THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 24, 194
NEW DRUG
FAMILY TOUR
DAB and FLOUNDER
By WALTER
IN THE HOME
Informative
Entertaining
Exclusive
What to do when
The
Little Worrier
Worries You
By GARRY CLEVELAND MYERS, Ph.D.
dwell F you and I were to long and often on the dangers germs from all the disease about us, and probably in the cleanest foods we eat or touch, wo An occasional Insane. по night adult does suffer from severe fears (phobian) and anxieties over such matters.
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Such phobias and anxieties arise from letting the imagination run riot and from falling to balance In the young child who volues. may be over-sensitive about dangers, warnings, fears and the like ex- pressed by adults, a great deal of You see he has worry' can arise. very limited experience with which to check his ideas and imaginings.
Fortunately, however, most young children so much less £xed in their ways of acting, thinking and feeling are much more ready to shift their attention and Interesi and activity thon is the average nduit. So it is rather unusual for a child to be so disturbed over matters of germs as the little child described here.
tremes.
A mother said: "We have three In the last week girls, 4, 5, and 0. our five-year-old has started corne- We appreciate clean- thing new. liness but she is carrying it to ex- She will not eat a thing which has fallen from her plate to the tablecloth and she will remark at least five times at a meal that something has fallen from her plate to the tablecloth and that she can't eat it because it is dirty."
CRACKED HANDS
"She has washed her hands so much that the backs have cracked and bled in spite of lotion applied euch night. It she touches a crayon she will run up to wash her hands Then she will ask if she is going to die if she puts a toy or something In her mouth. I have tried to ignore stop but she her, thinking she would keeps it up from the time she gets. home from kindergarten until we put her to bed at night. She has made such an issue about all this that I am becoming worried."
"This My advice to her problem will undoutedly pass If the nobody else other children and makes anything of it. Just calmly tell her in matter-of-fact way she
was
NEW FOR THE doesn't need to eat food that has
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Chicago, Illinois. Selence has fresh that bread stays discovered longer in warm temperatures but so far ham't been able to convince the average housewife the finding la cor- .rect.
The American Institute of baking, Investigating_bread staleness for the Agriculture Department, said many housewives still think brend should be kept in a cool place.
experts However, it saki
years that
known many
weather wil keep bread
longer than cold temperatures.
have warm fresher
The
Institute now is trying to learn the
exact temperature which
preserves
thul freshness the longest.
Mould is one of the complications,
it sald. While warm weather pro-
otes freshness, it also is conducive
to mould. The Institute hopes
its
dropped to the tablecloth or that she will not die if she puts a toy in her mouth. But be sure, to express obout it to no ridicule nor alk others in her presence,"
PROTECT FROM FEARS Try to protect her from fears and anxieties expressed by adults. Pro- hopeful, vide her with A serene, cheery atmosphere, with lots of ten- derness, affection and love. Try to make her feel she is as loved as the other children are. Read to her; but not fearful stories, encourage hier at making and doing things with her hands and playing freely with other Cuddle her children of her age. when she welcomes cuddling.
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Treat all her questions and marks with great respect. If the phenomena should continue several weeks, it might be well to consult payeldatrist for helping you pro- vide the right atmosphero and guidance for this child. Remember, you and Dad can do most to make this child secure and happy, as you work on yourselves."
FOR TOXIC
GOITRE
By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, M.D.
OUR ability to control and cure toxic goitre has been vastly in- creased by the discovery of a`now drug known as propylthiouracil. Its development Illustrates how well modern science knows how to make use of a promising lead to give us better weapons in our fight over against disease.
A few years ago a substanco call- ed thiouracil was found to have very beneficial effects when used in the treatment of (oxle goltre. But use- as it was, this drug also caused ful as certain bad and oven
dangerous reactions. Once these had been thoroughly Investigated, chemists went to work to modify thiouracil in such a way as to got rid of its bad qualities while keeping its help ful ones. The result is propyl- thiouracil, a drug with twice the potency and scarcely a tenth of the toxic effects of its forerunner. Thyroid Gland
In toxle goltre' the thyroid gland produces such an excessive amount
that it acts as lof its secretion.
polson to cause such symptoms as rapid heart Intense nervousness, beat, irritability, and loss of weight. Sometimes there is enlargement of the thyroid gland in the neck, There and bulging of the eyeballs. may also be high blood pressure and excessive perspiration of the hands.
the use of propylthiouracil Torded as being as safe as operation for the removal of the thyroid gland. If the drug can administered regularly in the proper dose and the patient can be observed periodically, operation may, for the great first time, be avoided in a majority of cases. The drug is given
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each day.
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Rapid improvement in the symp- toms occurs with the use of propyl- thiouracil, but the drug must not be discontinued or the dosage reduced just because the patient feels bet- ler. It el'her of these things is done, will the symptoms
promptly re- cur. On the other hand, apparently there are some patients who do not respond to this preparation and, in such instances, operation is neces-
sary.
the
Unfortunately, certain reactions to the drug may occur, such as hives, pain in the joints, sickness al stomach, and a sensation of numb- ness. However, such reactions de- velop in less than one out of every thirty cases.
Oporation Necessary
short
£110
Standing on the platform of the special Presidential train, America's first family wave at the crowds gathered Mrs to greet them during their cross-country tour. Truman, who usually remains quietly on the sidelines, is here in front,
Let's Eat
BY
IDA BAILEY ALLEN
A VARIETY OF DISHES
The Chef
WITH SHRIMPS
emptied the
:
contenta
UR little Island is plentiful poured over. The canned asparagus with big or small plenty poutier reasonable in price. Or which make delicious dishes, perhaps the ladies have some in the If, after the use of propyl-But if there is too much trouble home freezers." thiouracil, it is found necessary to in removing the sholls get can-
gland, the ned shrimps. operate on the thyrold drug should be stopped for a period prior to operation, and patient given iodine. This will serve to decrease the tendency bleed at the time of the operation.
Treatment with this drug does not require hospitalisation
Dor is necessary for the patient to discon- Except tinue his normal activities.
tho in cases of unusual severity, medical treatment of toxic goitre with propylthiouracil would appear advisable at first.
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to
into a bowl. The shrimp glistened pink and appetising in a shimmer- Ing jelly.
"Very interesting." said the Chef, "to buy the canned shrimp in aspic Shall we taste, Madame?"
"This shrimp is delicate in favour and texture," I commented, "and tablespoon, there's only about two
can. It satisfactory results are not ob-fuls of asple to the whole
once in
hot tained, operation may be performed would dissolve at
flavour. sauce, and give a delicate at a later date.
Or if shrimp come canned with a
can be used little liquid, that making a hot shrimp dish too."
A Fine Bisque
Medical treatment with this prepa- ration can be continued indefinite ly if satisfactory results are obtained,
WOMAN TO BE BLAMED
-for marriage_failure
tests will show what temperature LYNN, MASS.-Mrs Sarah Wilson
will be the best to prevent mould and preserve freshness at the same
time.
Bread is being studied from the time it leaves the wrapping machine until it is placed on the table
home.
at
by
You can tell the outside tempera- ture in summer, spring or fall counting the number of chirps
at
a cricket in 14 seconds, then adding 42. It always works, says Dr S. W. Bromley of the Darilett tree research laboratories.
YOUNG
OLL
recently
her 70th anniversary that all a wedding woman needs for a happy marriage is an eager heart, a sense of humour -and a man.
She was annoyed she punctuated each sentence with an emphalle bob of her head.
more
When she and her 87-year-old husband George were wed back in 1878, she said, women were Mrs Wilson, who is 91, said:
schisible.
tied our wedding knots with most steel then," she blame for
said. "If a girl "Women are to marriages that fail. They don't work found her husband a problem the slc solved him. Sho at being married. They don't realise worked 'ull love is a chore as well as a charm. Gracious, a modern girl thinks it's enough just to get herself glamorous and then sit around and get looked at,"
ART CRITICS
Two little girls give close attention to a modern painting by Lanskoy at the opening of the annual Salon des Tuileries at the Palais do New York in Paris.
didn't just shrug her shoulders and shop for another man like they say they do in Hollywood."
An outstanding fault of modern
are lazy, women is that they
sho
my
shy, I've never been sick a day in my life because I've always been too busy. I've always done own sweeping and cleaning and dusting, laundry and cooking. Still do. Every day.
"Girls of my day never leafed at said. she homemaking, either," "George and I have eight children, 88 grandchildren and 12 great grand- children.
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"In
in
France we always use the liquid from the shrimp in making a fine bisque, fish gravy, or a shrimp or Newburgh sauce. However, as canned shrimp liquid is quite salty, we do not add so much salt to the shrimp dish we are cooking. It is a good rule to taste the finished dish before adding the salt."
The use of shrimp liquid is im- portant, because it contains lodine and other valuable nutrients. The reason it is a bit on the salt-side is because a little extra salt is used when canning shrimp to keep them
BYth.
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shrimp, bought two cans of
Use Madame, because I planned to them for dinner. But I see that wo have twenty-seven shrimps in this one can."
"And If you make a rich white sauce, containing the shrimp liquid and add a litle lemon juice and a big tablespoonful of mayonnaise, the combination would be delicious," I added. "But it's so much Uka spring today that I think the shrimp would taste wonderful as an appeti ser salad for dinner."
"And for the main course?"
"Let's have vegetables-for you see, the shrimp takes the place of meat."
Spinach
Dinner
Shrimp Salad
Little Twin Biscuits
Baked Succotash
Mashed Rutabagas
Open Apricot Cheese Cake
Milk (Children) Coffee or Tea
All Measurements Are Level Recipes Serve Four Shrimp Salad
Open 1 (5% oz.) can of shrimp; diced add c, diced celery, 4 c. scallions, 3 tbsp. French dressing and a few grains cayenne. Mix and chill. Serve in nests of lettuce with a topping of mayonnaise or Husslan dressing.
Baked Succotash
Combine I can corn kernels with "Ample to make a fino entree for 1 c. canned or fresh cooked string four," I commented.
"The
ona cun of
shrimp with vegetables in a nice curry sauce would be excellent," suggested the Chef.
Cup of Peas
"Or we could heat the shrimp with a cup of peas in a rich cream sauce to serve un fine boiled noodles," said.
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"Of course, it's foolish for folks to marry unless they're completely al- sorbed in cach other," she Buiti. "Usually
man doesn't know whether he's in love, but a woman docs and she shouldn't be bashful about getting the man she wants." ioust, and the shrimp in a rich sauce
"Or I could make a very elegant shrimp entrec, Madame, with the heated canned asparagus tips
How to Press Your Slacks
By ELEANOR ROSS
4
on
one at a time, fat on the ironing
11
beans, or 1 c. canned or cooked dried Ilma beans. Add 2 well beaten eggs, 2 c. scalded milk, 1⁄2 tsp. salt, tsp. pepper and 1 tbsp, melted but- ter or margarine. Transfer to shallow casserole. Cover with c. fine dry bread crumbs or shredded wheat crumbs, mixed with 1 tbsp.
margarine. Bake In butter or moderate oven, 350 F. until firm in the centre, about 35 mln.
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Open Apricot Cheese Cake This is made with a cream cheese crust.
Cream Cheese Crust: Cream to- gether c. shortening and e.. cream cheese. With a spoon, work in 14 c. flour, affted with tap. salt, Transfer to a board dusted with flour; roll to 1/3 in. thickness.
SLACKS won't look well on
the aweetest, slimmest board and iron both sides thorough-Fit into an olled shallow pan 7" x figure. If they are wrinkled, un- ly dry, pressing the seams flat
you work, pressed or soiled.
Slacks made of dark rayon, as they so frequently are, should always be Iraned on the wrong side, otherwise, they'll soon be showing shine, in the best blue serge suit fashion.
Place top of
When Ironing slacks, first turn them inside out. Start on the pockets, using the fron set at the proper temperature, Blacks over the top of the ironing board, and next iron waistband and seams, taking care to press them fint. as you work along. Iron carefully, the seat area and the part of the legs that is on the board..
Now we come to the legs, and come prepared to give them the best possible Ironing care. First Iron them inside out. Then put them,
ns 11".
Here is an important precaution: Avoid ironing in a crease. This is put in after the slacks are turned right side out. When this is done, you may And it necessary to give a few dabs to the top, over the end of the Ironing board, to get a neat belt line. Then, carefully matching the leg seams at the cult end, smooth the entire length of the leg to the crotch.
Take very good care to match the seams at the crotch as well, for this is the real secret of securing a straight crease.
Finishing the Apricot Cake: Cover quartered, the crust with drained, canned apricots, or cooked sweeten- ed dried apricots, arranging the fruit in rows. Pour over c. soured cream and sprinkle with 3 thip, con- fectioner's sugar, mixed with top. cinnamon. Bake 30 min. in moderate oven, 375 F., or until the crust is browned on the edge and bottom. Dust with additional con- fectioner's sugar. Cut in squares and serve worm,
Trick Of The Chef For extra fine flavour in the Use a pressing iron to press in a really sharp, keen crease, Press first spring shrimp salad, add 1 tsp. freab, the inside of the legs, then the out-chopped tarragon, or 1⁄2 tsp. dried side. Then carefully place the two tarragon softened 3 min. in thap.
Lemon Juice. legs together, and press again.
Hilton to Horrors In Seven Novel Moves
By DANIEL GEORGE
can follow Nick Romano from crib COULD you read 50 novels a
week? If so, you might to electric chair if you have the patience. You should try to have como somewhere near keeping the patience and not dismiss the up with the present output of book as the kind of prolonged dead-end kidding which you have fiction.
outgrown. It is written with in- dignation and compassion.
How many do I read? More, anyhow, than I review, becauso -thla needs to be eald-most of the novels I read are not worth reviewing. They may be worth reading, but that's quite an- othor
matter.
Here are a few that seem at any
rate entitled to a
brief mention.
James
Hilton
(who has written
novels as far apart
in
theme
and treatment as
and no
mistake
(4.)—a
American, too, about it. Is "Country Place," by Ann Petry (Michael Joseph, 9.
A returned soldier-meets-unfaithful -
wife novel, set in smail New England Email The town. towns of America— what unpleasant places they are, to be sure; to unlike, one' hopes, dear Swindon, Bay, or Cickheaton.
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Or
for that mat- ter any town in the
Riding.
West
mention
Riding
the West
Phyllia Bentley's new
"Lost Horizon" and "Goodbye, novel. Life Story" (Gollancz, 10s. Mr Chips") bestrides the Atlan- d.) not without precedent, occupies tic in "Nothing So Strange" it for the chronicles of a Victorian mill-nwning family represented by im- Hannah Moorhouse, a strong charac- (Macmillan, 98. 6d.), and parts an Anglo-American in- ter who inspires confidence and dis- terest to the case of Mark penser wisdom.
All British, this novel, as sound as
bell Bradley and Christine Waring.
and sweet as a nut-if you it with some recent, fiction. compare it Mark is a scientist who geta A collection of short stories you involved with a great Viennese ought not to miss is feat of the
by by Josephine Blumenfeld physicist and comes under sus-
ann, Ts. 6d). Here's variety. between in wartime America. Don't rush them. Pause .picion
the next. My pre- one story and Christine, globe-circling scription is two a day for a week.
And I think you will get the best tako journalist, who tells the in-
out of Gerald Bullett if you tricate story, makes, as it were, him slowly. His latest book con- an honest man of him just as tins two short novels-"Men at Strangers" (Dent, 98.)-both in- the news comes through about ith Table" and "The House of the Hiroshima. The book is as up genious and excellent, and for style,
English. to date--or behind the times belleve me, models of good flexible What looks like the book bargain as that
of the day is a re-issue of the Short "Knock
Any Door." by "Second Series of Great Willard Motley (Collins, 10s. 6d.), Stories of Deledion, Mystery, and is American through and through Horror," edited by Dorothy
42 and down and out. In this pains Sayers (Gollancz)-1,152 pages, taking study of a tough guy, you stories, all for Us, fid,
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