1940-11-05 — Page 3

DONALD DUCK

24-25- 20:27-

26'20'

BO-FA

Cir. 1948, Wali Dury Prodoeti Wild Richey Kanerva)

0-28

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

November 5, 1940.

By Walt Disney

POPI

Away with

31

The Droops!

by drinking

Lane Crawford's

ORANGE PEKOE

TEA

$2.00 per lb.

Specially blended to suit the local water —the finest tọa value obtainable to-day 1 Special quotations for Clubs,

Hotels, Shipping Houses, ele.

IL

MAGAZINE PAGE

Fatigue is now regarded as definite complaint. Its symptoms and effects are be- wildering in their variety. I may reveal itself as an ob- stinate skin disorder which refuses to respond to ordinary treatment; it may even result in deterioration of the moral judgment.

Chronic fatigue intoxication to give the complaint its full name-is rather common. It is insidious in its attack, gripping the victim in gradual and subtle fashion, tightening its hold until at last he is forced to recognise that there is something seriously wrong. The symptoms are not always, and not even frequently, nervous In type. Chronic fatigue intoxica- tion is a disease entity with a list of possible symptoms for exceed- ing In exto

extent and variety those of any other complaint.

Fatigue is u

normal

of part everybody's life. It has a rhythm of its own and it rises to normal peaks dally, weekly, annually, and possibly at longer intervals. Ordin- ary tiredness need give no cause for alarm. Normal fatigue can be dispelled by sufficient rest, but the person who feels tired on first

the

morning and does not begin to wake up until he hos drunk strong coffee, is probably suffering from chronic fatigue In- toxication or is well on the way to becoming a victim.

SIDE in

Fatigue of the body and fatigue of the mind are two very different things. It is scarcely possible for a manual worker to suffer from chronic fatigue intoxication bc- cause muscular tiredness is subject The two separate controls. body has a much greater capacity for physical activity than is usual- ly believed, but the mind gets tired very easily.

10

Muscular fatigue is an involved process into which chemistry enters to some. extent. The muscles are

SLEEP

The lymph nul only carries food material to the cells, it also carries away the by-products. The rate of income and outgo is subject to a local control and also to a remote. control in the brain. The muscle itself will refuse to work if the by-products pile up faster than they are removed.

Normally, however, the remote control comes into operation first. Experiments have proved that after the mind has dictated a cessation of muscular work on the ground of fatigue, an electrical impulse will cause the red muscle to work with quite as much energy ng be- forc.

When danger to life is threaten- ed, the remote control is not put inte operation and the mind per mits the muscles to go on working until the local chemical control stops them. This explains the ex- traordinary feats of endurance of the body is capable in which moments of great danger.

materials, but this is neither felt nor suspected by the individual.

Fatigue is influenced by factors other than work. Certain diseases produce chemical substances in the blood which increase fatigue or make it appear earlier. Diabetes is a typical exam- ple. This complaint pro- duces an acid in the blood, which, in sufficient quantity, will produce all the symp toms of fatigue without any work, having been done.

Caffeine in

moderate amounts has been found to reduce or retard

Certain

baalsh drugs fatigue. fatigue completely for the time being. The effect of alcohol 19 doubtful, its use does not appear to full the claims frequently made that It reduces fatigue and increases capacity to work. The explanation of the uncertainty regarding its

This is the first of a series of articlos discussing the mo thods that are open to everyone for gain- maximum ing the

•

benefit from sleep. The second articlo, on Physical Ton- sion," will appear to-morrow..

thinking about burdensome tosks that he has to perform.

Chronic fatigue intoxication is the result of the gradual accumula- of excessive tion in the tissues amounts of fatigue material. This causes a deviation from normal of the every function in practically body. Affected people find it very difficult to secure either physicni relaxation or mental repose and this is the beginning of a vicious circle commonly found in many forms of ill-health.

Sleep is a vital factor in the prevention and cure of chronic fatigue intoxication. There are certain chemical processes that take place during sleep, and they will not take place under other conditions. During mental and bodily activity calcium and potassium are trans- ferred from the nerve and

In ordinary times, chronic fatigue Intoxication only affects the am- bitious, the spirited, and the strong- willed who, from a sense of duty or out of sheer enthusiasm, drive themselves beyond the limit of safety.

This

high-pressure activity super-saturates their systems with fatigue products to such a degree

that it Impossible for the organ-

to rid

Itself unaided of this.

toxic material. The disease attacks the finest types of men and women, usually in middle life, and greatly shortens their period of usefulness. Nowadays, chronic fatigue into- xication is a red light, in the dis- Lance for nearly everybody, be- cause nearly everybody is working at high-pressure and under sleep conditions that vary between poor and bad.

It is up to everybody, therefore, to take steps to secure the maximum value possible from their sleep period.

It takes

an artist.

TO DESIGN

GLOVES

like these!

Kid & Fabric Gloves

IN ALL THE NEW SHADES.

KID GLOVES from $7.95 pr. FABRIC GLOVES $4.50 pr.

INVASION Suede

IS EASY-

THIS WAY Bags

Nazis Practice

For the past few months pick- ed German troops have been re- hearsing the invasion of Eng- land at the Polish village of Wyschkow.

high

British-type houses, with square chimneys and slanting gables, have been specially bulit to give dive-bomber, pilots and parachutists the "feel of things."

This is the story told in a Berlin American despatch to the North newspaper Alliance, published in the New York Press.

Day after day, says the report, Nazi troops and 'planes have swooped

on-

fed by lymph, the fluid part FATIGUE is a DISEASE... by D. COMPTON-JAMESslaught, directed by their High Com

of the blood. The big blood vessels are leak-proof, but the very small ones-the capillaries — have porous walls through which there is a two-way exchange of fluids.

Although double precautions are taken to see that the muscles over- wark, the exercise of the brain is subject to one control only, and that not a very striking one. A tired muscle will ache by way of but the only discouragement, symptom of a tired brain is a dis- Inclination for mental exertion.

a tired Will-power can force

trick is brain to work and this commonly resorted to by indus

The lymph flows into the cells of the muscles, completely saturat- ing their surfaces. Inside the cell, the chemical energy obtained from the lymph is used to contract or elongate the cell. This simple. trious people. The quality of the

function is the basic source of our ability to move the various parts of the body.

FUNNY SIDE UP

work performed may be somewhat inferior but it is work done. The cost is the piling up of fatigue

effect is probably that individuals" vary tremendously in their response to alcohol.

as *

External conditions Influence, the extent to which fatigue is felt. When temperature and humidity are both high, people get tired more quickly. This begins feeling of inertness, or sleepiness time which can be resisted for but which eventually passes into a condition of rent fatigue,

and, ultimately into the complete ex- haustion of heat-stroke.

It has even been scientifically proved that person can suffer Intigue merely by dreaming or

By Abner Dean The Lighter Side

"And don't come back until you're rondy to apologize for all those mean things you said about Clark Gablal"

muscle tissues to the blood stream, and the return pro- cess only takes place at night.

when

Luck of the normal calcium in the nerves makes them excessively good conductors of stimuli, and

calcium deficiency of

of prolonged occurs as a result activity, small causes produce

more pronounced effects than they would under normal conditions. Hence tired people become touchy, Even although more calcium be into the body, it can only be trans- ferred to the nerves ond muscles during sleep.

The People

mand.

Originally the village looked exact- By like-a-sidall English town, though to-day most of it lies in ruins as a result of the rehearsals.

War Laboratory Wyschkow is, in fact, the Nazis' "wor laboratory."

Tests of new weapons and experl- ments in new tactics are carried out there, It is also the setting for a super propaganda film entitled "Bat- tle Squadron Luetzow," which is now being made.

the The village is taken

shrouded in greatest secrecy, and guards have orders to shoot all unauthorised per- sons, who approach,

and The Air Raids

More stories of British serenity under fire emerged from recent air raids on the country. German propagandista cry havoc, the "ajry devil" hovers in the sky-and Britain pro- ceeds unruffled. The Home Guard who, so to speak, arrested a German airman in his stride is magnificently typical."

Here are some of the stor ies of the week:~~

When a bomb wrecked a house In the Midlands an elderly woman ́climbed to the top of the debris and planted a Union Jack on the

heap..

A Mercantile. Marine officer asked what sort of passage he had had up Channel, replied: "Terrible! Those Nazi bombers were falling, all around us."

A member of the Home Guard, leaving his home to report for duty, saw a German nirman landing by parachute in the streat, arrested him--and carried on.

Heard in a South-East town as the warning sounded: "I don't mind these raids, but I wish to goodness they wouldn't come. at lunch-time, It's just thoughtless!!!

The Hev. P. B. Clayton, writing to The Tinos" from Orkney, and that a naval wife had just had a wire

-the bare message "Saved"—from her husband, who had been silent since last September. Her letter read: "I'm glad to know you're saved. Was it a bomb, a mine, or the Salvation Army? In any case, we shall expect you home."

A German airman, landing in a field, was captured by a woman armed and her 14-year-old son with his father's rifle. The German -covered by the rifio-then took tea with his captors,

A bomb dropped in a southern river and a local angler exclaimed indignantly: This will upset the fish for weeks.".

•

A small Kentish boy, whose home was demolished, came from shelter in the garden and urgently demanded his toy soldiers. Special constable found them for him.

People near Croydon aerodrome whose houses had been damaged a low days before took another raid with the greatest calm. Their

. roofs had been covered with tar- paulin; beneath it wirdos music vent on cheerfully throughout the day,

An alman who shot down a Junkers 08—his sixth success- landed in a field and at once gut # motorist to drive him to the wreckage. There, villagers-in- cluding members of a wedding party who had heard the machine crash while they were in church; -crowded around to cheer.

Woman at Channel port; "The best thing about the raids is that they usually wake you up in good time to get out of bed and have your shopping Onished early.

A soldier and his bride took re- fuge in a public shelter after their marclago at a south-east const town and held an informal recep- tion there.

•

Mrs. Willows, aged ninety-fivo, who Hves in one of the bombed London streets, observed after- wards: "I feel younger than ever. Don't you think I shall live to be a hundred?" -

A placard in a public building in one of the raided suburbs of Lon- don used to read: "Don't worry. It may never happen." After a few raids, an offelal made a slight alteration. The placard now 'runa! "Don't worry-Hitler has missed us

again."

Aircraft workers' 'in n-South- Eastern town "keep in touch" when shelter. A running com- mentary on or univ

broadcast to them from an ob servation post.

Most attractive designs and colours. from $13.50 each

Lace Collar

& Cuffs Sets from $2.95

Lace Blousettes

Ideal for wearing with Winter suits.

from $5.95

WOOLLEN-SCARVES Beautiful six-tone colourings, Very soft Angora wool. Prices from $3.95 to $7.95

Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd.

N.Y.K...

LINE

BAN PRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via" Honolulu,

Kamakura Maru (starts from Kobo) Asama Moru (starts from Kobe) SEATTLE & VANCOUVER (Starts from. Kəbe)

18th Nov.

27th Nov,

Helan Maru

3rd Dec.

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Hilo & San Franclacó

Takaoka Maru (starts from Kobe) · BYDNEY & MELBOURNE vis Marilla,

17th Nov.

23rd Nov.

End of Nov.

BOMBAY vin Singapore & Colombo.

Anyo Maru

..Onde Maru

Thursday, Sunday,

28th Nov. 8th Deo.

BANGOON & CALCUTTA via Singapore.

• Lisbon· Maru'

* Nagato Maru

Sunday Friday,

10th Nov. 15th-Nor

Kario Maru

Saturday, MADRAS via Salgon (cargo for Saigon accepted)

KODE & YOKOHAMA.

Kasima' Marit

Suwa Maru Atuta Maru

• Cargo only.

Wednesday, 18th Nov. Tuesday, 18th Nov. Tuesday, 26th Nov.

Complete Information from Your Agent or:'

NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA

KING'S BUILDING

TELEPHONE 30291.

General Passenger Agents in the Orient for Cunard White Star Line,