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Absolutely frantic

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[Y holidays are ruined by midge bites: my ankles swell, and I can't lie in the shade for a second without being pursued by they swarms of insects drive me absolutely frantic."

This cry

from the heart so touched us and awakened such sympathetic memories that at the next meeting of the Beauty Board we had a long discussion on the subject.

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IT would appear that midges and insects, though they are fairly indiscriminate, have slight bias in favour of hot and sticky people. The cool and calm person does not get the same persistent attention from the insect hories as the warm and flustered one.

In the same way, lean people in good condition do not as a rule react

to insect so badly

bites an over-fleshed and under- exercised people who tend to be a little out of condition.

"An apple a day keeps the midges at bay" might be an apt quotation.

THESE ure not scientific facts, so far as I know, but merely observations.

So rule number one in the fight against midge bites is to keep yourself cool, calm and in good condition. Put yourself on a light summer diet of fruit and vegetables if you are over- weight; take plenty of tepid baths and follow the usual pre-. cautions against excessive per- spiration.

Adam replies

Jill

She tells to queries. how to cure insect bites-or, better still how to make a creosote necklace to keep the midges and mosquitoes at bay. And she advises on how to treat lips that crack and chap.

the picture: the insects desert- ed his cattle in favour of his wife and daughter.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAFII, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1988

Much distressed, the good FOR

man could only implore his fami- ly to go and tle string round their own necks likewise....

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SNORTING with Indignation, the wife refused; but the daughter,

truc modern, promptly created a new fashion by making a decorative plait of creosoted cord, upon which she strung coloured sea shells. She made herself bracelets and anklets to match, in the manner of the South Sea islander: and everyone in the village thinks her too cute for words.

The daughter is delighted, be- cause it is quite true that in- sects hate the smell of string that has been soaked in creo- sote.

The wife, poor wretch, declin- ing to bedizen herself like some heathen native, was driven to the expedient of tying a piece of string secretly round her neck under her blouse.

This is a good idea also for hikers who want to look neat around the ankles. The piece of creosoted string can be worn under the walking socks.

methods of

THE ordinary

treating bites with household ammonia or rubbing on wash- ing soda are both good antidotes once the brutes have bitten you.

WHAT can I do to prevent my lips cracking in the sun and wind?

This is a very common com- plaint: the answer is that you must use a really emollient lipstick for a bit. We have found one which is absolutely perfect for this: it comes in

But by now you will be won- we are about, here and now, to that cattle standing under the trees. It occurred to him. that three colours-cerise, light red dering what on earth the pic- impart to our readers, through trees by a fence which had been the flies did not like the creo- and colourless. The cerise in whereupon he promptly particular is a really natural- ture is about-the sweet cow, so the medium of the following true newly creosoted were not nearly sote:

30 bothered by flies as those caused pieces of string soaked in looking colour, and you have the cool, so calm, so bright, looking story:

that stood in the open field. creosote to be tied round the satisfaction of knowing that it at the young lady, so hot, so

is doing your lips good all the cross, so frantic. The fact is A FARMER of our acquaint- This surprised him, because, as necks of his herd.

The result was as you see in time. auce made the observation a rule, flies are far worse under the cow knows a secret which

Lamb Cutlets

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Make some asple jelly, as directed on the packet, add a teaspoonful of chopped mint to it, and pour enough of the quid asple into a wetter tin or ple-dish to cover the bottom.

When the jelly in almost set, ar- rango the cold cullets carefully on the top, leaving sufflelent room be- tween each for them not to touch.

When the aspic is quite set, pour the rest of the aspic over, and put asido till the whole is set.

To serve, take a very sharp knife, and cut round the cutlets. Arronge them down the centre of a dish, and Karnish with small heaps of potato snlad and beetroot cubes (mixed with salad dressing).

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In all India none had such fame as Bagrimah. His boast was that about the world there crawled no snake that he could not charm.

And so his fame spread throughout Endin, and wonderful were the stories told of his magical skill, He grew rich, He and bull himself a big house. grew fat, and covered his plump body with aliks and antins.

He grew proud, and locked down his Ko grew tong nose at lesser men. pompous, and ancered at the poor.

But most of all did he look down his lang nose and sneer at All his neigh- hour. All was also a sanke charmer. All lived in a but a very poor one. tiny house next door to Sagrimsh's mansion. And with Alt lived Oungo, his only son, a boy of ten.

Now the Rajah of the country de cided to hold a great sunke-charming contest, and offered as n prize a bag of gold as large as the winner could carry away on his buck.

Now, although Bagrimah had more

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fame than was good for hilin, he made up his mind to enter the contest.

And although All was so unsuccess- tul n charmer, and was quite unknown to fame, he also decided to enter.

Why not, my son?" said All co "Who knows but what I may Qunga. be lucky and carry off the bag of gold. Alter all, I'm nearly as good as Bagrimah."

I think you're much better, father," sald Gunga. "Bagrimah's not half as clever as he used to be. lica eo fat now that he can't squnt properly, and if you can't squat you can't charm."

But when Sagrimah heard that All was entering for the contest, he called round to his Kittle house and asked him if it were true.

"Certainly, it's true," said Ali. "Hol hot bat hai tee-tent" roared Bagrimab. But you're not?"

"Not what, you hyena?" suapped All, who was getting cross.

**Why, entering for the contest,” re- plied Bagrimah. -

"I am, for sure." sald. All, "and I'm winning it, too, am I not, Gunga?"

* You're carrying off the bag of gold, fatlier," chuckled Gunga.

*The funniest thing I've ever heard." cried Bagrimati.

*Go home!" rúared All" or I'll

and he clenched his fists, rolled his

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Sagrimah charmed the anakes to amaz ing performances.

eyes, punched the air, and kicked a cualiion through the window.

Sagrimah withdrew.halily.

But on the day of the contest, when All and Gunga entered the gardens of the Rajah's palace, and saw the forty- six charmers from all over indla gathered there, All felt nervous

And as soon as the contest began AR quickly saw that the bag of gold would not be his. He had never seen such wonderful charming. One after another the charmers squatted down, and with Hair pipes charmed their snakes to amazing performances.

Bagrimah, as the most famous of them all, was left to the last, while All was the one before him. And when Alf's turn came, only one of the snakes would get out of the basket at all, and that one just hissed in his face, and. returning qulekly to the basket, colled round and went to sleep.

And as Ali andly closed the basket and went back to his place, the vast crowd roared with laughter.

Poor All hung his head with aliame, but Qunga clutched his hand and salı, "Never mind, perhaps Sagrimah's snakes will be just an stubborn."

But when Bagrimah, dressed in fus silks and antins and jewelled bro. derles, with difficulty squatted down beside his basket of snakes, Gunga kurw in his heart that the contest was already won; Sagrimiah looked a victor. And then Bagrimah gave such an amazing display of charming that although the crowd disliked his pride And pomposity, they rose to their feet and cheered. Even the tajah tapped his thumb-nails together.

And when Bagrimab had finished. and the chooring had died away, the Rajah gave to Bagrimah a great bag of gold, so heavy that the conqueror could scarcely lift it from the ground. And then Bagrimah made à Hitla

speech. Looking down his long nose at

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"Clever-dicki" called out Gunga. "I am the greatest charmer in all the world," went on Sagrimah. "There Is no snake that I cannot charm, big or little."

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If," went on Sagrimah, glaring haughtily a Gunga. If there be any one here who has a snake I cannot charm, let him preduce It, and if I full I will give to him this bag of gold.

And then Oungs No one moved. took a little wooden box from h pocket, and springing towards Sagri- inal, opened the box, and cried: "Charm this ane, then!" And helt up a worm.

All chuckled. The crowd screamed with Inchier. The Rajal mlled.

But Sagrimah roared, "Take it away brat It's a worm."

"A woman's a snake," giggled Gunga. "Go on, roly-poly, charm it, or else give me the goki."

"Charm it, Eagrimah," said the Rajah pleasantly; "in a shake, a very little one, but you said little or dig.“

"It's a worm, most noble Rajalt," stammered Sagrimah.

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"Well," went on the Rafah, worm's not a snake, what is it, cli? Ha! Ha! What is it?" And he chuckled royally, and tapped his thumb-nails.

And so Sagrlinah squatted down upon the ground, frowning hideously. but not daring to contradict the Rajah. Gunga placed the wooden box with the worm inside in front of the angry charmer, and then sat down beside it

Then Bagrinish began to play upon his pipe. He played as craftily and as cunningly as ho knew, but for all the notice to worm took, Bagriman might as well have been blowing bubble.

On and on Bagrimah played, and snug in its box atayed the worm.

At last, Bagrimah ruso to his feet. thrust his pipe in his bosom, snarled at Qunga, and then bowing low to he Rajah, zald, I am besien; the boy takes the gold." And be strode away.

The The crowd roared delightedly. Rajah smiled pleasantly. All advanced, and with Curiga's help lifted the Back upon his strong shoulders.

And as they slowly plodded home, Joyfully, Gunga said happily, "I knew you'd get the gold, father,"

"And the first thing we'll do with it, chuckled All breathlessly, "is to build a house twice as large as Sugri- mah's."

And when the house was built, Bagrimah was so consumed with fury and envy that he ran away to the jungle and was never seen again.

But All and Cunga, in their big house, lived happlly all their days.

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