BROWNIES THE GIRL GUIDES RANCERS

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20278, 21 August 1937, Page 20 (Supplement)

BROWNIES THE GIRL GUIDES RANCERS

SECOND CLASS BADGE. HEALTH RULES. (Continued from last week.) 3. —Clothing.—This should be loose. Uglu and warm, therefore the gym tunic and blouse worn by most school girls is a splendid type of garment. Fortunately, it Is not now fashionable to wear very tight corsets, as these were Injurious to the internal organs and so to the general health. High heels are not good, as they weaken the ankles and throw the weight or the body rorward, so 'harming the abdominal organs. Wool and silk are the best materials to wear next to the skin, as those absorb moisture from the body and let In the air. There are some cotton woven materials, however, which are equally good, but the old-fashioned cotton chemise should never be worn, especially in hot weatbsr. if you do not want to suffer from varicose veins wheji vou are older, avoid light garters—suspenders are much better. All clothing should be clianged frequently, especially those garments nearest the skin. 4. —Food.—--Eat plenty of rresh, wholesome food at regular hours, and do not always be talcing little snacks between meals. The American Camp Fire Girls have a badge to gain for which they must eat nothing between meals Tor a whole year. 1 wonder bow many or us could win It! Plenty of pure water is splendid better Immediately after a nieal. Avoid too many sweets and pastries and eakc, and 's'!ft. as' wen as "amsing"" our teeth to decay, ir you want a good complexion plenty l of'fresh 'vegetables and fruit and your health rules! 5. —Exercise—Our bodies are like wonderfully intricate machines, which will rust through disuse, and so refuse to do the work required or them. Wo can. or course, go to the other extreme and overwork our bodies, but ir we keep them lit they will be more able to stand a 'strain tr called upon to do so. it is a splendid idea to have a set of exercises lo do regularly In the fresh air. or by an open window, either night or morning. Walking. an;. -\\ it.mi ng arc two of the best ‘onus as they exercise the o.—Rest.—To be healthy we must have This completes' Yu'aVtV°rules—p'i'r >i ihi hope you cut them out for the A GAME. GOING HOME IN A FOG. Before you Begin this game It Is best to move everything out or the way so as to give tlio most possible space) and

| also to prevent anyone Injuring: herself, i If any object cannot be moved it ts a good i plan to get someone to stand by It as a I guard. One player represents Home and stands at one end of the room She Is also the umpire. The rest of the players go to the opposite end of the room and are blindfolded, either with handkerchiefs or by slipping paper bags over their heads. When Home shouts “ Come Home,” the game begins. Everyone makes the noise or a motor horn and tries to get to the opposite end of the room without touching anyone else. Every time two players collide they count one collision each. The player who reaches the other end or the room with the least number or collisions is the winner and becomes the new Home. THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK. “ If you have built castles In the air. that is where they should be; but now put foundations under them.” THE DANDELIONS. The dandelion has been called “the sunHower of the spring,” and is like a crowning glory to days before the primroses I come, more especially to the eyes or the first insects to venture out. The golden flowers shine like little suns in the grass, ami the bees hungrily scramble over them t<> 1111 their baskets with the treasure of their pollen. We may obserxe a difference bdween Individual prants. Tho r . dry ground, open to the sun, spread their j rosettes of leaves lint on the ground. . Those on moist ground and among tall grasses raise their leaves upright, ami they have larger leaves. The roots grow J very deep to store moisture, and have a j wonderful power or recovery if cut. Tinur | butter milk perhaps protects them ir.uu ! growing creatures. The bu t or the stent l- so deep m the heart or the rosette as , to be safe from browsing cattle, j In bright weather the flowers are open I for >l\ hours or more, but they close m : "hen few Insects are abroad. When al last the fruislets have spread ; their silken parachutes, the breath or the ; "hid. or ol a child b’owina at the down | to tell the time iso many puffs to sea’tor ; if .so many the hours), or or a passing , animal, releases the parachutes. The see ls set sail, at the mercy or the wind. Each i i'; ! ' oir*- • II one friMei marked b\ j ,iairs ' I ii. ! y :, r'' ‘ rL r V’ K Ime seed-down develops. Then the once j proud he,„| hangs as if dying, to rise when i tile down is perfected. Anybody wno win keep a dandelion tin del cli wa vl) Will he ah|e , , ,||! n book with fascinating observations <.i ,r s habits, and of the visitors it attracts. COMPANY NEWS. IST .N GARL’A WAIIIA TROOP. llello guides! For tlie first time in our 1 lory we of Ist .Ngaruawahia are appear - l] (Continued in next column.}

Ing In print. We had such a marvellou© bike-hike the other day. that we couldn’t miss the opportunity of telling you about it. Nearly a dozen girls set off with Captain and Leffv at 12 a.in. on Saturday for Firewood Creek. (Some or you might know where that us—ir not. It is on th© Glen Massey Road). We ill carried bags and haversacks containing damper, sausages, potatoes, onions, cheese and baron, but as we are a hungry company we had sandwiches too. As there was a shortage of bikes we had to take it in turns to double, and oh: soma or thoie bills are high. . We built three tires very close to th© waterrall, and mad a race to see which would be built first. Fires A and B tied Tor first place. Various cars stopped on the cliff and people looked down at th© amazing sight of laughing girls squatting round Hr- • • - on the end or sticks We even tried to cook an egg In an orange skin, guides, and even if tho skin a u g«*. tipped up, tne egg got cooked il si mi w hat black. _ After eatmg our lunches which took about two hours, we had great fun by j big waterfall The larger members or m:r partv were dubious about cross.ng a 1 tie l>i due over t'ae Tails, but we urged them with gentle pushes from the rear Wear,' and somewhat black, we arrived back a: the hall at :».:to p.m. and after a general talk went home, vowing to go for a i ; •: hike soon Cheerio all and good guiding. Ist. Ngaruawahia Guides. CAFTAIN'B NOTE. Welcome to “our column" NgaruawaMa I do hope you will continue to contribute at least one report each month we ar© all so very interested In your activities and we hope y u have some excellent hikes during the holidays.