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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1036.

NEWS FOR

Digestive Trouble

NOME propic are born so strong that they can eat any food they like

and digest and assimilate it with the greatest case, /- Others who are equally healthy have to exercise more cure--for in stance, they cannot digest raw salad and vegetables, but they can get along quite happily on well-cooked food.

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

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By

Family Doctor

as upples

or

Hard fruits, such pears, or stone fruit, such as plums and peacher, may cause great pain and looseness of the bowels.

FORTUNATELY, the trouble usually clears up with suitable medical treatment or after a course at Bath or Harrogate or other tatlon should also bo

RODE.

Items which cause gas or fermen- Volded- Artichoke soup, pea Boup, boiled the parsnips or onions often produce This sensitive condition of large Intestino is known as mucous excersive gas in the intestine. colitis and requires special attention to diet.

USTARDS. Junkets, mlik

puddings, arrowroot Dr ŢATURALLY, any coarse or cornflour are all useful in the con-

Grilled fish highly spleed foods should valescent, stage.

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be avoided and all skins or pips of cutlets, sieved potatoes or creamed frult removed before eating. Articles vegetables may be given later. of diet which take a long time to digest, such as fried foods or twice- cooked meat are forbidden.

Sugar should be kept low in the diet, but an increase in butter, crean and milk is usually well tolerated.

When

This is perfectly natural deve- lopmental, occurrence which can be corrected by providing it with alter native dmusements 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 égo and must be provided by the parent to start off with..

WOMEN

THE next stage is reached..

when the child begins to

ask questións, frequently of a some- what embarrassing. nattire. And usually at some awkward moment.

A

Your Child Asks

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M

OST people will agree as to

the necessity of providing

the younger generation with in mind.

FEW outstanding

however, should be borne

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

deciding who is to provide this in-

formation there is considerable diver-

gence of opinion.

Is if the duty of the parent or the schoolmaster?

Should it be given Individually or in groups?

How much information should be givrat and when should such Instrvc- tien be commenccd?

THESE are ull questions

which must occur.to any

thoughtful parent who is interested

in the modern problems of educa-

1100.

By

Edward F.

Griffith

which starts in infancy, develops Unfortunately it is not possible to quickly during adolescenec, und does answer all these questions dogmati- not reach maturity for several years. cally 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- sufficient experience of the results of plore everything within reach, in- different methods.

cluding their own bodies.

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"How These must be answered in a per- child a book like fectly simple and truthful manner, is Born," by K. de Schweinitz,

If a child asks how. It was born it better still to read the book with the So many of us are still frightened Is no use telling it that the doctor child and discuss it.

by the Idea of discussing such mat- brought it in a little black bag, be- It is far better for a child to learn ters in a normal way. "cause the child will soon -discover simple physiological facts, in this way We-are-so-boset with our inhibl. that this is inaccurate and therefore than to have them thrust upon its tions that we cannot deal with the lose faith in its parents, and will ask consciousness by its schoolmates. maller simply and straightforward no more questions, although it will

of adolescene is ly. We are still bound by prejudices remain, interested in the subject and will seek information from less re-

tremendous up- and conventions, as a result of which sex has been reduced to the Lowest Binble sources.

jcoval and distress. It lasts rough-levels of human nature, and we and ly from 14 to 18 years of age.,

it

impossible to present a almost Neither must the question, be It is at this stage that many constructive ideal to our children.

con people feel that the teacher

is it not essential, however, that never rightfully take a part in the pro- we should present such an ideal if

ceedings.

evaded

inside. or turned who say that their children

Parents

THE

VIE stage

one of

ACROSS

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i Showing how fat is cut upen

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

10 Here in Sleily they stop in the middle of a romp, all anyhow, for a drink.

11 Mark, not necessarily of esteem, though certainly appreciated in France.

12 Sound, but not good for nerves, 13 Glow

14 Silence If one holds one's own.

10 Receivers.

18 Peril in the garden.

20 Victoria-for example.

22 One can't call this bird, but.... 34 As a nution, however, they don't run away from their en- gagements.

27 This word is a puzzle, I must confers. What do you think? afrald this one will And I'm give you a dickens of a turn. 30 Takes in half London. 31 Make noble.

32 Rulers at a discount.

33 Though essential to the Queen Mary, it makes the steerage grin (hyphen, 8, 4).

DOWN

2 Brown tales tea with a girl:

yoicks, tollyho!

3 Try this for your nest trunk

call: it's the shorter way. Don't play the second one if you want to be in the lime- light.

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to

5 You can study this ancient language with only one eye.

Geographical lessons..

7 Husbanding.

features in his,

Takes grapes-no ment: only fruit.

9 These are always

plots to bulld' on.

14 Rats to the vulgar.

15 Feminine name.

dongerous

17 Famous priest at the beginning

of Elizabeth'a reign.

30 Turn the vessel upside down. 21 One shouldn't call gardens'

these without good ones..

23 Monster.

25 Make dear.

26 Depressed.

28 Bears us

20 Article.

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COMPLIMENTARY

HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

ask awkward questions should re- consider thele position and ask them

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

Many of the distressing mistakes some time or another, given some parent has said, especially if blology happy and successful marriages? is included in the normal school of youth entirely due

fre auch answer as I have suggested.

curriculum, as it should be.

physiological ignorance of simple Although a truthful answer is

Alternatively a special course, can facts. necessary, this can be of the simplest be given on this. Important subject.

Youth is curlous ond desires nature and no long explanation need accompany it.

N experiment in this direc- knowledge. It is perfectly possible A Bon

has been made by to have knowledge of this descrip- The child will then be perfectly

where tion and yet remain pure. sutisded and may not ask any more Tucker and Pout in Wales,

instruction to not For greater sorrow comes from questions for a considerable time, they have given

school Jack of knowledge than from proper when in fact it may repent the same less than 25,000 elementary

children.

information provided in a construc- question.

The total Expenditure in 1030 on behalf of It is interesting to note that the tive manner. COME children

sick and destituto children is estimated at do not ask S questions of this nature Percentage of parents dostring such

instruction to be given is nearly 15. TF we want our boys and girls $25,000, against which the Income to date is frequently, but they are, neverthe-hote

Their two little books: "Awkward

to make happy marriages $18,000 only,

In order to continue its work, the Society less, interested, and parents should Questions of Childhood" and "Sex we must see that they are properid endeavour to make sure that the Education in Schools," лге well instructed in meaning and asks for the balance of

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

understood before the age of they explain the methods adopted, An understanding man will make before the close of the financial year on 31st ndolescence.

but they

October. answers to a far better husband, and the same give definite It is important that the ordinary specifle questions, and parents will applies to girls, then one who up:

Hon. Treasurerz: natural functions of life should be find them most helpful.

proaches marriage In ignorance. And explained to boys and girls before

so we see that Instruction of this type the onset on puberty, as otherwise IT is an unfortunate fact that is part and parcel of normal growth:

whilst many people realise and development., the importance of this instruction, It is only by a proper appreciation Mr. miny be helpful for a they do not give it; the result being of the physical that the mental and purent, who is uncertain how that the young people are frequently spiritual sides of our natures can act

the subject to give the allowed to set out in the world with- in complete harmony.

are

they are liable to receive severe and unnecessary shocks.

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