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IN THE HOME

Informative

Entertaining

Exclusive

Holiday Schedule For Your Child

By GARRY CLEVEL AND MYERS, Ph. D.

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gency or for his physical or morat protection.

sleep. This is a good time for the older child to read alone or to a A good time for, a younger child. nap by the preschool child, even the older one. During this period may- muntes should not, as a rule, be pres- cut.

UMMER veution from school brings new problems with

For the mother and children there the child, typically from five There arise

should be a quiet period early in the thirteen.

she can

loll or when afternoon. to his safety new problems related and behaviour out of doors as well as to hin duties and activities indoors. time an his hands With so much during the long summer months he profit from # and his parents will rough daily programme,

children's hour: Unless the cheeked somewhat art they are held fairly closely to a bedtime schedule, children won't get many of there nearly enough sleep during kuifimer, It grows dark late and the fully rises at the usual hour.

Plan Programmc

are

Parents of children six to thirteen: Plan roughly a prostramme for your children, letting them have spine vojce in the matter. See it thry have certain regular dully jobs about the home and that they have certain periods each day they can cal! their own.

Usuntly they should to some of

Com-

Unfortunately, in some neigh- bourhoods other chikiren may not be easily kept away, even for this quiet period, and noisy, Il-trained neigh- Lour children even as young as five muy increase

mother's problem with her fot who is expected to have an afternoon nap. Yes, a schedule is good for the welfare of the entire Inally.

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Home Studies

The child will easily forget bals studies with too much free playing hours, He may be quite unable to concentrate on his schout work later

The need

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Home Medicine

these regular jobs in the morning Important. right after breakfast, such as tidy- Ing up their rooms, also other rooms, making their own bed, washing the

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the like. All such household routines should be pleted, as a rule, before play tinu, In a family of growing children NO nother should de home the Tousehold chores, and not just jur her protection but also for the moral

The children. education of

They should help and be required to help. Play Periods

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You shoutst kr>w where child is during his play periods, zu that you might easily Incate his at

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Bat, pivose, do not inter- rupt his play except in a dive emer-

Animals Also Have Sleepless Worries

St.

Paul-Domestic animals, bumans, suffer from insomnia, the University of Minnesota farm schnol reports.

The "ennfenter" cow is not to sound a sleeper, according to W. E. Petersen. Cattle worries include being dropped from the social order of the herd, maladjustmeal Atel poor caretakers.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1948.

Ironing Is An Art

By ELEANOR ROSS

OMES summer with it crisp cottons and pretty accessories, and pressing becomes a reni problem for the vast army of women who do up their own sunumer ward- robes.

First of all, there is a difference -between ironing and pressing, and

this aliould be kept in mind. Ironing Is to and fro movement, while pressing is a really press-down, turt of stomping motion.

For both chores,”ʼn good steam ron is a boon.

It isn't very difficult to achieve a well-ironed lip, and a drawer filed with its quota of aleely laundered well troned slips is a feminine de- light

After the slip has

been sprinkled and railed, unroll only the top portion of the garment. Place both straps full length and flat on the hoard, pinning fad ends to the Hold the strap taut with paddling. the left hand and iron them together on the top side only, then remove the pins. Next, slide the slip over the board, and Iron from te hem- line in the direction of the straps. Feed the slip away from you arounel

board. Fold carefully, ironed.

Ironing Satin

when

side.

Fron satin on the wrong Satin made of nylon and rayon is a pópular slip fahrte now, and while it does not really require ironing, a gentle job with very low heat adds to its beauty.

When coping with gathers and straight gathered rules, manipulate garment or from so that the point of the fron penetrates into the dullness, using in-and-out strokes. Be careful not to fran over the tops of the When ironing a monogram. gathers, raise it by placing it face down on a folded turkish towel and iron untit completely dry.

Preventing Premature

Births

By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN.. M.D.

or four months before

WHEN BIC begins foo roun, leath

whs easy victories. The baby burn before the usual time must re.. volve very special care 1:0 Is a survive. The less he wets, the har- ter he is to care

more for. The inmature he is, the less he is Alled for independent life.

Even with all the resources of modern science-incubators to keep them warm; special devices and pro- cedures to guard them against in- fections, and that best of all baby foods, mother's milk-it is impossi← ble to save all these prematurely- born infants. Thus, everything pos sible should be done to keep babies from being born before the full Termo of pregnancy has elapsed.

Special Studies

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Sonne special studies t removed

Horses worry when from familiar surroundings mort friendly stablemates, and often go for weeks without lying down. They do catch a few winks while on their feel.

Sheep, he muroties of the domes. the animal kingdom, keep an 0:17 cocked while sleep and poise on the alert.

The pit, however. is hearty sleeper. 11. (3. Zavoral. animal husbandman, said the grunty autores of pigs serve an music to luil pen- mintes to sleep.

pregnancy

and that it he continued Occurs, throughout the term of pregnancy. Failure to begin treatment with the thyroid extract early enough may account for some of the failures und disappointments 'with this form of frcntment.

Of courre, in those cases in which There is a hick of sex glaud secre- tions or vitamin E. these Things must also be supplied.

with

Vigorous Sports

to treatment In addition gal extracts, it would appear in- advisable for these women to en-

gage in vigorous sports, strenuous activities, or hard work.. On the other hand, ordinary household' du- ties and similar occupations are jurmissible. It is important that

-who repeatedly, gave birth to pre-ver-tiredness-and fatigue be-avoid-

muture babies, have been made by

el. Long periods of rest in bed are Dr. Elennor Delfs, of Johns Hof)-

apparently not necessary. Eins School of Medicine. She con- eluded that many such women were suffering from lack of thyroid st erelion. In almost three-fourths of the patients studied by her, such a defleicuey was noted. Some of them also lucked certain of the secretions. from the sex glands, and vitamin E.

When there is a lack of thyroi seeretion, 41 is suggested that thy- ruid extract be given, starting three

More laurels

Graham Greene

"THE HEART OF THE MATTER"

by Graham Greene (Heinemann, 98, d.)

you saw his "Brighton Rock" film you If

Greene'a novels,

They present-more often- than not, the conflict of good and evil.

In "The Heart of the Matter," published this morning, the conflict is at once narrowed. and broadened; it is, between the sensual and· the, spiritual and it is also between a man's duty towards God and his duty towards his neighbour.

The finer points of the slowly developing". tragedy may be perceptible only to Roman Catholics, but the general theme is plain enough.

The man is Mujer

Scoble,

Commissioner

Police in

African colony. His

Assistant

o {

West

Book of the DAY

by DANIEL GEORGE

marriage

has

reached the stage

of all passion spent.

He feels bound to

are

his wife, we told, only by the pathos of her un- attractiveness," but

there

is

no

limit to his affection and pity for her, no limit to the sacrifices he is willing to make on her behalf.

HE

fre

c

Jated to Robert Lonts Stevenson- and at 43, with a dozen best sellera, he is likely to be come as Janious.

HE 13 Roman Catholic... from days, in the mid-19206. olten he une to talk to a Nottingham priest during tram-riden in TIE Bark has gone CON- Aiderably Murter than Brighton since he left unt folis "add African Nation" fool him on a 350-mile trek through Liberian Jungle in 1935, his sense of religious Inquiry tock

+

im

to Meteo in 1938. HE is a director of a publishing Arm~: which does not | publish his books,

Into forced

borrowing frain

activities are Syrian trader whose nol above suspleton. Tempted to commit other professional - indiscre- tions, he yields.

During his wife's absence he coin- falls victim to his own too passionato nature. Pity for a much

from younger woman-survivor

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torpedoed ship creates a situation from which there is 210 escupe except the one which his rellalon forbids him: sutelde.

He faces his dilemma as a brave. man, a good Catholic.

In approaching the crisis of his novel Graham Greene conveys with the permanent Met Invisible skill both with a refusal at his bank, he is and wartime atmosphere of a West

She needs a holiday. It will cost

afford. then he can

more

Proof of the success of this treat- ment, i found in the fact that 39 women who had previously had 155 presnaneigs, with ondy 12 living Tables Bhr 20 live babies in 43 pregnancies after frealment with

the thyroid' extract.

Any wornan who repeatedly gives birth to premature infants should, of course, consult her physician for careful study and treatment.

for

African port, with its English officials and native and cosmopolitan population. He adroitly chequers The narrative with bolh touching and comic incidents.

Tu match The almost un- natural goodness of Major Scoble there are men of active and passive bod will, nu some with no will of all,

only idiosyncrasies which--- at the render's distance-are, CX- fermely amusing.

Their interplay, in the strong the of the story. the brilliant

POOLING THE POOL-Splashing happily in the water, this maternal-minded little tot suddenly remembered her poor doll, discarded under the hot sun. Now both

are "happy" again,

Let's Eat

DY

IDA BAILEY ALLEN

Cocktail Time

-Try this new Citrus Sambee-

S usual the Chef took advan- tage of the bargain prices at market. So when I walked into the test kitchen for my mid-afternoon thirst quencher, I had

a choice of chilled grapefruit juice, langerine or orange juice, or a blend of grape-fruit and orange.

"Now we are buying the

giant

size cuns, and do not drink up al the juice at one time, I like to pour the Juice from the cans into these large glass jars," wald the Chet. "Then I can cover them closely so they do not absorb any odours or flavours while they stand in the re- frigerator."

Protect Flavour.

"Of course, Chef, the juice could

for remain in the open can

forty- eight hours without losing its high Vitamin C content, 01 tasting any, but it must be closely cove ered to protect the Havour," I agreed.

"And it is easy to blend the juices if you like a mixed eitrus drink, i like une-third tangerine Julee, one- third orange and one-third "grape- fruit juice. I call it my citrus cock. Inil," he added with a chuckle.

“And I also have a special conroe- tion made with citrus Jolees, but I call mine a Spinace."

"Is that a new kind of cocktail, Madame?" the Chef inquired.

I ex- "You might call it that," plained, "but It's made with nothing I serve stronger than citrus juice.

it in leed en glosses, which have been well chilled in the refrigerator, or under the cold water tap,

Chilled Fruit

L

hall

IT

"My compliments Madaine,

1:

Most delightful drink. I think it would be auftable to serve at luncheon or in the after- poon or evening; and although it is what you call a glamour drink, it is mude of ingredients that are inside the budget."

There is

frie question about canned urange juice that I've often been asked and which I'd like to answer right now:, "Why doesn't canned orange Juice taste quite the shine as freali

*

"It's becaIESE

oranges contain good percentage of sugar; so when the orange juke is lash-processed in the necessary high temperature for canning. the sugar

becomes slightly caramelised. Many persons think this taste comes from the can. But try the juice again, and you'll recognise the faint, caramel-ke flavour that's very pleasant."

Dinner

Chilled Grape-Fruit Blanquette of Veal

Noodles Summer Squash au Gratin **** Pickled Beets on Lettuce Fruit Compote-Gel Prune Whip Sauce Coffee or Tea (Hot or leed) Milk (Children)

A Measurements Are Level Recipes Serve Four. Blanquette of Veal

C.

Cul 2 b. shoulder or breast of veal into 12 picces, Place in a heavy sauce pun; udd i isp, salt and 4 e. bolling water. Bring to boiling point; add sliced unpeeled carrot, น sliced onion, 2 cloves. sprigs and bayleaf, Cover and parsley simmer unul the veni

器 tender. "This Sambee calls for chilled mixed fresh or frizen fruits, one of

about 1 hr. Then remove the ment and strain the liquid. Melt 2 them red for colour, as raspberries, strawberries, cherries or crushed tbsp, butter or margarine in a sauce pan. Stir in 24 tbsp. flour, and currants. We need plenty of chilled

when smooth, add the liquid drained canned orange juice laced with a

from the veal. There should bo little fresh lime or lemon juice, and

for

Sir and cook until bolling. enough vanilla ice

. 'ream

i Then beat 1 egg yolk with a furk; scoopful for each person-a

add c. sweet or

soured cream, pint will make 6 Samees.

the and stir into

boiling Бансе. "This is the way uke them: Cook and stir 1 min. Add 1⁄2 tbsp. Fill each glass a

third with the lemon juice, tsp

tsp. nutmeg and 1 sweetened mixed fruit,

Then pour

isp. minced parsley. Pince the hot In the ice cold orange jule to within

veal in the centre of the platter: an inch and a half of the top. Float

pour over the sauce; surround with on a scoop of ice cream, tick in a

noodles and garnish with parsley, sipper spoon, set on a plate covered

Summer Squash au Gratin with a paper doily and-havà n'good

Wash and thin-slice enough young Ume."

unpeeled suminer squash to make 4 Arrange in layers in a qu-sized buttered casserole with 1 tsp flour, and a little salt and pepper between Barely cover with hot auch layer. milk, or equal parts of evaporated and waler. Strew the top with coarse bread crumbs, molst- ened with 1 tbsp, melted margarine and mixed with grated shurp cheese. Cover and bake in a mod- erate oven, 375 F. or untit the squash is tender, about 40 min. Un- cover the last 10 min, to brown.

Fruit Campoto-Gel Make up 1 package prepared direc- cherry gelatin according to tions, "It is just as safe to keep canned

Add 1 tbsp. fresh lime or 9. d.). takes only 200 pages to

lemon juice. Rinse an 8 in. square Mr Albert

food in the eah it comes in-if the transport

Ginever,

It In

pan with cold water and dust with widower, from East Anglia to

eun is cool and covered-as

another the food into heaven. You Know-heaven. . It's

to empty

1 tsp. granulated sugar, In it, ar- acid foods container.... A few

cooked, mixed dried fruit like nothing on earth, this pleasant,

range 2 c.

prunes, whimsical story-Just

may dissolve a little iron from the

compote, such as stoned in-

nol ean, but that is not harmful,

dried peaches and dried pears. Four credible or too improving. Albert

dangerous to health. is a dear, and his celestial experl-

over the cherry gelatin mixture. "Соля and foods are sterilized

Chill until firm, from 2 to 3 hrs. ence is enlightening.

dish but the In the processing.

Cul in squares and serve with prune into which the food is emptied is

whip sauce. far from sterile. in other words Il I likely to have on it bacteria that cause food to spoll."

descriptive pasiges, the poignant HOUSEHOLD

dramatic moments, and the utter sincerity of purpose justify our re- garding this novel as a musler- piece.

the Choice" of the Book

of the Month Club of America and

of the Book Society.

R.

H.

Also Good

("Spanish

Farm") MOTTRAM'S

"The tientieman of Leisure" (Hutchinson,

novel,

not too

"Too Much Love IN

of Living" (Cussell,

The veleran 135.). author Robert lichens (ask your of parents about "The Garden

that he has Allah") demonstrates Iost none of his verve. Itis 648 pagen tell the love story. Iterary but lush, of Lionel Illington, poet, and Pixie Lisle-Stevens, benuttful, maddening, false, American.

HINTS

- SCHENECTADY, N. Y—It is o necessary to transfer food from opened can to a dish before storing It In the refrigerator, scientists of the General Electric research la- boratory point out.

The U. S.

culture says:

Department of Agri-

POWDERED chalk, which can be bought at most drug stores, is o safe scourer for enamel bath tuba and other enamel articles, Aiako a paste with the chalk with either water or kerosene, and apply with nsoft cloth.

c.

Put 2 largo Prune Whip Sauce:

1/2 c. chilled chillied egg whites, coarse-aloved cooked pruno pulp,

juice, ibsp. lemon

fow sitted powdered sugar and a

Beat graina salt in a large bowl. with a wire whisk until stiff enough Uso as a sauce to hold ita shape. with any kind of fruit gelatin.

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