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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1949.

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They will be one year old on June 12, and this is their latest picture. the Good quads-Francis, Jennifer, Elizabeth and Bridget-of Westerleigh, pear Bristol.

And to celebrate their first birthday this week-end they are off for their first holiday, at Pwllheli, North Wales.

-(London Express Servies),

SCHOOL

NEW YORK.

resort

MACK Weiner,

operator, believes ♫

bride should learn how to

FOR BRIDES

By GAY PAULEY

keep

husbands out af run a kitchen at the same 'courses at the beginning. time she's finding out how "Why embarrass the to run a husband.

girls?" he asked.

Weiner presides st Whito Roe Lake at Livingston Manor, in upstate New York. The re- sort caters to honeymooners in June, and Is typical of most. mountain playgrounds except for one thing.

Weiner has started an inten- sive cooking course for brilles, a course which he says grew out of "my own sad experience Immediately, after married."

Weiner said, "My wife was a perfect dreani girl to look ni but hopeless when turned loosu in the kitchen.

"At first we just joked about her poor cooking, but as time went by, mealtime became an explosive occasion," he elabor- sted.

'said that after n few months of blcarbonate of soda and family quarrels, "I took matters in hand and started lenching the missus what lo do with pola and pans."

Happy Ending

A mother said she has a Axed the first mest yet but has "n lot more confidence now in facing that stove."

the

Last year's pupils didn't get nny diploma. But this year DOUT they would get an elaborately decorated "gag document they kitchen In can hang in the cose any arguments come up Over a meal."

Mostly, the brides are taught the simple rules of cooking and some easily-fixed recipes...

This year, the course will be

Include

Kuest

One bride wrote, affer her expanded lo staf, at the resort, "I followed speakers who'll discuss bud-

Furnishing A Four-Room Apartment

By ELEANOR ROSS

can

LTHOUGH we know what magle paint, wallpaper, done-over second-hand furni

fabrica ture, and plastic work, we nre always freshly amazed and delighted when we come upon such a transfornia- tion.

your advice to make something geting, markeung, menu plan- Genuity a wealth

simple. It was ment balls and wing and food storage. spaghetti, und

husband my

Husbands will be invited to a as It's the best meal he ever few lectures to tell their food

preferences.

ate,"

Observe The

Symptoms Of This Child Disease

Of

By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, M.D. TNFLUENZAL meningitis.is. n ireatment for this disease.

disease which, for the most course, the drug is most effec- part, attacks babies and young tive when

given early. It Is children. In former years the Hence, prompt diagnosis is im- disease was nearly always fatal portant in order that perman-

"I dug up all my old text and even in the rare instances ent brain damage may be

where It did not kil ila vle warded of. tims, it crippled by causing There Is rabbit

1

scruti extensive damage to the brain. which also seems to be helpful

Today, if the condition is in this condition, | diagnosed

| books," ho continued, "and proceeded to conduct a home experiment in domestic science." The story ended happily, for his wife eventually became a

early, life can bo While some physicians still kitchen artist. But the whole saved. This has been made pos ilke to give serum and strep thing caused him to open the sible by the use of new drugs tomycin by injections into the cooking classes at White Roe such as the sulfonamides and spinal canal, many others have

obtained last year for the first time so streptomycin.

in excellent results The treatment other husbands won't have his

influenzal troubles.

meningitis by not giving ony Injections in

Into the spinal canal carliest These doctors inject the strep

Early Symptoms Unfortunately.

the

of

The

Cornell University and symptoms-of--this dread -dis--tomyctu into a muscle, and the

order seem very innocent so that serum is given by vein. the child shows evidence of sulfonamide drug is given by nothing more dangerous than mouth if the patient is con- a running nose and core throat. sclous or by vein if he is not. At other times it may be pre- ceder ceded by tonsillitis or pneumo- no.

Weiner is a graduate of the hotel management school at veteran of the resort business both in New York and Florida. Poak Honeymoon Season White Roe offers cooking in- struction only during June, when the honeymoon season is nt peak. The courses are not confined to women.

One bachelor wrote that as a "cook

by circumstance, not choice," he has learned a lot from the course.

Weiner does

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Diagnosis Difficult

M

When the meningitis deve- Since victims of influenzal lops, there is some disturbance meningitis are usually so young of consciousness, ranging from ns to bo unable to describe drowsiness to stupor, a tem- their

symptoms, the diagnosis perature varying from 100 to may be dimcult to make, T 104 degrees, and there may be afler

infection respiratory some stiffness of the neck, and such things as drowsiness and convulsions.

there are from the spinal canal is ex-

ex- other signs of disturbances of amined, It Is found that there the nervous system, the posal- is a great increase in the um- buity of Influenzal meningitis ber of white blood cells in it must be kept in mind and an as well as an increase in the examination of the spinal fluid amount of protein. The in- carried out in order to make a fluenzal germ responsible for the defalto diagnosis, condition is also found in the

When the luid fever develop, or

spinal fuld.

bacillus

The

influenza

or germ Is not to be with the influenza It is the virus that causes

confused virus.

the ordinary attack of "u" or "grippe." The number of white cells in the blood is also in- creased.

During tho early stages of the discase, the brain is seldom harmed to any great extent. After the second week, how- ever, more damage may occur.

It would appear. that strep-| tomycin is the most effective

Vacuum Cleaner Used To Harvest Oysters

AKRON, A new method of harvesting oysters with a glan "vacuum

eleaner! Tig that sweeps eloon the bottom of the sent has been developed.;

The auction equipment not only loads about 1,000 bushels et oysters an hour, but catches at the same time thousands of clostructive Dyster

drills,..

...A boring snail which is one of the principal enemies of the shelish.

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converted Army vessel

transported supplies to milliary

A four-room apartment in the newest low-income develop- ment has been cleverly furnish- ed to demonstrate what can be done with a comparatively small

and

of in- and know-how, The two-bedroom

apartment has furnished, even been

completely unto pictures on the wall. Tenants moving Into

the pro- ject are enthusiastic about the fresh decorating Ideas

and there's a lot of homunering and conferring as familles decide to make their own little world as pretty, as bright and livable us the model apartment.

Green Shades

Ar-

curtains

The living room is a picture of lovely green shades. At the windows are artistically ringed combination pod draperies of cen green plas- tle. A folding bed doubles as a nice sofn with a slip cover and home-carpentered back rest. A second-hand table, has is lega cut down, is given a handsome antiqued finish and there a modern coffee table to add a nice touch of luxury.

The dinelle is smart, too, a cheerful place to make even the painted furniture has simplest fare taste good. Un- been finished in black, and there is a framed panel of wallpaper to give a formal dining room air.

that

Main Bedroom

Balens Rubinstein Balus

Toslim down the overweight figure, a famous New York beauty salon recommends a combination of massage and exercisca, One of the Intter in shown here.

By HELEN FOLLETT

WITHOUT firm muscles, har- keep the waistline small,

and

moniously developed, and word off fat cells that are in- Just the right amount of adipose clined to collect as one edges. covering, no woman can expect along toward thirty. Muscles to have 1 beautifully-lined will relax and contract. The allhouette. How many women blood rushes in and out of them.. over think about their muscula- The lungs get more oxygen; that ture, whether or not it is in means that good colouring will. normal condition? Not many, come to the complexion. Fatigue certainly not the ones who love bags depart. The nervous: their soft cushions, never walk aystem is quieted.

if they can ride. · This does not Millions of dollars are spent mean that a woman should look every year on cosmetics "and" muscular, far from it. The beauty treatments, And that's fibres can be in splendid condi- all right, too, because these in- Hon and yet the body will have vestments pay off in a feeling of softness and grace. It will be self respect. But while women trim and neat

do not economke on pulchritude With the Ideal figure a woman alds, they are stingy with their can wear her clothes with splen- time. Can't seem to spare a dour. So, you would think, it minute to preserve youthful would be worth. while for the lines. Doesn't make sense. sisters to learn about the vitalis- Tey the wood chopper's Ing and beautifying effects of exercise; it normalises the arms, daily exercise. Even the bustest the legs, and the mid section, lins: among us can find time for a splendid effect upon an un- mila walk each day or a ten developed bust, Stand tall, feet minute work out before the eight Inches apart. Lift the morning bath. Either one will clasped hands above your head, prove beneficial to health as bring them down between the well as appearance.

knees, give several swings from Simple bending and torso- side to side, then back to first twisting calisthenics will tend to position and repeat.

Let's Eat

BY

IDA BAILEY ALLEN

Adequate Vitamins Banish Lassitude

on we

the

know

vita.

TAVEN today we shoudn't feel small head of lettuce, three superior and pat ourselves times as much as you could back, for although have eaten in a salad?"

all about

I. laughed. "That's a good min C, and how. its lock can way to serve lettuce to familles. cause lassitude,' aching joints who don't like plain salads. bleeding gums, we sull Lettuce is now inexpensive and don't use enough fresh plant plentiful."

and

greens

amounts.

In the main bedroom there is a goodlooking dressing table

began

and life as two unpainted chests. The bed, purchased at a used furniture place, was in tatters, at least, the headboard upholstery was. But it had been charmingly re-upholstered In the sprigged fabric used also for bedspread and curtains, and very smart the whole layout is, tool

A portiere of green plastic serves as a door for the open closet entry, and a panel of wall- paper makes a nice background for a pleture. In the children's bedroom, the beds are mat- tresses

mounted on wooden boses with drawers for storage, อ nice idea where space limited, and neatness is essen- tial.

BY ALICE ALDENL

and

foods. The citrus fruits and to "And it takes just 6 minutes. matoes are the best sources of to prepare," said the Chef. vitamin C. Cabbage, turnips, "Cut the head of lettuce in

minny vegetables

quarters and wash thoroughly. add contributory In a kettle melt 1 tbsp. butter. And 1 tbsp. minced onion në "Is this vitamin C not so scallions, and

a minute, saute powerful when food is cook- Put in the lettuce, sprinkle with ed?" asked the Chef.

salt and a Uttle minced basil

or parsley If you like. Do not add Quick Cooking "Not unless the cooking is water. Put on the cover and quick and the utensil is covered steam 5 minutes Servo on big

croutons or buttered toast with to keep out the air. It is con- tact with oxygen that's mostly the liquid poured over." responsible for loss of the power of vitamin C.".

"Can the vitamin bo lost in the

cooking water?"

"Yes, if it is not served with the vegetables us a sauce. 11 would be a good plan for home- makers

to

Bcrve vegetables

1

with their liquid in sauco dishes instead of draining and Coffee putting them on the dinner

plates"

"Ot

course, Madame,

very

often the liquid is poured down

the sink. It should be saved for

Dinner- Asparagus Salad Hors d'Oeuvres Short Ribs of Beet Horse-Radish Gravy Braised Potatoes Sweet-Sour Green;" Batona-Orango # Meringue Cream

or Tea Milk (Children

All Measurements are Lavel Recipes Serve, Your.

Asparagus Salad Hors

d'Oeuvres.

Combine %, cut-up cooked making soups and gravies. And or linned asparagus and 14 c.

It Is very One to

use ball and red radishes. Servo in lettuce half with top milk in making nests

With

coltago

cheese

while sauce. And it is also French dressing. 'good' for part of the liquid in Cottage Cheese French Dres- escalloping vegetables or in sing: Into 4 c. cottage cheese beat 4 c., French dressing

vegetable aspic."

These are, excellent sugges- and 2 tbsp. minced chives; or tions, Chef. These precious chopped tender scallions and

quids add fine flavour as well the tops. Beat until the cheese,

vitamin and minerals in thoroughly blended, and In France, throughout the smooth. spring and summer,

13.0

kinds Short Ribs of, Beof of greens are used as much as Order, 2 ms. short ribs ar possible." commented the Chef beet, Cracked in 3 sections, Re "Wo use the wild, greens from move most of the fat. Slowly the fields, such as correl, don brown' the meat all over in s delions, cress and nottics. And frying pan without additional when the young lettuce comes fat. Add 1 minced peeled onion up in the garden rows, and and 4 c.. fino-diced colery must be thinned out, wo use it souto, whill the vegetables are In salada; or if the heads are a yellowed. Sprinkle with 11⁄2 Tilto larger, wo like to braiso them.NITE

Good Mathod Braising Joltuce la almost

tep

RI/3

salt, 1⁄2 tsp. pepper and tsp thyme. Add water to almost cover. Put on a lid, and, sim- mer until the meat is tender..

a casserole in a unknown." I observed. "O or cook in course it's another good method hrs. Add sinali peeled:

moderato oven. Allow about for preparing these vegetables, white, potatoes when the beef and a Bog way to serve them ta

people who can't take too much bas cooked 30 min.

My Sweet-Sour-Groons At the samo

same time, Madame,

Thoroughly clean, 2. fa any Installations on isolated amali THERE IS A wealth of mands something delicato yet

not Did you kind of greens, or use a mix Se lo a ver islands in the Pacifle On the beautiful costume jewellery distinctive Castlecline fills the prepared for your luncheon drain off the liquid to use in enjoy the braised lettuce 1 ture. Cook until crisp-tender: port-side la a 10-foot length of just now, designed to co- 10-inch steel pipe to which is ordinate perfectly with currant

bill with a group of places that, yeste While they have a rustle theme, attached 20 feet of flexible suc fashions. For instance, the neat wear an urban at This one tion hose and a 9-foot nozzle resembling that on a household le chiffon scarf, so perfect a little golden twig from which a circlet of rhinestones, sports for ruits and mult dresses, do- tiny flowers grow

vacuum cleaner."

„making soup, or to adil to iin- cooked through,

ned vegetable juice Cocktail, trip Add 1 dbsp. bullar? tender. addy partye garing to a pt of the prepared HOF MATH And as you realise, Ma- greens and stir in sweet-sour dame that you ate a whole sauce.