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·HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH

October 11, 1939.

In less than half a minute and without any stitches or pins you can transform this

ECZEMA? Handkerchief

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THOSE tiny itchy spots or rough patches are the early stages of ecrema. So, don't neglect the first signs of soreness; smear Zam-Buk on your skin and It will be soon sound and healthy agun. The valuable borbal oils In Zam-Buk are sorbed into the issues, soothing pain and reducing inflammation, swelling and redness. Zam-Buk dries up unpleasant discharge and besis without a scar.

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WE HAVE A PASSENGER AND FREICHT

STEAMER

THIS

sailing

for

into

hood

HERE'S a useful hint that

I learned on a Swiss 1. Start by laying the hand holiday this summer.

kerchief out flat on the Everywhere I went girls table. Then fold it in half, wore the brighest coloured drawing the top towards you, as little bonnets, or hoods, on shown above.

their heads. Sometimes they were patterned in all the Na tional costumes of the different Cantons, sometimes covered with the names of the principal towns in different colours, or printed with a map giving the trades or crafts for which each district is specially noted..

Fold the top half again, horizontally, and turn ited with the lovely flowers-

Or they were all-over pattern-

It would be excellent to slip on quickly if called out by the sirens late at night-und would

hide untidy hair when there's spare for brush ло time to

and comb. you

If want to secure it per- manently as a hood tiny gold safety pin on the inside of each little tie end does it.

buck, as you see here. Then, gentians, edelweiss, orchids and Uses For Tea

holding the two top corners, lift so

on-that

Switzerland is

the handkerchief up and reverse famous for, and edged with it, so that the triple-folded upper bright blue or red border. part ties next to the table and

the amooth unfolded half faces DETERMINED to have one I you from the table.

3. Now fold over each top corner diagonally to the centre of the lower edge, making triangles as shown.

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searched the shop windows A eyelids cold ten is excellent, So wash for tired eyes and sore but no bonnet could I find! I Applied gently saw all the designs and colours cotton wool, in large handkerchiefs, in silk, strengthening. wool and cotton. Handkerchiefs: Lace mats, window casements, were everywhere, but no bon-dyed biscuit shades If dipped in ten, muida lawn caps and aprons are nets? But finally I ventured in the sides varying according to the and enquired if perhaps the bon-strength of the tea. White wood nets could be made to order. articles, too, look nice if ghtly

"Ah, you would like a bon-i

stained with tea. net," said the smiling assistant, cement it a golden brown shade is Strong tea can be used for mixing "I will show you," and in a jiffy wanted. Sometunes in new houses a she had folded up a hanky into shrinkage of the floors leaves a gap the cutest hood. And it's so when tiles are of a brownish colour, between the hearth and the wood. easy that you can do it, too, in the cement will tone nicely with the a jiffy. Look at the diagrama tiles besides alling the gap. that Winnington has drawn for

Coffee is not only u pleasant you,

beverage, it is handy as a levouring agent,

Any large handkerchief will Roll up

do, the gayer the better. So try the lower edge this Swiss bonnet and see how twice-and the hood's becoming and cosy it is. ready to wear. The point of the triangle comes at the top back of head; the rolled edge. goca round the back of the neck, and its ends are then knotted under the chin.

Olive Oil For Cleaning

OLIVE all has many and

varled

SHORT CUTS

cooking veal will keep it white and A little lemon juice added in improve the favour. Parsicy, pens and mushrooms also go well with

veni dishes.

Stale bread may be freshened as follows: Wrap loaf in wes -cloth--for-a few minutes, theft" remove cloth and put bread in slow oven for fifteen to thirty- minutes.

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uses in the home. Along with salt I ia excellent for cleaning polished furniture. A sufficiency of salt should be thoroughly dried near sweet milk before baking

To give ples and biscuits a rich brown gloss, brush lightly with

Milk is sometimes disliked in its enough coffee to favour it will often make it quite acceptable, natural state. The addition of Just

The addition of a gill of strong black coffee to three gills of milk when making Junket will impart a pleasant favour and make an agree able change. It is acceptable, too. when plain junket is disliked.

room of stale

Dried and sprinkled on hot cinders Coffee grounds, too, can be useful. and placed on an enamelled plate, they will clear ✡ tobacco smoke.

Shaken it a cloudy decanter, they quickly remove stains, They can also be used to stuff a pin-cushion.

If hot water is poured over coffee grounds, strained off and rubbed on he shiny parts of skirts, coats, &c., It will remove the glaze and also freshen them.

Moist coffee grounds sprinkled on

the fre, crushed fine, and put into this Swiss bonnet and ace how the floor when it is brushed will, like n double thickness of linen rag. Tle. into a tight bundle.

Dip the bundle into ne olive oil and rub it well over the dull surface. After polishing with piece of chanals leather or a woollen fog the surface will be as bright as new.

Heat marks, too, on pollched sur- faces are quickly removed if rubbed with a tile salt mixed with olive oil. Lacquered trays and boxes can also be restored and polished by rubbing them with olive oil.

All kinds of brassware, ornamental and even plain brass taps, will keep elean and in good condition much longer if, after polishing in the usual way

a little olive oil is applied. An excellent brass polish is made by mixing well together two 'paris cach of olive oil, turpentine, and methylated spirits, and one part of vincgor. Bottled and woli shaken before using, it makes brass beauti- fully bright.

Silver articles rubbed with olive oll before they are stored away will not tarnish, Curtain rings, too, will sup much more, easily along brass rods if the rods are rubbed over with olive oil. Iron and steel are pre- vented from rusting if olive oil is well rubbed into thein.

For Hate and Shoes

Shabby dark-coloured hats can also be much improved if a little) olive all is well brushed in with a stiff, clean brush. New shoes are! sometimes stiff and unyielding. A little olive oil rubbed in with a soft cloth will make them more flexible. Let the shoes sland for a few days | before wearing them. Rubbed well into patent leather shoes or other patent leather articles, olive oil will Icoop them in good, pliable condition. Olive oll and methylated spirits are excellent for tired, soro feot. Bathe the feet in hot water to which two tablespoonfuls of ordinary salt have been added Thoroughly dry the feet and rub the oll and spirit] well in."

Equal parts of olive and castor oil make an excellent tonle for hair which shows signs of dullness and dryness. Warm the oil, part the hair, and rub the oll well into the partings.

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Olive all, 100, is particularly good for dry, schaltivo akina, and may be applied with boneft to a bruise caused by a blow or a knock

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