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PAGE SIX THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1947 BEAUTY FOR YOU -- < Flat Backs Make Fine Figures By HELEN JAMESON Teachers of physical education in high schools report that few girls maintain correct posture. For some strange reason the tendency is to slouch. The feminine backbone is not used for the purpose for which it was intended--to hold the body erect so that the internal organs are properly supported, and to keep the musculature in normal, healthy condition, The desire of every young woman is to exhibit what is termed "chic," to appear smartly dressed, to be a lady of fashion. Shops are searched for cute clothes, for the latest thing. But how is the dry gocds carried? In a sloppy manner, without form or distinction, It is plain crazy. There are young women who have old figures, as there are young women who have old faces--because they make them look old. With shoulders thrown forward, chest flattened, back curved and abdomen protruding, the feminine shape lacks grace and spirit. With such a pose the step is not light, as it should be in yluth. A girl who carries herse!f beautifully will appear almost to float through the air when: she walks. That is grace, and grace is a quality of loveliness that is beyond price. Too bad that more of the sisters of all ages do not give thought to this interesting subject. Among the medical profession the debutante's slouch -- head and shoulders thrown forward, chest flattened--is known as the "asthenic stoop," is often associated with de- bilated conditions. This silly, wreck- ed pose causes round shoulders and cramped lungs. As a consequence, there is poor aeration of the blood because of shallow breathing, and the complexion suffers, losing the attractive and natural coloring of vouth. Young women who haven't the spirit to cultivate splendor of carriage are on the way to develop- ing the meal-bag figure in middle- age, As muscles weaken, fat cells accumulate. There is a type of girl who goes in for the "collegiate" pose. She humps her shoulders and swings her hips. Shoulders lifted to an un- 1218 a S Every young woman wants to be a lady of fashion, > natural degree will cause the breasts to lose firmness, As for hip- swinging, that is plainly an affecta- tion, possibly an effort to attract attention. The spine must be straightened out and kept that way. Shoulders and arms should have an easy pose. The abdomen must be: flat if the figure is to be perfect. The flat tummy is impossible unless the chest is lifted to bring all the mus. cles of the torso into their natural positions. Deep breathing then be- ccmes a habit, Proper breathing accelerates the blood streams. The blood streams feed every cell in the body. There- fére, correct posture is a health measure of importance. On your toes, young lady, on your toes, i di Sal AHA VOVVVYVVY "Bluebird" Diamonds p CREDIT JEWELLERS 32 King W.--Phone 389 VVVVIVVIVYV VIS ink stains from wallpaper, apply full-strength chlorine bleach sparingly by moistening a cloth and patting the spot gently, Do not rub in, Blot . it immediately, and wash with water. If it is a non-wash- able wallpaper, the colors may bleed or run, go try it first on an inconspicuous part of the paper. To remove A Physician - Advises You By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, M.D. RABBIT FEVER SOME diseases which we have come to dread are not primarily human afflictions at all. Ordinarily they prey on animals, never attack- ing man unless, by some chance, he comes n contact with an infected animal, One such 'ailment is tularemia which occurs naturally in rabbits, and thus gets its popular name of rabbit fever. Ground squirrels, wild rats, and field mice may also har- por the infection, and man may get it from these sources indirectly through the bite of a wood tick or a fly which has fed on the infected rodents. Ulcer Forms Usually, at the point where the infection enters the skin, an ulcer forms, and the lymph glands in the surrounding area become enlarged. The infection then may spread and affect the spleen, liver, and lungs. The symptoms develop within from one to ten days after the bite occurs. The disorder begins sud- denly with a feeling of sickness, chills, fever, and headache. The temperature at first may vary from 100 to 104 degrees. This fever us- ually lasts for from two to three days; then the temperature falls to normal for about a two-day per- jod. It again rises and the fever may , continue for several weeks. When the fever disappears, there may be a prolonged period of weak- ness which may last for from three to six months, Finding the Germ The diagnosis may be confirmed by finding the tularemia germ ei- ther in the sore where the bite oc- curred or in the blood during the first week of the disease. In general, the outlook (as to life) for persons with this condition is good, but there is a prolonged period of debility weakness les.aIDT for months, In some cases, such complicationss as pneumonia or meningitis may occur and, of course, these complications are ex- tremely dangerous and often fatal. Prevention Every effort should be made to prevent this disorder. Persons who handle wild rabbits should wear rubber gloves and protect the eyes from infected material. Insofar as the treatment of tu- laremia is concerned, such things ag the sulfonamide drugs and penicil- lin have not been found effective. Within the past year, however, evi- dence has been presented which in- dicates that streptomycin is of value in thie treatment of this disorder. | 4 | * x * | fet IVE MORE 408 THE MONEY WANT TO,SPEND look excitingly extravagant yet are priced as light as tissue-and- tinsel ribbon! We've a grand selection of perfect presents--gifts that will be opened first , . . praised the loudest. We have them for as little as 35¢c and as much as $268.00 . . . and no matter how little or how much you spend, you're sure of giving the most Christmas Joy for the money. "Corr. 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LJ] LOVELY ladies of the stage and screen have a keen under- standing and appreciation of the beauty benefits of the daily bath, an important detail of the good- looks ritual, A clean skin all over the body helps the complexion to retain youthful coloring. Also, it is a health measure as the skin is an organ of elimination, is con- stantly disposing of wastes, can- not function unless dead scales are removed. The first law of beauty is cleanliness. This fact should be instilled into the minds of chil- dren, so that joys of cleanliness will become an ingrained quality. They will be more likely to avoid infections and various diseases of the cutaneous covering if they use soap and water freely, The effect of bathing does not end with the skin, but has a favor- able effect upon circulation and the entire constitution. When the skin functions normally, the * * lungs and the kidneys have less work to do, To restore energy, to combat fatigue, a warm bath is a marvel- lous agent for good. Fill the tub with warm water, get in and soak for ten minutes if you are weary and feel that life {isn't worth while. For added luxury, pour a few drops of perfum~d bath oil into the water. Soap a heavily bristled brush and give yourself a 'good scour- ing. Then have an alternating hot and cold shower, The temperature of a hot bath varies from 98 to 104 degrees, a warm one from 92 to 98. A tepid bath should be 80, a cool one 65. If you turn on the cold water it will probably register between 45 and 56. The cold bath is refreshing and stimulating, especially if a brisk friction with a coarse towel fol- lows, but it does not remove at- mospheric dust, or cutaneous de- bris, WHAT SHOULD I DO ABOUT Having a Christmas Carol Party? By MRS. CORNELIUS BEECKMAN Dear Mrs. Beeckman: Will you please give me some suggestions about giving a Christ. mas-Carol Party? On what day, and at what hour is the usual time? What is the procedure? And any suggestions about re- freshments? Janet M. A Christmas-Carol Party . . . and it's a - wonderful kind of party! . . . is usually given about 5 o'clock in the afternoon of the day before Christmas, or some- times in the evening after dinner "the night before Christmas." Relatives and friends are invited, and if the party is in the after- noon, the guests are usually of all ages, grown-ups and children. The living room in which the tree stands already trimmed is usually decorated with Christmas greens; the curtains at the windows are drawn; if fortuae is kind, there is a fire in the fireplace;)and very often, as the guests are arriving, the only other light in the room is from tall, festive, long-lasting Christmas candles dramatically placed around the room. When all the guests have arrived, the candles are turned on on the Christmas tree; if there is a piano, someone begins to play for t: © carol singing, and if not, someone gives the pitch and the carols begin. (There are little pa- per-covered books of carols that may be bought very inexpensively; or the words of the carols may be typed and distributed to thé guests.) The refreshments may be tea and/or coffee and/or some festive drink, tiny sandwiches, often chicken or turkey; and for the children at the afternoon party, creamed chicken, ice cream with perhaps a simple sauce, and cookies in Christmas.y shapes. The beautiful Christmas Carol cards, to be found in most stores this year, would be particularly appropriate to use for the invita- tions, although invitations may be given by word-of-mouth or by telephone or notes, How To Urge Guests At Buffet Party To "Please Help Yourself' Dear Mrs. Beeckman: My husband nad I have been married not quite a year . . . three months ago we moved into our new house . , , for our house- warming we gave a buffet party, on a Sunday late.afternoon . , . .and now, on the Sunday after Christmas, we'd like to give an- other buffet party, inviting more friends than we did before, thus trying to "pay back" many social obligations. We both like the buffet party idea (we got our first impulse to try one from your column!) and we think we did pretty well , , , 'except that we felt stymied as to a good way to "shoo" the guests from the living room into the dining room. They seemed to get bogged down, and Im sure some.of them expected to be served in th places where they sat. Should we do this with those who seem to expect it , .. or what procedure would you suggest to "move 'em"? Trylng-to-be.a-good-hostess. Many times I've seen this "huf- fet lull" descend on guests, and I've figured out that there may be one of the following reasons for the guests' being "bogged down": (1) they may no! be used to buf- fet parties, unaccustomed to the informa] help-yourself service, or (2) they may have been to buf- fet parties where the serving dishes were passed to the guests, or (3) where the gentlemen go to the buffet table, serve foods to the plates, and bring them to the ladies, Since you (like most hostesses) want to have all guests serve themselves, the -simplest way is to tell them so . .. with a blithe ari casual manner say, "Won't you please go into the dining room, take a plate, and help your. self to the foods? I-hope you'll find something you'll like! All they need is abit of gentle direct- ing . . . like children at a party. YOUR CHRISTMAS CARDS SHOULD SAY, .. By Mrs, Beeckman "Christmas messages," sald Charles Dickens, "are a great accumulation of friendly récollec- tions." It's a Charmer All the fashion this year for furniture--a crisp dainty chair-set in filet crochet! You'll love the charming old-fashioned girl! : Make this chair-set to add the perfect touch to your room. Pattern 7352 has crochet directions: chart. Our improved pattern -- visual with easy-to-see charts and photos, and complete directions -- makes needlework easy. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS (25¢) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern. Print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS PATTERN NUMBER. bi [ Send your order to DAILY TIMES "GAZETTE Pattern Department, Oshawa, Hollywood Highlights By BOB THOMAS Hollywood -- Oscar Wilde is get- ting renewed interest in Hollywood this season and 20th-Fox is plan- ning to make his "Lady Winde- mere's Fan' an all-star attraction. Ottq Preminger is preparing the picture and he tells me the cast will feature Rex Harrison, Gene Tier- ney, Richard Greene and possibly Greer Garson. Latter casting hing- es on whether M-G-M will lend her to 20th. Greer would be playing Greene's mother, and that also might influence her decision. Preminger took over the direction of "This is the Moment" after the death of Ernst Lubitsch and it is no small task. Many of the "Lu- bitsch touches" were not written into the script, the late director be- lieving he would remember them during the shooting. Abbott and Costello finished "The Noose Hangs High," their first in- dependent film at Eagle-Lion, sev- en days under schedule. It makes a difference when you're working with your own money . . . Pearl Bailey, the "tired" singer of "Var- iety Girl," returns to play the fam- ily maid in "Father's Day" at Para- mount, B ODDS AND ENDS The Harry Jamses will have hefty entries at Santa Anita this seacon. He'll have seven horses running, she three. "Harry bought me out," Betty told me . . . Bob Hope, Susan Peters, Ralph Edwards, Tony Mar- tin and Esther Williams will help Eddie Cantor distribute his "Gifts for Yanks" at Birmingham Hospi- tal on Christmas Day . . . Tyrone Power is full of stories about his recent globe-trotting tour. The only time he was in trouble during the trip was in a South Af- rican crowd. The mob swarmed around Ty's car and there were un- easy moments until police eased the crush. 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