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SIAUTY
CMLMIM
HEALTH
Grill or Broil Meats, Fish and Vegetables to Bring Out Their Finest Flavor
Newest of Sulfa Drugs
Downs Intestinal Bugs
By CLAUD NORTH CHRISMAN, M.D.
IN THE last few years the world has been startled by the dis
* covery of certain sulfa-drugs, whose action has almost revo
lutionized the treatment of some very dangerous diseases. The
first of these was sulfanllimide, then came sulfapyridine and
sulfathiazol. These drugs, when taken internally or Injected
Into th« muscles, enter the blood
stream and produce a condition in
the system which hampers the
growth of diseases caused by cocci.
These diseases include pneumonia,
childbed fever,
DB. CHEISMAN
viously brought large numbers of
deaths.
New Drag Produced
The drugs must be used in suffi
cient quantities and in the early
stages of these diseases. When so
used, the success in overcoming
these diseases, so deadly before,
has been far beyond our fondest
hopes. Their use has rendered these
diseases comparatively simple and
has prevented many of the other
conditions, such as heart, kidney
and joint diseases, from develop
ing.
Now a New York laboratory has
Just released, after prolonged ex
perimentation in many leading
hospitals throughout the world, a
new one of the sulfa-drugs, called
sulfa-quanldine.
Unlike the other members of this
group which are readily absorbed
into the blood stream and act di
rectly through the blood, sulfa
quanidine when taken by the
mouth remains mostly in the in
testinal tract. For this reason this
new drug is able to destroy or pre
vent the growth of many bacteria
in the intestinal canal.
This action makes it particular
ly effective in overcoming acute
bacillary dysentery, a disease that
Is very common and very danger
ous where there are groups of peo
ple. Dysentery is to be dreaded in
army camps if sanitary conditions
are questionable.
The new drug is also destructive
to other forms of bacteria often
present in the alimentary canal.
The results of its use have been
extremely gratifying and some
times almost as phenomenal as the
other members of the group have
been remarkable in pneumonia and
blood poisoning. It has also been
of great benefit in preventing in
fection of the abdominal organs
after surgical operations.
Remains in Intestines
Its tendency to remain in the
intestines and not to be absorbed
rapidly obviates accidental infec
tion in operations on the colon or
other abdominal organs.
In bacillary dysentery there is a
rapid lowering of the temperature
after its use. a decrease in the
white cell count and a reduction of
diarrhoea which is present to an
alarming degree in this disease.
Burgeons are using it before and
after operations to prevent peri
tonitis. As with all powerful drugs,
It has some deleterious effects on
the general system.
To obtain satisfactory results,
the dosage must be pressed till the
blood stream or the intestinal tract
is saturated, and must be stopped
when that state has been reached.
None of these drugs should be
used except under the direct obser
vation of a physician. For a time,
any of these drugs could be pur
chased at any drug store and peo
ple took them without any knowl
edge of the effects expected. In
consequence, some serious condi
tions resulted. Now the government
has forbidden their indiscriminate
sale' and they can be obtained only
on the order of a physician.
Modes and
Manners
QUESTIONS
1. At an informal tea, when doet
the hostess serve herself?
2. In helping oneself to salted
nuts which are passed between
courses at a meal, is it proper to
put them on the tablecloth at one's
place?
S. When a luncheon is scheduled
for "high noon," does that mean it
will start at 12 o'clock?
4. Should goblets or tumblers be
used on a dinner table?
ANSWEBB
1. After the last arrivals have
hMA served, a. They should be
placed on the bread and butter
IPfStA S. No; half-oast twelve is
ms h boob. 4. Either Is correct.
• • •
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elopement, should the bride’s par
•at*er me goung couple themselves
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OUR OWN MAGAZINE PAGE
Born Elsewhere,
Glad They’re
Americans
By TALBOT LAKE
RECENTLY the Immigration
Bervice of the U. S. Depart
ment of Justice completed a wide
ly talked about radio program
called. "I Am an American.” On it.
week after week, one prominent
naturalized citizen after another
spoke his say about being an
American.
Now their speeches have been
collected into a book called: “I Am
an American.” As we glance
through it, we are impressed with
the dispersion of their places of
birth and what they had to say.
All author's royalties are to be
paid to the American Red Cross.
We always knew that leading
figures like Thomas Mann and Al
bert Einstein, who write their es
says in this volume, came from
Germany. However, we think that
many readers will be interested to
learn that some of the contribu
tors. typically American, really
came from foreign shores.
Senator Robert F. Wagner was
born in Nastatten, Hesse-Nassau,
Germany, in 1877 and came to this
country in his early childhood.
William Knudsen was born in
Denmark, and came to America
when twenty. Claudette Colbert
was born in Paris, came to the
U. S. in 1910 and went into pic
tures in 1929. Dr. Walter Dam
rosch. conductor, was born in
Breslau, Germany, in 1862 and
came here in 1871.
blood poison
ing, septic sore
throat and
others caused
b y staphylo
coccaland
streptococcal
bacteria. The
result has been
to decrease
greatly the se
verity of dis
eases caused
by these bac
teria, also to
cure such dis
eases as pre
Ludwig Bemelmans. humorist
and cartoonist, was bom in Me
ran, Tirol, in 1898. He came to the
U. 8. in 1914 and served in World
War I. He wrote a riotous book.
“My War With the United States,”
about that experience. Elissa Lan
dl, motion picture actress and au
thor, comes from Venice, Italy.
Judge Ferdinand Pecora was born
in Nicosia, Italy, in 1892. Dr. Alex
Hrdlicka, outstanding anthropolo
gist, was bom in Humpelo, Bohe
mia, of an old Czech family. In
1882. Igor Sikorsky, famed aviator
and plane builder, who built the
clippers, came in 1917 from Kiev.
Russia, where he was bom in 1889.
“I Am an American” has a sur
prising list of contributors. There
are many more, equally as note
worthy as these we have men
tioned. Think them over the next
time you get worried about “for
eigners contaminating our shores.”
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Copyright. 1941, by Fairchild.
Combination of woven her
ringbone tweed and a hand*
Irnit wool is effected in this wo
men’s suit with matching boxy
tepcoat in plain diagonal
wool. Beige end brown tones
combine.
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Even Thickness Needed
When Broiling Is Done
By JUDITH WILSON
or broiled meats, fish and vegetables have a savor
all their own. Cooking by direct heat, whether in a wire
broiler over coals, by gas or electricity under the oven broiler
or on an electric grill at the table, tends to bring out the most
appetizing flavors and odors from foods. No wonder this
method of cooking enjoys so much
popularity.
In broiling avoid frequent turn
ing, as this tends to dry out the
food. Fish and vegetables are
brushed with oil or melted butter,
seasoned with salt and pepper, and
covered with fine bread crumbs.
Meat is prepared for the grill by
trimming .away excess fat. The
broiling rack should be greased
while hot with a piece of suet. Fish
and vegetables may be cooked in
the greased broiling pan.
BROILING FISH
Fillet, steaks or whole fish, split,
may be used. Even thickness is de
sirable. Brush the fish with oil and
place it in oiled pan about 2 inches
below the heat. If skin is on the
fish, the skin should be on top. At
the end of 5 minutes the skin
should begin to bubble and turn
brown. Continue cooking until the
skin surface is covered with*very
dark brown bubbles. Turn just
once, baste several times with sea
soned melted butter and cook until
brown. Do not overcook.
MEATS TO BROIL
Cuts of meat best adapted for
broiling are steaks, chops, cutlets,
sliced ham. bacon; also ground
meats and sausage. The new
canned scrapple makes delicious
grilled meat cakes at a minimum
of effort and cost. Chill the can
first, cut meat in thick slices, grill
and serve with spicy relish or ap
ple butter. Broiled poultry, an old
time favorite, is not to be over
looked in considering meats to
broil.
BROILED VEGETABLES
Vegetables that lend themselves
to this method of cooking include
eggplant, mushrooms, okra, par
snips and tomatoes. Buy very small
eggplant: cut in two lengthwise,
cover cut surface with oil. salt,
pepper and bread crumbs. Broil un
til eggplant is soft and crumbs
browned. Mushrooms simply are
placed in a buttered broiling pan.
dotted generously with butter,
sprinkled with salt, pepper and
chopped parsley, and cooked until
tender.
Okra—dip whole cooked pods in
beaten egg white, seasoned with
salt. Stand upright on stem end in
pan. Brown under broiler. Serve
around steak or chops.
Broiled parsnips cook unpeeled
whole parsnips until tender; peel
and cut into serving pieces, roll in
fat and seasonings, broil until
brown.
Tomatoes—use hard ripe toma
toes. Cut in half. Cover cut surface
with oil or melted butter, add salt,
pepper and breadcrumbs. Broil un
til soft and top is browned
Recipes for other broiled dishes
follow.
GRILLED PINEAPPLE- CHEESE
SANDWICH
I slices bread
1 « cup mayonnaise
8 slices bacon
1 No. 2’ j can sliced pineapple
1 8-ounce package Cheddar
type cheese
Trim crusts from bread, toast
one side, spread untoasted side
with mayonnaise. Cut bacon slices
in half crosswise and broil until
partially cooked. Heat pineapple in
the sirup from the can until fruit
is hot. Place a well drained slice
of pineapple on each piece of toast.
Top with one or two slices of
cheese and garnish with two halves
of bacon strip. Return to a mod
erate oven or broiler to melt cheese
and crisp bacon. Serve at once.
Berves I. Bacon may be omitted. In
which caae garnish cheese with
paprika.
Call for Seconds
DINNERS
Grilled Hamburgers on
Toasted Buns
Cooked Vegetable Salad
Fruit Cup Frosted Cup Cakes
Coffee
Broiled Cod Fish with
Special Sauce
Buttered Carrots and Peas
Mashed Potatoes
Lettuce and Tomato Salad
Lemon Chiffon Pudding Coffee
TOMATO GRILL
6 slices bread
6 thick slices half-ripe tomato
Salt and pepper
Grated onion
Vi cup grated cheese
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
Cut six rounds of bread with
large doughnut cutter. Toast deli
cately brown. Top with thick slices
of half-ripe tomato. Sprinkle with
salt, pepper and a little grated
onion. Mix grated cheese with pre
pared mustard. Cover sliced toma
toes. Grill slowly until tomatoes
are cooked and cheese melted
GRILLED HAMBURGERS ON
TOASTED BI NS
11 1 lb. beef chuck, ground
1 1 lb, lean pork, ground
1 teaspoon salt
1 h teaspoon pepper
1 1 •_* tablespoons finely chopped
onion
1 •* cup top milk
rup dry bread crumbs
4 buns
Mix together chuck and pork.
Add salt, pepper, chopped onion,
milk and breadcrumbs. Shape into
4 flat patties. Broil. Turn when
brown and cook until done to de
gree of rareness that you like.
Serve on a split, buttered toasted
bun with a slice of dill pickle and
a fried slice of onion. Serves 4.
SPECIAL SAUCE FOR BROILED
CODFISH
1 small can sardines
4 tablespoons melted butter
Juiee of 2 lemons
1 tablespoon finely chopped
parsley
Press sardines through n fine
sieve. Mix with butter, lemon juice
and parsley.
Tips for Your Beauty
QUESTION: “Several years aoo
I read about a "luminous make-up”
Holhjnood stars were wearing. /
trould like to try this, as I am the
outdoor type, wear slacks, sweaters
and skirts and suits a lot. Can you
tell me how it's done?
— Marge."
Here’s one way to achieve the
effect: Apply suntan or any facial
oil lightly and wipe off so only a
thin film is left. Then blend in a
small amount of powder lotion.
Apply rouge as you usually do. but
go lightly on it. Powder carefully.
Be sure it’s evenly applied and re
move the excess with a brush.
Now with a little oil on the palms
of your hands, press them to the
outside of your cheeks. This sets
the make-up with oil, provides
added protection if you're outdoors
a lot, and gives a smart, young
look. Do not bring the oil through
the center of the face, however, as
this part tends to be rather shiny
on its own accord after a while.
For that indispensable
"hot" dish for the buffet lunch
or supper, the answer here is
grilled scrapple rounds. It’s e
splendid choice when served
with e pickle relish, e salad,
rolls end iced tee. The scrap
ple is removed from the can,
cut in half-inch thick slices end
broiled to e rich brown. "Sec
onds" of the testy meet cakes
ar# shown keeping warm on
the electric grill.
Cheer Up! There
Always Will Be
Ladies’ Hose
By ELEANOR GUNN
KJEW YORK —After silk stock
ings. whet? This is the burn
ing question of the moment, for
the report is going around that in
a few months, four possibly, the
supply of silk stockings will be ex
hausted. Then what? Nylon seems
to be the answer, but don’t forget
fine lisle, which was once a lady’s
idea of a beautiful stocking.
Women are certainly knee-deep
in the Japanese situation. Whether
they are otherwise concerned,
their wardrobes will be seriously
affected when the supply of silk is
exhausted. With wool sky-high
and silk non-existent, what’s a
poor girl to do? Cotton, unless
quilted, isn’t her idea of winter
comfort or chic, so it's man-made
fabrics whether we like them or
not. Asa matter of fact, they are
extremely worthwhile many of
them at least—so cheer up, we’re
not doomed to be dowdy.
In the meantime, those who
pride themselves on their fore
si glued ness have stocked away as
many silk stockings as they could.
From all reports this isn’t much,
as the shops have limited supplies.
Women’s interest in the develop
ment of lisles, plain and openwork,
and of cottons and wool for sports
is steadily increasing.
There is a red called Sweet Wil
liam and if you know your garden
flowers you'll remember how
charming it really is. Not for
stockings, of course, but for hats
and blouses. Blouses have gone
definitely poncho to hear some
authorities tell it. The colors in
which they are mast frequently
shown are Mexican red. clear em
erald green and Peruvian copper.
The blouse is, of course, just a
.straight piece of material with a
round hole for the neck and sides
sewn up enough to make armhole
slits. Can be worn outside or
tucked inside a full peasant skirt,
is effective with a wide contrasting
sash.
QUESTION "What shade* of
lipstick are good with a tan?
— F. Hr
It depends on the effect you
want. It you wish to look dashing
and sophisticated, a bright cycla
men pink or bright scarlet does
the trick. If you prefer a more
natural effect, one of the subdued
shades with some brown in it
would be better while it still gives
sufficient warmth and color.
• • •
Mrs. Rodman Wanamaker. New
York socialite, has gone all out for
summer black—perhaps to match
her black Prench poodle. Fill. Mrs.
Wanamaker’s black chiffon frock
is topped with a big black hat
draped in black spider lace. And
on her arm you see the ‘ penny”
bracelet—or if you don't, you sim
ply must! The "penny" bracelet
Is an overlapping row of penny
sised copper disks, each disk bear
ing a little sports figure in dia
monds and enamel.
New Hose Fabrics
Call for Slim Legs;
Exercises Advised
By JACQUELINE HUNT
your best leg forward I
* Instead of worrying about
a silk-stocking shortage, put
your energies into slimming
down your legs so they’ll be
eye-appealing In any kind of
stocking.” That is the advice giv
en to American women by Tobe,
head of an international fashion
service which tells leading stores
what fashions
the public will
probably like
next month or
next season.
A healthy
foot, this ex
pert says, is
the best guar
antee for a
slender, well
formed leg.
And very sim
pl e exercises
will keep the
feet in good
condition.
Whether you
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wear high- or low-heeled shoes
doesn’t matter.
In low-heeled shoes, you will
find this exercise an easy one.
Curl your toes under, as if you
were trying to make a fist. Then
walk, touching the floor first with
the forqpart of the shoe, then
gradually putting down the heel.
If You Like High Heels
If you are a high-heels fan,
Tobe advises using the following
exercise faithfully to stretch the
back leg muscles which so often
become tense and strained. Sit
on a bench, bed or armless chair,
resting your bare feet flat on the
floor. Double under the toes of
one foot, then bend the foot up
toward your leg in front. But, she
warns, this is a fairly difficult
routine because simultaneously
with the bending of the foot up
ward, you must turn the foot in
as if you were trying to look at
the sole. The foot is then slowly
back to the flat-on-the-floor posi
tion. Repeat six to ten times with
each foot.
A tried and true leg-shaping
help, Tobe says, is walking on tip
toe. You can do this barefooted
in the morning and at night, or
even when walking down the
street. Don’t, however, try it on
a crowded street or you’re apt to
find a crowd following you!
Dance, if you like It. It’s cer
tainly one of the most pleasant
and effective ways of achieving a
slender leg. Just remember to re
lax, and vary your steps between
slow and fast tempos.
Wall Exercise
There's a wall exercise that Tobe
has found very beneficial for both
the leg and the foot. This one
strengthens the muscles in the
back of the leg which are all-im
portant to a well-formed limb.
Stand barefoot, facing the wall at
a distance of about two and a half
feet. Place your feet eight inches
apart, with the toes pointing slight
ly inward. Stand with head up and
body held straight and rigid, as if
it were made of board. There are
two things to remember through
this exercise: Keep your heels on
the floor and keep the body rigid!
Now, stretch out your arms and
place hands on the wall, then slow
ly bend your arms at the elbow,
leaning forward without bending
the body until your head is touch
ing the wall. Then straighten the
arms gradually until you are stand
ing upright again. Repeat the ex
ercise at least half a dozen times.
If you are doing it properly, you
will feel your back leg muscles
stretching and flexing.
Tobe hasn’t any predictions to
make on Just what fabric will win
favor as a substitute for silk stock
ings. But she does predict that,
whether it’s cotton, lisle, rayon or
nylon, the present "scare” will
make the majority of American
women take up leg-slimming ar
dently. So. if you hope to "keep up
with Mrs. Jones' legs.” you'll be
wise to start exercising immedi
ately.
• • •
Perhaps you need to lose a few
pounds all over, or to slim your
hips and thighs. If so send a
stamped (3c.>) self-addressed en
velope for a copy of my leaflet,
"How To Be 81ender.”
STOCKING PANIC
Another sidelight on the silk
stocking panic—the hosiery mend
ing places are going at Tull tilt
with a rush of business never be
fore equaled. Oirls with Just one
narrow run in their last pair of
nylons, the nylons that suddenly
became so precious and so worthy
of loving kindness, patiently line
up at 10-cent store and depart
ment store counters, at which
operators are now a little uppity
about just what runs they'll take.
Twenty cents for the aforemen
tioned single run is the charge, no
ladders accepted.
BLONDES PREFERRED
For a room in which the new
wheat-colored furniture is used,
an Oriental type rug In blonde
tones patterned in soft pastels or
deeper shades, makes a decorative
background. You'll find these col
orings in authentic Oriental de
signs. beautifully reproduced in
American- made machine - woven
Karastans.
Modern Mothers-in-Law
Stand for Independence
By MARIAN MAYS MARTIN
THE mother-in-law problem la one that we have always with
1 us, although the solution of it seems by way of being found
by the mother-in-law herself. Mother-in-law refuses point
blank to make her home with her son's wife or her daughter’s
husband. The modern, up and coming mother-in-law isn’t
In Giving, Child
Should Learn
To Sacrifice
By JANE HERBERT GOWARD
MOTHER would have passed by
the beggar on the street.
There are well-organized agencies
in her community for looking after
such unfortunates. But her eleven-
year-old
daughter did
not know this.
She was. more
over, deeply
moved by the
poorly clad old
man.
“Mother.”
she urged with
genuine emo
tion. “give him
something.
Please give the
poor old man
something.”
For the
child’s sake
MISS HINT
mother handed him a dime and
the old man thanked and blessed
them. As they walked away.
Gladys beamed with joy, satisfied
with herself as if she had done a
good deed.
The parent studied the child
whose spiritual contentment she
did not share, although it was she
who had sacrificed the money.
Realizing that Gladys was experi
encing a vicarious thrill, she felt
disturbed. Os course she wished
her daughter to have charitable
impulses. That indeed was why
she had complied unhesitatingly
when Gladys requested her to give
something to the beggar. Now she
saw that this had been a mistake,
that when a child was moved to
ward generosity she needed
prompting to do something about
it herself.
Gladys had had a few coins in
her pocketbook when she saw the
beggar, and could have been told
to give these to him.
In training children to be gen
erous. remember that real kind
ness is a personal experience and
generally involves some sacrifice
in time or money.
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i upynyhl, 1941, by Fairchu _
Top sketch shows buckle
beret, buckle making it adjust
able to head size. It is of
stitched rayon velvet with
draped boay fitting into a
semi-circular back section.
Bottom, swirled pillbox-toque,
in black Persian lamb com
bined with felt which is swirled
for back height.
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MBS. GOWARD
HATS FOR FALL
FOOD
FASHIONS
HOME
bavins any; aha declines, with
thanks, to become a wet blanket
or an issue. And she's right.
There have been cases when
Mother Jones or Mother Smith
fitted neatly
Into the do
mestic pa t -
tern, but they
Were few and
far between.
It Is much
better to con
tribute, if nec
essary, to the
mother - in
law’s support
elsewhere
much better
for everyone
concerned.
Be It said to
the credit of
Wjl JB
modern women, even the elders,
that they stand for independence
and. what's more, are willing to
work to achieve it.
Desire Independence
They definitely do not want
their sons, or daughters, to sup
port them, preferring to do with
out rather than to be plaoed under
obligation to their married chil
dren.
Then, too, they are sensitive to
the cruel ridicule and slurs direct
ed at in-laws, especially mothers
in-law, so are careful not to place
themselves in a comparable posi
tion. That's why so many women
past middle age continue to hold
down positions or do odd chores
that bring in money. It’s why, for
instance, they mind children, or
make pies and cakes, or sew, or
help take care of the sick.
They are too proud and too
sensible, to settle down on their
children who have, as like as not.
all they can do, or more, in caring
for their families.
When in the past well-to-do cit
izens built themselves huge houses
large enough to accommodate two
or more families, the inconven
ience of having someone move in
on them was certainly mueh less
than it is today, when most peo
ple are living in what approxi
mates a sardine box in which
there just isn’t room for one more.
When houses were big and room
plentiful, one had a chance for at
least a measure of privacy, but
where everyone is jammed In,
there is constant irritation and as
a result friction. Mother Jones
may be lonely in a single room
with 8 k e t c h y housekeeping ar
rangements but, believe me. she is
happier than when crowded in
with the children, with no place
of her own in which she can do as
she pleases.
Wouldn’t Like It
Mother Smith may think she
would like to live with her daugh
ter but the chances are if she tried
it for a bit she would find it wasn’t
at all as she expected it to be. So
sensible moderns, when faced with
the lone in-law problem, know
enough not to experiment with the
living-together arrangement and
make plans to establish some sort
of auxiliary home.
The bride of the man who is off
to camp knows better than to
move into her husband’s vacated
room. Bhe either trails her hus
band to some place near where ha
is stationed, or remains at homa
and on her job. if any. She cer
tainly doesn't dream of settling
down with her new in-laws.
Why on earth should she? She
didn’t marry his family.
There is much to be said In fa
vor of smaller homes. They make
one Independent of hired help and
free from Invasion of in-laws. »
But before signing off, I agaiif
want to hammer home the fact
that it’s the modern mother-in
law. rather than her married chil
dren. who says, "I prefer to live by
myself, thank you very much.”
WASHDAY CHEER
The reason some women think
they dislike wash day, says an ex
pert, is because they do the wash
in a dingy, unattractive corner in
a dark and dismal basement It
isn't the wash they dislike, but the
dreary place in which it is done.
Clean up the laundry room, says
this expert, make it cheerful, and
wash day will be a day to antici
pate. Spotless tubs and tables,
handy shelves for supplies, white
washed walls, bright, neat curtains,
and plenty of light, can transform
a dungeon into a pleasant, dainty
room. It’s a good thing, too, to
add some attractive, brightly col
ored pictures to the walls. Make
the laundry room attractive, and
wash day will be a lot easier.
WASHABLE SHOWER PINS
The woman who is fussy about
'details will love the new shower
curtain pins which are made of
colored plastics. They come in
many colors to match all sorts of
bathroom schemes. A tiny plastic
rosette ornaments the front of
each pin at Just the spot where it
slips into the curtain hole. The
pins can be washed regularly with
soap sad water.
Mas. MABTEN •