"However much one may dislike Shanghai as a city," said our Latest Returned, "one must admit that, atter absence, one's friends, always give! tone the most cordial welcome, and help to make life here really worth while."
This was afler her third helping] of cream cake, and fourth cup of Yea ata reception given in her honour, and after a long sea-journey where the meal of tea figured but poorly on an otherwise—excellent cuisine. The cup that cheers but not inebriates had made her feel warmed, and kindly disposed towards even Vitamin A. is more dimeult, and will only emerge under the Influence Jof alcohol. Consequently, the peel! soaked in alcohol will release: Vitamin A. Among other uses, this vitamin is successful in combating jove infections, but it you have been the habit of infusing orange peel your cocktails, that is not the reason why you may at times have seen double. "It is also useful against skin troubles, and certain gastro-
Intestinal affections.
Vitamin B. is successful tu combating beri-beri, while C. counteracts We gently and sadly reminded her that, in the present crisis, "nods, and Decks, and wreathed smiles" were all we had to offer, that lately we had got into the habit of trying to pass these off towards the attainment of the solid things in lite. Unhappily we have had little success this Tine, for tradespeople ure as] bhard-hearted as ever, and as dimeult to convince of warm intentions. It would take a war, a real war, with declarations, and white papers, and blue prints, and lots of red tape and sealing wax to bring some folk to their senses, Mere 400 pound bombs have not brought them to the realization that life Is short and uncertain fat the best of times and that these days, when anything might happen, it would benefit grocers and butchers not one whit supposing all their bills were paid, and all the money' put on feo, if one of the said Bombs "exploded, and put them among dhe debris with their scraps of tea, sugar, and bacon, No, they: stick to the ancient idea of sending out their paltry bills, and to regard all men as brothers and hard-up brothers at, that.
Most will agree that this end of the month generally brings home:
one the harshness of a harsh world, when those who pay us. 80 Toth to part, and those to whom we owe are so avid for what they consider theirs, More A-Doing Social tenseness in our city seems have eased somewhat during yeeent weeks. Women who, in the early days of hostilities, felt that the sky might fall and that they might be destitute any minute, began prac-rising economy without rhyme or yeason, skimping here and paring] {here until whole households were in shocking states of nerves. Now, they have listened for the wolf to vane at their doors for so jlong, that they no Longer dread him so ruch: they feel almost, brave enough bark back of him, Further, perhaps a little recklessness has overtaken us, and we live on the principle of eating, drinking and making merry! to-day, and risking to-morrow nausea, and next week's possible starvation.
However that may be, there is} more social courage afloat, and with many there has been a good deal of pleasant social intercourse.
For one thing, the refugees ore toss of a problem with us than they' were, for so many have returned to their homes, and there are fewer to dress now, while advancing spring Tessens possibilities of hardship from cold.
'A. foreigner who works nearly full time at relief work, though strikes a less cheerful note' when assures me that forelgm distress fon the increase in this city. 'That is bad news, but some business men say' that Shanghai 1s not as other cities, and. predict good commercial times the not too distant future, They' Took on the tremendous population of this country, and feel that some~ tone has to supply food and clothing' and other necessities, and. that should, sooner or later, bring grist to the mill.
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