Parents

Is it not essential, however, that never people feel that the teacher can who say that their children

rightfully take a part in the pro- we should present such an identif awkward questions should re- ceedings. consider their position and ask them-

He

can supplement much that the We wish the young people to maite selves whether they have not, at

Many of the distressing mistakes school some time or another, given some parent has said, especially if biology apps and successful marriages?

Is included In the normal

of youth are entirely lur; such answer no i have suggested, curriculum, as it should be.

Ignorance of simple physiological Although a truthful answer is

Alternatively a special course can

facts.

is curlous

desire#

ask

y, this can be of the simplest be given on this important subject. Youth

necessary,

and

2 Brown takes tea with a. giri:

yolcks, tallyho!

3 Try this for your next trunk

call it's the shorter way.

4 Don't play the second one if you want to be in the lime- light.

to

5 You

mature and no long explanation need AN experiment in this direc, knowledge. It is perfectly possible

sorrow comes

can study this ancient language with only one eye.

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tion has been made by to have knowledge of this descrip- The child wilt then be perfectly satisfied and may not ask any more Tucker and Pout in Wales, where tion and yet remain pure.

Far greater

from questions for a considerable time, they have given instruction to not when in fact it may repeat the same less than 25,000 elementary school lack of knowledge than from proper

children.

information provided in a construc-

The total Expenditure in 1900 on behalf of question.

It is interesting to note that the tive manner.

nick and destituto children is estimated at NOME children do not ask percentage of parents desiring such

questions of this nature Instruction to be given is nearly 95. TF we want our boys and girls $25,000, against which the Income to date is

If we want aur boys and girls $16,000 frequently, but they are, neverthe Their two little books: "Awkward

In order to continue its work, the Soclety less, interested, and parents should Questions of Childhood" and "Sex we must see that they reprend asks for the balance of endeavour to make sure that the

the In well instructed Education

are in Schools."

$7,000 simple differences between the sexes worth reading, because not only do nature of sex.

understood before the age of they expinin the methods ndopted. An understanding man will make but they Klve definite answers to a far better husband, and the same It is important that the ordinary specifie questions, and parents will applies to girls, than one who ap natural functions of life should be and them most helpful.

proaches marriage in ignorance. And Mr. A. McKELLA, C.A., explained to boys and girls before the onset on puberty, as otherwise they are liable to receive severe and unnecessary shocks.

Are

adolescence,

meaning

is an unfortunnie fact that we see that instruction of this type F

part and parcel of normal growth whilst muny people realise and development. the importance of this instruction,

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before the close of the financial year on 31st

October.

Hon. Treasurers:

It is only by a proper appreciation Mr. I may be helpful for a they do not give it, the result being of the physical that the mental and parent who is uncertuli how that the young people are frequently spiritual sides of our natures can pet to broach the subject to give the allowed to set out in the world with- in complete harmony.

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