... Hamburg- British Testing Ground In Germany By Ferdinand Tuohy TO smite a foreign city with the force of an earthquake and then to go there and make it not only the centre of gravity of conqueror's rule but the testing ground and criterion of the defeated people's will and capacity to redeem, regenerate and restore themselves along lines laid down --that is a rich experiment well suited to a ...

... Saucer A New Idea For Table Decoration WE had walked a long way down the valley and climbed eight thousand feet to the chalet at the top of the pass. Inside, it was cool and inviting after the scorching sun and bright glare from the snow, and gracing a table by the window was a further delight. Someone had gathered the little alpine flowers and arranged them as a flat posy in a saucerful of ...

... DESIGNER CRAFTSMAN BEAUTY (On left) In the decoration of fine china the designer finds one of the most challenging mediums. This delightful coffee set, Persian Pony, is in black with splashes of ruby on a white ground. Designed by Victor Skellern, A.R.C.A. (Below) Future furnishing fabrics promise colour, I beauty and variety of texture among other practical advantages. Here is a typical, ...

... s 'T'HIS book lacks nothing in spontaneity s 1 because of the care which obviously has S been lavished on its preparation. The appendices are particularly valuable to students of Victorian art. Apart from an excellent bibliography and index, there s is a collection of letters from Ruskin, a i section dealing with the painter's technique, S by the curator of the Watts Gallery and c other ...

... wL Hi *si ^0 but not me Guard against Tender, Sore, Spongy and Bleeding Gums. Dentists for many years have used astringent and reported completely satisfactory results. They also recommend Special Formula for the Gums Dentifrice for use at home because it contains the special ingredient of astringent. See your dentist regularly. ...

... Hostile Witness The Mystery Of A Double Murder By Frank King IN the cold grey light of dawn, Peter Trevor stood looking down at the body huddled in the shrubbery of the big overgrown garden. Samuel Bartlett's thin foxy face was blue and contorted, his glassy eyes staring. The thin line of bruising round his neck showed that he had been strangled; and the trampled earth about suggested that he ...

... rke Case For Your STAIRCASE I. This is only a small house, but the well-designed staircase impresses- f Creamy walls are enhanced by brilliant-coloured rugs, and, at night, are softly flooded with light from the panel fittings at the foot of the sweeping staircase. 2. this narrow but very graciously proportioned nan in an older nouse nas walls, ceiling and all woodwork treated with glossy ...

... „o* YOU cannot live without breathing, but the majority of us certainly cut it down to a suicidal minimum. Four pints of air per breath is a rough estimate of what your lungs can take, and one pint per breath is what they generally get-- unless you have been running. This means that the bloodstream is only half supplied with vitalizing oxygen. It means that tTie lungs inadequately rid ...

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... Peace Has Its Flying Thrills, Too By Trevor Alien FOR years we have thought of that great profession, flying, in terms of sorties, dog-fights, and bombing raids. But has not peace its flying thrills, too? Need the peace-time airman feel so browned off? Technical progress cannot wholly eliminate accident as we have found recently to our cost. Pilots over oceans and waste places will still run ...

... KNOWLEDGE ABOUT YOUR POWER to kelp increase tke efficiency and economy of domestic apparatus. MOST women have electrical apparatus in their homes; all of us hope to have more when the supply of labour- saving devices is increased, as it soon will be. A smattering of technical knowledge about the management and performance of them is essential to get the best service. The information that ...

... Daily Helps TO MAKE LIGHT WORK OF THOSE CHORES YOU ARE HAVING TO DO WITHOUT ASSISTANCE To get a much higher polish on shoes and with the least amount of elbow grease, try a few drops of methylated spirit rubbed into the leather on a dry cloth after the ordinary polish has been applied. Another polishing tip, for tumblers and all kinds of glassware. Screw up a sheet of news paper, dip it in ...