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The Japs probably have never heard of Thunderbird field
In Arizona. But it is going to be one of the greatest contribu
tions to their defeat. For here a new Chinese air force is
! being built. Here hundreds of young Chinese flyers are learn
ling the latest techniques of air fighting from United States
officers. Many of these young Chinese students already have
had plenty of combat experience against the Japs in Southern
icmna, wnere xney iougnx cou
rageously with the pitifully
inadequate and outmoded
equipment they had at hand.
The next time the Chinese air
force fights it will be with
deadly, speedy little fighter
; planes and heavy bombers.
Aided by units from the United
States China hopes to oust the
invader.
t The Chinese cadet at right is a
! man with a mission. His parents
were in Hong Kong when it fell to
the Japs and his ambition now is
to knock out as many Japs as
possible.
At Thunder bird field cadets wear gas masks in classrooms to
make their training realistic. The Chinese front is the first area
where gas has been reported used in this war. President Roosevelt
issued a stern warning that we would reply in kind if our enemies
used gas against our allies.
Cadets receive instructions be- This young man is mentally fly
fore a routine training flight, ing without actually leaving the
They receive lessons in English ground. He is learning instru
in their primary training and ment flying in a link trainer
learn aviation terminology in which duplicates flying condi
both English and Chinese. tions.
Military drill such as the con
tingent of cadets above are exe
cuting is taught by special Chi
nese officers who accompanied
them from China. The cadets are
carrying full equipment. At left,
cadets record greetings to their
relatives which will be shipped
to China and broadcast there.
I Volley ball is a favorite
game among the cadets. There
is a physical training program
: with plenty of recreational fa
• cilities for them.
FIRST-AID
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AILING; jiODSE
by Roger JB, Whitman
Hi
| Roger B Whitman—WNU Feature*.
Ton may not be able to replace worn or
broken household equipment. Thla lo war.
i Government priorities eome flrot. So tako
oar* of what you have . . . aa well a. you
possibly can. This column by the home
owner’s (rlend tells you how.
FLYING INSECTS
Question: In our bungalow we are
bothered with flying insects that
come down the chimney when the
i fire is out To stop this we plan
to put a piece of window screening
over the top of the chimney. Would
this interfere with the draft of a
wood fire?
Answer: Window screening laid
flat on the chimney would be quickly
clogged with ashes. Instead of lay
ing the screening flat, use it to make
a box the size of the flue, to rise
at least 12 inches above the chim
ney top. The opposite side should
be left open, with long pieces that
will extend down into the flue and
hold the box in place. Wind blow
ing across the box will prevent ashes
from clinging.
Waxing Linoleum
Question: What could I use on my
linoleum to make it glossy? There is
no sign of wear as yet, but it be
comes very dull after cleaning. I’m
tired of using wax which isn’t last
ing.
Answer: It should not be neces
sary to use wax as often as you
j apparently are doing. You can get
special waxes, and tools with which
to apply them for your own variety
of linoleum. By following the di
rections, you can reduce greatly the
labor of cleaning and waxing. A
light rubbing up every day or two
should be enough. Spots can be tak
en off with a damp cloth. Linoleum
manufacturers do not advise varnish
ing or lacquering.
Hot-Water Heating System
Question: You have recommend
ed leaving the water in a hot-water
heating system the year ’round, only
I adding water when necessary,
j Doesn’t the water become ’’dead”
and circulate slowe • and give off
less heat?
Answer: What you call “dead”
water is preferred in a heating sys
tem, because such water causes less
corrosion in the boiler, pipes and
radiators than does fresh water.
Fresh water contains air, which is
i corrosive to iron and steel, but when
fresh water is reheated several
times the air is driven off. The
heating efficiency of the system is
not affected by such water.
Moisture Spots
Question: Since the heavy sum
mer rains, small cracks in our ce
ment basement floor show spots of
moisture. These cracks are near
the corners of the walls and floor.
The brick of the walls is crumbling.
How should I make repairs?
Answer: You can check the crum
bling of the brick by coating it with
a cement base paint, the kind that
comes in powder form, to be mixed
with water. For the small floor
cracks, begin by wire-brushing the
area, wet it with clear water and
then give it a coat of Portland ce
ment mixed with water to the con
sistency of thick paint.
Garage Floor
Question: The garage attached to
my house has a floor of crushed
rock screenings. This is being
tracked into the house continuously.
What can be done to this floor?
Answer: If the screenings are
very fine, pulverized calcium chlor
ide sprinkled over the floor will set
tle the dust; but if the aggregate
is larger, an asphalt binder can be
used. Your local road commission
er is familiar with both materials
and can advise you where they can
be obtained. Tire asphalt binder
may be difficult to procure at pres
ent.
Yellowed Refrigerator
Question: My electric refrigerator
has a yellow cast to it, was per
fectly white when I bought the unit.
How can I bring it back to the
original whiteness?
Answer: It may not be possible
to restore the box to its original
whiteness, but you might try the
following: Wash the enamel with
mild soap and warm water, then
rinse with a solution of Javelle wa
ter, about three tablespoonfuls in a
quart of water, and wipe dry. If
tho above does not help, have your
local refrigerator service man spray
a new lacquer finish on the box.
Doing Over Armchair
Question: The wood of an arm
chair is scratched badly. We want
to stain and varnish the chair, but
should prefer a dull varnish to the
shiny kind Can we get this?
Answer: Certainly; you can get a
semi-gloss or dull varnish that
should be just what you want. The
present finish first should be rubbed
down with very fine sandpaper, then
wiped with turpentine; and, for a
really good job, the first coat of
varnish also should be rubbed down.
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FATIGUE AND WORK
CONDITIONS
One of the things I learned as a
boy was that even if we failed to
observe the seventh or Sabbath day
as a day of rest on religious grounds.
every sevenin aay
should be a day of
rest for the sake of
health. It was point
ed out that when a
certain nation decid
ed to make every
10th day a day of
rest instead of every
seventh day, the
health of the people
suffered and every
seventh day was
again established as
a day of rest.
Today we are lacing the problem
of how to get the most work done
each week or each day and how
much time should be given to sleep
and to recreation in order to get the
most and the best work done.
An editorial in the Journal of the
American Medical Association, en
titled “Fatigue and Working Condi
tions” states:
“Mechanization, speeding of in
dustrial processes and mass produc
tion of the war effort have combined
to present new problems in indus
trial health. The illness of the work
ers, their accident rates and the
amount of work they do have been
shown to be closely related to
fatigue.”
Now, we all get tired at times but
the amount or degree of tiredness
varies with how much and how
monotonous or interesting our work
is, and how long we stay at work
each day or each week.
Quoting Dr. R. R. Sayers who
made extensive studies of fatigue,
there are three degrees of fatigue:
(a) temporary, (b) moderate (sub
acute), and (c) chronic fatigue.
Temporary fatigue passes away aft
er a short rest and work is resumed
and performed as well as before.
Subacute or moderate fatigue re
quires more rest or chronic fatigue
may occur. Chronic fatigue may
end with disabling illness.
How many hours should our men
and women work? Some industrial
plants who have tried 14, 12 and 10
hours, found that each decrease in
number of hours of work resulted in
an increase in amount of work done.
Below eight hours there was no in
crease in work done in a day. Where
one day in seven is given to rest,
10 hours daily gave the greatest out
put of work.
What about sleep? Up to the age
of 21, there should be not less than
eight hours sleep each night or 56
hours per week. After the age of
21, there should be not less than 50
hours per week, which is about sev
en each night.
These figures should be studied
by employers and employees.
• • •
Excess Weight
Shortens Life
One hundred years ago the expec
tation of life was about 40 years; to
day it is more than 65 years. A gain
of 25 years in life span in less than
100 years breaks all previous rec
ords. The fact that more babies are
saved at birth and during the first
year is one big factor in lengthening
the life span; another is the saving
of life from the infectious diseases
of childhood by the use of vaccines.
And now with the sulfanilamide
drugs, pneumonia, which formerly
had a death rate of nearly 10 per
cent, has a death rate of less than
3 per cent.
li is, oi course, true mat 11 me
lives of youngsters are saved and
the middle-aged adults are pro
longed, there will be twice as many
older individuals to be cared for
than at present. This means that
more cases of heart disease, cancer
and diabetes will occur.
While infection can cause or ag
gravate these three diseases, over
eating and the acquiring of much
excess weight is a most important
factor. Fortunately, overweight can
be prevented by care and sacrifice
on the part of the individual and
proper treatment.
Aside from the above diseases
caused or aggravated by overweight
is the matter of the life span. In
his book "Diabetic Manual,” Dr. E.
P. Joslin has an illustration showing
how 10 fat and 10 lean men, aged
30, fare as they walk through life.
At the age of 40 there are nine fat
men and nine lean men living; at
50 there are only six fat men but
still nine lean men; at 70, one fat
man and three lean men are living.
The lesson then is that if we want
to feel well, be able to play or work
at our best, and live longer, we
should avoid overweight.
• * •
QUESTION BOX
Q —Please tell me if benzedrine
sulfate is a sulfa compound.
A.—Benzedrine sulfate is not a
sulfa drug used to kill pus forming
organisms.
Q.—What is the function of the
pneumogastric nerve?
A.—The function of pneumngas
tric nerve is both sensation and mo
tion. It supplies the larynx, lungs,
heart, esophagus, stomach and most
of the abdominal organs. This is a
very important nerve.
SEWIN6 CIRCLE
ASK MS
ANOTHER !
A General Quiz |
8447
2-6 yr«.
Pretty Frock and Panties.
CUCH a pretty picture—a 2 to 8
^ year old in this darling frock
with whirling skirt. There are
panties to match.
• • •
Pattern No. 8447 Is in sizes 2. 3. 4, 5
and 6 years. Size 3 dress takes 2 yards
33-lnch material, panties % yard.
Your Bedside Tables
From Orange Crates
'T'HESE orange crate bedside
tables are useful and easy to
make; they are very decorative,
too, when fitted out as illustrated.
These were lined with green oil
cloth cut, fitted and pasted, as
shown. The full skirt pieces were
tacked to the top of the sides and
lapped a few inches around the
back. A top cover with a 3-inch
I-1
P LINE CRATE WITH
■ OIL CLOTH -TACK
9 CHECKED SKIRT TO
/SIDES-WHITE FRILL
ED66S COVER FOR TOP
frill was then added. The bed
spread is trimmed with 5-inch
frills of the muslin and 1-inch
straight bands over seams and for
the monograms.
• • •
NOTE—These bedside tables are from
BOOK 7 which also contain 31 other
thrifty home making ideas. BOOK 2 con
tains a complete alphabet for making
monograms similar to the one illustrated.
Books are 15 cents each. Send your er
I der to:
I ______
MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS
Bedfotd Hills New York
Drawer IS
Enclose 15 cents for each book
desired.
Name . •••
Address ....
Gold Radiant Light
Probably the coldest radiant
light made by man is produced by
the reaction of certain chemicals
in an alkaline solution, says Col
lier’s. While about two gallons in
• glass container are bright
enough to illuminate a large room
for a night photograph, the liquid
has no perceptible heat emission,
and ice cubes may be floated in it
without effect.
8404
34-50
I
A Perfect Fit.
V/’OIJ’VE no 0f the amount
* of expert designing that went
into creating this slip and pantie
set. The result? Perfect fit.
• • •
Pattern No. 8404 is in sizes 34. 36. 38.
40, 42. 44. 46. 48 and SO. Size 36 slip and
panties take 3t'« yards 39-lnch material.
Due to an unusually large demand and
current war conditions, slightly more time
is required in filling orders for a few of
the most popular pattern numbers.
Send your order to:
SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT.
$30 South Wells St. Chicago.
Enclose 20 cents in coins tor each
pattern desired.
Pattern No. Size.
Name .....
Address .
Billed by Nazis
Germany charges France, Nor
way, Belgium and the Netherlands
a total of $53,000,000 a week for
the maintenance of its armies of
occupation; yet the actual cost is
only $22,000,000 or about 42 per
cent of this amount.
The Questions
1. What does chicanery mean?
2. Why are macadamized roads
so called?
3. Who was the tallest President
of the United States? Who was the
shortest?
4. How many lines has a son
net?
5. What is the status of children
born in this country of alien par
ents?
6. How many states meet where
the Ohio and Mississippi rivers
merge?
7. Why is a stiff hat called a
derby?
8. Who was Jean Lafitte?
9. Give three words that are
pronounced alike, are spelled dif
ferently and each has a different
meaning.
10. Why is the name of Pete?
Stuyvesant remembered?
The Answers
1. Trickery or sharp practice,
especially in legal proceedings.
2. That type of road was invent
ed by John Loudon Me Adam, a
Scottish engineer.
3. Abraham Lincoln was our
tallest President, at six feet four
inches. James Madison, five feet
four inches, was the shortest.
4. Fourteen.
5. They are citizens of the Unit
ed States.
6. Three—Illinois, Kentucky and
Missouri.
7. That type of hat was first
worn at the Earl of Derby’s race
track.
8. An American buccaneer.
9. Do, first note in the musical
scale; doe, a female deer, and
dough, soft mass of moistened
flour.
10. He was the last Dutch gover
nor of what is now New York.
Mind’s Sweetness
Let thy mind’s sweetness have
its operation upon thy body,
clothes, and habitation.—Georg*
In the Right
Nothing deters a good man from
what is right.—Seneca.
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ALONG WITH THE Best
OF EVERYTHING ...
• The war-time recipe demands the finest ingredients**
choose careTully—then, guard against waste and be surf
of results with Clabber Girl Baking Powder, the baking
day favorite In millions of homes for years and yean*
Ask Mother, She Knows: Clabber Girf
goes with the best of everything, for baking.
★ IN THE ARMY ★
they say:
"ARMY BANJO" for shovel
*H IVE for discover
UBOUDOlR"for squad tent
CA/\AEL for the favorite cigarette
with men in the Army
F/Rsr/Af THE SERV/CE
The favorite cigarette with men
in the Army, Navy, Marines, and
the Coast Guard is CameL
(Based on actual sales records in
Post Exchanges and Canteens.)
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r FLAVOR AND EXTRA
^ N MILONESS
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FOR STEADY
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CAMELS WIN! <
