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A FIT

DURING the last hundred years

hus Our

Whatever may be sald, brute force

MEANS A

BODY

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER

MIND

FIT

M. Low

By Professor A. M.

Please do not think I do not be-

15, 1937.

ly insisting on having unglazed rleg beenuse, he said, white rice caused berl-beril Of course, what causes berberi is not white rice but the deficiency of a vliamin. The people

the meaning of "keeping 1," os with so many more phrases, undergone " great change,

It is so touch gusler to keep the who got beri-beri are those who ancestors and to keep At to feed themselves. The man who could not remains efficient, I am only too glad appreciated, and the man who sees run fast enough to catch his hare to forget all about it. Moreover, red when he misses a putt is obvi- body di tham to keep the brain fl nover eat anything else but white or deer had to get someone else's or know that, however much I train, I ously not helping himself to be well and the results are so much more rice. This well illustrates the point Immediately obvious, that there is that the ordinary man worries for shall never be able to run a mile as by playing golf. go_without.

It is clear that for the fullest bene some danger of the fact that fitness too much about what he eats.

If clonce teaches nothing else, it To-day, fortunately, I can secure a quickly as a motor car or even tho

yel "I

wonder should topel a sense of proportion, meal without running, except per- more humble bus will take me, and it from exercise of any kind body involves mind being overlooked haps to catch buses and trains; and, I am therefore more interested in and mind must be in harmony, and altogether. And if my life in well ordered, I need motoring tracks than running tracks, that the "sergeant major" type of whether "liness," as it be understood and nowhere is this more necessary exercising is suited only to those by big chested athletes and much thon when applied to food, exercise, make no physical effort from day- A Proper Balonce

with poor brains. Actually, exercise muscle busers, do not a dying cult and the other things that go to make lip "fitrions.** People who calculato break to bedtime.

should be as unconscious as possible, altogether.

Fortunately

For most at our belly

about a

perfectly ordinary thing artists who cannot point unices they is counting for less in the world, and although the old phrase "Might 1s lieve in "fitness." I do; but I be- functions are entried on without our the thing, we have begun to each inorgel they eat are usually like right" may all have many follow- lleve that the aim should be towards having consciously to worry. We do such as waiting, by the nick-nas enjoy luxurious surroundings. I try ape-like dinnbilities and to urge my era, the "might" referred to is now a balanced fitness between body and not live to will our hearts to beht of hiking, it is a sign that it is dying hard to get away from theso stupid

remember to keep breathing, out like a speciallaing namal, however mind. Our brains have not yet de- or mechanical. An

I think that the way we discuss poor brain to create its own world. members veloped to the stage where we can Surely the ideally fit body is one that

I desplza the atavist who chooses his might be, would not long survive afford to disregard the body. They the owner never has to worry about our foot Is Alma Mn Hulleation was jakt-raw steak or his living fish be physically perfect

our interest in it is woning. I can fare it la fried. I try to give my not ratio a towmendous enthum against even an army of semi-inva- are not even sufficiently powerful to at all?

complete control over the

lovo to things which last a little Ilds equipped with modern weaponn, have

for dictator on votulus, calories, The importance of strength of body body. In spite of the beliefs of cer- The Human Machine

and on We have dietetic experts longer than the average stomach. is disappearing as the importance of tain religions. But we should realise

I have tried to adapt the needs of who decide what is necessary to ua, strength of mind is increasingly that for hundreds of years the ten-

dency

has been towards bigger my body to those of my mind, which and 1 look upon food, just as 1 JOUR? realised.

I call keeping

upon air, an unmething that is neces- A thousand inventions, beginning braina and not bigger bleeps.

For instance, I have trained myself sary to keep us going I do not cat wheel and the The function of the biceps is to with that of the pulley, have all favoured the man carry out the commands of the to sleep anywhere and at any con- 100 much food for the same reason with brains as against the man with brains, and men with big bleeps and venient times. I do not take alco- that I do not breathe stalo air, bo- brown, and this has affected every no brains have caused more trouble hol, because I wish to keep my mind cause it befuddles the mind.

Even the criminal is in the past than men with big brains clear, and it is essential for some of too well that a little learning is n phase of life.

my work involving dellente measure- dangerous thing, and na-I cannot по longer a powerful thug; he is and no bleeps.

The object of being fit is obvious- ments that my hand should be become a master of every netence. often an undersized man and the vletim of drugs.

ly to give the brain full scope for stendy. Some people worry a great I leave that of food alone.

artny.

its

know

of illumination. care The danger during the last few

There's Work In Accidents

My own views on keeping at are action. I have a shrewd suspicion deal about keeping their bodies fit, Eating Anxiously not those, perhaps, of a large num- that the majority of men who keep and ruin their eyes because they do ber of men who measure the degree t" never give a thought about the not understand the elementary prin- of their fitness by the size of their reason for their efforts, and that as Ciples ores, cause I value the time years is that doctors are always dis- TORTUNES from misfortunes

men die early from over- of chiests or the time it takes them to many

The im- pressions received by them more than cussing abnormalities, and ordinary might be the slogan of one rün mile. My sale opinion of my as from under-exercise. chest is that it is a breathing ap- portance of mind in physical exer- the Impressions of, say, taste and people apply the knowledge to them-of

selves. I once found a man solemn-imaginable-making spare parts the strangest occupations is only just beginning to be even feeling. paratus, and that, so long as it rise

for the human body.

Copyright 1937-Louw's Ine.

RESUNE

Pearl THE GOOD EARTH

Bucks

martico

Wang the prasant O-lan the slave, the proves a perfect wife, bearing his two Rona and daughter, and working kis tiny farm with such diligence that he is soon able to buy more stelda. The drought, bringing fam inn forces them to abandon the farm and seal world in the great cities in the South. There, they all but ille of deprivation. During a revolutionary sprising O-lan findan pouch of forcels. Tho jewels take any and kis Jamily back to their farm in the North, O-inn bags Wang for two of them. Wang sells the rest of the jeweis to buy more and more land. The years para to find him increasingly rich. Their sons are now grown to manhood. Elder Bon, betrothed to, the daughter of Liu the grain-merchasi, man- apos his father's estate; Younger Son of school studying ajri- culture. Wang apendă his days in the city doing business. On one of his trips to the city he visits a tea-house for the first time and meets Lotus Floxer, a zluging girl, is becomas infatuated with her. Zie mover his family off the Jarm to the Great ilouse and finally takes from Olan hortwo pearls and given tham to Lotus Flower whom he brings to their homa og his second wife,

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ward the source of the nound, yearn- ingly, then turned his head away in Ahame. His bont more ardently to his task. But the music becant increasingly clear until he knew it must be at his very door. Tremul ously he turned to seo Lotus Flower standing there.

"Does my nisale disturb you?" she asked phyly.

"No, no," a rose from his chair, hin heart pounding.

"Shall I sing for you?" she asked and swayed into the room,

"I'm sorry --"' he picked up his coal in wild haste "I must go to the grain merchanta— now ~"

Then you'll pans by the cobbler's shop," she smiled and removed her tiny embroidered slipper, "Would you mind having him regild this buckle with aliver? For me?"

"I'd be anchanted,” he repiled and reached timidly for the slipper.

Aho looked into his eyes. "You won't misunderstand?" His puzzled look grave her pause. She touched the slipper, her hand brushing his no he held it. "Some people belleve auch things have a meaning." he whispered. "When one gives her slipper to a man weil - It means that he's taken her fancy,”

Elder Son Raped at her in amazement. "But but you asked no to love the buckle gilded," ke stammered.

WO

And Wang, arouned at last by

Younger Son's picas, called ali hands to fight the locusta.

tained the day she found the jewels, | ways to fight those cating things. "There's a thing in my vitals," shu I've learned them. Wo'il burn the

Burn them continued "Waiting, But, if you outlying flelda. would wed our son to a good mald, must," he shouted in the face of I'll make it walt unth then." She dissent, to save the rest paused. "Or if you need me"

And so the days passed, until one arrived when Wang himself, har ramed for money, went to his farm to note the fields. Ita questioned I Ching as to Eider Son's work; and could get no anower. He forced Ching at last to tell him what every-with fire. one now know that when Wang was in the city, Elder Son took his place at Lotus Flowers aldo.

Wang struck out in a storm of fury, sending Ching away forever. Ho strode thru his fields, his face | black with hatred. He stamped into the courtyard of his Great House, With the "nwifinces of fear he rau to Lotus Flower's room and burst open the door,

Ho beat down upon Elder Bon, his hande raining blows with all the violence of bis jealous rage. Wang then turned to Lotus Flower who crouched to the ground, her fore head on her outopread hands. Ab- ject, grovelling, she crawled to his feet and lay her face upon them. The pearls," he cried, his volca choked with contempt. "Give them to me."

Into the floida he ran, leading an army of laborers. In the outlying fielda worked Younger Son and hin army of helpers, battling the locusts

Wang, seizing a torch, himself ran to fire the fields, and in the light of the flama saw Ching working with the others. Tears cams to his eyes, With a smile of thanks he gave Ching his torch and hurried on. Al the dam, villagers were breaking down the diken to save the rica fields by Rooding them, And there Wang found Elder Son, working frenziedly with the rent. Wang then took his place at Eider Bon's aido and helped in alient gratitude.

Only Olan was missing."Sho lay in her bed, the pain gnawing her side as if to impress that it was for this she found the towels this destruction by locusts of all the good earth had given them,

But at long list the wind rose and with the locust swarm, gath ering in a dark cloud, roared backc over the mountain.

And so the inner fields, cut off by fire and water from the flying-

With trembllag fingere she tore them from her care and dropped "But the buckle doesn't need gild-them into his waiting hand. His fist ing," she smiled and laughing soft clenched over them as he strode pestilence, were saved, and stood ly, passed from the room.

out the door-out the Great House allpper in his hand. Like a man į carved gates out of her life for Felder breiber stond trembling, her out the fine courtyard out the

But at long last the locust swarm returned from whence they had come. The battle was wond

Chapter Three

THE RETURN OF THE PEARLS

In the brocado and toakwood apartment he had furnished for Lotus Flower, Wang listened, trans -Tixed And adoring as the sang to

har luto.

possessed ho started in pursuit of her. His mother's volca broke the apell. Iantly hiding the slipper in his alcove, bo wheeled about to face ber.

"A letter from Younger Son," call- 4-ina joyfully, "Will you read it to me?"

Ho tried to road, but the sound of the luta, rising and falling, tor- tured him.

""Mother,” he cried suddenly, **I want to go away. To tho ward - Ho fiung his arm over his eyes and Lotus Flower's slipper foll out of bia pleeve.

And Glap understood the temple son of her son, Timidly a proached Wang and sought to toll aim of the boy's need to go away,

He wants to be a soldier to the worn," she finished.

As her song rose hauntingly a shrill volca broke in upon thoir idyll.

There's a bad woman in the bouze!"

Lotus Flower stopped short. Old Fatherstood if the threshold, peering ia at them with indignant, short-sighted byos.

Bad worean!" he shrieked and spat in tremulous anger,

Olan hurried up behind him. *Ifuah, father, she whispered. "It's Elder Bon to him in fury.

is son a soldier? Wang called but a second wife”.

is protests rang thru the balls "But I'm nothing in this house as O-lán ieu bim nway,

Wang sat in heavy allence. Tears "If you're lost in this house," came to Lotus Flower's eyes as she Wang replied, go back to the land. decried her position in his house. Help Ching until the harvest. Rub n Was she not his wife, too? Yetite earth on yourself. That's good everyone bio family his sory for any man *** | ints hated her. And Wang loved Clan, realizing Wang's blindness, her loast of all she insisted. Didow strong in her plea for Eles ho not refuse her her own garden on, speaking at last the truth. "Ea with singing birds, a pavillon and tate woman," she said slowly

would be better dead than here with a marble fountain with flat

"You dream," Wang muttered "But the money!" gasped Wang.

the boy cried,

Ver

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of Wang rang with the music and Joy of Elder Son's wedding to the daughter of Llu the grain merchant. Olan lay in her bed, ilateubg to the happy sounds runoaed her thru her latticed door. Bha had given bor blessing to the Wido zad” had welcomed her as a daughter.

After the harvest the farmhouso

rich and ripe, for the barvest

Wang entered the room softly and sat by her side. She looked up at bim and smilled. Suddenly he reached for her hand and empiled into it the contents of a small, all- ken pouch. She looked into her hand, Tears welled in hor gyos na her fingers closed over the two pearls, she warmed them. at her

Wangemptied the contents of a small, silken pouch.

breast for a moment and then whia: The day then came when once pared; "Let them ba for the bride.” In good time," ho nodded cheer again Wang made his way back to his farm. As he approached the fully. "For you'll be well again.” house he saw O-lan, tears on hor Otan sulled thru her tears. "This faco; she was greeting Younger thing in walling,” she whispered and Hon who had come home to take pointed to her side.

to Elder Son's place; she was kissing He turned to her, his valco choke Eider Son farewell, Wang turned od with amotion. If a man could from them and walked toward his speak there are things a

"Boma are forgotten," she an fields.

The whaet rippled under the light ; swöred. wind. Laboreri bent over the dark But now I know,” he said. "You

And most earth. The crops, high, are the one. The best a man could full and sturdy, worn burating for have, Ólanj” he cried. “You must the harvest. Here he would find not leave me. I may you must not" peace, Wang told himself, and even A. sob broke his words. "I command na he spoke, he noted a dark cloud you I beg you stay with me." forming on the horizon. It sprend "I cannot," the murmured. "For tan-wise, smooth as mist, up into give me the air,

He bent over and took her in his "It's a dust cloud," he heard one arms; and oven nu he hold her, he

felt life slip from her body, "It doesn't mova → it came thres Gently be lowered her on the pil

lows. Slowly he made his way to Dat the cloud did move - for the the garden, aut to the peach-tron

laborer any.

"Then it's money you love," she thickly, then raised his voice to a days ago," naswered another.

nhout,"

"That's enough. Enough! T sobbed and lanned toward him.

"No, no!" he protested; but she not Katen. Kitchen gossip. That's

refused to be placated and distis where you came from where you cloud was a locust swarm which, which Olan had planted when she eed him. Wang rushed, from the wish to live. Live there then. at when the wind changed, descended was his belde. He looked up into and sleep where you please, but with sudden tury upon the ripe its branches, and put his hands against the trunk, leaning his chook house in despair.

In his room, Elder Bon poured between you and mothere's nothing. fals.

"I was ordained" whispered "gainst the bark. over the accounts. With forrowed [Nothing}"

"Olan," he called. “You' are this brow he noted down now this item, O-lan turned painfully to the Wang. But Youngor Bon passion- now that Into his consciousness door. "I nale molbing," she answered ately decried him,

"It was not ordained! It isn't the floated the soft mitalo of the tute. und clutched her side, filled always He raised his head and looked to-with the pain of the Injury sho suo- | Gods. We can fight it there are

| earth" གླུ་ ་

THE END.

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More than 4,000 glass eyes are made every year by one London firm in Oxford-street, at prices from 10s. to three guincas.

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A hollow bulb is blown from a length of glass tube. Then Moments coloured glass are applled to simulate the iris. Finally a molten black blob is added for the pupil.

Differently shaded eyes are made for day and night wear, for the ap- pearance of real eyes varies with the changing light.

War Veterans' Needs

THE Ministry of Pensions is the biggest buyer to- day of beautifully made false arms and legs. More than 35,000 war veterans are slifl being supplied with them, and replacements run to more thon 3,000 a year.

Another type of accident work is done by a band of experts at- tached to the Home Office Industrial Muscum in Westminster. Their job is to invent safely devises to reduce- the accidents caused by dangerous machines,

One machine, used for stamping out sheets of metai, injured 300 workmen in a year.

Now u pair of red mechanical hands have been filed to it. After the metal has been placed in posi'ion, these hands sweep the attendant's Arms clear, while the dangerous rum

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Stunt Crashes

MOR

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There is always room for a new stunt man. But no insurance firm will cover you. Of the 100 who formed Hollywood's original Suicide Club only seven survive to-day.

A MILLION LEARN AT NIGHT

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law courts (5)

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13 A good climber in the animal

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14 On every side a game of golf (0) 17 This little fellow with 10 across

makes a heraldle term (3)

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20 He goes to sea; ons letter would

make a sailor of him (6)

23 Haughty (8)

20 Material for the manufacture

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(B) 20 Bloodshed (7)

30 Bring round and a feature of

the round up (8) 31 Place for rest (6)

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