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Show 4 nrwli, they nat down round basket in the, middle of the aanda and iroPAGtn) Mimiuf'a between them they ate up even- single hard-- I to ilex! egg, every single cold sausage, and straw jam puff. Then they all lay down in the sunshine and. drowsy and full of good things, and rrally quite exhausted with all the excitement of the day, one by one they dored off. - even-singl- e In-Tr- BlT BI T Bl T Com-tnand- WITH MORTAL DANGER! who first woke was You to she had got very the danger. see, up hot flying out to the sands and sitting in the g sunshine, and as the sea came creeping up, in the bulls of the wrecks and whispering softly over the flat sand, the water gradually submerged the wheels of When it reached the bottom of her radiator, she let out a loud warning hiss from the hot metal. The family opened doxy eyes and then at once they were all on their feet and Commander Pott was running to the car. He jumped in and pressed and with a quick chittv! chittt! the bang! bang! of relief tlw big car, spinning her w heels in the w et sand so that the spray flew, crept up out of the incoming tide and was steered by Commander Pott up on to the dry center of the chittt-chitty-bang-ba- No one noticed that the tide was creeping in over the sands. No one noticed that the masts of the wrecks were getting lower in the water. And no one not one of the doting family noticed that the wheels of OHITTW'HITTT-BANG-bawere slowly, inch by inch, being submerged the incoming tide. And no one realised that by soon, very, very soon, the whole family, Pott. Miniate, Jeremy, and Jemima who by now was and would le really a niemlwr of tlie family, too marooned out in the noddle of the sea THREATEN Et family and their magical car from the Goodwin Ijghtship which lies anchored some way to the south of the Goodwins. To warn them and all shipping of the terrible danger of the Rands, the lightship began sounding its great foghorn, which is one of the loudest in the world, and blinking its datxling white danger light. ! ! er ! To make matters worse, one of those summer mists came creeping across the sea. hiding the no It glug-gluggm- ihjttt-chitty-bang-ban- self-start- g. er BRINGING UP BABY rapidly diminishing sandbank where the rest of the family was waiting. Weve just Quick! Jump in! he shouted. got room to take off." But, as Jeremy and Jemima piled into the back seats and Mimsie got in front, already the first little waves had run up the flat sands after them and the bottoms of the tires were awash again. "My goodness!" said Commander Pott anxiously. "Now weve had it! c h itty - h ittt-- b a .n can never get up enough speed to take off through the water! They all sat there gloomily as the water glugged around them and the fog thickened and there was no sign of a rescue txxat. They suddenly Trained that they might all be drowned out there in the middle of the Knglish Channel. ng Kditors Note: We can't leave the Pott family in mortal danger vithout reassuring you that c kitty mafic rose to the emergency. T ransforming herself into a hovercraft, the enchanted car tool soon skimming the voter of the Channel, carrying the Commander, Mimsie, Jeremy and Jemima to even more esciting adventures in Prance. hittt-bang-banga HINTS COLLECTED BY MRS DAN GERBER. MOTHER . OF FIVE How to keep a date with sleep Nothing delights a mother more than when her baby peacefully slips into the land of nod But as babies grow older even natural sleepyheads have some periods when they balk at sleep. If your baby goes on a night-ow- l spree occasionally, you might try these tried and true tips hours (usually about the same times each day) your own schedule can be rearranged to spend part of these times encouraging him to try new things. When he must be alone, try to provide self amusement which will keep him occupied. : baby is kept reasonably active with a few games plus mild exercise during waking hours, he may succumb to the sandman more quickly. Peace and quiet and a lary pre bedtime bath have a lulling effect If A split supper feeding may encourage drowsiness Serve the main part of baby's meal a bit before the regular time. Save his bottle and a bit of fruit for a pre crib snack Rockabyt rebel or self styled sleepyheads, both are partial to the pleasures of Gerber Strained Fruit Juices. That's because their delicate, true fruit flavors make Sipping something extra special. Nutritionally speaking, all Gerber Juices are equally rich in vitamin C, needed for sound gums and body tissues. Nine varieties make up the luscious list, including two new Gerber greats: Mixed Fruit Juice and . both flavor delights. Prune-Orang- e . . the grow from head to toe. Rapidly growing and increasingly active babies need protein to help that growth and the development ot all body structures Gerber High Meat Dinners are good sources ot protem because they have 3 times as much meat as regular vegetable meat combinations Selected vegetables are blended with the savory meat for unusual flavor interest and added nutritive benefits Five varieties, strained or junior On wll boing: Gerber prepares over 100 baby foods -i- nfant formulas, cereals, strained and junior foods -- to meet your baby's nutritional needs We're proud to say: For your baby' Babies are our business . our only business!" . . I Gerber I CEREALS R knbu I afterthought to cure post nap blues: cooling sips of any Gerber Juice. Delicious on wraking hour. Just as every baby works out his own particular Word sleeping schedule, so he develops his individual pattern of wakefulness. As you become familiar with his waking l arite i n r? lull will M.j.u., . k l. rtKins wiht mrn O.'ok.t II. ! 13 1 |