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Absolutely frantic

"MY holidays are ruined by midge bites: my ankles swell, and I can't lie in the shade for a second without being pursued by swarms of insects

they

drive me absolutely frantic.'

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

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 hordes as the warm and flustered one.

In the same way, lean people in good condition do not as a rule react so badly to insect bites is 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 upt quotation.

THESE are not scientific facts,

so far as I know, but merely observations.

Jili

Adam

how to

cure

She

replies to queries.

tells 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 insecta desert- ed his cattle in favour of his wife and daughter.

Much distressed, the good man could only implore his fami- ly to go and tie atring round their own necka likewise....

SNORTING with Indignation, the wife refused; but the truc modern, daughter, 4 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-! gate.

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.

THE ordinary

methods of

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 aun and wind?

This is a very common com- plaint: the answer is that you inust 1154 a really emollient lipstick for a bit. We have found one which is absolutely perfect for this: it comes in

number one in the So rule 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.

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 ture is about-the sweet cow, so the medium of the following true newly creosoted were not nearly sote: whereupon he promptly particular is a really natural- so bothered by flies as those caused pieces of string soaked in looking colour, and you have the cool, so calm, so bright, looking story:

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

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. ance made the observation a rule, flies are far worse under

the cow knows a secret which

Lamb Cutlets

In Aspic

THESE

HESE are tasty for supper Gr lunch--Take some lamb cutlets,

as much of a size as possible, trim off nearly all the fat, and beat with a rolling-pin.

Then grill the cutlets in the usual way, put them on an ashet, with an other dish on top weigh it down with something heavy, and leave all cold.

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

When the jelly is almost set, ar- range the cold cutlets carefully on the top, leaving sufficient room bo- tween each for them not to touch.

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

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

Put alternately round the cutlets. Chop up what remains of the aspic jelly, and put at cilber end of the row of cutles,

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In all India none had such fame as Sagrimah. His bonst was that about the world there crawled no anake that he could not charm.

And so his fame spread throughout India, and wonderful were the stories told of his magical skill. He grew rich, and bullt himself a big house. grew fat, and covered. his plump body with allks and satins.

He grew proud, and looked down his long nose lesser men. Ho grew pompous, and sneered at the poor.

But most of all did he look down his long nose and ancer at All his neigh- All was also a snake charmer, bour.

All lived in a but a very poor one. tiny house next door to Sagrimah's mansion. And with AU lived Gunga.

is only son, a boy of ten.

Now the Hajah of the country de- elded to hold a great snake-charming contest, and offered as a prize a bag or gold as large as the winner could carry away on Es back.

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fame that was good for him, he made up a mind to enter the contest.

And although All was so unsuccess- Tula charmer, and was quite unkriowa 10 fame, he also decided to enter.

"Why not, my son?" said All to Gunga, Who known but what I may be lucky and carry off the bag of gold. After all, I'm nearly as good A Sagrimah."

I link you're much better, father," Bald Gangs "Sagrimah's not half as clover as he used to be. He's so fant now that he can't squat properly, and if you can't squat you can't charm."

But when Bogrimah' heard that All was entering, for the contest, he called round to his little house and asked

int if it were true.

Certainly, it's true," said All. Hoi hol hat hat tee-teel" roared Bagrimah., "But you're nb!?"

*Not what, you hyena? snapped All, who was getting cross.

"Why, entering for the contest." re- plied Bagrimalu

"I am, for suro,” said All, "and I'm winning it, too, am: I not, Gunga7"

"You're carrying off the bag of gold. father," chuckled "Qunga.

"The funniest thing I've heard," cried Sagrimal: THAN

'Do home! " roared Ali, "or 1'11-----* and he clenched his fists, rolled his

ever

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Sagrimal charmed the snakes to amaz ing performanceo..

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

Sngrimah withdrew hnstily.

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

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

Bagrimab, as the most famous of them all, was left to the last, while

the one before him. All was

And when All's turn came, only one of the anakes would got out of the basket at all, and that one just hissed in lil face, and, returning quickly to the basket, coiled round and went to sleep.

And na All sadly closed the basket. and went back to his place, the vast crowd roared with laughter.

Poor All hung his head with shame. but Gunga clutched his hand and said, "Never mind, perhaps Bagrimah's anakes will be just as stubborn."

But when Sagrimah, dressed in his Bilka, and satins and jewelled. brol deries, with difficulty squatted down, beside his basket of Kankes, GunHgEEL knew his heart that the contest wa already won; Bagrimah 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 Rajah tapped his thumb-nails together.

And when Begrimah had finished, and the cheering had died away, the Rajah gavo to Bagrimah « great bag of gold, so heavy that the conqueror could scarcely lift it from the ground. And then Bagridinh-made, a-littlo

– specch.. Looking down his long nose at All and the other charmers, he took a deep breath, coughed proudly and pom-

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pously, and then said: "This is the

G8th contest I have won."

Clever-dick!" called out Gunga. "I am the greatest charmer in all the world." went on Sagriinah. “There is no snake that I cannot charm, big or littic."

Bosh!" cried Gunga.

If," went on Bagrimah, gloring haughtily at Oungu, “If there be any one here who has o snake I cannot charin, let him produce It, and if I fal I will give to him this bag of gold."

No one moved. And then Gunga took a little wooden box from his pocket, and springing towards Bagri mah, opened the box and cried: Charm this one, then!" And held up

a wormi.

All chuckled. The crowd screamed with laughter. The Rajah siniled.

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

A worm's a snake," giggled Gunga, "Go on, roly-poly, charm it, ar viza give me the gold."

Charm it, Eagrimah," said the Rajah pleasantly: "It's a snake, a very little one, but you said little or big."

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

"Well," went on the Rajah, “If a worm's not stake, what is it, ch Hal Hal What is it?" And he chuckled royally, and tupped his thumb-nafis.

And no Sagrimal squatted down upon the ground, frowning hideously, but not daring to contradict the Rajah. Gunga placed the wooden box with the worm inaldo in frantai_the angry charmer, and then sat down beatde L Then Bagrimah began to play upon his pipe.' He played as craftily and as cunningly as he knew, but for all the notice the worm took, Bagrimah might as well have been blowing bubbles.

On and on Bagrimah played, and anug in its box stayed the worm).

At last Hagrimah rose to his feet, thrust his pipe in his bosom, snarled at Gunga, and then bowing low to the Rajah, said. "I am beaten; the boy takes the gold." And ho-strode away,

The crowd roared delightedly. The Rajah amiled pleasantly, All advanced, and with aunga's help lifted the sack upon his strong shoulders.

And as they slowly plodded home, joyfully, Ounga sald happily, "I know you'd get the gold, father."

....

And the first thing we'll do with 11," chuckled All breathlessly, - to build a house twice as large as Bagri- maha's."

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

But All and danga, in "their big house, lived happily all their days.

(A story from "Forty Tales," published by Collins)

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